#3 :: Royal By Name, Loyal By Blood Pt. 3

16.

It Wasn't Meant To Go Like This.

TANAYAH.

When I heard Terrence had my mom; words couldn't describe my anger. It just brought back all the things he had already done. I couldn't lose my mom. No way. I didn't care that I was six months pregnant. I had followed my pops all the way until we got to the tunnels.

After we let pops go in we weren't sure what was going on. I couldn't not know; so I started making my way down the steps. I could hear them behind me furiously whispering my name to turn back but I ignored them.

"Nayah..." I turned to see Ro, Ty, Twan, West and Lisa behind me.

I continued walking with Ro behind me. I got to a door that was open, I could hear them both going at it. I wanted to shoot Terrence myself with everything he was saying. It really got to me. He raped my mom, he killed my brothers, sisters and niece but what got to me was he was the one who organised the hit years ago. I'll never forget that day. It was like it was yesterday. That day is the reason I am the woman I am today. It's all his fault. This guy I used to call uncle, has always had it in for us. How did he go unnoticed? Had me feeling I couldn't befriend anyone. I trusted those who I knew now but that was it. But you just don't know. Anyone could turn around and change. I heard pops call out my mom's name and it didn't sound good. Just as I was about to try and get a better view of what was going on I heard my pops say:
"Looks like we've come to the end of the line my brother." Then came two gun shots. I ducked as if I was inside. Romaine covered me and I heard those behind running towards us. We burst in and I almost pissed myself when I saw Terrence AND my pops both on the floor. I ran towards my pops screaming.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO."

*POW*

*POW*

*POW*

*POW*

*POW*

I let off shots into Terrence; he was already dead but I didn't care. I couldn't understand it. How was my pops dead? What happened? They both had head shots. I was wondering did they shoot each other at the same time? No. My pops was too good for such situations, he could read people like a book. I couldn't even look at my pops anymore. I couldn't. I felt Ro's hand on me.

"Please...Ro...Tell me he's not."

He didn't even have to respond. Antwan started trashing the place.

"YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. NO FUCKING NO!! THIS IS BULLSHIT!!"

Even though Terrence was dead it didn't stop people putting even more bullets in him. His body was taken for target practice.  Everyone was distraught. It wasn't meant to go like this.

This felt like an out of body experience and I was looking in. Tyrell removed the remote out of Terrence's hand, then pulled the gag from mom's mouth and untied her.

"NOOOOOO!!!! TYRONE WAKE UP BABY!!" She cried running towards him.

"Mom, Be careful you got a bomb on you."

"IT'S NOT REAL!! IT'S FAKE!! HE FAKED THE WHOLE THING THERE AINT NO BOMB!! I couldn't move because he said he would kill TYRONE. They shot each other at the same time!!" She said throwing the fake bomb off her.

I couldn't believe it. Pops could have shot him. Pops would have still been alive. Lisa found something to cover mom's naked body. She flinched when Lisa touched her. Lisa hugged my mom as she cried her eyes out.

"We gotta get Tyrone's body outta here." Romaine said.

I wasn't even listening. I just sat there. My dad was dead, my pops, my hero. The guy who taught me everything. I couldn't take any more losses. I got up and walked out. I was in a state. As I got to the door I saw Rochelle, Princess, D'jon and Kyle standing there looking in.