I Wanna Be- A Complicated Love Story

Chapter Twenty Three

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In all my seventeen years of living, I never dreamed of anything like this happening to me. Before coming to this school I was a nerd that had no friends, but everything changed when I came to Bradley Boarding School. I made friends, I made enemies, but I never imagined I would be kidnapped. Where did my life go wrong? What's gonna happen next?

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Peaches is lying on the floor holding his arm, there is blood dripping onto the floor. I hold back a sob as I stare in horror, unable to move. So many questions race through my mind. What the fuck was going on? What am I in the middle of?

"Liyah hurry up and run! Fast!" Peaches groaned out in pain. I couldn't move it's like my feet were glued to the ground. I looked over at Ty, who was looking blankly over at Ronald who had a gun pointed at my head. The fear in me rose fast as I realized it was too late, I didn't move fast enough. Where the hell was Jordan? The gun pointed at me had me trembling in fear, I'm too young to die...

"Okay A'Keisha, just please think about what you're doing. You don't want to do this okay. Just please put the gun down and we can talk about th-"

"There's nothing to fucking talk about Aaliyah! Jordan owes me something and I want it! I've given him enough time to get it but now his time is up and I'm just sorry you had to get in the mix."

At this point I am trembling ferociously, I mean you can't blame me I had a psychopath pointing a gun at my head for reasons still unknown. Suddenly I remembered Peaches, I looked over in his direction to see him still clutching his arm I hoped he would hold out until Jordan saved us... if he did.

'Please lord save us.' I said one last prayer in hopes that he would spare our lives. I lost control of the tears that I was holding inside, tears ran furiously down my cheeks. "Please A'Keisha, what is it he owes you? Is it money? I can get yout money for you. Just please don't shoot me and let me get Peaches to the hospital."

"Aaliyah! Just shut the fuck up! Please! You talking is the last thing I wanna here, the only thing I wanna here is Jordan walking through that door with my shit!"

There was a loud crash as the door of the hotel room was kicked in. "Freeze! Put your hands in the air!" I breathed a sigh of relief when the officer yelled.

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"Is he going to be okay?" I asked the doctor when he came out from working on Peaches.

"Your friend is going to be just fine. He lost a bit of blood while waiting to be treated but he should be all stitched up and ready to come home tomorrow." The doctor says as he gives me a confirming smile and a light pat on the back.

"Thank you so much doctor. It means the world to me to hear that." I smile back warmly.

"No problem beautiful." The doctor winks at me.

My face scrunches up in disgust, this doctor was hitting on me? He looks like he's atleast 50 years old. I fake a smile and say, "Thanks. I gotta get going now. I'll be back to get him tomorrow." I turn and walk away.

"Aaliyah!" Someone yells my name.

"Wha.." I turn around to see Jordan running towards me.

"Jordan? What the hell are you doing here? Where the hell were you today? I could have been fucking killed! Over some shit that you did! Now you in my damn face? I don't wanna see you, I don't have anything to say to you! I could choke you right now!" I yell as tears start to fall from my eyes. The people around us stare, but I don't care that I caused a scene.

"Aaliyah, just, please, let me explain." Jordan pleads.

"I don't got shit to say to you.. fuck you." I turn and run out of the hospital and head for the car. I've been driving Peaches' car since I needed to come here to see him.

"Aaliyah wait! Don't do this shit again man! I'm not gonna lose you! I love you, do you really think that I didn't wanna come! I just couldn't!" Jordan catches up to me and stands in front of the car door so I can't get in.

"Get out of my way Jordan." I say, looking past him so I won't be sucked in by his expression. I am determined not to give in.

"Aaliyah.. What A'Keisha wanted from me. What I have.. it's.. my baby." Jordan half whispers.

"Baby?" I half yell as the shock falls over me. "What baby Jordan? You have a baby? I thought she aborted your baby?" I question as the anger in me begins to rise.

"She never aborted my baby. She had the baby. I have a baby girl, her name is Malaia Marie Green. I was planning on telling you about her, I just couldn't find the way to tell you yet."

"Oh, I don't know, how about, 'Aye, Aaliyah, I have a baby with the bitch you don't like.' That would have been nice. Where is the baby Jordan? Hm. She obviously not in our dorm room, so where the hell is she?"

"She lives with my mom. I am going over spring break to see her. I was going to invite you to come with me. I want you to meet her. I just.. I didn't tell you about her because I wanted to be sure that you are really the girl that I thought you would be. I just, I was doing what I felt was best for my daughter. I wanted to make sure that before I told you about her and before I let you meet her that you are the girl I want to spend the rest of my life with. Aaliyah, I want you to meet her. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you more than I've ever loved anyone else, well besides Malaia, but you know what I mean.. Aaliyah, when they had you, I was in a rough place. I asked Peaches to go and save you. I know it was a bitch move, but I only did that because I was on my way home to try to get Malaia. I was going to bring her here. I was going to let A'Keisha see her, I knew she'd be going to jail for what she did to you. So I knew it would be okay for her to see her. I have full custody rights because A'Keisha is crazy. I hate her being around Malaia, but to save you, I was going to let her see her. I really did everything that I could, I'm so sorry I wasn't there for you. I'm so sorry that I lied to you. Most importantly, I'm so sorry that I kept Malaia from you. I'm just, I messed up and I am so incredibly sorry Aaliyah. It was just a very hard situation, but please know, that I never planned on leaving you with them. If my mom lived closer, I would have been there for you already. I'm sorry, but I am so relieved you are okay. I turned around and came back as soon as Peaches texted me and said you were okay and that you would be at the hospital because he got shot. I just, I needed to come and see you, I needed to explain. Please don't hate me baby, I am so lost without you. I need you.." Jordan finish's up with tears falling slowly from his eyes.

I wipe away his tears from his cheek and give him a gentle smile, "I would love to meet Malaia. If she's anything like you, I'm sure I'm going to love her."

Jordan breaks into a huge smile and lifts me in the air, he gives me a little spin and kisses my lips. "I love you Aaliyah Spencer!" Jordan yells out before kissing me again.

I kiss him back, "I love you too Jordan." I say back through a huge smile. I break the kiss, Jordan is still holding me, he's giving me an adorable smile as he waits for me to speak. I smile and say, "You know what else I would love right now? .. Some food, oh and a shower." I give him a wink, "Care to join me?"

His smile grows from ear to ear, "Hell yeah, let's go shower. I can eat later." He gives me a wink, letting me know he wasn't talking about actual food. Oh goodness, this boy is so nasty. I'm not going to tell him to stop though, I love his freaky ways.

"You're driving." I say as I run around to the passenger side with a smile.

"Fine with me." Jordan says as he plops down in the driver's seat.

When we both are in the car, Jordan leans over and gives me a kiss on my cheek. I smile at him and put my seatbelt on. The car starts, and we head back home. It's quiet as we drive, but it's not an awkward quiet, it's a good quiet.

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