PHAT 3

Chapter Three.

Ja'riya

I closed my eyes and tried to calm down. My heart was beating so fast it felt like it was going to explode out my chest. "Lets go J" Monte spoke low. "They gone" Monte said out of breath. I ran close behind him following him to his car. He started his engine and left tire marks in the road. "You good J" he said looking at me speeding down the street. "I'm good nigga just focus on the road" I said trying to process everything that just happened. We went back to the trap and laid low. I fell onto the couch out of breath and scared for my life. Everything happened so quickly. "We killed her daughter" I said looking at my palms. My hands had the little girls dried up blood on them. "Monte did you hear what the fuck I said nigga" I said getting upset. "That was not part of the plan I'm not a killer" I said holding back my tears. "There wasn't a fucking plan nigga and we don't know shit about tonight you feel me" Monte said angrily. "He should of paid up and maybe this shit wouldn't have had went down the way it did" Monte said. "Her blood is now on our hands" I said thinking about the situation. I couldn't take my eyes off my hands. "What the fuck have I done" I pleaded lowly. "J chill the fuck out what's done is done we can't change the past" Monte said getting up. "Give me your gun I have to get rid of it" Monte said patting me down. "I threw it when we was running" I confessed. I tossed it when we was running through the woods. "I was in panic mode" I added. Monte put his hands to his face. "FUCK" he said slamming his hand on the coffee table. "J you better hope the police don't find that shit or we done" Monte said shaking his head. I couldn't focus on anything Monte was saying. It was like I went completely blank. I was numb. I couldn't get that shit out of my head. It replayed over and over in my head like a song on repeat.

1 hour before.

"I know he in there" Monte said holding a tight grip on his shotgun. I looked at the nicely put together house. You can tell this man had love ones behind him. I looked down at myself dressed in all black. My palms was sweaty."3 g's" Monte said reminding me of how much this nigga owed me. I gave this man almost two weeks to get my paper and, he straight ignored me. He forwarded all my calls and ignored my text messages. Monte was fed up and this was our only option. "We in and out" Monte said. I shook my head in agreement. "Alright let's do this" I said getting a rush. If there was money involved, I was down. Especially, if it was my money.

"Ready" Monte said kicking the front door off the hinges. "Please" the lady cried. "Shut the fuck up" Monte yelled yanking her by the arm. "Where your nigga" I said pointing the gun at her shakily. "Mommy what is going on" the little girl said wiping her sleepy eyes. I quickly lifted my arms, upping the gun on her. "No please don't" the crackhead said grabbing his daughter. "Where the fuck is our money" Monte yelled. "Look I told you I was going to get it I just needed time" he cried."What are they talking about" his wife said with tears. "Can we talk about this in private" he pleaded. I pulled my mask off. I was done with all this talking. I grabbed his shirt. "Run me my fucking money" I said through clinched teeth. "Put your mask back on" Monte said. "Fuck that he already seen this coming and I'm not leaving until I get my fucking money" I said pointing the gun at him. "I thought you was done with that shit" his wife said yelling. "You promised me" she said hitting him. "How much do he owe you" she added. "Three thousand dollars" Monte said quickly. I looked to my left and seen a police jacket. "Monte man" I said backing up. "We got to go" I said realizing the alarm going off. "No we need our shit and they seen our faces now" Monte said slanging his gun everywhere. I pulled at his arm. "Nigga you just said my fucking name" Monte said yanking away from me.

When he yanked away two gun shots went off back to back. I touched my body. I wasn't hit. I looked at Monte and he was good. I followed Monte eyes and froze up.
"Holy shit" I said under my breath. "Lets get the fuck out of here" Monte yelled. "Grace honey" the wife said holding the freshly gun shot womb in her chest. She started to yell. "GRACE GET UP FOR MOMMY" She said rocking her lifeless body back and forth. "COME ON GRACE BABY GET UP PLEASE PLEASE" she added. I took baby steps close to the door, but my heart couldn't leave like that. "J" Monte yelled. I kneeled down and helped the lady put pressure on her daughter's chest.

The wife looked at me with watery eyes. I looked over at the husband and that other stray bullet went straight through his head. That man's brains was painted all over their wall."J what the fuck come on nigga" Monte said pulling at my hoodie. I got up and got wide eyed when I seen so much blood on my hands. "I will never forget your face" the lady whispered sitting in her daughter's and husband's pool of blood. I seen blue lights in the yard and I knew it was time to go. I picked up my mask and ran towards the back of the house. I stumbled trying to get out as fast as I could.

I wasn't a killer.
This would forever be with me.