Riches to Rags (Completed)

26.

Zariah

I stood in the mirror starring at my face as the bruises became more visible. I gently touched my face, whincing out in pain.

"Aye Z. We're back" Tre yelled from the other room.

I grabbed my shades from my purse placing them over my eyes before grabbing my luggage rolling it into the room.

Tre sat back on the couch watching daddy's little girls as I entered the room. "Tre can you take me home now?" I asked.

"Yeah." He nodded grabbing his keys standing to his feet.

"You good sis?" Chris asked.

"Y-yeah."

"Why you wearing shades in the house?".

"I didnt wanna wait til I got outside."

"Okay." He shrugged walking toward the door as i followed. He smiled opening the door for me as the sun brightly shone in my face.

"The fck happen to yo neck?" Tre yelled.

"Its nothing just burned my neck with the curling iron."

"Big ass curling iron" Chris mumbled as I discreetly mugged him.

"Zariah what happened?" Tre asked softly placing his hand on my shoulder as I flinched remembering what Deric did earlier.

He removed my shades revealing my face. "What happened?"

"Derichitme" I said softly.

"What?" He yelled making me jump.

"Deric did it."

My eyes widen a little as his jaw tightened and his veins popped out as he flexed his hand open and closed.

"What you say?"

"I said der- "I know what you said Zariah, Chris take her home." He said before storming out the door slamming the door shut making the pictures on the wall shake.

I looked over at Chris as he looked down at me. "Come on, let me take you home." Chris said grabbing my things from my hands as we walked toward Tre red car.

I sat in the passenger seat looking out the window as he drove on down the street. Music softly playing was the only thing heard as he drove toward the house.

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Chris turned the car off once he pulled into the driveway in front of my house. "Thanks." I said giving a tight lipped smile as I opened the passenger door getting out.

I stood back as Chris grabbed my suitcase from the backseat before giving it to me.

"You're welcome, and im sorry this shit happened to you. But knowing Tre I know he gone beat dude ass."

I nodded my head as i looked at him "come on." He smiled opening his arms out as I walked into his embrace. I felt a little better as he wrapped his arms around me as I broke down letting the tears fall.

"My life is so messed up." I cried.

"They say everything happens for a reason we may not see it this way but who knows maybe you could help someone who may have gone thru what you did and you can tell your life story. Maybe this will even be a movie like whats love got to do with it or something. If so I want Denzel Washington to play me."

I shook my head chuckling at him as i wiped my tears. "Ah there we go a smile." He smiled.

"Thank you Chris."