A MEMPHIS CRY

Chapter 12

   *It's all over*

         Shontiera

I damn near jumped out my skin when I seen that Sam was wide awoke and standing up in front of me.

"Where you going Tiera" Sam asked taking a step closer.
"Out I already asked aunt Tammy and she told me yes" I said lowly.
"Out where Tiera? With that young ass nigga that can't do shit for you"?
I looked down shyly and sighed.
"You not going Tiera" he demanded.
I shot him a weird look "I already got permission from my aunt she told me I could" I spoke low and nervously.
"What the fuck did I just say Tiera? I said your not going" he said raising his voice alittle before a smile appeared on his face. "Tiera don't act surprised you already know what time it is" Sam finished his sentence as he took a few steps closer.
My eyes started to water as I stepped back from him and shook my head "No Sam you can't keep doing this to me".
"Your gonna give me what I want" he yelled as grabbed me and tried to wrestle me down to the ground while yanking on my clothes.
I promised myself this was gonna be the last time he hurt me and I meant that. This time I decided to fight back, I pushed away from him so hard and watched him stumbled. That gave me a chance to pull out my gun from my book bag.

I aimed it at his chest and took another step back from him while shaking my head from side to side.
"Sam please don't make me do this. I just wanna leave" I stated as tears fall down my face.
"Put that Damm gun down you not bout to use it. Do you even know how to use that little bitch"? His voice rumbled through the house as he still tried to walk closer to me.
I stepped back again and removed the safety "I'll learn today if I have to. Sam don't want to do this but I will if I have to" I warned with tears in my eyes.
He smirked while unbuttoning his pants Letting them fall to the ground. He stood there in front of me in nothing but his boxers and a beater. At that moment I realized I wouldn't get out this house without a fight. He pulled his limped dick out his boxers and jerked it until it started to grow hard.

"I won't let you be with that boy because all that is mine. It's been that way since you was a little girl you think Imma share all that with some nigga" he said standing there like a mad man.
"Sam please don't make me do this please" I cried softly still aiming the gun towards his chest.
He laughed out loud "Wanna know a secret"?
I shook my head no but he insisted anyway.
"The best thing that could have happened was ya parents dying so I could have you" he said in the most evilest voice as he started walking towards me fast.

Bow!!! Bow!!!!

The gun went off... I shot him in his chest twice and watched him fall straight to the ground, struggling to catch his breath. Immediately I began to sob hard still holding the gun up as I watched him breath slower and slower.
My aunt ran in the room and her expression was priceless, she fall to her knees off in the corner by his body and started to cry. I knew my life was over, I would locked up for the rest of my life, he was dying right in front of us and it was my fault. My aunt sat there rocking back and forth as we both have heavy tears falling from our eyes.

"I'm... Auntie... I'm so" I was tongue tied I couldn't get it out quick enough.
"Just go Tiera" she said lowly as she started looking around like she was trying to find something.
I looked at her weirdly "Huh"?
"Just go Tiera I'll handle this but you have to go quick" she said wiping her tears.
I stood there still confused "But Jas-" but auntie cut me off.
"Jasmine is staying with a friend tonight but you gotta go now Tiera I'll take care of this" She began to shake from nervousness which caused me to drop the gun and rus over towards her. "But you gotta promise to not say nothing to nobody about what you did tonight and lastly"... She paused and swallowed hard "Don't ever come back here" she warned as she stared me in my eyes.

More tears formed in my eyes as I realized what she was saying. This was harder for her than it was for me because we was gonna miss each other but she was gonna take the rap for what I did. I ran over to her and leaned down to her level as she hugged me so tight.
"Baby I love you. You go and have a good life and don't you ever come back here to this house of hell and bad memories" Aunt Tammy said as I felt her wet tears on the side of my face.

I kissed her cheek and ran out the door disappearing through the night. I called Lexis phone three times back to back but she didn't answer... Great. So I caught the bus to the one person I knew would have my back. I couldn't stop the tears at all, I couldn't believe what I had just did.

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              King

Me and Dope was sitting in the living room still playing ops. I wondered where my baby was, I told once she was ready I would come pick her up. The last text I had gotten from her was almost a hour ago and she wasn't answering the phone now. Figuring she probably went back to sleep I would hit her up in the morning and get in her ass about standing me up.

A knock at my door, Me and Dope glanced at each weirdly before I got up and headed to the door.

"Man this Betta not be Lexis and I'm serious" I said out loud making dope chuckled.
I opened the door and Tiera stood at my door step with tears in her eyes and she looked scared as fuck. Her hands  were trembling and body shook uncontrollably. Her arms were across her chest so tightly as if she was protecting herself.
"Hey babe. What's wrong"? I asked with a frown.
"Um.. my aunt's husband and I got into a fight and I didn't know where else to go" she said.
"Babe seriously... did he touch you"? I asked hyped up, by then Dope was coming to the door. She broke down and started crying hard causing me to pull her close to me as I held her tight. I got her in the house and closed the door behind us.
"Who the fuck I gotta kill Tiera yo"? Dope asked hyped. She shook her head I guess to say nobody, but it was a reason she was this upset and I was determined to find out why.
"Babe this is ya home now you staying with me" I said grabbing her bag and putting it against the wall.
"Yeah me and Ash will go get the rest of ya stuff from ya aunt's house" Dope added. She nodded her head and sat down as I helped her get relax. I removed her shoes and placed her feet across my lap as she rested her head on my shoulder.

I was gonna take care of her, I knew something wasn't right with that nigga. I could tell she was still shook up about the situtation so I wasn't gonna press the issue about what happened, but me and her would talk later. I just had to take it easy and wait til when I knew she was comfortable enough to tell me. I realized that Tiera was a good girl in a bad situtation and I knew it was time to put all my games to the side for sure and step up to be the man she needed, not just the man she wanted.