We faked sleep, but daddy opened the door anyway. He flipped on the light and called my name.
"Wake up Navette." He said standing over my bed. I rolled around and raised up squinting my eyes to play it off.
"yes sir?" I said sitting all the way up.
"Look I got outta hand today I didn't mean to hit you like that babygirl."
I looked up and daddy and he was such a handsome man just deeply troubled. He had curly hair that was thick and as black as an ace of spades. He was neither lite nor dark, but more like a cinnamon complexion and he had beautiful hazel eyes that turned grass green when he was angry. I love the way they crinkled when he smiled. He had beautiful even teeth and he stood about 6'3 and about 240 pounds of solid muscle.He was so scary to everybody, but until recently I was never afraid of him. My mama left him right after I was born and she took his heart with her. When Shayla's mama came around my daddy was so cold to her that she started using drugs. He got rid of her right after Shayla was born addicted to crack. I will never forget the beating he put on her as we drove from the hospital. He poured water on her and threw her out in the snow butt naked to freeze to death. We never saw her again.
"It's okay daddy, I was wrong." I said gathering my knees to my chest.
"Naw I done went to far. I can't be hittin on you and bruisin you up like that. Just make sure you don't take and give nobody food outta my house ever.....you hear me?" He asked squatting down so that we were eye level.
"Yes sir." I said wishing he would leave.
"Okay then it is understood . You do what I say and everything will be ok." He said getting back on his feet. He kissed me on my forehead and walked to the door, but not without looking back and mouthing I'm sorry. When the light turned off I sighed and laid back down. I reached under my pillow and pulled out the phone Leroi has slipped into my back pocket when I thought he was grabbing my butt. He was sure to put his number in the contacts too. He had responded to my "Thanks for the phone text." I smiled and wrote him back as I snuggled up in my covers.
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Love Lock Down
General FictionI never knew that life could be this hard. Mama died on me, my stepfather shows his ass, and I get caught up. Now I got a situation that I ain't even ready for. All I know is that me and Navette both been through too much to let it end here. This go...
