Baltimore's Finest

Chapter 21

            A'Jai

Within minutes Aria finally walked through the door and Mom and David both damn near jumped out there seats.

"Aria where da hell..." Mom cut herself off when she noticed the condition Aria was in.

Something was different about her, she didn't look right her hair was rough looking her eyes were red and puffy and her clothes looked ripped.

"What happened to you"? I asked jumping straight to the point.

She shook her head with watery eyes "Nothing I just wanna go to bed".

"Baby did something happen to you... Why does ya clothes look like this"? David asked walking over to her grabbing her hand.

She pulled back and stared at him for a minute "I'm fine okay... I just wanna go to bed" she said as she slowly walked away and up the stairs.

David was ready to follow her until I stopped him "It's cool... Something happened to her and she just don't wanna talk right now but I'ma find out and I'll call you ok... Just let me handle this" I said in a whisper voice. David nodded his head and Walked out the door.

I could tell he was hurt but I would have been to if I was up all night worried about my girl and when she finally comes home she's acting weird and won't tell me shit.

I talked to my mom for a minute then I went upstairs to Aria's room. Soon as I stepped foot in her room she came out the shower with her bath robe on and her dirty clothes in her hand. When she seen me she stopped and looked at me for a minute.

"Are you okay Aria"? I asked.

She nodded her head and tossed her clothes in a plastic bag. For minutes we stood in her room in silence this wasn't my sister... This wasn't like her usually she was all hype and happy to see and talk to me but right now she wasn't. I don't think she was happy to see anybody at this moment.

"You sure"? I asked again.

She nodded her head and left the room. Wtf was going on that she couldn't tell me. Then Something told me to look in the plastic bag and that's where I noticed she had bloody clothes and underwear inside.

"What are you doing"? She asked appearing back at the door with a mad expression.

I didn't even know she came back in the room til then.

"Aria why are your clothes bloody"? I asked facing her with hurt and Confusion written all over my face. Who would be crazy to touch my sister.

She looked at me with a sad face "I don't wanna talk about it a'jai" she said sitting down on the bed.

"If something happened to you tell me and we will go handle it" I stated facts.

She looked up at me with watery eyes "You can't take care of this A'jai" she said in a soft voice.

"Did someone do something to you"? I asked.

She sat there and stared at me with no emotions at all. I was starting to worry because my sister never acted like this she had a happy soul and never let nothing get to her... What the fuck happened?

"I just wanna go to sleep please" she said.

I nodded my head "Well if you wanna talk just let me know okay im always here for you remember that" I said Leaving her room.

                Aria

I was just glad that I was home but I didn't feel safe anymore. The events replayed in my head from the party down to Sage and Tammy setting me up. She was pose to be my friend and I trusted her and she left me for them to do that shit to me. Why tho...Why would someone wanna hurt me let alone rape me and leave me for dead. So many things rushed through my head all at once my mind was so messed up and I knew after last night I would never be the same. My mind was gone, my body wasn't the same my life had changed over the course of a few hours.

    A few days later:

David came over to visit me to make sure I was okay. I kind of blew him off yesterday I was surprised he wanted to even see me. A'Jai had left out to go to the store to let me and David talk.

I sat on my bed sitting Indian style Watching tv while he sat beside me.

         David

I looked Aria over I couldn't stop staring at her she wasn't the same girl she was different and I couldn't put my finger on what was wrong. When I tried to touch her she tensed up when I talked it was like her mind was some where else I had to know what was wrong with her and I wasn't gonna stop til I found out. She was my girl and the only girl I ever loved I couldn't sit around and watch her hurt over something that I knew nothing about.

"Aria"? I said calmly.

"Humm" she responded with her eyes wandering as if she was trying to find something that wasn't there, She was acting so weird.

"Can you just please talk to me baby" I said inching closer to her.

"About what"? She said in a low voice.

"Something happened to you the other night I just want you to talk to me" I said.

"I don't wanna talk about it" she said still looking at the tv.

"I promise I'm here for you and I won't let you hurt by yaself babe" I said truthfully, I love her and I wanted to be there for her.

She looked at me with sad watery eyes. " You promise not to judge me"?

I stared her In her eyes "Babe I would never judge you".

She took a minute then she started explaining to me what happened the night of the party down to how her phone went dead how her homegirl Tammy left her and how she wined up at the trap where the niggas Sage, Moe and Vick raped her and was ready to kill her. When she was finished she was in tears I pulled her to me and comforted her the best way I could. I was furious, matter fact I was beyond furious I wanted someone to die.

"Imma make them pay for what they did to you I promise babe" I said with her in my arms and her head laid on my chest.

She popped her head back up and looked at me with those sad brown eyes "No David promise me you won't do nothing please" she begged.

"I'm not bout to let them get away with hurting you Aria ... You know that" I said with a serious face.

"Please David... What they did they will pay but not by you killing them... I need you David I don't wanna lose you" she said.

I stared in her at her and for the first time I stared at her little bruises and cuts on her face that she tried to cover up with makeup. That pissed me off even more, I feel like nobody will ever feel the pain she felt and had to endure that night but her.

They fucked my girl up and now her life would never be the same. The girl I was staring at was not Aria she was different and in my eyes after this shit she wouldn't be the same.