But Do You Love Me?

chapter twenty-three : Don't Contemplate

"Mica what do you mean 'your dad is speaking as your mum' "? I question

She just sits there staring down at the text message she received from her mum.

"I mean, my mum never speaks like this and she never spells my name like this, only Ricardo does... When I think of it, we haven't seen her in 2 days" she mumbles

I notice small tears in her eyes.

"Call her"

"Markus. What if my mums in danger or injured. On my life Markus, if Ricardo hurts her. IM KILLING HIM" she screams

"Baby, calm down. Let's call her first" i comfort her

"NO MARKUS! MY MUMS THE ONLY THING THATS KEPT ME STRONG. HE HASNT DONE SHIT FOR ME, IF HE HURTS HER MARKUS, IM TAKING HIS LIFE"

Tears are rushing down her cheeks and her hands are shaking uncontrollably.

"MICA, calm down" I reach over taking a hold of her hands making her stare into my eyes.

If Ricardo does have Mica's mum and she's hurt, it's going to damage Mica so much; that's what I'm scared of. But I have to be strong for her.

"Call her first"

"O-okay" she cries taking up her phone

I stare at her attentively in hope her mums okay. The nervousness and anger in her eyes hurts me so much. I wanna hug her tightly and take away all her problems, but I can't.

I reach for my phone and call CJ.

*LINE CONNECTS*

"Wass good bro?" he sings into the phone

"Tell them niggas to find Ricardo and Ronny! I think they have Mica's mum."

"You want us to fly to LA?"

"No, they here!"

"Ite bro"

"Imma come to the trap right now"

*LINE DISCONNECTS*

I put my phone down drawing my attention back to Mica. As she's sitting there with the phone to her ear, a feeling of anger rushes through my body. If Mica's mum gets hurt, I'm putting a hole in Ricardo's head. This niggas been causing shit for the longest now. I couldn't care less if I get hurt but if Mica gets hurt, or her Mum, it's gonna be a different story. I cant-

"Hello! ...Mum!" Mica screams

My heart starts racing.

I watch her facial expressions nervously to see if her mums okay.

She sits there listening, her eyes focused on nothing, hands shaking, heavy breathing.

Her small smile of hope deteriorates into anger and fear.

"MUM, MUM, NO" she screams

I grab the phone out her hand and listen.

Muffled screams, moving around, and stuff dropping echo through my ears; then it cuts out.

"No Markus, wha- what do I do! I can't- I don't know how I would cope if she dies" she cries, with her hands covering her face

"It won't get to that stage Meesh, I promise"

I hope I can keep that promise because the stuff Ricardo's know for.....

I put the car into gear and speed off.