Affinity

Chapter 25: Peek-a-Boo

" Thanks, you have a good night." I intoned the previous to the uber driver as he stopped the car.

" No Problem miss, hold up I got it." This man was beyond extra as he proceeded to get out from the driver's side and open the back passenger door for me to get out. I felt general annoyance creep up on me as he watched me get out the car and walk to my front door.

" It was very nice to meet you Abla, enjoy your night." I simply shook my head at the man not in the mood for conversation. I unlocked the door to my building and when I turned to look back out the window the man was still out the car watching me, creepy ass.

" Fuck!" I was jolted out of my daze as I looked down at my ringing phone, it was none other than Jaelyn's overprotective ass.

" Yes?"

" Fuck is you doing not calling me when you got in the house?" I could hear Jaz snickering in the background and rolled my eyes in the process.

" I just closed the fucking door damn, calm down dad." I laughed as I made my way up the stairs.

" All that smart shit gets you nowhere with me lil girl but ima let it slide cuz it's Christmas Eve, and I'm tryna be nice and shit." I rolled my eyes at him as I took out my key and put it in the door to my apartment.

" Oh, thanks for your generosity in letting me be an adult and all."

" See you play too much lil girl, but I hear the key in the door..hol up I don't hear the alarm though." I scrunched my eyebrows, " yea your right, Rah was supposed to do a double tonight and be home early in the morning. Maybe he.... Rah!" I yelled his name as I took the key out the door and ventured a step further in.

" Hey sis, I missed you." Hakim sat on the edge of my couch with arms dangling over his knees, a strap resting in his right hand. I was shocked into silence, how the fuck did he get in here!

" Jay, you gotta come now! He's here bro, he's here!"

" Time to hand me that phone baby girl." Hakim rose from the couch and slid into my personal space, outstretching his arm for my phone as Jaelyn yelled profanities through it (I had no doubt that Jaz was also throwing her two cents in). I handed it over as he lifted the gun to my chest, I knew he wasn't gonna actually pull the trigger but the thought of such deadly metal in such close proximity to my body had me shook.

" I got her bro, no worries. She'll be back come Christmas mornin don't trip!" He then ended the call and threw my phone against the wall, it shattered on impact.

" When you hop out this crazy phase I hope you know you buying me a new one." I said as I looked up at him.

" Yeah yeah, I hear you, now come here." He was playing right?

" Fine then, I'll come to you." My immobile nature at the previous statement had led him to come at me with one of his signature bear hugs which lasted way too long and applied way too much pressure.

" So kidnapping me again, seems like the answer huh? Brother or not, you do anything to hurt me Jay won't hesitate to off ya ass and I won't give a fuck." I spat in his face as he broke the hug.

" I only wanna love you lil girl, ain't nobody scared of Jay anyway. Now come on, we got some stops to make." He pulled me towards the door of my apartment and we walked back out. "Ooooo, sounds like fun." Sarcasm at it's weakest, but it's what came to mind.

" Like ya hair by the way."

" Ya sister, ya know the one that hates you? She did it. She's prolly plotting ya death right now, so admire her work before she uses those hands of hers to steal ya breath from ya lungs." I smiled at the thought.

He only shook his head at me as he broke the smirk, grabbing my arm as we descended the stairs and walked back out the house, the same uber driver from minutes ago was waiting.

" So you were in on it?" I broke my neck at him and screwed up my face, my box braids shook in the process.

" That I was pretty lady, that I was." He opened the door for me and Hakim shoved me in.

" Ard yo, what I tell you bout saying slick shit to her. Stop fucking speaking!" Hakim's deranged ass likened a rabid dog as he pushed the guy away from the door and yelled at him.

" Damn dawg all I said was she pretty, ion want no smoke bruh." He held up his hands in surrender and paced backwards as Hakim rested both of his hands on my knees turning back to look at me.

" You. Put ya seatbelt on and...." I looked past him down the street, if I could run past his ass and make it to Pap's then I'd be good. " Ay yo, no smart ideas ard, shit is a dub track star, no escaping." He swung my legs into the car and shut the door behind me, the uber driver stood outside my door until Hakim got in the car with me, hitting the child lock immediately. Hate his ass.

" So who ole' boy?" I tapped my nail on the window pointing at the uber driver as he turned to walk down the street.

" No one." Hakim didn't even glance in my direction, but instead put the key in the ignition and threw the car into drive.

As his right hand spun the wheel cockily I huffed in my seat and cursed myself for coming home alone, I should've listened, my hardheaded ass. It was Christmas eve after all, and instead of enjoying it  I know Rah would blow a gasket looking for me, Jaelyn would run himself into the ground until I was in his line of vision, and Jaz would be blaming herself for asking for some much needed alone time with our good brother. Seems I couldn't escape this shit if I wanted to. 

Not a kidnapping......