Exiled

Neji 78

Wally was shaking, the gun he used to kill his father was still in his hands, and he had said a single thing other than 'I killed him'. I could tell it was destroying him, I had called my lawyer to see what options we had because I really didn't want to see my nephew going to jail, I paced around the living trying to figure out what my next move would be. Natalie knew that Wallace was dead so I couldn't help but wonder how she was going to spin this, the last thing I wanted as for Wally to get further dragged into her web. I looked at Andre who was also using the connections he's built from working with me to get Wally out of this situation and then I looked at Nazeer who was staring out the window with a blank expression on his face. He shouldn't be dealing with this.... he was still a kid in my eyes and all this could've been easily avoided if I had stayed my ass away; yeah I blamed myself for this because had I not come back into the picture maybe things with Natalie would've been different, but that the thing about that is it could've been worse as well and now I found myself wondering what Natalie had planned for our son.

"Nazeer get the door." I said because someone had been knocking for about a minute and it was breaking my concentration. Nazeer nodded and a few seconds later he walked back into the living room with De'Vaugh. "De'Vaugh I need a favor, I need you to take Wally back to your place and keep him there until I can figure out what's going on."

"Aight Uncle Neji... come on Wally." De'Vaugh said and I looked at Nazeer. "What are you about to do?" De'Vaugh asked but then quickly realized that we were pressed for time. "I'll call you when we get there." De'Vaugh said walking out there door with Wally.

"Come on y'all." I said to Andre and Nazeer, twenty minutes later we were pulling up to Wallace's house and I saw that the place was crawling with police officers. "Come on...." I said getting out the car and walking up to the door, thankfully Jenelle (Wally's mom) told them to let me in and I was able to see the scene.... Wallace's body hadn't been moved yet, I pulled Jenelle out of the living room and took her into the kitchen. "What happened?" I asked quietly.

"We were arguing.... Wally had told me about the affair and I confronted him. They started arguing and Wallace he.... he started choking me and Wally jumped in and they started fighting. Wallace went for his gun but Wally was quicker and........" Jenelle said and I could tell that she was in a state of shock. "Is it true? Has Wallace and Natalie been.... messing around?" Jenelle asked.

"Yeah... they have been for some time, I should've told you but I..... I don't know why I couldn't say anything." I said quietly. "Wallace was trying to get Wally and Nazeer to fight and from what I understand he was plotting to kill you and the kids." I said and Jenelle nodded.

"Where's Wally?" She asked and I gave her and look that she instantly understood. "I've already told the police that it was self-defense, but they still want to question him.... we can go down there tomorrow when I can talk with my lawyer." Jenelle said.

"Andre come here.... you know Natalie better than most, what do you think she's planning, what would you do if you were in her position?" I asked because with Andre being Natalie's former assistant he had an insight into her mind that no one else did, not even me.

"I would do something unexpected, something that no one expects.... Natalie's best chess piece has just been taken off the board now she has no choice but to either play her trump card which is something I don't expect her to do or make a move that has a big risk but an even better reward." Andre said quietly.

"I'm going to ignore the fact that you just mixed two different games together because you're sexy as fuck and the fact that everything you just said makes perfect sense..... Nazeer have you spoken to Luciano today?" I asked looking at my son who still seemed to be lost in his thoughts.

"Yeah, he was with Slayer." Nazeer said quietly, I knew Slayer wouldn't let anything happen to Luciano so I wasn't too worried about him but then a thought hit me and I quickly pulled out my phone. "Dad is everything alright?" Nazeer asked watching my every move, I tried calling Leonardo again but he didn't answer and I was starting to get concerned because there was no telling what he did with that bit of information I had given him earlier, thankfully my phone started ringing and I saw that it was Leonardo.

"My bad I was in the other room... is everything alright?" Leonardo asked and I let out a sigh of relief.

"Yeah I was just checkin up, Natalie's side nigga is dead and there's no telling what she's planning so be on your guard." I said checking my watch and seeing that I still needed to go handle one more thing.

"I'm going to a hotel for a few nights.... I can't be in the same house with her, tomorrow I'm going to go see my lawyer and start the divorce process, but I gotta go... I'll check in later so we can discuss how we're going to proceed moving forward." Leonardo said hanging up.

"Naz, I need you to go over De'Vaugh's place and sit with Wally. I'll be over there when I finish up one more thing." I said and Nazeer nodded. We left Wallace's house and dropped Nazeer off over De'Vaugh's, my main reason for doing that was because I knew he'd be safer over there than he would be at his house and I needed him out of the way for what I was about to do.

"Neji... are you sure you wanna do this? I mean she's still your son's mom and even though she's evil incarnate what you're planning is....." Andre said before his voice trailed off.

"Andre, the devil wouldn't even do the things Natalie has done, let's go down the list; she killed Lucci's mom, she made you beg to go to your dad's funeral, all the cheating, the lying, let's not forget the two abortions she got behind my back...... that woman is evil and what I'm doing is completely necessary." I said rubbing his face.

"Okay, so what is this master plan that you've got cooking up?" Andre asked and I smiled.

"I'm going to go find the only person Natalie has ever feared." I said cryptically as Andre looked at me confused. See I paid close attention to my ex-wife, she may come across as cold and evil but even the bravest lion fears something and I just so happen to know what Natalie's fear was and although I was taking a huge risk if it protected my son I was willing to try anything. "I just wanna run this plan by Leonardo first because I need to make sure Natalie is completely distracted from what I'm doing." I said pulling off.

I tried calling Leonardo about ten times before becoming worried, granted he did say that he was going to a hotel for a few nights but still I know he saw me calling and the fact that he didn't pick up had me nervous. I decided to drive by their house just to check things out and I saw the flashing lights before I even hit the street..... my heart started pounding in my chest as we got closer and I pulled over to the side and saw one of my old neighbors.

"Miss Anne, what's going on over there?" I asked looking as the paramedic moved in and out of the house quickly. Miss Anne was the resident gossiper so if anyone knew what was going on it would be her.

"They're saying that Leonardo had a stroke.... poor man and so young too..... thankfully Natalie caught it when she did so he'll probably make it." Miss Anne said pulling out her phone and calling the entire state of Georgia. I stood outside as they brought Leonardo out on a stretcher with his 'grieving' wife behind him. Me and Natalie's eyes connected and I could see the hints of a smile threatening to cross her face but she held her act together before getting in her car and following after the ambulance.

"You don't think Natalie......" Andre said walking over to me and at this point, I wouldn't put anything past her, so I nodded and Andre let out a low sigh. "Neji, don't play this game with her..... you need to report her to the police and let them handle it." Andre said and if it were only that simple I would've been done it but I know Natalie has a connection with the chief of police so that was out of the question.

"Look let's just get back to the house.... I need to move quickly if I'm going to stop this woman." I said walking back to my car. That night I tossed and turned, I couldn't get the image of Natalie out of my head.... what was she planning? What was her endgame and what was Nazeer's role in it? All this went through my mind and I didn't start to fall asleep until about five.... but even that didn't last long because I was interrupted by someone banging on my door. As soon as I opened the door I was tossed to the ground being read my rights and the only thing I remember is being charged with the murder of Pastor Teague.....................

****** QUESTIONS ******

1)Who should get the next two chapters; Quran, Semaj, Nazeer, Jacobi, Luciano, or De'Vaugh?