When I Say, I Love You...

Chapter 9

My phone started buzzing as soon as I got in my car, I picked it up and looked at the ID,and of course it was Michael."hey baby" I said as I put the keys in the ignition. 

"Hey, what are you doing?"he asked 

"I'm about to go see Ike and then-" 

"What are you going to see him for"he asked quickly, cutting me off. 

"I'm going to ask him what happened that night my mother died, I really need to know." 

"Liyah, I don't think it's a good idea for you to go see him, I don't trust that man." 

"Neither do I but I need to know"I said in a dead serious tone. 

"What if he hurts you?" He asked. 

I laughes."Believe me I will hurt him before he hurts me." 

"Liyah, this not a laughing later."I Could tell that her was serious.  

I let out a long sigh."Look if it makes you feel,any better you can come with me." 

"I would love to but I can't, I Ave some business to take care of." 

I didn't ask what kind of business because I automatically assume it had something to do with music."Well how about I stop by there when I'm done." I asked. 

The line went quiet for a moment."okay fine, when will that be?"He asked. 

"I don't know, whenever I'm done."I said. 

He let out another long sigh."Okay, don't have me worried to much okay." 

"Okay baby." 

"I love you."he said. 

I smiled."I love you more."  

"Bye." 

"Bye." 

I hung up my phone and then pulled out of our circular driveway. Ike live way on the other side of Encino California. In a sub division called Woolwroth Oaks. His house was the last on the left of Destiny road, I knew he was home because his blue truck was parked in the front and the garage door was open.I walked up to the door and rang the door bell.I turned around and looked at the house across the street until he came. The day was warm but cloudy and I could tell ot was going to rain sooner or later. The sky reminded me of the day when my mother left. We had went to the house to get some clothes and more food, the strangest thing was that she practically cleared out my whole closet just rushing , putting things in a giant brown suit case. She mumbling to herself as she did but I couldn't understand any of it. I just sat on the bed just staring at her blankly. When she finished she looked at me for a long time and and the next thing I knew she was hugging me and crying. She kept saying baby girl, baby girl, my beautiful baby girl over and over again, I had never been so confused in my life, it made no sense to me.  

"Well, well well, If it isn't Aaliyah."he said interrupting thoughts and reminiscing 

I turned around to see him standing in the doorway."I need to talk to you." I said. 

"Well, c'mon in then."he said I walked into the house and walked over to a leather couch. I stared at him. 

"So what you wanted to talk to me about?" He asked As he sat down in a chair right across from me. 

"I want you to tell me what happen the night my mother died, and I want you to tell me truth."I demanded."I don't want part of it, I don't want some of it, I want to know what really happened that night." 

He stared at me like I was crazy, but didn't say anything. 

"I'm waiting." I said. 

He took a deep breath."Your mother showed up on my step at ten o-clock, she was demanding me to give her Rashad back but I wouldn't let her see him, she kept telling me to give him back but I said no."