Karma|A Dave East Story|

9. Sides

Karmani's Perspective:

"Karmani my mind made up, if you love me you gon help me, if not then you just in my way and you know what I do to people in my way."

"Did you just threaten me Jamal?"

"You either with me or against me Karmani. Make your decision now!"

"Jamal I- I-. I love you and whatever I gotta do to show you imma do it."

He pulled my face close to his and kissed me.

"I knew I could count on you."

My heart is racing, I just agreed to shit I know I'm going to regret. But what other choice do I have. If I didn't agree I would be on the same hit list as Dave. I just laid on his chest listening to his heartbeat as usual while mine skipped every other beat. His phone started to ring and pulled it out.

"Baby, I'll be back I gotta go." He said still letting the phone ring.

Wait to hear the front door close and wait a few more minutes before I text Jayda.

Me: I'm coming over open the door.

Day 1: okay.

She never asks questions cause she know I'll explain when I get there. I put some clothes and shoes on and got to her house. I twist the door open to Dave, Junior and Jayda sitting in the couches in the living room.

"The fuck is this? An intervention or some?" I say.

"Girl shut the hell and tell us what you need help with." Jayda laughed at me.

"I don't need help he do." I motioned at Dave.

He sarcastically looked behind his self while Jay and jr. stared back and forth between us.

"Well don't just stand there tell us why the hell he need help"

"Jamal wants you dead." I sat down in the chair.

"Fuck outta here! That nigga can't touch a hair on my head, he gotta catch me first and we don't even associate with the same niggas or hang in the same hood. The only thing we have in common is yo-" he stopped

"Exactly! He asked me to help set you up. Imma be honest I told him that I would help only because if I didn't he would have did it without me and he wouldn't have told anything but since he think I'm in on I can help you. I want him dead"

They all looked at each other. They were silent for a second before they all erupted in cheers. I'm so fucking confused right now.

"What?" I asked.

"Truth is we been planning to kill him for weeks now now but it was hard cause we had to make it look like an accident so you wouldn't suspect us and be mad but since you're on bored now this going to be so much easier." Dave explains.

Part of me is mad at them for trying to go behind my back but I can't really be mad cause they just want to help.

"I gotta get back home before he does or he's gon be upset. Dave if I text you tonight it's probably not me, I'll use two periods if it's me. If it's no punctuation or just one period it's Jamal or his words."

"Aiight lemme walk you to the car."

I would usually decline out of stubbornness but I guess he can tonight.

"Come on" I blushed.

"Awww y'all cute as fuck." Junior said.

Dave flipped him off before walking with me out of the door. We walk to my car in a tense silence like we both wanted to say something but didn't. We got to my car and I turned to look at him. He looked down dead into my eyes before I grabbed his shirt and pulled him down to kiss me. We stopped kissing when we ran out of breath.

"I miss you Dave."

"I miss you too ma, imma make you my girl I swear. This just ain't the time or the environment to start a relationship in."

I wanna be his right now! But I know now is not he time to let emotions get in the way of nothing. He opened me car door for me and I got in.

"Get home baby, be safe." He kissed my forehead

"I will, thank you." He closed the door and stood on the front step and watched me pull off.

I got home and my heart dropped to my ass when I seen Jamal's car in the drive way. He about to be pissed but I gotta play it cool. I hope this doesn't go bad. I sit in the car for a second to prepared myself for what's about to happen cause I know he's going to be mad.

I finally get out the car and go inside. He's not in the living room.

"Babyyy!" I try to sound happy. He isn't answering.

I poke my head in the kitchen and he's not there so I make my way upstairs and he's sitting on the edge of our bed. He was leaned down with his elbows resting on his knees, head hanging low, hands together.

Before I could say anything. "Where were you?" He said without looking up at me.

"I went to Jay's house for a minute baby." I honestly confess still trying to play it cool.

"Don't baby me" I can hear that he's mad now my heart is racing.

"I'm sorry"

"Did you ask me if you could go over Jayda's house Karmani?" He finally looked me dead into my eyes.

"No. But it was just for a minute didn't think you-"

"I don't give a fuck what you thought!" He yelled making me flinch.

He got up and walked into my face. "You don't leave this house or do shit else without asking me! Do you hear me?" I was stuck in fear.

He grabbed my neck squeezing it tightly. My immediate reaction was to grab his wrist and hand to get him off of me but it didn't help at all.

"Do you fucking understand!?"

"Y-yes!" I manage with little to no breath.

He let me go with anger still in his eyes.

"Get the fuck out of my face bitch." He gritted at me

Tears streamed down my eyes as I made my way to the bathroom. I thought he changed I swear he had changed. He was different, he was better. Why did he do this? Why did I let him back?