Breaking the Barrier

Chapter Forty-Nine

We back with the shits! I told y'all don't assume and y'all did anyway... tuh.

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Amerie

I make it back to the Apartment and see Mercedes in the kitchen pacing back in forth. When she notices me she stops and and leans against the counter.

"Everything alright with you?" I ask her.

"Um... y-yeah." she says forcing a smile and I just eye her. She was definitely acting weird. Was it about the whole gun thing last night? Mercedes did have a few drinks last night does she even remember it?

"Why you so jittery? what the fuck is going on?" I ask her walking towards her slowly.

"Amerie, you're my big sister and I love you so much. These last few weeks have been amazing, and I wish I came down here with you when you asked because .... maybe my life wouldn't have gotten so bad and I..." Before she could finish she started crying hysterically.

"What's going on?" I ask her pulling her into a hug. "You gotta calm down. You can tell me anything." Mercedes sniffles and tries to calm her cries down.

"I- I haven't been completely honest with you..." she starts. "The reason I came to Atlanta was like I said was because I was in a very abusive relationship, and I really needed to go. My miscarriage was true, but I didn't tell you about the face that I have an almost two year old that I couldn't bring with me?"

"Wait.. You have a baby? Like an actual baby?" I was shocked and confused. She nods and I stare at her in disbelief. "S-so where is this baby at?"

"That's the problem." She sniffles again. "My ex uses him as a pawn... he never wanted him but since he was six months he takes him from as a punishment and then gives me him back as a reward. Th-the guy from last night that's my baby daddy... the man who abused me while pregnant and after... h-he.. I don't even know how to tell you this without you looking at me funny." She says playing with her fingers.

"What is it? It can't be that bad."

"I-I think he wants to kill Jay."

"Excuse me? come the fuck again?" Even though I was still mad at Jayden, no nigga was finna even think they was gonna take his life, except me. "You mean to tell me I had the opportunity to kill that bitch last night outside the club and didn't? Why is he here?"

"Apparently he's been here for as long as I have... he said he seen my move in, he came here this morning.. and that's when he told me that he wanted me to do something for him and in exchange he'd give me my son back." she says playing with her fingers.

"What does he want you to do?"

'H-he wants me to set you up... he wants to use you as his bait to get to Jay. In the heat of the moment I agreed to do it bu-"

"Wait you agreed to set me up?!"

"I had a gun to my face and my son was sitting right there Amerie, what the hell was I suppose to do? I'm not you I don't have a fuckin gun strapped to waistband."

So she does remember... fuck.

"Look there's some stuff you just don't know about that I can't get into right now s- wait wait wait wait. How the fuck does this nigga know about me and Jay?"

"I don't know. He seems to know everything that's going on here."

"He just got to the city?'

She shakes her head. "He said he's been here just as long as I have, so three months."