𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝔼𝕤𝕔𝕒𝕡𝕖

Chapter Twenty-Two

Noelani

It was 8 o'clock at night and Bastet was still crying. My mom rocked her to sleep earlier but she woke up around 6 and started crying all over to again. Now it's my turn.

I don't like this hiding shit. We still in New York so I know Willis probably still looking for Dave. All his men that he claimed all of a sudden. Now I'm feeling bad for Dave.

I walk to the bar seeing Dave on his phone. He cursed under his breath taking a sip of his Hennessy. "Can I join you?"I ask. He turn to me and nodded his head. I sat down next to him waving the bar tender down.

"Remember how we met?"dave ask then chuckle. "You waste that damn beer on me"he laughed. I cracked a smile too shaking my head.

"And you wanted me to buy you a new Gucci T-shirt. Like nigga I couldn't even afford a new T-shirt myself"I giggle.

"I'm sorry about that day. I thought you had money"he said.

"Nah, I was broke and homeless. But worked at a bar"I rolled my eyes.

"I wanna know something. Who taught you how to kill?"Dave ask. I sigh heavily not wanting to talk about that. That was long ago.

"Why you brought that up?"I ask.

"I just wanna know. When you killed mister big, you didn't sound scared or you didn't cry. You took it as a man"dave said. "So I know you killed before"

I licked my lips and looked at him. "It all started when me and my mom was homeless together"

Flashback....................................
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"Remember to stay in here while mommy work okay"

"What if something bad happens?"Noelani asked her mother.

"If something bad happens, if I scream or yell you come in with the gun and....."

"Point and shoot"Noelani mumble.

"Good"Nadine kisses Noelani cheek. Nadine got up from the carpet floor going to the other bedroom where the man was waiting.

This man who Nadine was sleeping with was a drug dealer. He would give Nadine bags of weed so she can hide them in the abandoned house where nobody won't find them. The man would give Nadine at least $500 a month. But Nadine wanted more. She wanted sex from the man.

Noelani didn't like the man at all. He would always touch Noelani face and then her chest area while smiling and saying it's okay for a man to touch her. Noelani tried telling her mom but the man would shut her up quick. Noelani wish they was back at the abandoned house. Staying at the man apartment was hell.

Noelani sat still on the floor as she heard her momma moans and the man groans in the room. Slapping sounds made Noelani cringe. She covered her ears while frowning not wanting to listen till she heard her mom scream.

"James!!"her mom screamed again.

"Call me daddy bitch!!"the man screamed back.

"Stop grabbing my hair!!"her mom screamed. Noelani got up from the floor running to the kitchen. She grabbed the 22 caliber from the kitchen counter running to the back. She checked the gun to see if there was bullets in. "Ahhhh!!"

Noelani heart begin to beat rapidly once she heard her mother screams. Noelani crack the door open seeing the man behind her mother naked. Her mother was bent down doggy style while he grabbed on to her waist stroking her from the back.

"Get up bitch"the man said. Nadine got up from the bed then laid on her back. The man grabbed Nadine throat choking her. "You like that huh"

"Stop. Stop choking me"Nadine tried to breathe but couldn't.

"Shut up. You bitch, you stole my money and my gun didn't you"the man had both his hands on Nadine neck.

Noelani was fully in the room. She pointed the gun at the man cocking it back. That's when the man look up from Nadine face looking at Noelani.

"Wait...."BOW!!

The man body fell on top of Nadine bleeding out from his head. Noelani eyes became big as her mother was just laying there not getting up.

"Mom get up"Noelani cried.

"Noelani put the gun down"Nadine said. Noelani laid the gun on the floor. She kept looking at her mother who was still laying on the bed with the man on top of her.

"Mommy"Noelani called out. She got up from the bed pushing the man dead body off her. Nadine gather her belongings then a hoodie from his closet to throw on. She dig in his pockets grabbing all his cash and jewelry. "Where we going now?"

"Back to the house"

As Nadine held Noelani hand while walking back to the abandoned house, Nadine kept thinking did she raised a killer? She didn't want Noelani to kill the man but she thank god for Noelani cause Nadine would of been dead if the man kept choking her.

.................................Flashback Over ................................

"So you killed a man when you was just only 7 years old"Dave whispered.

I nodded my head looking at him. "She told me I actually saved her life when I did that"I mumble.

"No wonder your crazy and don't give a fuck about killing someone"Dave sip his Hennessy.

"Yep and I don't give a fuck about killing your ex"I said. "Speaking of her, you helping me find out where she stays?"

"Noelani, I can't do th...."

"Shut up and help me! This bitch is the one who put your daughter life in danger! So you helping or not?"I asked again.

Dave sigh while tilting his head. "Yeah, Let's go"

"Okay. Give her a text and tell her that your at holiday inn"—"you want to speak with her"