Shattered Mirror

Chapter 23: Bed of Lies

I just figured if you saw me, if you looked in my eyes
You'd remember our connection and be freed from the lies
I just figured I was something that you couldn't replace
But there was just a blank stare and I couldn't relate
I just couldn't understand and I couldn't defend
What we had, what we shared, and I couldn't pretend
When the tears roll down, it's like you ain't even notice 'em
If you had a heart, I was hoping that you would show it some
What the fuck you really telling me? What you telling me?
I could tell you lying, get the fuck out, don't yell at me
I ain't mean to cut you, I ain't wanna catch a felony
This ain't How To Be A Player, you ain't Bill Bellamy
They say you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They say that your darkest hour come before your dawn
But there was something that I should've asked, all along
I'mma ask on the song
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Carter

"What crazy shit went down?" I sat across from Harlem in my living room.

Harlem palm his face. "Man, shit was crazy. In other words it was all about your girl, Giselle."

I kissed my teeth.

"It don't matter if you chose Fatim over her, in your mind you know she still your girl."

"Bruh, I did that shit on purpose just to fuck with her. In a way she was pushing it."

Harlem chuckled. "You fucked up, you can't be fuckin' round with Innocent's feelings like that."

I scrunched my face up. "Who Innocent?" I ask, in confusion.

"Your girl, Giselle. Her real name is Innocent."

"What the fuck is you Talkin' bout'?"

"Oh yeah, I forgot you wasn't there."

"Well then explain what the fuck happened."

"Have you ever heard of the Four Kings?"

I lean back into my seat, remember hearing a couple of rumors about them. They were reckless and dangerous.

"Yeah, there a whole lot of rumors about them."

"Supposedly, Giselle is one of the Four Kings daughters."

My eyes popped out of its socket in shock.

"You just fuckin' with me, aren't you?"

Harlem shook his head. "Nah, and so is Amour."

"Bruh, that can't be, then that most mean they related or something."

"Yeah, they are, they cousins."

"Damn,"

"You know that Giselle had a son named---"

"Elijah." I finished for him.

Harlem rose an eyebrow. "You knew she had a son?"

I shook my head. "Nah, she has a tattoo of the name Elijah on her body. I'm just now putting two and two together. I ain't know who Elijah was but I had a feelin' Elijah must have meant somethin' to her if she got the name tatted on her."

Harlem and I talked for a little bit more before he had to leave.

I retrieved my iPad from my master bedroom and decided on looking up more information about Giselle, since now it seems like I barely know her.

I typed 'four kings' and different articles popped up until I found one with a eye catching headline with a video.

"Jordan King, was a victim in a related drive by shooting on May 10, 2000. Officers believed the shooting had to be a drug related shooting which killed April King, his wife. A neighbor said they were having a barbecue outside their background when all of a sudden multiple gunshots were fired. The suspects are nowhere to be found. "

The fox five news video ended and i scrunched my eyebrows in shock. I knew that the shooting ain't have nothin' to do with Giselle but the fact that JJ got blasted like that was shocking. The Kings were known for being slick. They been doing their shit for years and for JJ to get murked must mean he was caught slipping.

I tapped on a another fox5 news video but this video was about a different member of the Kings.

"Pharaoh King, was gunned down just a few moments ago by a officer. Officer said he pulled him over for speeding and when the officer did pull him over into a gas station, officer said he was under the influence. No test result of the victims blood level has been released at this time. One witness says, his three daughters were in the backseat but now they are safely with their mother."

The video ended there as I clicked on another one, but this time the video involved Giselle.

"Today, we are standing here at the crime scene where Anthony King was murdered. There was a witness but a elderly couple saw a break in and then heard gun shots a couple of minutes later. Officers believe it was a planned murder since Anthony was home in this resident by himself along with his daughter. Officers are still looking for the suspect."

I stretched my arms out and blew a raspberry. I got this feeling and it was starting to piss me off. I was becoming to feel like I got played and this whole time I spent with Giselle it felt like I ain't know shit about her.