Goddess

Chapter 5

I heard hushed whispers surrounding as as we slept with no worries, but we had everything to worry about. We were almost killed not even 12 hours ago. Besides getting shot being held at gun point takes the juice for me.

"The girls are still sleeping." I heard Kash speak quietly. "It took them a minute to go to sleep, and they slept in the living room." He said replying back to the person on the phone.

"Duh nigga! My niece know she gotta room at my fucking house. She ain' stupid. She scared dummy." Kash spat into the phone basically cursing the other person out.

"Whatever! Why don't you stop and get them some iHop or Waffle House or some shit." He commanded. "Yeah lemme know when y'all on the way." He said and hung up the phone. I took the time to finally open my eyes and peek out at my Uncle Kash as he paced in front of the fire place. I fully sat up and leaned into the couch.

"Good morning uncle Kash." I quietly greeted running my hand through my hair as he turned around and glanced at me.

"Good morning Loni, why don't you head upstairs and freshen up? Take the elevator." He emphasized elevator to make sure I listened to him. I slowly got up careful not to wake up Princess and headed towards the elevator.

Once I was upstairs I headed straight to my bathroom and ran some bath water. Once it was done I stripped from last nights pajamas and soaked my body in the tub. I stayed like that for about 20 minutes before bathing. I drained the water and wrapped my towel around my body heading towards my closet. I decided to settle with a blue sundress and my Nike slides. I brushed my teeth and washed my face and put some oil on my body. Once I got downstairs I heard loud talking but I smelt food, and I literally starving. The elevator digging got everyones attention. I walked out of the elevator and headed back to the couch.

"Baby girl being your ass in here and eat this damn food your uncle made me buy for you and Princess hungry asses." I heard my dad yell from the kitchen and I made a beeline to the kitchen. I saw my dad leaning against the island talking to Rico and Issac, and I saw Princess sitting and eating already. I slowly climbed on my stool and started eating the food.

"How are you feeling baby girl?" My dad asked me as I looked up towards him with a mouth full of food.

"I'm fine." I said as I ate some more food. Everybody went quiet as the watched how I interacted and I admit that I would flinch at the slightest sound.

"Who the fuck you tryna fool Goddess?" Issac suddenly screamed out and I jumped dropping my fork. "Look at how you're reacting to everything. You are not fine, so tell us how you really feel?" He said getting me a new fork and I played around with the food before pushing it away. I suddenly felt the need to cry. I wanted to cry.

"I...I...I..." I couldn't find the words to describe my emotions at the moment because they were all over the place.

"Why the fuck are y'all pressuring my daughter into speaking on shit that she don't wanna speak on?" My mom, Empress, yelled out as she entered the kitchen. "Come on baby lets go. You too Princess." My mom said escorting me out of the kitchen and out of the house. She literally pushed me and Princess into her car and slammed the door. She was giving the business to them.

"Let that be the last fucking time y'all try to pressure my motherfucking daughter and niece into speaking on some shit and that's y'all asses. Period." She screamed out at them and drove away. She was mumbling as she was driving and didn't see the blacked out Chevy SUV that was headed towards us.

"Mom!" I screamed out and she snapped out of it and swerved the car as the SUV rammed the car behind us. "Mama, go!" I yelled out as another SUV came out of nowhere. I whipped out of my phone and dialed my dads number.

"Daddy, we're being chased!" I screamed through the phone as mom went through the traffic. Mom made a u-turn in the middle of the street and headed back to uncle Khalil's house.

"We're coming back to the house daddy. Oh my god! They're shooting at us!" I yelled out as bullets started hitting the car as we raced to the house. We pulled up the house at an ample amount of speed to see dad and everyone already out with guns.

"Duck babies!" Mom yelled out and we dived to the floor as bullets pierced the air. I heard Princess scream out as bullets begin piercing the car. I begin praying silently and closed my eyes counting back from 1000. A few minutes later the gun shooting stopped and the door opened.

"Y'all good?" Ronnie asked and I couldn't even speak words. I just started sobbing loudly. I felt hands on my and I knew it was my daddy.

"Baby, whatever you do; don't look." My dad said trying to mask his hurt. I didn't listen. I looked towards the car and my heart dropped. I saw my mother's body riddled with bullets. I let out a gut wrenching scream.

"Mom!" I screamed out in pain as I tried to run to her. "Dad, let me go. Mom!" I screamed out as tears rolled down my face. My mom is dead. My mom is dead.

"She's gone baby. She's gone." My dad sadly said and I felt tears drop on my face. I just cried for my mama. I cried for my daddy.

"My mama." I sobbed out and my dad walked us in the house as he held me. He handed me off to Khalil and uncle Khalil shielded me from everything. I just sobbed my heart out as the picture of my moms bullet riddled body remains in my head. I was placed on the couch where I eventually I cried myself to sleep.

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"How is she?" I heard what sounded like my godmama ask.

"She's hurting. She's really hurting. She cried herself to sleep." I heard my dad say. I could hear the hurt in my dad's voice. The love of his life was just murdered in front of him. I rolled over and opened my eyes just staring into a blank space. My dad squatted down in front of me and I eyed his appearance. His honey golden eyes were red around the rim and the happiness is not there anymore. He tried to smile at me but he couldn't.

"Daddy," I whispered out as I felt the tears coming back on. "Mommy is really gone." I sadly stated as I set up and begin crying all over again. My dad wrapped new up in his arms and just held me as he let some tears shed himself.

"We gon' be alright baby girl." My dad said as he let me go and wiped my tears away before wiping his own. "It's just me and you now with your knuckle headed ass uncles. We gon' be fine baby." He said kissing my forehead and grabbing my hand.

We headed towards the family room where everybody was. Once we got in there; the looks of sympathy started and I smacked my lips or tried because they were quivering. I looked towards Princess and she was bawling in tears. That's was her godmother. Issac was damn near the same way but he tried to be strong for Princess.

I made a beeline to Kash and he opened his arms for me. He just held me tight as he let me cry on him. I'm hurting behind this. We all are hurting behind this one. You only get one mother and I cherished my mother to the day she was killed. I stopped crying as I thought about my moms side of the family and I looked towards my dad as he was speaking with Rico.

"Daddy, we gotta call grandma and em." I distastefully said and everybody laughed because I can't stand moms side of the family with they bougie asses. I love my granddaddy tho. He got a special place in my heart but my grandmama. Hell no!

"Yes, sweetheart. We gotta call them. They ain' gon start shit that they can't finish." Dad said slightly smiling cause he don't like mamas family neither and he actually fought both of her brothers. I know it's gon be a long week, but we'll get through it by the grace of God. Only time will heal this.