You Can Trust Me (Keith Powers Story)

26

Its Going Down Further

New York, NY

"Our greatest joy and our greatest pain
come in our relationships
with others."
-Stephen R. Covey

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Venus

1:52 a.m.

Feeling the crust break as my eyes fluttered open, they were met with complete darkness. Almost in the same moment, my eyes shut again as the feeling of immense pain and throbbing coming from the front and back of my head had me passing out for a second time. Taking a few seconds to at least open and focus my eyes, I noticed that I'm sitting up in a wooden chair with my wrists and ankles tightly tied to the legs and arms of it. Finally observing my surroundings further, I realized we weren't located in my apartment anymore. It was a smaller space but the design seemed to be similar to mine, yet there was no real furniture in sight. That's when I began thinking...

Is this still the same complex?

Soon after I asked my self that question, my heart was racing before I could think another thought. If I'm correct, that means she's been following me to my home this entire time. My brain began searching desperately for all of the rude and negative things I've done or said in my life to other people as I attempted to catch my breathing. Not coming up with anything solid to match with my current situation, I prayed to Jesus that he would see me through. Genuinely not understanding what I've done to deserve to be in this position, my crybaby self couldn't help the tears from falling like rain. You could definitely hear a pin drop in the room I was sitting in as sweat began to build and fall from my hairline slowly but surely. That's when I knew I was truly shaken up because its always taken an unusual amount of time for my body to sweat, no matter what I'd be doing.

What could she possibly want with me?

Then my mind went to Keith and became depressed myself wondering how my baby was holding up. I knew I had to get out of here someway somehow and sooner rather than later but the feeling coming from my gut said it wouldn't be easy. Suddenly, I heard a door open and that's when a light was finally flickered on. My eyes immediately squinted as they adjusted to the brightness. Once they did, I was surprisingly met with a gorgeous woman that possessed a strangely dark aura. As she walked closer to where I was sitting, she sat on another wooden chair that was placed directly across from me. Her deep brown eyes filled with nothing but sorrow. Her aura screamed lonely yet it had boss vibes to go right along with it.

Weird...

Her tall, black and skinny heeled boots shined along with her leather black pants. For a second there, I admired her more than I feared her. Which lead me back to the same question again...

What could she possibly want with me?!

Keith's face popping back into my thoughts made me find my voice after analyzing her fully.

"What do you want?" My voice cracked as my questioned was followed with a small cough.

Her face twitched as her eyes quickly rolled.

"My man."

My eyebrows immediately furrowing, I shifted in my seat as my brain went right back to the time Keith was on the phone in California being sus as hell.

"Your man? Who's your man?"

"Don't play dumb Vegas, or whatever your name is. He's the most handsome man on the face of this planet..." She takes a deep breath and shifts her focus from my eyes to the ceiling as if she begins to daydream.