All We Need

Chapter 28: Running From The Past

Harmony

     This morning when I woke up I saw the text Evelyn sent me but I ain't really try and process it. If he decides to wanna mess with us after all this time then he better be ready to get hurt or wind up in jail. I'm telling you I'll kill dude over my child. I don't care if he bother me but Riley? Naaaw. I ain't having it.

     "Damn bro slow down!" I ain't even know I had sped up. Good thing Rj sitting here with me. She leaned up and looked at me knowing something wrong. "Wussup?" She asked as if she can read me. I reached into the cup holder and tossed her my phone. "Read the text from Evelyn." I told her keeping my focus on the road. She opened my phone and read it.

     "Well damn bro... You scared?" "Naw not really, I just want my baby to be safe." My jaw clenched tight and I felt the rage and anger building up in my chest. "Its gone be alright just calm down. Lets finish doing what we got to do, and then we all can take a family trip, You, me, Monica, the kids, and Stephanie.. How that sound?" She asked. I nodded my head but continued looking at the road.

     All I could think about was Riley being at that daycare not being protected. Ugh. Why does life have to be so harsh? I gripped the steering wheel tighter cause my anger was building even more now. "Bro calm down! You wanna go check on baby girl? Cause I know she okay!" Rj yelled at me making me slow down. "Naw she good."

     We headed to Rj's cousin house. His name is Rondell but we all call him Ron. He's the biggest kingpin known around these parts. RJ insisted that we both get guns for "protection" I don't know for what but it's what  she wanted.

     We pulled into the old rundown apartments and about 6 dudes stood up gripping their pants. They all had mugs on their faces like somebody pissed them off. I may be a girl but I ain't scared of no nigguh. Ill make him get there like I'm what he is. No braggin but it is what it is..

     We hopped outta the car and walked up a couple steps till we got to the door. They surrounded us like a bunch of groupies. "The fuck y'all doing? Y'all recognize my face it's RJ man. Chill." They looked at her for a some seconds then they smiled and started dappin her up. "My bad big homie. We been havin to be hostile cause somebody runnin round here playing foul." One of the dudes said.

     "Naw man I'm good. This my homie.. Ummm Mony. She good too." Rj said. When the hell did my name become Mony? Whatever man I dig it. "Wussup?" They said dappin me up. "Aye Ron in here?" Rj asked opening the door. "Yea he in there..."

     "Wussup cuhh?" Ri asked this light skinned dude. I remember him from middle school damn some people do not age at all. He looked me up and down and shook my hand. "Aye yo I remember you! I remember I had got cut off the football team for defending you!" I looked at him closer and remembered. "Ohhhh yeaaa!"

     "Anyway. Y'all got the money?" He asked sitting back down. I handed him the ruffle bag and some random dude brought out two 9's and two 4'4's... we ain't get big guns cause we ain't gone need them.

    After the exchange we locked the guns in a safe and put them in the trunk of my car. "Okay let's go pick up Riley then head to get tickets." Rj said getting Into the passenger seat. I nodded my head and pulled away from the apartments heading to Riley's daycare center.
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     "Oh Hi Harmony! The visitor you invited to come visit Riley is in the back waiting on you.. He said you told him he can come see her till you come pick her up."...  When she said that my heart stopped and my body nearly fell to the floor. I went back outside and motioned for Rj to come in. I made the daycare worker repeat herself to Rj and she stormed off in the back.

     I followed behind her running to the playroom that Riley was assigned to. There he was. There she was. Greg and Riley. He looked like a monster in my eyes. The hairs on his head were gray, his muscles even more bulged out, and a sinister grin on his face. He sat there eyeing me with my daughter on his lap.

     "Riley come here now!" I yelled to her. Before she could even make it over to me he grabbed her by her arm. "Let.Me.Go.I.Want.My.Mommy!!!" She screamed out. I ain't know what to do. Rj stood by my side waiting for my signal to move.

     "Harmony. Harmony. Harmony. I've missed you baby girl. I know you missed me.." he said in a smooth voice. I wasn't feeling that though. He gay asf you don't talk to no nigguh like you talk to a woman. Cause I ain't no woman. I'm more man than him! "Maaaan what I told you bout that gay shit? I ain't yo baby girl and I damn sure won't miss you. Just give me my baby and we gone get goin." I tried not to sound so mean cause I ain't want no drama to start in this place with all these kids.

     "Harmony what's goin on?" I heard Monica ask. I turned around and she was holding Montrey in her arms. "Remember what I was telling you about? This the dude. Thats fina get his life took if he don't let Riley go." Monica averted her gaze from me to the man and shook her head. "Come on Riley, let's go get some ice cream while mommy and Auntie talk to the nice man." Monica coaxed.  Riley wiggled outta his grip and he pushed her to the floor causing blood to gush from her lip.

     At that point it was more than anger more than rage. It was our smoke coming from my ears and hate coming from my heart. I rushed him. Ion care how big he or what advantage he has over me. My hands were pinned to his throat cutting off all his airways. I felt no remorse. When he moved at least a little bit my grip got tighter. He could've over powered me but I guess he ain't see it coming.

     My surroundings grew black and I saw the devil standing behind him coaxing me to kill him. I was doing as told until I heard an angel's voice. Monica. "Thats enough Harmony. Stop it! Lets just leave before the police comes." I let go of his neck and he started gasping for air. He picked his almost limp body up and ran out of the day care as fast as possible. "I was bout to ya know jump in and take off but yeen give me no room to punch no none! You had you shoe on dude balls and you hands round his throat. I aint even see when you rushed him." Rj told me as we ran outta the building.

We leaving town tonight!