In the Dark

64.

Xavier Wynter
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Watching Thea as she peacefully slept, I let my self a spliff as I waited on a text message from Vanzo.

"Locate him."

Ah. Perfect timing.

Seeing her squirmed as her eye brows furrowed in pain, my heart broke a likkle, and removed the spliff from my mouth placing it in the ash tray as I waited for her to become fully seek to hand her the pill and water.

She was startled when I spoke, and I watched her every move, and ad she closed her eyes in pain as she swallowed the pill, and I made up my mind right then and there. I knew what I had to do.

After telling her about the police, I went to the kitchen to get her something to eat, for I knew that she must be starving caz di hot gyal Neva eat ntn before she gah club last night.

Returning to the room, but stopping at the corner when I heard her on the phone, I eavesdropped for a bit before going in to give her the cereal taking the phone from her to talk to her friend, caz me did have sumn fi tell har but nave har numba.

Leaving once more to go clear my mind, I messages Travis right away telling him that I would meet him soon.

Mi Neva did three wah involve him inna dis enuh, but him call me last night vex uh fuck and a ask me when we ago tek care a business, and it's her brother so mi just say ah today we ago go pan di mission.

Him and Tammo dem a good good friend caz caz a him supply dem wid weed, and dem good fi business caz dem man deh buy and bum weed more Dan food, and when mi remind him a dat him kiss him teeth and say "A Thea dis. Dem loyalty nuh come nowhere near to this".

"Thea-" I called out as I went back into the room, but I heard the shower on so she mussi a bade.

"Uh need help?" Fuck mi Neva mean no frighten har

She jump and cova harself and I could visibly see that she was scared as shaking, and I took a deep breath getting undressed as I joined her in the shower removing her hands from her body, as I looked at her, and I kept my cool and let her know that I was there for her as I gently washed her clean, being cautious not to touch her bruises

After a few minutes, she was visibly more relaxed, and it took every thing within me not to ask if he had succeeded in his attempts to rape her, but I wanted that memory out of her head so I continued to wash her in silence until she told me that she was done, and I dried and dressed her giving her something to drink, and I held her tightly, rocking and soothing her until the police came.

Watching her a see the questions from a distance giving her a small nod of reassurance whenever she looks at me out of nerves.

She nuh affi worry bout nothing nor no charges caz officer Johnson a mi fren, and if she had any incriminating information, which she obviously doesn't, she still woulda alright caz me woulda make sure a dat.

Mi know Thea from she born, and mi nah go lie, dis a di first time me Eva see har so vulnerable and quiet, so dis a one different type a pain fimme, and mi skin just a scratch mi right now caz mi shoulda do sumn already.