Page 14 of Search My Soul
“I have a family emergency that I need to tend to. All I’m trying to do is get my cousin to leave so we can get home safely.”
“Well, you can leave and go handle your business. Your cousin is safe with me.” He waved his hand as if he was trying to dismiss me. I tried to be nice, but it was obvious he wanted to see a different side of me.
“I wasn’t asking for your permission. I came here with her, and I’m leaving with her. Kamesha, let’s go.” I grabbed her arm to pull her up, and she could barely stand up.
“What’s wrong, cousin? Smile sometimes.” Her hands cupped my face as she attempted to stand up straight. Whatever was in that drink must have been potent because I had only left her alone for ten minutes, and she was a staggering mess.
“I see you’re one of those loud-mouthed, fat bitches, who don’t know their place. I’m not someone you want to fuck with.” He seethed.
“Call me whatever you want, but we’re out of here.” I yanked Kamesha by the arm and dragged her out of the building. I cursed under my breath because my food was still on the table, but I wasn’t going back in there.
“Hey, where the fuck do you think you’re taking her!” I heard from behind me. I attempted to move faster toward the car, but Kamesha halted her steps.
“Come on, girl! We need to get home!”
“What if I don’t want to go! He seems like a really nice guy. Maybe I should go with him.” I wanted to smack her across the head for being so silly. I hated going out with people who required you to babysit them. This was a prime example of what I meant. If I was a grimy bitch, I’d leave her here to fend for herself, but I wasn’t built like that. I felt us both being pulled back, and when I looked, he had a hold on her other hand.
“It would be in your best interest to let her go,” he warned.
“Am I supposed to be afraid of you? I already told you I’m not leaving here without her.”
“You should definitely be afraid, lil mama. You’re no match for a nigga like me.” I froze when I saw the gun in his hand. Whatever part of me that was drunk before quickly sobered up as I wondered if this would be the last day of my life.
“Do we have a problem here?” The sound of his voice brought instant comfort to my heart, even though I barely knew him.
“Naw, we’re dealing with a bit of a misunderstanding. Nothing for you to worry about.” The mystery man’s tone changed once Soul emerged, standing behind me with his hand resting on his own weapon. My heart beat loudly as I stood there in complete shock. This was not how I imagined my night going.
“Perhaps we need to get some understanding because I would hate to have to kill a mothafucka on an empty stomach, and if my food gets cold, then I’m really gonna be pissed the fuck off. Now, what seems to be the problem?” His eyes peered at me while his gun was aimed at the creep.
“My cousin and I came together, and I’m trying to go home. I have a family emergency that I need to deal with, so I’m trying to get her home and then go take care of my business,” I informed him. He nodded his head in understanding.
“As much pussy as there is out there, why would you want to fuck a drunk broad? I’ve heard plenty of rumors, but I never took you for a rapist. That shit is weird as hell.” Soul’s words struck a nerve because the veins in the man’s forehead began to pulsate.
“With all due respect, this has nothing to do with you, Grim. This fat, aggressive, b?—”
“I would choose your next words carefully if I were you. I’ll turn your ass into Swiss cheese, then walk back in there and smash my food as if you never existed.”
“What’s going on out here?” By now, both Soul’s crew and the other guy’s crew had come outside to see what was going on.Pure stood on the other side of Soul with his gun resting by his side.
“Go get in my car,” Soul instructed.
“You don’t have to take me home. We rode with a?—”
“I don’t make a habit of repeating myself. Take your cousin and get in my car.” He removed his keys from his pocket before handing them to me. As much as I wanted to protest, I needed to get to my father. I made a mental note to never go anywhere alone with Kamesha again. The fact that she was blissfully unaware while our lives were hanging in the balance pissed me off.
“Come on, girl!” I hissed as I attempted to hold Kamesha up. One of Soul’s people saw me struggling and decided to offer their assistance. He picked Kamesha up while I followed him to the car. By the time we had gotten settled, Soul and everyone else had begun to disperse. I was anxious to ask him what happened because the stoic expression on his face left me guessing. His friend got into the back seat as he sauntered over to the driver’s side. The way he walked turned me on because confidence radiated off of him, and you could tell he carried something heavy between his legs. You would have never known that he was almost in a shootout as he walked as if he didn’t have a care in the world.
“I see you made yourself real comfortable in this bitch. You’ve got the seat warmers on and the heat on hell,” Soul fussed as he adjusted the temperature. When we left for the concert, it was in the high seventies, but as the night went on, it became much cooler.
“It’s freezing,” I whined with my lip poked out.
“I don’t give a damn about you being cold. You shouldn’t have been outside dressed like a bougie escort.” My mouth dropped in shock.
“You’re an asshole.”
“Listen, baby girl. You can call me whatever you want, but I’ll tell you what I’m not. Cold.” I glared at him while he backed out of the parking lot. Once we got down the road, he began to push a few buttons on his touchscreen.
“Put her address in.”
