Page 24 of Search My Soul
“Oh yeah, daddy. I’m ready for everything that you have for me.”
I poured myself another shot because I knew this was gonna be a long night.
Majesty and the man, I believe his name was Remi or something like that, were practically fucking on the couch. Itried to tune them out, but once clothing began to hit the floor, I knew I had to do something.
“I’m gonna go to the bathroom,” I announced, grabbing my purse and heading down the hall.
“Okay, boo. We’re about to head up to the bedroom. Why don’t you meet us up there when you’re finished?” Majesty purred seductively. Her eyes were pleading for me to go along with her plan, so I simply nodded my head before scurrying off.
The moment I got to the bathroom, I pulled out the blunt that I rolled before coming here. I needed something to take the edge off. I closed the lid to the toilet and took a seat. My friends were questioning my whereabouts in the group chat, but I told them I signed up for a private party. We normally shared locations, but I turned mine off tonight. The last thing I needed was some evidence to prove where I was, just in case things went wrong. Besides, I hadn’t told them about my personal issues, and I wasn’t about to share them now.
Puma and Normandee were arguing about whether or not they needed to file a missing person’s report. I swear I had the most dramatic friends, but it was nice to know that somebody cared. My parents hadn’t bothered to check on me. The only thing my mother wanted to know was if I had gotten the money yet. I swore to myself that after I did this for them, I would cut them off for good. At least her. She never seemed to care about me anyway, so I was sure this would be no different. As for my father, I would definitely be sitting down with him because this couldn’t happen again. He needed to get some help before he ended up dead.
Once I finished the blunt, I stood in front of the bathroom mirror. While I may have been a plus-size baddie, my weight was proportioned in all the right places. The last six months, I dedicated my mornings to working out in order to re-comp my body, and I was glad to say that it paid off. My ass was sittinghigher, and my waist was snatched. You would think that I had some type of surgery, but this body was full-grown and all natural.
There was a part of me that wanted to walk right out of his bathroom and right out of the door, but I couldn’t. I needed that money desperately, and I had come too far to give up now. Reluctantly, I stepped into the hallway, allowing the music to lead me to the correct room. Once I got to the door, I heard moaning, which made me wanna turn back around and leave. Majesty made it clear that there would be no sex involved on my end. Those plans weren’t changing just because he was still awake.
Instead of going into the room, I decided to wait for them to finish up. In my mind, I prayed that he would eventually pass out. Otherwise, this whole plan would be over, and I would have to come up with a new way to get this money. The sound of Majesty moaning loudly interrupted my thoughts.How the hell did you get yourself into this situation, girl?I thought to myself as my back rested against the door. Majesty and I were cool, but we weren’t cool enough for me to be listening to her have sex. I swear she owed me extra money for this shit.
“Oh yes, daddy! Right there! Ooh, I’m cumming, daddy. Cum with me!” The sound of skin slapping and groaning filled the hallway, drowning out the music in the background. I waited a few minutes until everything was quiet before I entered the room.
The sour stench that met me as I opened the door caused me to gag. I’d had my fair share of sex, and I had never smelled this type of scent in the air. It took everything in me to hold the contents of my stomach inside. As I stepped closer, I noticed Majesty straddling his waist while he laid butt naked on the mattress with his arm over his eyes.
“Hey, boo. You missed all the action, but maybe once my man gets a nap, we can go for another round. Isn’t that right, baby?” He responded with a grunt, which let me know that our plan could still work. “I’m gonna run to the bathroom, baby, and will be right back to cuddle with you, okay?” This time, there was no response at all. In fact, the sound of his snoring began to elevate in the room.
Majesty signaled for me to go back out into the hallway. She didn’t have to tell me twice because I needed to get away from that terrible smell. The moment my lungs were able to take in fresh air, I felt like someone who had held their breath underwater.
“Okay, bitch. I had to use all kinds of tricks to get him to go to sleep. I crushed up another pill in his drink, and that nut was just what we needed to put him over the edge. We’re gonna give him a couple more minutes to let everything take effect before we start clearing the money out,” she advised. The plan sounded simple enough, but that sinking feeling never went away.
“Are you sure his cameras have been disabled?” I asked once again for clarity.
“Girl, how many times do I have to tell you that you have nothing to worry about? This is gonna be a clean in and out situation. We’ll get the money and then you can leave.” The final part of her plan differed from what we had previously discussed, which made me wonder if she was trying to set me up.
“Wait. I thought we were leaving together. Why would you stay at his house after you steal his money? Isn’t that dangerous?”
“Oh, please. I thought about letting him go afterwards, but I doubt if he’ll even put two and two together. He doesn’t know your name or where you live. Which means that, even if he does think that you stole the money, he won’t have any way to trace you down. I think it will be better this way. I’ll be able to pretendthat I knew nothing about it, and he’ll never know what hit him.” She assured me as if her plan was foolproof.
My anxiety spiked at the idea of things going wrong. He may not know my name, but he’d seen my face, so if we were to run into each other again, he would know who I was. This blonde wig and these contacts could only do so much. While I may have never seen him before tonight, that didn’t mean it was impossible for us to cross paths one day.
“Don’t give me that. I promise you everything is gonna work out just fine.” She must’ve read my thoughts, or maybe it was the look on my face. It didn’t matter how many times she assured me that things would be okay; I wouldn’t feel comfortable until I was out of this place. Hell, the only reason why I lasted this long was because I didn’t wanna lose my daddy and sister. I swear, a vacation was calling my name. I needed to lie low anyway to gather my thoughts.
“I’ve got you, girl. I promise you have nothing to worry about.” As much as I wanted to believe it, my nerves refused to settle. We waited around for ten minutes to give the drugs a chance to settle in. As we stepped back into the room, I cursed under my breath. The windows were closed, so the pungent odor from earlier was still in there.
“All right, I’m gonna check to make sure that he is still out of it, and then I’ll check the closet to make sure the money is still there. The last couple of weeks that I’ve been over here, he’s kept the money in the same place. Now, I noticed the color of the bags change every once in a while, but the money remains the same.” Majesty whispered the plan to me. I simply nodded to let her know that I heard what she said. I didn’t wanna make too much noise just in case he wasn’t as out of it as we thought he was.
Majesty tiptoed up to his side of the bed, waving her hand in front of his face. Once she was sure that he was still knocked out, she padded over to the closet. I stood in the middle ofthe room, anxiously waiting for further instructions. After a moment, Majesty returned with a huge grin on her face. Instead of speaking, she gestured with her finger for me to come into the closet with her. Wasting no time, I followed her into the closet.
My eyes widened as I noticed all of the clothes hanging from wall to wall in the walk-in closet. She wasn’t lying when she said this man was paid. Whatever he did for a living afforded him all the nicest brands and expensive fits. His closet was set up like the ones I saw celebrities have. There was a clear case that held his watches and chains on the left side of the closet. And on the right, several racks held designer sneakers and dress shoes.
“Bitch, this is more money than I even thought it would be,” Majesty whispered excitedly as she unzipped the first duffel bag. My eyes bulged out of my head as I saw the number of big bills sitting in one bag. As a dancer, you get accustomed to bills and being able to eyeball how much you’ve made per night. Just by looking at one bag, I could tell there was at least $250,000 in it. Seeing eight of those bags made me realize just how much money he had.What the fuck is this man into?Even the average hustlers in the neighborhood weren’t making this kind of money. He must’ve been a very important person, or he worked for one.
“I’m gonna need your help carrying all these bags to the car.” I replayed her words over in my head to make sure that I heard her correctly.
“Bags as in more than one?” Don’t get me wrong, I desperately needed this money to help my father out, but there was no way taking this amount of money wouldn’t lead to our demise. A person with this kind of money might be okay with a $50,000 loss but there was at least two million, if not more in these bags. Taking all of it would be like signing our own death certificates.
“Yes, girl. If we’re gonna do it, we might as well do it right.”
I stared at Majesty as if she had two heads on her shoulders instead of just one. There was no way she thought this would turn out well.
