Same day
10:45pm

Dionnis
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"D we found one person so far but you wouldn't like to know who it is" Fiftie says sounding off.

"Why you sound so, a who?" I inquired.

"A Kadeem enuh bro" he mumbles.

"Kadeem wey use to date my big sister?" I ask in disbelief.

"Same one" he states.

"Alright geh me 10 minutes soon forward" I tell him and hang up the phone.

I know Kadeem did a show me bad face since the breakup between him and Dian but never in a million years would I thought he was this stupid to cross me.

I know he has heard stories about my family hell the whole a Falmouth back down to water-fucking-works know who we be.

Ever since we got the news about my mother's illness I just can't think straight and going to the warehouse down at the old harbor isn't a logical move but let's hope Kadeem grow some sense even though he will be killed whether he cooperates or not.

"Dré Fiftie dem found one the man dem, you coming with me or you go-"

"Not a bloodclarrt mi a forward" he rush to his feet to change into his full black long sleeve attire like me.

If I wasn't in such a shitty mood I would of found his reaction funny.

I sat in the binna and start up the engine cooling down the vehicle while I wait on Dré to join me.

He comes round the passenger side of the car 5 minutes later and I put the car in reverse then head through the gate.

A smile crept on my face when I saw his balaclava mask laying on his lap.

Me real breda dat eno, always prepared for anything .

"Have a gun on you?" I query and he lifts his shirt revealing the black metal in his pants waist.

I chuckle wholeheartedly.

"Think me a pussyhole nuh" Dré boastfully says and I roar with laughter.

"Mi know you no come through TSA with that and you never stay a my yard before to hide out any so where you get that from?" I teased. Dré is a very smart calculated killer, he knows how to get around anything.

"We know went a mommy place sunday gone?" He smartly asked.

"Yeah wah that got to do with you obtaining that?" I question.

"Well when you in the kitchen with Ms. Antoinette, I went into my safe to retrieve it before heading outside to the car" he explained.

I laugh out loud again, "bwoy you is one smart modafucker".

We've been lost in conversation that I didn't realized how short the drive was since we're pulling in behind the warehouse now.

"Mask on or off?" Dré asks.

"Off, he gone die either way" I tell him.

"Eeh... a who?" He queries.

"A mumu Kadeem" I chuckle as his eyes open wide.

"Yuh lie" he states obliviously stunned.

"Come we go and see who lie" I walk through the back entrance and he follows.

Fiftie and Jerome were standing in the empty building but the hostage wasn't anywhere in sight. "Where is he?" I ask.

"In here boss" Jerome says walking towards a room on the left side.

The door opens revealing a man tied to a chair with a black blindfold cloth thrown over his head. I stand 3 feet away from him and tell Jerome to remove the cloth.

Kadeem eyes widens upon seeing me and a smirk crept on my face from the satisfying look of fear.

"Wah happen Kadeem... didn't think I would find out?" My eyes dangling with mischievousness.

He said nothing in return.

"No badda try resist, me waan go a me bed" I say running out of patience.

He lowers his head "me wul tell you a who but me wan you pass on a message for me after you done kill me" he says in a trembling voice.

"Which one you waan start with first the message or the intel?" I questioned knowing fully well who it's going to.

My sister.

"Ruel hire we, say you mada ain't pulling her end of the deal and he wants us to shake her up so that she will come to her senses" Kadeem confess and Dré hiss.

I turn my head and look over my shoulder at him to make sure he good then back at Kadeem.

"Who is we?" My voice coming out more venomous than I intended.

"Dequan.... a-and Denver" he hesitates.

"A wah de fuck" I let out a menacing laugh.

"Who did the raping?" I asked afraid of what the answer might be because if a Denver, nothing dian tell me can change my mind from killing him.

"Dequan" he mumbles.

"Hmm, okay and wah the message be?" I ask moving towards him.

Tears start to flow from his eyes out of fear, I can visually see his body shaking as I get closer.

"Tell-Tell Dian me never stopped loving her and I am sorry I couldn't be the man she deserves and not a day goes by that I don't regret making her lose our-our child" he stammered.

I couldn't believe what I just heard and neither did Dré cause he's now approaching him.

"Wait wait wait... so you mean fi tell me you did get we sister pregnant?" Dré asked.

Kadeem finally looks up to make eye contact "yes a wah?" He query probably seeing the confused looks on our faces.

"Dawg a lie yar tell" Dré chuckles.

"No, me no lie she did in a college" Kadeem says spearing no details.

"She never tell we nothing" I cut in by saying .

"Cause she did fraid you would a come for me" he admits and I chuckled.

"Den no must? She had big dreams and I wanted her to achieve them" I state.

Kadeem sighed.

"Me did a get myself into too much badness and one day it follow me home when she sleepover; from that one night she start get nightmare and a stress up har self plus school pon top a dah, she end up miscarry" he say the last part very low and hang his head.

"I knew she was hospitalized but she told me it was heavy bleeding during her period" I replied.

"Seen" Kadeem says and I could see the tears falling on his light-wash jeans making a wet stamp.

"Mi ready, me done accept my faith mi don" he says lowly.

"Way we can find this Dequan person?" Fiftie asks.

"Falklands boss" he answered.

"Waan we do wid him now Big D?" Fiftie turns to address me.

"Leave him yah and mek four man guard him hopefully by morning break I make up my mind bout him and for him sake he better pray sey I wake on my good side" I eye Kadeem and his eyes spoke for himself.

He was sorry but if I let him go how will that make me look as a Don?

I turn on my heel and head throw the doorframe.

This building has been our hostage interrogation room for many years, still surprise them red stripes no come find it yet.

I can hear rampant footsteps approaching me from behind.

I sigh and prepare for his gruesome remarks.

"Anéyah really make you soft me see it" Dré taunts.

"You a think bou anéyah but really and truly a dian" I roll my eyes and keep walking towards the car.

"What's next cause me know you not going home to sleep" he says opening the door and jumping inside the front passenger seat.

"We pay Mr. Ruel a visit" I state driving off.

Anéyah
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"Mmm" I groan but the person kept on nudging me.

"Anéyah!!" She low shout.

I swear I heard Lya loud whispering my name.

"Gyal come inna the damn bed and stoppy noise" I whine and she giggles.

Lya wraps her arms around me spooning me and I cuddled more into her grasp making myself comfortable.

"What time is it? I ask still half asleep.

"After 3 in the morning, it's okay, go back to sleep" Lya whispers and I did just that.

3 hours later

I anticipate the ringing of the alarm but the more I try suspecting it , the longer it takes to go off.

I couldn't sleep it feels like I've been up for about 30 minutes now. I got up to pee and can't shake this bad feeling off of me.

Something is wrong or it's going to happen I can feel it in my bones.

The only problem is I can't pinpoint where or to whom, the fact that I'm feeling this way it has to be someone close to me, someone I love and I love my family and friends with my whole heart.

I advert my eyes to Lya sleeping peacefully next to me. I've missed her so much and lately we haven't had the chance to catch up like we usually do. She knows I'm not an outspoken person so not hearing from me for two days is normal but one week is alarming in her book.

I smile remembering the good times we had back in SKN when we were little girls.

Both our families use to be outside on Sundays playing dominoes and bussing pots on stones and wood in the yard. One day my elder cousin did a cook breadnut inna one big pot to the side of the house so the smoke don't bother the others at the back playing games. Me and Lya thief out two a dem and dash up the road with him running behind of us. He ended giving up and turn back, he cyaan keep up with two young athletes.

We were both very mischievous but when it came to school work we would settle down and get serious.

The alarm finally goes off bringing me from my line of thoughts. I quickly turn it off so it doesn't wake Lya, I don't think she has to work today.

Sitting up in bed I stretch my arms up high and let out a big yarn swear say me coulda swallow Lya just now.

I slowly ease my body off the bed, trying not to wake Lya. I wiggle my white polished toes into my bedroom slippers and head to the bathroom.

After brushing my teeth I strip and step into the shower closing my eyes almost immediately allowing the warm water to caress my body.

Thoughts of Dionnis overtakes my mind and I open my eyes quicker than when I closed them.

I'm sure he has moved on and I need to do the same.

Sexual inter-coarse while carrying my baby is definitely a no which would make moving on right now not the best logical decision to make.

I sigh and start to sing best you ever had by Jada kingdom.

Knew I had to run away now
Tell them what you did
Tell them how you tore my heart out
And threw it in the bin

But I still wanna bless you
Wanna kiss and caress you
You know nobody can test you
Cause I'll be the best you

I'll be the best you best you
Best you ever had
Praying that you change yuh dutty ways
Coz ain't nobody gonna love you like me
I'll be the best you best you
Best you ever had
Didn't mean to hurt yuh that you say
But all i need right now is balance can be

Can't believe I gave you all my all now
Upgrade to a don from a pawpa
Want you to be the one but you nuh ready
And look yah no mi end up wid a mate.(matey)
But even after that mi still need yuh loving
People seh mi mad but I a tender touching
Don't even make nuh sense blame the drink or smoking
Can't leave you alone and it must be something

"Aye gyal the man cyaan hear you enuh" Lya jokes entering the bathroom and I laugh out loud.

"Sorry if I woke you up" I continue laddering my body with soap .

"Nahh... I wanted to pee but your singing was a little too loud, a sure Ms. Jen and Eric heard you" Lya chuckles.

"Dat fi dem, they should make me sing for their wedding" I return.

"You just might" Lya says and I now hear the toilet bowl flushing.

"A joke me did a make" I tell her.

"I know but you can sing anéyah and you're letting your talent wither away" she says in a firm tone and I sigh.

"Oh that reminds me, I'm going to Jamaica tomorrow not sure for how long but same assignment just that we a go help the jamaican police authorities do their job successfully" I share in details but Lya didn't reply.

Silence

The only thing that made a sound is the shower running water.

"Lya you still there?" I query as I gulped dramatically.

"Mhmm" she reply.

"You heard what I said?" I asked because she was being almost too quiet for my liking.

"Yes" she answers.

"But?" I pry on.

"If you guys take down the entire family that would mean my future husband will be behind bars for 25 to life?" She asks but somehow it sounded more like a statement.

I sighed.

Hurting my best friend is the furthest thing from my mind right now and she may not know it but I'm actually not protesting because I have my own intentions. I would never let the FBI or Jamaica superintendent put them behind bars.

It's not like they would find any plausible evidence. I have hacked into every testing lab computer systems in Jamaica and the United States to alert me if they do happen to get any DNA samples from the Millar family.

It's already programmed to erase any genetic data but the alert is just for my awareness.

"You know I love you like my own sister right?" I query, she seems to forget how connected we are to each other.

"Yes" her voice coming out pretty low almost as if she's crying.

I finish showering and stretch my arm out to turn the pipe off. Sliding the transparent door aside, I peek my head out and see her staring at her reflection in the mirror with tears running down her cheeks.

Stepping out on the mat, I grab my towel from the rack nearby and quickly wrap it around me.

"Lya?" I called.

"Mmm" she answers and turn her head in my direction.

"I would never do anything to harm you or anyone you love, we both know this. Continue to lean on me and know that I will always come through for you" I assure her and she nods her head.

I grab hold of her hand and lead her back to the bedroom; she sits on the bed and I use the back of my hand to wipe her tears away.

I hold her chin in the palm of my hand forcing her to look up at me "I love you always remember that" I say with a genuine smile on my face and she gives me one of her beautiful ear to ear grins.

"I love you always" she replies and I walk away to get dressed and ready to work.

"I will go see if Lemar is already up and getting ready" Lya says moving away from my bed.

I smile "okay".

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"Haaaah" I blow off as I place the groceries on the kitchen table.

"Can you take my workbag upstairs to my room please baby" I say to Lemar.

"Sure thing mommy" he respond placing his lunch bag on the kitchen counter and take mine into his grasp.

In no time he was out of sight; using the spare time I decided to wash my hands then prep the fish and the okra from the refrigerator I took down from the freezer this morning to thaw out.

Steam fish and turn corn has been on my mind all day.

Me not even reach far in my pregnancy for this child to have me such a way.

I have been yearning for sex almost everyday and such baby father decided to go his own way.

It's been bothering me, the fact that he found it very easy to leave. I prepared myself to carry his baby and .

I chuckle lowly to myself.

Saltfish no have nothing pon me.

Me salt bad you fuck.

Making my way upstairs my heart grow heavy, something is wrong. I knock then turn the knob of Lemar bedroom door in my hand pushing it open.

He's okay, just relaxing playing his game.

I close the door and head to my room to change off my work attire. Knowing how hot and disgusting I will feel downstairs in the kitchen I decide to wear a vest and a biker boy tights then head back downstairs.

The snappers were seasoned prior to being refrigerated so they're well marinated by now.

I reach for a large skillet and place it over the stove on low medium heat then turn to the fridge and take out the butter and all the other ingredients I will need.

My veggies are prepped and ready to be placed into the skillet after the butter melts. I throw them in and sprinkle pink salt and black pepper over them then stir letting them sauté for 4 minutes until they're slightly cooked.

I walk over to the cupboard with dishes and take out a measuring cup, rinsing it then filling it half way with water.

I pour a desirable amount of water into the skillet  along with my tomato sauce, seasoning peppers , sweet peppers, onions, thyme and a dash of cayenne pepper since Lemar will be eating too. I place the four red snappers into the big skillet and take a spoon pouring the mixture from the pan over the fish them a few times then cover it and turn down the stove low so the snappers can cook for a time of 15 minutes.

I did flip half way between.

The okras were cooked enough to my liking so it was time to begin my turn corn.

20 minutes later the food is finished and I share four food servings then place two of them in the oven for my mother and Eric.

My phone starts to ring and I walk around the kitchen table to retrieve it on the far end.

"Hi kenrick" I answered.

"Hey anéyah, they just arrested Dionnis in Jamaica" he blurted out.

Jah jah me did expect supm but never this.

"Him alone?" I query.

"Yes but he's under maximum security no one not even family can go see him only his lawyer" he says and I can tell he's worried, I can hear the trembling fear in his voice.

"Jesus piece" I muttered under my breath.

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