A N É Y A H
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My body trembles with fear as I gaze into the dark sinister eyes of Michael. He has finally lost his mind.

"He's not going to fall for that stupid stunt yuh just pulled" I chastise Michael for holding a gun to my head.

Michael needs serious attention. He thinks he needs to eliminate Dionnis in order to be at peace with me.

I thought they were great friends but it seems he has had a grudge against him for a very longtime.

"Oh he will... just wait and see" his cocky demeanor makes me sick or is it the morning sickness.

Michael had jayco made a false location to lure Dionnis into yet another trap.

I know he's worried sick right now but I'm also praying he stays away. Maybe a week.

All his energy is directed in the wrong place. He really gets on my nerves.

He acts nonchalant most times when we come into contact with each other, on the contrary he's nice sometimes which puzzles me.

Him bipolar and mi nah ask christ.

He wants to be an asshole and still a nice guy all at the same time. Only a few men I know can pull off that mixture of characteristics.

He so wants to be Dionnis, it's scary.

"It won't" I mumble on my way upstairs. Michael deep voice rings out behind me.

"Did I told yuh yuh can leave?!" The deep tone in his voice sends shivers down my spine. Since when does he speak to me this way?

"No but—" he cuts my sentence short.

"Nothing, get your ass back down here" he commands and I comply obediently.

I might need to go hospital sooner than I thought, my body is weak, my skin is pale. I know I'm asthmatic but why am I out of breath just by walking up two bare steps?

"Why do I need to be down here? I want to go to bed" my voice almost breaks but I hold my composure.

I'm exhausted.

"Waiting for your pretty fiancé to fall into my trap" he answers. Michael is on another level of delusional cause ain't no way he's going through all these lengths just to be with me.

All my life I thought of Michael as a gentle and kind human being. We went pre-k, primary, secondary and even college together. I loved him like he was my own brother until he turned on me during our secondary level of education.

It makes me think maybe this is the real him after all.

A real asshole.

I lay my head on the chair arm to gain some comfort. It's going to be a long day.

D I O N N I S
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"We should go to the location" Dré pries. Ever since the phone call with anéyah ended abruptly he has been in panic mode while me who is the fiancé of the kidnapped victim remains completely calm.

Lya must be in a bad state.  Shop maybe on lockdown too that's why he's so persistent on finding her best friend.

"Rest down Lya front until after the wedding" I speak my mind and he kiss his teeth.

Fiftie and Jerome laughs out loud. Jerome push Fiftie and he leans off the chair still laughing his ass off.

"Dawg dah why yuh come yah come rush man?" Fiftie asks and Dré kiss his teeth once again.

"Lya nah ley mi touch her dawg. If she nah bawl she just a stare outta space. Me wan know if mi woman a go off or supm 'cause she nah function like she normally do. Me touch the buff and she push way mi hand every time, mi feel cut up.

One time me get lucky and before man get fi cum she start bawl. Just kill mi vibes dawg" Dré shares his unfortunate experiences with the emotional ticking time bomb back at home and the others start laughing again this time a little harder.

I almost feel bad for him.

He knew what he signed up for when he started dating Lya. Anéyah and her are connected somehow. If you think I'm pale you should take a look at Lya.

"Best pray anéyah show up out of thin air otherwise not even after wedding yuh get nuh pussy" Jerome states. Dré groans his frustration.

"Aaliyah and I are thinking about giving our relationship another try" Fiftie finally settles down to tell us. "Guess I'll just have to stick to my role of an uncle for now" he shrugs hopelessly.

It's mind baffling how all mi dawgs dem want to start a family and settle down. We cannot think about white fences outlining modern day homes and tiny playgrounds when in reality we're hated my many.

Our families will always be in harms way. We always said back then if we do find the right woman we would let them know beforehand what they're getting themselves into and if they choose to stay then we would do our best to protect them.

Somehow it feels like I'm letting mine down. I let her walked right into a trap now we're having a hard time getting her back.

Lemar has information but refuses to tell us what he knows.

That's another dead end.

" Aaliyah will give yuh an offspring sooner than yuh think" fiftie snaps his head in my direction with a hopeful expression. He never question my judgements so I wouldn't expect him to question me on this.

Aaliyah wants to learn how to raise a baby which is why she's by Briana's side almost 24/7. She wants to be there for when the baby comes so she can help in anyway she could.

She is also making things extremely easy for her brother. Briana isn't home alone anymore until antwaun gets home. It's sort of a win—win kinda situation for everyone involved.

By next year she'll let Fiftie shoot his shot and by then she'll be 20 or turning 20 years.

Offering optimistic insight to his demoralized judgement seems to lift his despairing mood. His normal unreadable features settle on his face.

Helping Fiftie find his peace of mind made me forget all about my impending crisis.

She trusted me to protect her. I failed her.

"What we do now?" Dré asks seeing that I'm not making any effort to move.

I shrug "we're going back to Miami. The jet should land in one hour" while they were here blabbing about the issues in their lives I was already contacting our pilot and making arrangements.

"What!?" Astonishment laced through his voice like him no just hear me say we a go leff yeer.

"Seriously?" Fiftie ask next. What is with them today? What's with the lot of doubts today.

"Since when unuh start questioning my decisions?" I narrow my eyes at both of them while Jerome keep his distance in the corner away from us.

Diondré's sorrowful gaze just tells me all I need to know. He just wanted to ease his future bride's anxiety but we can't always get what we want in life.

He has been away from his girlfriend and newborn baby for two weeks now. Loyalty for me is everything, it comes above any other and these men that surround me presently is nothing short of that.

Mi real breda dem whether it be by blood or friendship they're who I will lay my life on the line for.

"Sorry D" Fiftie says solemnly. He will be staying here since he needs to be keeping his business afloat whilst looking out for the neighborhood and the crew.

As for me and Diondré our flight leaves in two hours.

.......

"Dionnis!!" Lemar shouts excitedly and rush over to me. He wraps his small long arms around my hips. I lift him up and he envelopes me into a hug.

After he settles I rest him back on his two feet. He looks behind me then peers up at me with his soft brown eyes holding many unanswered questions.

Yeah I'm looking for her too son.

"So how was your first day back at school?" His already gloomy brown eyes turns dark. Lemar is nothing like his father and mother. If I didn't knew any better I would think he's my child and it scares me.

We're so much alike.

"School was just like any other day before my incident. I just don't like the sudden boost of attention I'm receiving from the teachers and students. It's suffocating" his little annoyed voice makes me chuckle.

"It will die down soon. Trust me" I tell him and he nods.

"Where's nana?" He points to the house. I walk towards it and he follows closely behind me.

Jennifer is sitting in the living room with a laptop resting on her lap as she types away. Like mother like daughter I guess.

She looks up and her gaze falls on me. Her lips tug into a beautiful radiant smile, one that brightens up my dull of a disaster day.

"Hi Dionnis" she greets me with much enthusiasm. Her voice doesn't give anything away. Her eyes roam the room then settles back on me. As she struggles with the emotional turmoils within, her eyes and face predicts everything she's feeling inside.

Jenny leans back into her seat with a heavy sigh of disbelief.

"She's really gone?" Her head now facing forward, not in my direction. It makes it so much easier for me to give her the answers she seeks.

"Yes, we keep running into dead ends or traps. He definitely doesn't want us finding her" I reply and she sighs hanging her head low.

"Don't be discouraged because I'm not. We will find her and bring her back home, I promise" I try to console her in hopes of keeping her from falling apart in front of me.

Lemar finally walks around me to comfort his grandmother. I hate to see them both like this and I would do anything if I could to ease their worries.

"I'll be back tomorrow to check in on the both of yuh" I make my exit. The atmosphere in here is uncomfortable.

'Hold on anéyah mi a come find yuh soon' I mutter in the cool breeze.

A N É Y A H
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The darkness outside along with the shining moonlight cast shadows all around us as we sit inside the living room.

We've been here since earlier in the afternoon.

I may not know everything about dionnis but I do know he doesn't like anyone taking him for a fool.

He's the 'Fool me once shame on yuh' kind of guy. If yuh got away with it once he won't allow it a second time.

Smart... Francesca neva grow him pon no callaloo. A pure dasheen and yam.

Ah das why the bwoy love me? Him think mi a one yam too don't?

Focus anéyah!

We ate dinner two hours ago from the time frame I got since the last time I asked 'what's the time'.

Could yuh imagine me having to ask what's time of the day? Not to mention I have to ask for the date as well.

Worse than an actual jail.

This is his way of isolating me from civilization.

"Go ahead" he release me with a heavy heart. His voice holding weight of uncertainty.

Tek dat man...

I make my way upstairs with too much haste. I need a shower and my bed immediately after. Sleeping downstairs on the couch was achingly uncomfortable. I feel pain in all the wrong places.

My body feels more relaxed and rejuvenated from the warm bath. I rather be sleeping naked right now but I know I will regret it in the wee hours of the morning so I opt out of that thought.

Michael threatens me whenever he wants to take advantage of my body. The other night he held the gun to my head as he assaulted my pussy like it was his first meal of the day.

He was doing it sooo good too good at that.

He wanted me to enjoy it. He kept asking if I liked it while he moves his tongue expertly between my folds.

For me to act like I'm ecstatic I had to close my eyes and imagine it was dionnis. Only then did the moans start to flows from my mouth like currents in a river.

Afterwards I regretted it truly. I couldn't sleep. It felt like I betrayed dionnis yet again.

Facing dionnis when I get back home will be like facing death penalty. Continuing with the engagement wouldn't be fair for both of us therefore, when I get back for the wedding I will be ending it.

As for this baby he can't know it's his once Michael is still alive.

My fear of losing another baby is greater. Hence, why Michael has so much control over me.

Slowly drifting off into a peaceful slumber for the first time today. The bedroom door creaks open and close. His footsteps got closer and closer until the bed sinks opposite of me.

"Looks like your fiancé has left yuh here. He's gone back to Miami instead of coming here to rescue yuh" Michael chuckles, the deep base in his throat gives me chills.

Realization dawns on me.

Dionnis left me here with Michael?

He doesn't care about me anymore!??

"He's not my fiancé anymore!" My voice breaks as I shout from underneath my blanket.

The tears threaten to fall but what Michael says push me over the edge. "Don't worry once you're pregnant we'll get married and he will be long forgotten. Just like everyone else that didn't want to see us together".

I sink my teeth into my bottom lip to stop myself from sobbing loudly.

The dip in the bed rise as michael heads to the bathroom. I allow the tears to consume me as I sob silently into the pillow.

J A Y C O
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It's weird that I'm helping my enemy in order to get revenge on my ex.

Anéyah blamed me for the death of our baby girl. Hell she's probably still putting the blame on me.

I'm not Akon, I didn't agreed to any of that.

She cheated on me.

Yes we were separated but everyone knew we were an off and on couple. Sometimes I let my anger consume me and ends up getting hurt by my careless behavior.

I've seen my father beat on my mother countless times and I vow to be a better man. Jokes on me since I ended up exactly like him.

Stubborn and controlling.

When I found out about the betrayal I couldn't think straight. Getting intoxicated was the worst mistake of my life. Anéyah was almost beaten beyond recognition, I cried when the police showed me the pictures from the assault.

I did two years out of three in prison and was released for good behavior after my patrol hearing.

My daughter is long gone. I just want everyone around her to experience the type of betrayal I felt back then.

Starting with her fiancé then her mother. I might leave her best friend for last. Kids are off limits, thats where I draw the line so her son is safe in all of this. Getting him out of the picture temporarily was the best decision I ever made.

Anéyah needed to be taught a lesson. Having her heartbroken was laughable, it sucks that the pain didn't last long.

When Mj reached out to me. I was happy to take up his offer and no it was not because of the money.

It was the opportunity.

The chance to get close and break her by hurting the ones she loves the most.

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A character reveal of jayco for my Wattpad family 🥴

The end is near guys, as well as more heartache 🤧