Whisper | Chapter 2: Black and Blue | Preview |

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My mother looked at me and glared. She then lights another cigarette and blows it in my face. I coughed and looked up at her.

“We visited your daddy today. He was dead as usual.” She chuckles as I did not find that funny. “Don’t give me that look. Your father was a weak, broke man. At least with Maxx, we have money coming in. I’m glad that bastard is dead.” I sighed and walked inside the gate to skip past the house and go inside my tiny house. I just want to move out of here. Live with Chaz…

Be happy.

I looked around the room and saw all the trauma that I have in the room be re-lived all over again. I threw my bag down and laid in my bed. I closed my eyes and began to let my mind drift away. I wish I was away from here. I wish my dad was still here. He would always reassure me that everything was okay. I laid in my bed and snuggled with my plushie, Khwadle and began sobbing. I walked up to my fridge and saw a bottle of water and began drinking it. I heard screaming outside and I looked.

He’s back…

Just look at him terrorizing the people who normally walk down the street and be cool, calm and collected. I growled under my breath and kicked my wall. I walked outside slowly and looked at him harassing this woman and her grandmother.

“We are just casually walking down the street like normal people and you want to just bother us and harass us.” The woman aggressively played with fire talking to this man.

“Oh don’t worry about me baby I’m just…checking up on the neighborhood.” His hands in his pockets as his locs were gelled up in a ponytail, his beard was perfectly shaved, and knowing that he got that look for free boiled my blood. “I see that you and your old lady here–”

“Watch it with my grandmother, nigga.” She moved closer to Maxx’s face as I saw in his eyes that it was definitely about to go down. He took a step back and chuckled and walked away as I took a deep sigh. I was relieved that he was not going to do anything. All of a sudden, he turns around and grabs the old woman away from her cane as it falls to the ground.

“How much do you love her life?” I saw a gun in between the old woman's back, and him. Only I could see it but if that girl had almost as half of a brain as I do, she would see it as well. Staring at her knowing that he’s not joking hurts.

“You won’t lay a hand on her!” She believes that Maxx is bluffing but even I know that this man, he’s insane. I saw that he raised his gun up as it became visible to her and the people that were witnessing this man in action across the street. More people began to gather as I became more fearful. I don’t want anyone to get hurt nor I don’t want to struggle and fight for my life tonight.

“Okay, please don’t hurt her…” Her voice began to tremble as she understood that he was not fucking around. I played with my fingers looking like a lost puppy as he began putting fear in the neighborhood yet once again.

“Now you’re scared? Don’t fuck with me, or get in my face.” I heard a gun cock back.

“I love you, Danielle. Don’t try to fight this.”

No, she’s not dying today. I don’t want to allow it. I ran and jumped over the gate with urgency and grabbed Danielle’s grandmother.

“No! You won’t do this to her. I won’t allow this shit!” I don’t know what came over me, but I just hate to see another person die. I was scared shitless internally. I know I will pay for this later on tonight. I was afraid of what was to come next. He smirked and walked around me. He could see right through me. He knew that I was scared.

“You think you got this under control, Whisper? You can’t even look me in the eye.” He got behind me and began to grope on me. I felt him bite my earlobe as I heard the gun cock back and aimed at my head.

It was aimed at my head so much to the point where it doesn’t even scare me anymore. Shit at this point, he can kill me and I’ll be alright. At least I’ll be with my dad.

“Just leave them alone. They have nothing to do with this.” I replied to him as he lowered the gun. He looked around and realized the whole neighborhood was watching him. He pushed me into the old lady as she almost fell down. I quickly caught her and helped her before she fell. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, baby. I’m okay.” I looked at her granddaughter and gave her an up nod.

“Thank you so much. I don’t know how I can repay you.”

“You don’t have to, it's fi–” Just then I heard a bang and felt a slash across my face, I slowly touched it and saw how bloody my fingers became. I looked at the old woman and saw a hole above her eyebrow. Her body fell on top of me as I slowly rose up away from her lifeless corpse.

“No!” The granddaughter ran to her grandma and got on her knees and started crying. “Talk to me please? CALL THE COPS! Someone please!” She looked around and looked at me. “What the fuck! Help my dad! Please!!” I gasped as I saw a reflection of myself when my father died. I panicked and looked around and saw people recording and taking pictures. I reached out my phone and dialed 911.

“911 what’s your emergency-” I felt a grip around my neck as I turned around and saw Maxx.

“Hang up.” I looked at him and looked at the granddaughter then back at him.

“HELP! He shot my grandmother.” I saw one of his goons aim a gun at her granddaughter.

“Ma’am I can’t hear you? Who shot who?”

“Hang up the phone, Whisper…”

“Are you in danger? What’s going on? I picked up your phone location. I'm sending people to you now!” Maxx takes the phone from my hand and hangs up. I look at him as he throws my phone. He pushed me to the ground so hard that my face began to scratch against the concrete.

“You fucking dumb bitch! Why didn’t you hang up the phone? I swear you better pray I’m not drunk or sober tonight.” He towers over me as I grab my face in fear. When I look into his eyes, all I see is evil and demonic. He takes pleasure in hurting me. This sadistic motherfucker, I hate him with every bone in my body. I looked at the granddaughter and saw her crying for her grandmother as one of Maxx’s goons pulled her away from the body. I began to have flashbacks of the same day I lost my father. I rose up from the ground and looked at him dead in his eyes and glared.

“You better pray nobody kills you before you do anything else to me.” His facial expression changed as he grabbed me by my neck. He squeezed as I felt my feet leave the ground. To me, he was the Shang Tsung of my life. Lying to me and taking my soul and dignity whenever he felt like it. My vision was becoming blurry as I was feeling faint. Don’t fall asleep or you’ll die, I kept telling myself as I couldn’t hold on. I couldn’t breathe. I was dying. This is it.