Astray (See No Evil Book Two)

Chapter Twenty- Three

"You were never a father to me".

"Please don't tell me you're about to have a bitch moment".

Kane slapped Jaivon across the face. Actually felt good seeing that.

"All this time you've been thinking I'm just following you around trying to be like you. When in reality, I've been taking your money right from up under you".

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"You never sat and wondered why all of a sudden shit wasn't running how it was supposed to? Why the people you had in charge not doing their jobs anymore? Yeah, that's because they work for me now".

Work for him? When did Kane even have time to do all of this shit.

"I knew when you popped up to my house and took my girl that it was time for me to put my plan in motion", Kane said.

"And what plan is that?", Jaivon asked.

"Sit your old ass down, for good. Then I hear you got the mother of my child out here sellin' her body. I should kill you right now. All this shit gonna come to me anyway".

"Actually, all of this belongs to Essence".

Since when did he decide to change his will and give everything to Essence stupid ass? No wonder she didn't want to leave. The bitch is sitting on gold.

"She won't have anything to reap off of when I take it all. Bruce, handle this old nigga. I'm done talking".

One of the mask men nodded and stepped forward. He took some brass knuckles out of his pocket and slid them on his hand. I already knew they were about to beat Jaivon's face in and I honestly didn't want to sit here and watch it.

"Come on baby girl, let's get you out of here".

Kane squatted in front of me and tried to slide my hands out of the shackles.

"Where is the key?", he asked me.

"Essence has it".

I was starting to feel some pressure in my stomach. It was uncomfortable, and I couldn't keep still.

"Kane, I think I'm in labor".

"Right now?"

"Yes, now!"

He searched around on the ground for a key and I rolled my eyes. Maybe the nigga brain has left his skull because I just said the key wasn't down here.

"Fuck it".

Kane pulled out a gun and I screamed.

"Don't shoot me!"

"Why the fuck would I shoot you?", he asked shaking his head. "I just hope this doesn't fuck up your ears".

He aimed at each chain that was attached to the shackle and fired. He was right, my ears are done for unless the doctor can somehow fix this damn ringing. I felt a pain so severe in my pelvis, I thought my insides were breaking apart.

"Kane, get me out of here!", I demanded.

He lifted my body into his arms and walked by up the stairs as fast as he could. I just hope he can get me to the hospital in time.

"Just hold on baby girl".

*
"What name did we decide on again?", Kane asked me while handing me the baby to be fed.

After long hours of pain that I never want to experience again, I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. The nurses were really helpful and talked me through a lot. Kane's queasy ass couldn't stand to even be in the room. Which I didn't understand. You can watch someone get beaten to death but can't see a head come out of my vagina. I just wish my parents could have been alive to see this. And that fact alone inspired my name for the baby.

"His name is Kanen Sincere Hill".

"Whose name is Sincere?"

"My father's".

"I know you wish he were here".

"Yeah, but I know he's watching over me".

I thought about all the shit Kane was saying in the basement and I thought now was a better time than ever to get some clarification.

"Kane, have you really been plotting against your father this entire time?"

"Yes".

"Why?"

"I hate him".

"Really? Because I was under the impression that you worshipped him".

"How can I worship a man who never wanted me and disrespected my mother?"

"I'm just going off what you told me".

"Yeah, well it was better for you not to know anything".

"And why is that?"

"Come on Simone, I barely knew you. I didn't know we would end up right here where we are".

"Then what are your plans?"

"Like I told you, I'm more of the business side. I don't get dirty in these streets, that's how you end up in prison or in a line up somewhere. Imma take his whole empire and make it my own".

"Why? Why do you want to do this?"

"Because the old bastard owes me".

"Owes you for what?"

"Remember when I told you I stayed with my father for some time".

I nodded, now putting the baby close to my chest to rock him to sleep.

"It was this girl that I was dating, her name was Roxanne. We were always together. It was like she understood me in ways I never understood for myself. Can't lie and say I wasn't in love with her".

"What happened?", I asked, even though I really didn't want to. The nerve of this nigga to be talking to me about a bitch he used to love, right after I have his child.

"My father told me if I loved her, I wouldn't bring her around. But I wasn't trying to listen to the nigga. He told me over and over, bringing her around would mean I want her involved in our lifestyle. I didn't know what he meant until he took me for a drive and I saw Roxanne on a corner trickin'. I don't know how he got her there, or what he said to make her stay. But I never saw her again".

"I'm still not seeing how he owes you".

"All my life he's been taking things from me. My mother, my girl, my sanity, even you. All these things I care about, and they help me function every day. So, I decided to take something he cares about. His money".

"Are you going to kill him?"

"I should, but that's all up to Bruce".

I looked down at my son, who was sound asleep now.

"What about you and me?", I finally asked him.

He smiled then came over to kiss my forehead.

"Guess we'll figure it out. Won't we?"

Not the answer I expected or deserved, but I said nothing. For now.