About that Night

Chapter 12

Nothing I do to talk to my mother works. I’ve been disowned, and I’ll do anything to try and get back because dad would want that, and I know her situation, but it’s kind of hard to do that when Kiki’s parents are trying to have me arrested for tormenting Kiki. Rosalia had tried to explain, but all she got was them thinking she was manipulated.

 I had someone follow me around an infant store with Micah. I’ve received death threats from Kiki’s family, and Grayson’s apparently a victim to my manipulation. I’ve decided to stay inside for Micah’s safety and Grayson’s doing legal work. 

Nessie suggests we move, and Talon, Nessira, and Zaro suggest we talk and tell the truth to the family, and honestly, both suggestions seem intelligent. I wish this wasn’t happening right now, and I just want to be happy with Micah, Rosalia, and maybe two other children with Grayson in the future. So I convinced Rosa to babysit Micah and went to talk to Kiki’s family. 

I sat down, facing Kiki’s other side, her wealthy, white, entitled family. Karens and Kevins. Of course, the whole family had to be here. Mom, dad, sister, brother, why?! 

I clear my throat.“Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin, I know what you think, but I want to tell you the truth.”

 “We know the truth!” Mrs. Benjamin yells. 

“Kiki clearly stated in her letter that you hurt her.” The guy I assume is their son says obnoxiously.

 I scoff quietly. “I did hurt her, but not in the way you think. Kiki was abusing her daughter, so much so Rosalia had to move out when she was nine years old, and Grayson just stopped loving her at one point. I always thought Grayson was so ignorant to the fact that Kiki was a good person and she always spoke well about him, but,” I sigh and shake my head. “That was a facade, everything about her was a lie, and I found out through Grayson’s own mother, and the fact that I heard Kiki berating Grayson ties it in. I did not want or plan to destroy their marriage, and that's why Micah was supposed to be a secret until I found out who Kiki was.” 

“Kiki was never like that. You brainwashed Grayson and Rosa!” Mr. Benjamin says sternly as Mrs. Benjamin agrees.

 “No! I promise you. I only realized that she wanted revenge. She wanted to prove to her father that she could have a boy, and as a result, she pushed everyone away. I told her how things work and that it was no one’s but her father’s fault, and she left quickly without a bye or where she was going.”

 I try so hard not to cry, but the fact that I might be going to jail would risk my college, my career, my future with my son and other children I wanted to have. 

I sniff. “You have to believe me,” I start to cry. “I would never ever try to make someone kill themselves, and I tried to help her, not hurt her.”

 “You think your crocodile tears will convince us?! Please, just leave us alone, witch!” The girl finally spoke up.

 I nod and get up. Realizing there’s no point. I walk out their door. I walk to my car and open my door when Benjamin's boy calls out for me. 

“Wait!” He walks up to me. “I’m Zac, and I can help.”

 I smile. “Thank you, Zac.”

 I close my car door, and as soon as I do that, he pushes me up against the car.

 “What the hell?! Let go!”

 Zac smirks. “Did you think I was going to help you without something in return?” Zac scoffs.

 I struggle. “Leave me alone!”

 “Oh no. Do you want help or not? I could make them press for six years in jail, and you’ll never get to see your son’s first birthday, or I could help you, and you could please my d**k. Grayson won’t find out unless you tell him.”

 I try to push him away. “I’m not that desperate. I can prove I’m innocent! I don’t want your help; I changed my mind.” 

Zac laughs. “Fine, we’ll press charges, and I’ll still f**k you, whether you like it or not.” Zac grabs my hair with monstrous force. 

He opens the car door and forces me inside, getting on top of me. 

“Zac! Zac, please, don’t do this to me; I could get pregnant or hurt.” 

Zac scoffs while taking his belt off. “I don’t give a f**k if you’re hurt and not another if you’re pregnant. You can deal with that.”

 I cry harder than I have since I was six when my brothers tricked me into the woods by myself. 

Zac proceeds to force off my clothes when we both hear a click. 

“Move towards me, one wrong f*****g move, and you’re dead.”

 I can’t stop crying, but I’m relieved. Grayson’s here too, with a real gun in his hands. Zac moves off me and puts his hands up. “I saw every single s**t you just did and recorded every bit until I made it here quietly, so you have to help, or your family’s going down for touching my woman.” 

Zac scoffs. “Fine. I can’t believe you chose her over Kiki.” Grayson knees him in the stomach. 

“Find a s*x toy you perve, and you better tell your parents the situation you got them into.” 

Zac runs back into the house, clutching his stomach.

 Grayson immediately hugs me. 

“I-I wanted to-,” 

“Shh, Winston, please,” Grayson lifts me up and takes me to his car. “I’ll pick up your car later.”

 I nod, wiping my tears. “I’ll drop you off at Talon’s house.”

 I nod again. “What will happen to the Benjamin family?”

 Grayson sighs and shakes his head. “Winston, leave that to me. I don’t want you anywhere near them again for your safety and my sanity.” 

“Ok.” I say quietly. 

 Grayson doesn’t do anything for the 30min ride to Talon’s, and when we get there, he opens the door for me and doesn’t even come in.

 He drives off. “What’s wrong with Grayson? Did you guys fight?” Talon asks, feeding Dori. 

I shake my head, making sure I have no emotion on my face. “No, he just had a problem at work and couldn’t stay too long.”

 Talon furrows her eyebrows. “What the hell is the problem?” 

 I shake my head. “Talon, I don’t know. Kiki’s family has been on his neck.”  

“Did they try to hurt you?!” 

I clear my throat. “No, just stalking, which will be in our defense case or whatever the hell it’s called. I’m not a lawyer.” 

Talon senses my discomfort and takes Dori out of his highchair. 

“Where’s Micah?”

 “Rosa’s babysitting,”

 “Ok, let’s go pick them up.”

 I blink in confusion. “Why noona?”

 “We’re going to an aquarium, and then we’ll go to the zoo. I think it’ll be fun for Micah and Rosa. Dori loves animals.” 

I smile. “Great, something that doesn’t have any drama.” I clasp my hands, and Talon smiles for the first time since dad died. She was diagnosed as a sociopath after he died.

“I see Ken’s making you happy!” I wiggle my eyebrows.

 Talon immediately blushes. “Um, anyway, we should take Nessira and Zaro.”

 I nod. “Of course, what’s a trip like without them?”

 Talon laughs. “I-,” Talon’s sentence was cut short by a bang on the door. 

“Uhh, I know some drug addict ain’t banging on my door!” 

I snicker as she opens the door and yelps. “What’s going on?!”

 Some unknown men grab us, trying to force us into the van. Talon and I put up a fight as they took Dori, and it was like that for 25 mins until they knocked us out with cherry-scented cloths. 

I didn’t see Nessie, and I don’t think she’ll pull this stunt again, but for some reason, I hope this is Nessie, because this doesn’t feel like her.