Page 11 of Sinful Secrets

“Bambi?” Khan questions.

“That’s Bambi? That is Bambi? The name you called out while we were having phone sex? What is she… like a nun or something? What’s the matter? You don’t believe in a hairbrush or make up?” she sneers. I look down at my lap. “What’s the matter? Can’t you talk or are you some kind of weird mute?”

“Candy, that’s enough,” Khan says quietly.

“You better watch your mouth,” Rose growls next to me. I place my hand on hers and shake my head.

“What? She ain’t nothing, she can’t even talk. She only talks to God, only time she gets on her knees is to pray. Ain’t that right? You're a freak, no one wants you, not even your own people, not even your precious God,” she spits.

Tears sting my eyes and I jump up and run to the bathroom, slamming the door behind me. I hear yelling before it all goes quiet. I look in the mirror and wipe my tears. There’s a gentle knock on the door.

“Bambi,” Khan calls softly.

I sigh, my hand on the door handle, pausing for a moment to gather myself before I open the door, and when I do, I'm met with his eyes filled with guilt. “I'm sorry, she won’t be coming here again. Don’t listen to her, she's just a whore,” he growls angrily. I nod, looking away, focusing on his chest.

“Bambi, I…” At the break in his voice, I look up into his eyes. He sighs, not saying anything else before he turns and walks away. I don’t get a chance to call after him because Rose comes up to me, shaking her hand.

“You're bleeding,” I point out. She shrugs.

“Meh, it’s nothing, you want to see her.” She smiles and winks.

“Oh no, violence is bad, Rose, the feeling of wrath is a sin.” I take her hand in mine and begin to pray for her.

“Woman, stop that crap right now, I'm way past being saved. Now, while you are talking and feeling comfortable around me to open up, why don’t we start with me teaching you that it’s okay to stand up for yourself? That woman needed to be brought down a peg or two, she needed to be put in her place.” Rose smiles and squeezes my hand.

“Like our punishments?” I ask.

Rose frowns. “Depends… what’s your punishments?”

I turn around and lift my top, showing her my back.

“Holy shit.” She gasps.

I drop my top and look at her.

“Honey, that is not normal and that is not right. Ever. No, we don’t punish innocent people like that,” she states, pulling me in for a hug.

“Come on, I think we need to have a proper talk and teach you some things about life, real life, not that fucked-up place you’ve come from,” she says, taking my hand, leading me outside.

Chapter Seven

Khan

“Shit, what the hell got into Flo?” I ask Rip.

“She likes Talitha, and that bitch crossed a line. She had it coming and ain’t no way in hell am I stepping in the way of my old lady when she is in one of those moods. Plus, I can’t help it, she turns me on when she's all mad and pissed off like that.” He smirks, watching her sat on a blanket with Talitha.

“I know what you mean… when Red gets all worked up, all I want to do is fuck it out of her,” Mammoth states.

“Brother, for fuck’s sake, can we talk about something else? I was about to get my end away before your woman chased her off, not that she didn’t deserve it because she did. But fuck if I ain’t got a case of serious blue balls,” I complain.

“Brother, you’ve gone like a week, get the fuck over it.” Rip laughs. “Plus, you like Talitha,” he adds, and my head whips around to look at him.

“Pres, fuck off. I mean, yeah, she has a good body, she is pretty, but she ain’t for me. Shit, she barely talks to me; she wouldn’t even know what to do with Vlad. I can’t be with a woman that doesn’t know how to give me what I want,” I state.

“Wow, you really are a shallow fucker, aren’t you?” Mammoth laughs.

I laugh. “Never pretended to be something I'm not, brother.”

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