Page 107 of I Heard It All Before

Chapter 38

“That dirty muthafucka!” Imani yelled as she, Demi, and Isis looked at the video on Courtney’s husband’s phone.

“Imani!” Isis scolded.

“No, she’s right; he is a dirty muthafucker just like she said. Got my baby sitting in jail because he can’t let go,” Nora fumed.

Demi and her sisters were speechless when they saw the video of Kamari taking things from his car and putting them into Cam’s truck. It was broad daylight, so there was no mistaking who he was. Courtney’s husband had even recorded his license plate as it pulled out of the parking lot. Demi wanted to cry all over again. Cam was telling the truth and she felt like shit for not believing him.

“Cam is so hardheaded. I used to always tell him about locking up his truck. Everybody knows that he never does, so setting him up was too easy,” Courtney replied.

“I used to fuss at him about it too, but I bet he’ll learn his lesson from now on,” Nora argued.

“That son of a bitch. I want his ass put under the prison for this shit. I want a warrant out for his arrest and I want my grandson released immediately!” Carrington yelled as he paced Nora’s floor with the phone up to his ear.

They didn’t know who he was talking to, but he was heated. Alton had sent the video to his phone and he forwarded it to someone else.

“I just don’t understand. Kamari didn’t even have a bond when I looked into the system. I didn’t even know that he was home until he showed up to our office that day,” Demi noted.

“He’s the reason why I had to hire extra security, but he’s gone too damn far this time. This is unacceptable and I’m gonna get to the bottom of it. I wanna know how he got a bond after everything that he was charged with. I don’t care if he was a first-time offender. I want to know what attorney helped him out and why,” Carrington argued.

“I can’t believe that Cam had to spend his birthday in jail because of Kamari’s stupid ass,” Demi said as she started crying again.

“It’s okay Demi, he’s gonna get out of there soon,” Nora promised as she sat down next to Demi and pulled her into a hug.

“You damn right he is. It’s too late to do anything right now, but I’ll be at the court house bright and early in the morning,” Carrington swore as he walked out of the house.

Alton felt like shit as he looked around at all the damage that he had caused. No, he didn’t plant drugs in Cam’s car, but he had the proof of who did. He’d had it for several weeks and didn’t do anything about it. No one seemed to be upset with him, but he was mad with himself. His insecurity had caused him to do something that was completely out of character for him and he was ashamed.

“I… uh, I just want to apologize to everyone,” Alton spoke up over the silence in the room.

“Apologize for what Alton?” Nora asked.

“If I would have said something a long time ago, none of this would be happening right now,” he replied.

“I agree, but I’m not mad at you. I really appreciate you coming forward with the video. Seven weeks in jail is better than twenty-five to life,” Nora pointed out.

“Yes, thank you for what you did Alton. This really means a lot to us,” Demi spoke up through her tears.

Alton nodded in response, happy that he had come clean and helped Cam out in the process. He and Courtney stayed over for a little while longer before leaving and going to their own house.

“I’m gonna get some clothes and come to the house with you, Demi,” Nora said as she stood up and went upstairs to her bedroom.

Demi sat there deep in thought, wondering why things had played out the way they did. Kamari was an entirely different person and Demi hated everything about him. She knew that he was salty about her being with Cam, but he had gone too damn far that time.

“Okay, I’m ready whenever y’all are,” Nora said as she reappeared with her overnight bag.

“We’re ready,” Demi said while standing to her feet and walking to the front door. Once Nora locked up her house, all four women got into the car and headed to Demi and Cam’s house. Once Imani and Isis left, Demi sat up with Nora and talked until they both fell asleep on the sofa.

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Cam felt like falling to the ground and kissing the concrete when he walked out of the prison. He was playing dominoes when the guard called his name, but he ignored it. There were about five other niggas in there with the same last name, so he didn’t think he was the one who they wanted. Cam didn’t know what his grandfather had done, but he was grateful. He spotted Carrington’s silver Bentley parked at the curb and he wasted no time rushing over to it.

“Camden, how are you?” his grandfather asked with a huge smile.

“I’m better now,” Cam said, shaking his grandfather’s outstretched hand.

“That’s good to hear. Did you make sure that you had all your belongings?” his grandfather asked.

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