Page 36 of I'm So Mega
“Operative word is one. You have five, and before Papa passed, it was six.” Ned kissed his index and middle finger before showing a peace sign. “R.I.P., Papa.”
I started to cuss him, but Big G stepped in with a distraction. Gargamel walked up to me with a teddy bear in his mouth. I had already closed the door, but I was still in front of it. He sat down and looked up at me like I didn’t pay the bills in the house. “Oh, am I in your way?”
When he huffed, stood, then shuffled on his feet, I knew he was cursing me in dog motions. I was a little caught up on theteddy bear in his mouth. I moved to the side and opened the door. He ran out of the door straight to Ruth’s house. He didn’t have to wait for anyone to open the door because she had me pay someone to build a big dog door for them. After the door closed, I sat back down.
“Mega, isn’t that Maggie’s feel better bear?” Ned asked. “Kellie has one just like it. Remember, we bought them for them when they both had COVID at the same time.”
I gave it some thought. He was right. The only time Maggie really messed with that teddy bear was when she was sad or scared. I started to respond, but my camera alerted me that someone was on the side of my house. I stood, pulled my gun, then went out to the back to meet whoever it was.
I saw who it was and paused.The hell.“What the hell are y’all doing?”
Mekole and Fiona were creeping their asses through my backyard. Now I knew something was going on. “Chill out hyper vigilant ass nigga,” Mekole said. Her mouth was reckless. TJ loved that like the crazy, toxic nigga he was. “We’re just going to Ruth’s place.”
They dismissed me like this wasn’t my property. I glanced behind me where I knew Ned would be. He chuckled. “If you don’t crash their lil girls’ night to find out what’s really popping off, I will. Let’s wait, though, because now they expect it.”
He was right. “Bet. We’ll give them a couple hours of peace.”
Yeah, I couldn’t wait that long. I gave them a strong forty-five minutes. “What’s up, ladies?” I greeted them after I put the code that Ruth didn’t think I knew in the door to enter.
All of their backs straightened up when Ned and I entered. Maggie and Kellie looked terrified. “Mega, I told you . . .”
“Ruth, I don’t care. It’s clear that something is going on with either Maggie, Kellie, or both.” My hands went together in apraying motion. “Please don’t make me revert to the Mega at the beginning of my sinner’s transition program.”
There was dead silence before Shan looked down at Kellie who was wrapped in her arms. “Baby, I have to tell your dad. You did nothing wrong.”
Ned huffed. “Let me sit the fuck down. I know I’m about to kill someone.”
Fiona reached her hand out. “Mega and Ned, give me your guns. I’m not playing.”
My face contorted. “Why do we have to relinquish our firearms? The hell y’all got going on?”
Now I had to sit down because I knew this was about to be heavy. Fiona didn’t break her stare or put her hand back in, so we gave her our guns.
Shan’s tears started before she spoke. For the next, I wasn’t sure how long, Shan and Ruth explained how Kellie had been violated by that bitch ass nigglet, Payton. Ned’s face was redder than I’d ever seen. Both of us had tears falling. Ned told Kellie to come to him. When she was in his reach, he hugged her so tightly, I thought he would break her.
“I’m so sorry daddy didn’t protect you. I promise I’ll take care of this. I swear to you that he will never touch you again,” Ned proclaimed.
I smiled at my daughter. I knew without being told that she was the one who brought this to light. “You are an amazing friend, my lil Maggie. I know you feel like you betrayed Kellie, but you didn’t. You knew she needed more help than you could give her, so you found help. That’s what real family does. Come here.”
It was my turn to hug my daughter. I kissed her forehead. “I’m proud of you.” I looked at my niece. “I’m proud of you too, baby girl.”
Fiona asked the girls to go into the house. It was time to talk the murder, murder, kill game. The girls hugged everyone else, then left with the dogs on their heels. Gargamel led the pack as usual.
“We know how y’all feel about laying down women and kids, so Mekole and I will handle this,” Fiona said quickly. “I promise, bro. We got you.”
Ned’s face tightened. “I don’t need you to have shit. I got this. That’s my fuckin’ daughter, Fiona.”
“Baby, she was scared to tell us because she knew you would go berserk and kill everything. She doesn’t want you to go to jail,” Shan told Ned. “Please let them handle it.”
I slid up in my seat. “Um, why we killing his mama? Death is not the worst torment. Surviving and missing someone is.”
Yeah, I knew all of this was a direct violation of my walk with the Big G. Some would say we should do the right thing and go to the authorities. Well, we were the authorities in this room. That free will would be what I leaned on. Big G and I would have to tussle about this one. His vengeance on Earth was back.
Mekole smiled. “That would be true in most instances, but that premise doesn’t count with sick fuckas. She has to go.”
I shot a look at my wife for clarity. She cleared her throat. “Um, Kellie said that during one of the assaults that Payton told her that his mom said that sometimes girls need a little convincing and push to make them realize that they do want it.”
“Oh, okay. She’s one of those victims become abuser type bitches. I hope she knows the becoming an abuser part cancels out the sympathy that I would have had for her as a victim,” I said.
