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“Do you remember what type of SUV? I’m asking because I want to be sure that everyone involved pays the cost,” I said.
“It was a Tahoe.”
I frowned. Adrian had a Tahoe, but I believed Eric was driving that shit around. I was glad I blew his fucking brains out, because he’d sworn he had nothing to do with it.
“One had a scar across his face, like he’d been cut.”
“That was Javian. Watchful Eyes took him out when we were still at the shack.”
Treasure nodded. “They all took turns with me, saying it felt good to fuck a legend . . . and that I felt mythical. That I should have been the one named Mythic. After they tied me up, they all took turns throwing shit on me. A couple of them actually squatted and shit on me right there.”
She began crying, her body quaking as she shrank into the fetal position next to me. “Vanessa showed up the morning before you found me. It seemed they all knew her and respected her like she was the mastermind.” Treasure sat straight up. “I remember her saying something about a man named Adrian. Didn’t you used to run for him?”
“Yeah. What the fuck she say?”
Treasure’s eyes looked to be searching the floor, but I knew she was thinking hard, quickly trying to piece together the things she heard. She started frowning and her face was getting extremely red, like she was about to burst. I pulled her into my arms. “Baby girl, it’s okay. We can talk about this later. I know it’s hard for you.”
“No! I have to get it all out! She was dating Adrian. When she saw you were dating Maui, she felt that was why you didn’t want to claim your kid. She knew who Maui was before she had the baby. She switched out her medication. She gave her ACE inhibitors or Xanax or something to cause her to go into premature labor. She was working in the pharmacy when theprescriptions came in from Bali. She caused y’all to lose your . . . oh, God . . . Oooooohh.”
My eyes were wide as Treasure started hyperventilating. My dad came and held on to Treasure, helping her breathe so I could turn to Maui. Her face was so red. My actions had caused us to lose our baby? That couldn’t be right. Maui’s blood pressure was still high. If I remembered correctly, ACE inhibitors were blood pressure pills. It had to be Xanax pills that she gave her. Or maybe Maui’s stress level was so high that it wasn’t working. I reached out to pull Maui to me, and she held her hand up, halting me.
“She killed our baby?” Maui said in a questioning manner.
I knew she was just trying to make sense of it all. When she finally did, she fell apart. I pulled her in my arms, doing my best to console her. My bullshit had put her through so much trauma. Honestly, I didn’t know if she would be able to get over this blow, and the thought of that had caused tears to fall from my eyes as well. After how hard I fought for her, I could still potentially lose her.
She pushed away from me and got up from the couch, running to the bathroom. I ran right behind her but didn’t catch up with her before she slammed the door. I rested my head on the door, then started banging on it with my fists. “Maui! Fuck! Please baby. I need you! Maui!”
I bit my bottom lip so hard I could taste the blood. This shit was all the way fucked up. I didn’t know how we would even verify she’d done that shit. There was no reason Treasure would make that up. Vanessa had to say that shit. She was Maui’s nurse after she lost the baby. I had no clue she worked at a fucking pharmacy too.What the fuck!
I dropped to the floor outside of the bathroom as I continued to bang on the door. Resting my head on it again, I said, “Maui, please, baby. Don’t leave me.”
When I felt arms around me, I nearly jumped out of my skin. Treasure was on her knees next to me. Mama was watching us from Dad’s arms, crying her eyes out. I sat and Treasure sat next to me, curling up like a cat next to me. After a few more moments, Maui opened the door. I didn’t have the energy to even stand. She looked down at Treasure and me, then sat on the floor next to us. She curled up next to me on the opposite side.
“I’m not leaving you, Mythic. I just needed time alone. I needed to convince myself that this wasn’t your fault. We all make fucked up decisions at times. She fucked up when she came after you. By that time, you were already in your son’s life. She’s a miserable bitch. If I could get to her, I would. Indigo Joan Semien definitely paid the ultimate price for both our actions. Once she’s caught, this will all be over.”
I closed my eyes and wrapped my arm around her, thanking God for giving me a woman so pure, understanding, and logical. After taking a deep breath, I turned to Treasure. “We have to get off this floor.”
She nodded. Once we were all standing, Epic helped Treasure back to her spot on the couch. The room was completely quiet now. I had to assume Treasure was done talking for the day, and as excited as I was to hear her voice earlier, I was now grateful for the reprieve.
TWENTY-FIVE
MAUI
As I laynext to Mythic, all I could think about was my baby. That stupid ho had played a part in why our baby didn’t make it. I was unknowingly taking shit I shouldn’t have been. Whether it was Xanax or the ACE inhibitors, neither of those were good for the baby. They both increased the risk of preterm labor and stillborn births.
We’d been on the couch for hours. Treasure didn’t want to be apart from Mythic and neither did I. I knew she needed him, but I needed him too after what she revealed. My mind immediately wanted to blame him. Everything that had gone down in our relationship was because of his past. However, I had to really think about things. I’d accepted his past. I knew all the shit he was involved in. The consequences of his actions had to surface at some point. I just wished those consequences didn’t involve me.
I stood from the couch to go to the bathroom. Mythic was asleep. He’d popped like three pain pills at once. Treasure had clung to him and was sleeping on the other side of him. We were both clinging to him. It felt like I was mourning our baby’s demise all over again. I hated this shit. When I got to thebathroom, I looked at the time to see it was nearly midnight. Opening my text thread with my crew, I said,Sorry it’s so late, but I can’t sleep. We just found out from Treasure that Mythic’s baby mama was actually the reason I went into preterm labor.
Bali:What the fuck you talking about?
Ashanni:What?
Milana:How did she find that out?
Me:She was involved in kidnapping and torturing Treasure. Seven told me so, and Ali confirmed it. Treasure started talking today and said she was there and had said in so many words that she was getting back at Mythic for not claiming his child initially.
Ashanni:Well, that was a fucking delayed reaction, because he’s been spending time with his son for the past two or three months now, right?
