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taking care of him. Please don’t rip into him.”
“Oh, I didn’t know any of that. I will be on my best behavior.”
We drove the rest of the way in silence. My heart was beating so fast, and all I wanted to know was where Toria was. I was really starting to worry about her, and I wished that Vanessa would drive faster. We finally got to a trailer that looked really rundown. Once she parked, I jumped out and ran up to the door.
“Slow down!” Vanessa yelled after me. “Hold on; I have a key.” I watched as she unlocked the door, anxiously hopping from foot to foot. “Tony, Mitch!” she yelled out. “Vanessa, what’s wrong? And who is this?”
“No time to explain. But this is my boss, Jeb, and Toria is missing. Jeb, this is my brother.”
Before I could respond, a black guy walked out to the living room. He looked rough. He was holding onto his stomach, and he looked as if he was going to hurl. “What do you mean Toria is missing?”
This must be Mitch. “She left. God, where the fuck could she had gone?”
“Dude, you need to take it down a notch,” Vanessa’s brother said. “We all love her, and we will find her. Mitch, where do you think she would go?”
He coughed, and I watched Tony help him to the couch. “She could be anywhere. She has a serious problem and she needs help. But she is so stubborn, and she won’t listen to me.”
“May I?” I pointed to the couch.
“Please, have a seat. Do you want a water? Coffee? Tea?”
“I might need a shot of something.”
Tony started to walk to the kitchen and came back with a water. “Sorry, we don’t keep that kind of stuff in the house.”
Vanessa spoke up. “Mitch, does she have a dealer she goes to?”
“I was the one that usually went. I didn’t want them to violate her. You do know she would never degrade herself, right?”
I ran my hands through my hair. “This is my fault. I think I pushed her.”
Vanessa cut me off. “This is that bitch’s fault. Your girlfriend.”
“She is not my girlfriend anymore.”
I huffed and explained to Mitch and Tony what happened with Barb. I also told them what Sean had said, and by the look on Mitch’s face, some of what was told to me was not true. I got up and paced the living room.
My cell rang and I pulled it out. It was my father.
“Son, what in the world is going on?”
“What do you mean, Father?”
“Well, the deal is off. I can’t believe you would fuck up my deal. All you had to do was marry her, and when he signed the paperwork, then you could’ve left her.”
“Listen, I am busy right now.”
He cut me off. “Is this about that whore? The homeless one? I told you she was trouble and now look what she has done to you and this family. I am pulling my ownership from that hotel. If this girl is more important to you than this family, then you won’t be a part of it.”
“Fine! Do whatever. I am done.” I hung up the phone and stood there. I’d lost so much in one day. But the most important thing I lost that day was Toria. I needed to find her, and the sooner the better. If anything happened to her, I would never forgive myself.
Chapter Sixteen
Toria
I couldn’t stay there any longer. I was destroying everyone’s life. I decided I would leave when he fell asleep. I went and found a bag from Vanessa’s room, and packed the toiletries I needed with the clothes she got for me. I took the rest of the pills and money I had and called a cab. When I got in the cab, I told the driver to take me to that abandoned building on East Street. Once I was there, that old creepy dude let me in. He told me I could stay there overnight. I went into a corner and curled up into a ball and waited for the darkness to take me.
I woke up to someone kicking me in the leg. “Wake up; you need to leave soon.” I looked up to see the toothless man. “If you want to stay another night, you need to pay or…” He winked at me.
“Oh, I didn’t know any of that. I will be on my best behavior.”
We drove the rest of the way in silence. My heart was beating so fast, and all I wanted to know was where Toria was. I was really starting to worry about her, and I wished that Vanessa would drive faster. We finally got to a trailer that looked really rundown. Once she parked, I jumped out and ran up to the door.
“Slow down!” Vanessa yelled after me. “Hold on; I have a key.” I watched as she unlocked the door, anxiously hopping from foot to foot. “Tony, Mitch!” she yelled out. “Vanessa, what’s wrong? And who is this?”
“No time to explain. But this is my boss, Jeb, and Toria is missing. Jeb, this is my brother.”
Before I could respond, a black guy walked out to the living room. He looked rough. He was holding onto his stomach, and he looked as if he was going to hurl. “What do you mean Toria is missing?”
This must be Mitch. “She left. God, where the fuck could she had gone?”
“Dude, you need to take it down a notch,” Vanessa’s brother said. “We all love her, and we will find her. Mitch, where do you think she would go?”
He coughed, and I watched Tony help him to the couch. “She could be anywhere. She has a serious problem and she needs help. But she is so stubborn, and she won’t listen to me.”
“May I?” I pointed to the couch.
“Please, have a seat. Do you want a water? Coffee? Tea?”
“I might need a shot of something.”
Tony started to walk to the kitchen and came back with a water. “Sorry, we don’t keep that kind of stuff in the house.”
Vanessa spoke up. “Mitch, does she have a dealer she goes to?”
“I was the one that usually went. I didn’t want them to violate her. You do know she would never degrade herself, right?”
I ran my hands through my hair. “This is my fault. I think I pushed her.”
Vanessa cut me off. “This is that bitch’s fault. Your girlfriend.”
“She is not my girlfriend anymore.”
I huffed and explained to Mitch and Tony what happened with Barb. I also told them what Sean had said, and by the look on Mitch’s face, some of what was told to me was not true. I got up and paced the living room.
My cell rang and I pulled it out. It was my father.
“Son, what in the world is going on?”
“What do you mean, Father?”
“Well, the deal is off. I can’t believe you would fuck up my deal. All you had to do was marry her, and when he signed the paperwork, then you could’ve left her.”
“Listen, I am busy right now.”
He cut me off. “Is this about that whore? The homeless one? I told you she was trouble and now look what she has done to you and this family. I am pulling my ownership from that hotel. If this girl is more important to you than this family, then you won’t be a part of it.”
“Fine! Do whatever. I am done.” I hung up the phone and stood there. I’d lost so much in one day. But the most important thing I lost that day was Toria. I needed to find her, and the sooner the better. If anything happened to her, I would never forgive myself.
Chapter Sixteen
Toria
I couldn’t stay there any longer. I was destroying everyone’s life. I decided I would leave when he fell asleep. I went and found a bag from Vanessa’s room, and packed the toiletries I needed with the clothes she got for me. I took the rest of the pills and money I had and called a cab. When I got in the cab, I told the driver to take me to that abandoned building on East Street. Once I was there, that old creepy dude let me in. He told me I could stay there overnight. I went into a corner and curled up into a ball and waited for the darkness to take me.
I woke up to someone kicking me in the leg. “Wake up; you need to leave soon.” I looked up to see the toothless man. “If you want to stay another night, you need to pay or…” He winked at me.
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