had to. He watched Jacko cock the gun back as Uzoma walked toward the jeep. He moved calmly and briskly due to his legs being so long. Uzoma’s head was down as he neared the jeep.
“Don’t shoot unless he poses a threat.”
“He’s going to tell your mama we’re here. I’m shooting his ass as soon as he opens the door.”
“And you think that loud ass gun ain’t gon’ let her know we’re over here?” Demoto looked at Jacko. “Like I said, don’t shoot unless he poses a threat. You know what, don’t shoot at all, I can reach his neck with this machete. If shit looks wrong, I got us.” Demoto scooted closer to the edge of the seat so that he would be able to reach Uzoma if need be.
Demoto could barely hear Jacko’s breathing over his own as they watched Uzoma pass the front of the jeep and stop at the door. He was so relaxed he didn’t even bother to look into the jeep before opening the door. He reached for the handle at the same time Demoto removed the machete from the cloth holder. He was positioned and ready to strike.
Uzoma opened the door and paused when he came face-to-face with Jacko and Demoto. However, his pause didn’t last long. He leaned in as if looking for something.
“She said you would come,” he said quietly, as he pretended to look for something in the jeep. “When should we expect you?”
“I’m still figuring that out. How’s my girl?”
“She’s well. She too knew you would come. She spoke of it.” Uzoma closed the door, walked around the back, and opened the trunk door. “Demoto, though I’m in a very compromising position, I want to help you. You’re family. Meet me at Paki’s house tonight.” Uzoma rattled off an address before grabbing a large bag from the trunk. “You don’t have to worry. I won’t turn on you. You have my word.” With that, he closed the door and headed back to the park.
Demoto sat watching him. Unaware of how he felt at the moment. “What you think about that?”
“He might be legit. If he’s anything like you, I would trust it.” Jacko said.
“He is. More like me than Adisa had been.”
The meeting continued for another twenty to thirty minutes before Demoto watched Uzoma grab Ayo and head toward the car. Not one time did he look toward the jeep again, careful not to give anything away. The closer Alias got to the car the more eager Demoto became. He needed an explanation. He waited for Ornella’s car to leave before he opened the jeep and put his baby in.
“Bruh, what the fuck was that shit?” Jacko was a little amped up.
Alias smiled as he buckled his seatbelt. “Uzoma, he’s good people, very trustworthy. Don’t worry.”
“I’m not worried. I agree with you, but why did you send him to the car?”
“So that he would see you. He needs to know what’s going on when I come around. He can be a major asset.”
Demoto needed to be sure. “So he’s going to be helping?”
“Indeed.” Alias smiled at Demoto before pulling away from the park.
*****
The cold porcelain of the toilet cooled Taryn’s face off as her head rested against it. Eyes closed, with her hand on her belly, she took slow deep breaths, trying to gather back her strength. It was nearing sunset, and she had been in bed all day. From the time she’d woken up she had been sick. She’d drank water, eaten fruit, and even tried some sort of remedy from Ornella, and nothing was helping.
She was sick and extremely nauseous with nothing to relieve her troubles. Being that she’d been in bed all day, it left her time to think of Demoto. Between crying and throwing up, she was almost positive that her body was out of fluids. Ayo had been near her, rubbing her head or playing with her hair all day. She felt bad for having him cooped up in the room with her, so when Uzoma asked to take him to the park, she obliged.
Normally she wouldn’t have let him out of her sight, but for some reason she got a good vibe from Uzoma. He seemed honest, and almost
“Don’t shoot unless he poses a threat.”
“He’s going to tell your mama we’re here. I’m shooting his ass as soon as he opens the door.”
“And you think that loud ass gun ain’t gon’ let her know we’re over here?” Demoto looked at Jacko. “Like I said, don’t shoot unless he poses a threat. You know what, don’t shoot at all, I can reach his neck with this machete. If shit looks wrong, I got us.” Demoto scooted closer to the edge of the seat so that he would be able to reach Uzoma if need be.
Demoto could barely hear Jacko’s breathing over his own as they watched Uzoma pass the front of the jeep and stop at the door. He was so relaxed he didn’t even bother to look into the jeep before opening the door. He reached for the handle at the same time Demoto removed the machete from the cloth holder. He was positioned and ready to strike.
Uzoma opened the door and paused when he came face-to-face with Jacko and Demoto. However, his pause didn’t last long. He leaned in as if looking for something.
“She said you would come,” he said quietly, as he pretended to look for something in the jeep. “When should we expect you?”
“I’m still figuring that out. How’s my girl?”
“She’s well. She too knew you would come. She spoke of it.” Uzoma closed the door, walked around the back, and opened the trunk door. “Demoto, though I’m in a very compromising position, I want to help you. You’re family. Meet me at Paki’s house tonight.” Uzoma rattled off an address before grabbing a large bag from the trunk. “You don’t have to worry. I won’t turn on you. You have my word.” With that, he closed the door and headed back to the park.
Demoto sat watching him. Unaware of how he felt at the moment. “What you think about that?”
“He might be legit. If he’s anything like you, I would trust it.” Jacko said.
“He is. More like me than Adisa had been.”
The meeting continued for another twenty to thirty minutes before Demoto watched Uzoma grab Ayo and head toward the car. Not one time did he look toward the jeep again, careful not to give anything away. The closer Alias got to the car the more eager Demoto became. He needed an explanation. He waited for Ornella’s car to leave before he opened the jeep and put his baby in.
“Bruh, what the fuck was that shit?” Jacko was a little amped up.
Alias smiled as he buckled his seatbelt. “Uzoma, he’s good people, very trustworthy. Don’t worry.”
“I’m not worried. I agree with you, but why did you send him to the car?”
“So that he would see you. He needs to know what’s going on when I come around. He can be a major asset.”
Demoto needed to be sure. “So he’s going to be helping?”
“Indeed.” Alias smiled at Demoto before pulling away from the park.
*****
The cold porcelain of the toilet cooled Taryn’s face off as her head rested against it. Eyes closed, with her hand on her belly, she took slow deep breaths, trying to gather back her strength. It was nearing sunset, and she had been in bed all day. From the time she’d woken up she had been sick. She’d drank water, eaten fruit, and even tried some sort of remedy from Ornella, and nothing was helping.
She was sick and extremely nauseous with nothing to relieve her troubles. Being that she’d been in bed all day, it left her time to think of Demoto. Between crying and throwing up, she was almost positive that her body was out of fluids. Ayo had been near her, rubbing her head or playing with her hair all day. She felt bad for having him cooped up in the room with her, so when Uzoma asked to take him to the park, she obliged.
Normally she wouldn’t have let him out of her sight, but for some reason she got a good vibe from Uzoma. He seemed honest, and almost
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