Gracine is rambling on about boys and the mall while Zeniqua’s mind is zoning out about her father and if he is looking for her. She can see him now sending a mass of his best men on her trail to find out where she went. Going through each state, trying to figure out where she could have gone or hidden until day break. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZl1Tm4z1Om
“Zeniqua, did you hear with I said?” Gracine growls as she finds a parking spot close to the entrance of the mall. “Finally. Damn slow pokes.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqUz5ymdvD
“No. I am sorry, I was in deep thought.” She apologizes. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAxH2NZSxc
“I see,” She gets out and so does Zeniqua. “I asked you what did you want to do first? Do you want to shop for clothes or do you want to eat?”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6apgtUuvRk
“I am not hungry so I guess we could shop first.” 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptJf4xyxHq
“Great.” Gracine takes Zeniqua by her hand and they enter Charlotte Russe first.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkqDMgCE2z
Zeniqua’s cheeks flushed at the short skirts and cut off shirts all around the store. Her eyes glistened at the variety of high heels and glittery sandals. She’d never been to a store of such girlishness since her father always bought her boy clothes. He always shopped for her as a part of his controlling ways and to make sure she didn’t get hit on. But, even in baggy jeans and shirts, Zeniqua was still beautiful. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5H6cC562x
“What are you grounded for, Gacine?” She has never really known Gracine to get into any trouble when they were little.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQvvhMd5gC
“I snuck out to a party. When I didn’t come back,” she sighs and fingers through some shirts. “My mom and Neari started a search party and called the police.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslKtXrYjg9
Zeniqua’s mouth falls open and she stops looking through the jeans. “Are you serious?”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmIF30aCH6
“As a heart attack, girl. They searched everywhere for my silly ass.” She purses her lips together. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Es1aJnRn3
“Where were you?” She starts back looking through the jeans and pulls three pairs out and put them across her arm. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyvVuUVcf2
“I was next door.” She burst out laughing. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhotSXUUMnz
Zeniqua snickers, “A party at the next door neighbor’s house?”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZplFtfft9W
“This boy that I had a major crush on was there and I figured it was my chance to tell him I liked him.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0YkKuWFHr
“Did you?”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡno22ahu7yy
“Hell naw. I saw him kissing on three girls throughout the party. But, I didn’t leave just because of that.” She puts a shirt across her arm and continues looking. “I had a great time. I smoked a little weed. I had some drink called ‘Adios Mutherfuker’.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDtc6g024B
Zeniqua laughs, “there is a drink called that?”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObn5s7bzVY
“Yeah. It was good. I was drunk and some boy tried to come onto me. I two pieced him, he fell to the ground crying and screaming, but no one flinched.” She shrugs her shoulders. “Maybe if there is another one I can find, you can come with me. But, they get pretty wild.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRgppZ1Ss5
“I don’t know about that. Remember I am trying to keep a low profile.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xC986ElyH
“Keeping a low profile doesn’t mean you have to be boring, Zeni.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElYJbycfWd
“You are crazy, Gracine. Crazier than I remember.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwB9HnLl7dr
“Girl, I know. But, I couldn’t let him touch on me. I ain’t like that.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ818gEPMdhv
Zeniqua smiles. They pay for their things and move to the next store, J. Crew. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxBGvribjO
Zeniqua is feeling as though she is in heaven with all the shopping they are doing. Zeniqua was barely let out of the house, only to go to school when her father found out she’d been talking to a few boys. What was she supposed to do? There were boys everywhere. In her classes, up the street, down the street, around the corners. But told Zeniqua that any one of them could be his rivals’ sons and he couldn’t take the chance of her getting hurt because of them. She wasn’t sure if that were true but she understood what her crazed father was saying.
“Come on, Zeni. Pick out some clothes. I got money for days.” Gracine secretly reaches into her purse, Zeniqua peeks and sees a wad of 100 dollar bills. Her hues widen and she stands up. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIdCDJ8fHc
“Alright then.” She and Gracine begin to go through shorts, shirts, dresses, skirts, and shoes until their arms were full. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4lTU92Bp9
Walking out with bags, they make their way to the food court and plop down with an exhausted sigh. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOekBZBV3xt
“This day is so awesome,” Zeniqua smiles. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqx9icreYh
“Girl, we are just getting started.” Gracine picks through her bags to observe all she has. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5m0QfVYno
“How did you get all that money?” Zeniqua whispers. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwRparP3cr
Gracine scoots over to Zeniqua and whispers, “I sell a little stuff on the side.” She nods.
“Stuff like what?” She tilts her head. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYEvHBcKbs
“Loud, bars, molly, X, and PCP. Sometimes PCP. But, I make a killing with just those.” 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhyi7qwDWv
“So, you're a drug deale-,” 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebUEQxRU2Y
“Correction. Drug rehab. It sounds more sophisticated.” She scoots to her side of the booth.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXyBK81Iw0
“Drug rehab.”531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvE15m39Sj
She nods, “I can get you in. If you want, but then you really have to keep a low profile. Because you can't go announcing that you have drugs. That's how you get robbed.” She schools Zeniqua.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NiVNfDQgW
“Who do you sell to?” Zeniqua finds herself fascinated with with the life her deceased mother first lived before she met her dreadful father. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBbTeiHnNi
“Anyone who wants some and can pay. If they can't pay, they don't get anything. And I make that real clear.” The sneer on her face sent a cold chill down Zeniqua’s spine. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgglZgmHwT9
“Oh,” Zeniqua sits up straight. “I mean if it's not too much trouble. “ 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI35OMoHwnZ
“Great. I will talk to Avery about it tomorrow. In the meantime, we should shop more and get food.” 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7NDGUtpb0
After a long day of shopping, Zeniqua was happy to be in the room her aunt made up for her. Just as she got a shower and is about to snuggle down in her bed, she hears a commotion at the front door. Hey room door is closed. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQaXtcNO2B
“I know she is here, Taiquana.” The male voice booms. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmGfK8zlR3
“She is not here, Caleb. Now get outta here!” She hears her auntie yelling. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIT3LAtDBU
Zeniqua silently gets out of her bed and creeps to her door. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkusPpv1IVa
“She is here! This is the only place she would go.” the voice is her father's. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikHh2nnW4W
Hey heart drops to her stomach and her breath catches in her throat. How'd he find me? She steps back from the door at the slight jingle. “Zeniqua! Get your ass out here. “ 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdw4YH4YGDm
No, no. I can't go back. He'll kill me for sure. Zeniqua opens her window and climbs out. She shivers at the cold sensation under her feet. Wet grass. Shit.
The door violently swings open and Zeniqua once again takes off running into the dead of night. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpMgmal01E
“I told you, she wasn't here.” Taiquana smirks. 531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLERTRrE35
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