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. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQP6OpW4xNg
“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.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5A55W74QVg
“No. I am sorry, I was in deep thought.” She apologizes. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlhXJp3ClG
“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?”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhRL4SqsbO
“I am not hungry so I guess we could shop first.” 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKA2ZaoiGBG
“Great.” Gracine takes Zeniqua by her hand and they enter Charlotte Russe first.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnytqGf8xHl
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. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IQnTjZ85C
“What are you grounded for, Gacine?” She has never really known Gracine to get into any trouble when they were little.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwU6qxmbNBw
“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.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhhZf4KAuo
Zeniqua’s mouth falls open and she stops looking through the jeans. “Are you serious?”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCyU5FQGMd
“As a heart attack, girl. They searched everywhere for my silly ass.” She purses her lips together. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdilqOuk6wa
“Where were you?” She starts back looking through the jeans and pulls three pairs out and put them across her arm. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFMcXunKLE
“I was next door.” She burst out laughing. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhD5wmXtRyS
Zeniqua snickers, “A party at the next door neighbor’s house?”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjGUlpyHIf
“This boy that I had a major crush on was there and I figured it was my chance to tell him I liked him.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD2Jxqwt0l
“Did you?”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqg90jc018
“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’.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBROGLu34K
Zeniqua laughs, “there is a drink called that?”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf2tqKaAL0
“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.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NRECAaa21
“I don’t know about that. Remember I am trying to keep a low profile.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxrXiSbUNt
“Keeping a low profile doesn’t mean you have to be boring, Zeni.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTed4W9g3RJ
“You are crazy, Gracine. Crazier than I remember.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyH8LQqd1Mb
“Girl, I know. But, I couldn’t let him touch on me. I ain’t like that.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1ygJVEJmj
Zeniqua smiles. They pay for their things and move to the next store, J. Crew. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEanmvd7Qh
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. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6Sd2xHgcT
“Alright then.” She and Gracine begin to go through shorts, shirts, dresses, skirts, and shoes until their arms were full. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfTOaBAbdW
Walking out with bags, they make their way to the food court and plop down with an exhausted sigh. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjVKIvgaUA
“This day is so awesome,” Zeniqua smiles. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrafq4iZLKt
“Girl, we are just getting started.” Gracine picks through her bags to observe all she has. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuxJnLSpYw
“How did you get all that money?” Zeniqua whispers. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesfSdm0FkL
Gracine scoots over to Zeniqua and whispers, “I sell a little stuff on the side.” She nods.
“Stuff like what?” She tilts her head. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXhp2bjx4a
“Loud, bars, molly, X, and PCP. Sometimes PCP. But, I make a killing with just those.” 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFv9C9xAjjf
“So, you're a drug deale-,” 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBnygE8tAA
“Correction. Drug rehab. It sounds more sophisticated.” She scoots to her side of the booth.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTIGmzbL0V
“Drug rehab.”501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xunDYHbWP
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.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7MuzWyEOs
“Who do you sell to?” Zeniqua finds herself fascinated with with the life her deceased mother first lived before she met her dreadful father. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCA9QSoDSp
“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. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzVmRLFdDR
“Oh,” Zeniqua sits up straight. “I mean if it's not too much trouble. “ 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfKiD4Tfzg
“Great. I will talk to Avery about it tomorrow. In the meantime, we should shop more and get food.” 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhaRuOZAXR
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. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdprnBEI8c
“I know she is here, Taiquana.” The male voice booms. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ144A9tcB4K
“She is not here, Caleb. Now get outta here!” She hears her auntie yelling. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc2b2fpT6c
Zeniqua silently gets out of her bed and creeps to her door. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCggN65zls3
“She is here! This is the only place she would go.” the voice is her father's. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqffaZFFMx
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. “ 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrp9BrvXAqb
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. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeHviN8RgX
“I told you, she wasn't here.” Taiquana smirks. 501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuySW7SJyFN
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