He must have seen me hesitating. “Okay.” I wanted to bust out in tears right then, but instead I just dialed.
“Toya, hey, I’m in jail.” I didn’t know how else to say it.
“What? Oh, my God. What happened?” She sighed.
“It’s a long story, but I need you to come get me out of here, please.” I sniffled.
“I don’t have any money, Reese, I’m sorry,” she cried. “I feel so horrible, but I just paid rent,” she explained.
I had a bad taste in my mouth from all of what happened. Not only were my friend and man messin’ around, but I was sittin’ in a jail without the bail! What sense does this make? I couldn’t think straight. Who can help me? I wondered. I closed my eyes and laid my head against the wall beside the phone.
I knew there was only one more person who could help: Kev. I opened my eyes.
“It’s okay, but can you call Kev and tell him I need his help?” I knew in my heart that he would help. “Let him know I can give it right back to him when I get released.” I gave her his number and hoped. “Okay, I gotta go,” I cried and hung up the phone.
I prayed that Kev would help because we hadn’t spoken since we had words a few months back. They took me back to the lockup and I sat watching the news for what seemed like years. I didn’t talk to anyone else, just sat there in front of the television.
I dosed off a few times but within a few hours I heard the guard calling my name.
“You made bail,” she said. Those were the best words I had heard all night! I was so relieved to be out of there. The guard gave me my clothes, my ID, and all my other belongings and pointed to a place to go change.
“Thank you.” I smiled at the woman.
Once in the bathroom I put my things on the sink and I looked in the mirror at myself, held my face in my hands, and broke down. I couldn’t imagine going back to that house where Jason was. I was furious at him. He never came and got me; he really let me sit in there. And after he cheated and hurt me with my best friend. What an ultimate betrayal. I could still feel the knife twisting deep in my back.
I grabbed a paper towel and wet it in the sink, and put it over my face to refresh myself.
After I got dressed I was escorted to the lobby where Kev and Toya had shown up to get me. I saw Kev first, standing there, putting his wallet back in his jacket. What a beautiful sight for sore eyes.
He was on his cell and shaking his head like he was angry. He saw me and gave me a half smile, then put his finger up as if to say “wait a minute.” I nodded okay.
“Jay, we got her. I’ma take her to get her car, then she can do what she wants.” Kev looked frustrated.
I frowned my face up. “He called you?” I asked Kev. “He wouldn’t even answer me when I called him to come get me out of here.” I couldn’t control my feelings anymore. Kev looked at me. Then put his finger up again as if to say “wait a minute” again.
“Jay, I’ll call you right back.” He hung up, walked up to me, and gave me a hug. He smelled so good. I closed my eyes, feeling so connected to him. I started crying and he took his hand and wiped my tears.
“Don’t worry ’bout Jay, you know how he is,” Kev proclaimed.
I did know how he was but it didn’t change the fact that I was on fire. “Kev, he’s messin’ wit’ Eva and he left me here like it was my fault!” I screamed out, then cried.
“You all right, you know I wasn’t gonna let you sit in here.” He looked at me with sincerity in his eyes. “I got you.” And I believed him.
I went over to Toya and hugged her. “Thanks so much.”
“You know who to thank, he paid your bail.” Toya smiled and looked over at Kev who was now sitting down.
I turned around and looked at him. He nodded, and I smiled. “Thank you. I got the money to pay you back. We just have to go to the ATM,” I told him.
He frowned and put his hands out as if to say no. “Naw, you good. Don’t worry ’bout it.” He smiled.
I gave Toya another hug. “Thank you, thank you, thank you for being there for me.”
“You my girl! But, you need to leave Jason alone! Fo’ real! Kev is his boy and he even agrees,” Toya fussed.
We both looked over at Kev, I could tell he was tired even though he was in and out of our conversation. He was sittin’ on the bench with his elbow on his knee and his hand on his head, leaned over, half asleep. He looked up. “Come on, ladies, let’s get out of here.” He said, gettin’ up, then yawned.
I looked over at the clock in the police station it was five in the morning. I thought, no wonder he’s yawning.
Toya interrupted my thoughts about Kev when she blurted out the reality of the night. “Jason wouldn’t even come get you. He runnin’ you in the ground, Reese. You too good for this!”
Toya was right and I had a plan. When I sat in that cell I came up with a plan for Jason all right! I had no love for that scum. I wanted revenge! Jason was going to pay for his action. I wanted to get Jason for all that he had done, including what he did to Shy.
Jason was going down!
He made a mistake when he showed me his whole operation. Part of my plan was to convince him to let me help him out with the little things so he had more free time. I needed to prove I was really ride or die by getting my hands dirty. But I was smarter than him 100 percent, and that’s where my revenge would come in. I would make him look foolish and get him where it would hurt: his pockets!
Chapter 14
Come Get Me
I fell asleep in the truck, thinking about how to convince Jay to let me have a role in his affairs. When I woke up I looked over at Kev driving. He was such a beautiful man. He turned and looked over at me.
“You all right?” he asked.
I shook my head.
“You had a long night.” His eyes pierced through my soul when he looked at me. It was like sunlight does in the A.M.
