A Passion Rekindled

by Nolan, Rontora

  “Oh, well how does this sound coming out of my mouth?”

  She moved closer to him.

  “I am over everything you did to me. You are nothing but a coward. You got to rape me to feel like a man?”

  “Scarlett.”

  “I’m not scared of you anymore. See I know you and I know that all you are is a sad excuse from a man. What happened in your life to where a man like you is so insecure he had to claim a 12 year old girl?”

  Danger stepped back and began to ball his fist. Scarlett didn't budge.

  “I was 12 when that sorry excuse for a man gave me to you. What made you think that you could have me? That you were good enough for me?” Scarlett couldn’t control her anger she began to yell.

  “You were an, a, a drug dealer, a rapist and a loser.”

  Danger shoved her to the floor and as Scarlett tried to get up Danger got on top of her.

  “Ima show you a loser.”

  “Stop it please James.”

  “No…you remember how much fun we used to have. I want you Scarlett and I will have you.”

  Scarlett screamed but Danger slapped her. “I was hoping we could recreate some of our more wonderful experiences but now I see how you are going to be but I remember how to handle you.”

  He pulled a roll of duct tape out of his coat pocket. She yelled as loudly as she could but it didn't help. He grabbed her hands together then wrapped the tape around them. She struggled to get free but he put all his weight on her. He pulled out a little white pill and shoved it in her mouth. He placed his right hand over her mouth so she wouldn’t spit it out. But she bit his hand and spit it on the floor.

  He placed his hands around her neck and began to choke her. After a few moments, she felt herself losing awareness and she began to black out. He unbuckled his pants. He tore the slit in her blue jean skirt as he stroked her legs. She began to breathe normally and she kicked and pushed him off of her.

  “Stop it…stop.”

  He pushed himself inside her and she screamed.

  “Oh my God Scarlett you feel just as good as I remember.”

  Scarlett cried as he moved inside her. He grabbed her leg with one of his hands then tightened his grip around her neck with the other. She tried to UN tape her hands with her teeth but soon she felt dizzy and weak.

  “Oh yes baby yes! You feel so good. I love you so much…oh baby…baby yes.”

  Scarlett couldn’t keep conscious as Danger continued to have sex with her. As he finished he griped her neck tighter. He reached his climax and Scarlett felt her awareness draining. As he tried to catch his breath, he caressed her face.

  “Baby we belong together. I know you feel it too.”

  Chris and Christian pulled into the driveway at the same time. They nodded to each other as they walked up to the door and Christian knocked. After a moment, he called her phone.

  “Something isn’t right she always answers.”

  “Unless she’s sleep, let’s just use Maggie’s Key.”

  “I don’t want to scare her.”

  “Well if she’s sleep she won’t be scared.”

  Christian unlocked the door but couldn’t get it opened.

  “Something’s not right here. It won’t open.”

  “Here let me little brother.”

  Chris pushed against it but noticed it wouldn’t budge.

  “Look in the window and see if you see anything.”

  Christian looked through the side window and saw a man standing over Scarlett. He ran back to the door and started pushing it in.

  “He’s in there.”

  “What?”

  “He is in there right now.”

  “Who?”

  “Him! Angel’s dad whatever get the door open.”

  They pushed and kicked against the door till finally got the door opened. The chair flew across the floor as they ran into the house. Christian saw red as he saw Danger leaning over her touching her head. He lunged at him but Danger jumped around and pulled out his gun.

  “Not so fast.”

  Chris and Christian froze as they saw the gun.

  Danger stared at Christian as he looked over to Scarlett as she was lying limp on the floor.

  “Scarlett are you ok?”

  Danger moved in front of Scarlett and held the gun closer to Christian.

  “Get out. You both get out now or I will shoot her.”

  Chris held his hands up. “We can’t do that.”

  “I will shoot her. I will.”

  Christian tried to hold his emotions in.

  “Please leave her alone.”

  “Please Awww that silver spoon hanging out your mouth comes with manners huh? That’s funny. But you guys should leave. We were having so much fun.”

  Danger pulled Scarlett off the floor and held his arm around her neck. “My baby and I are getting to know each other all over again.”

  She tried to move from him but was too weak. He made his arm tighter around her neck as her taped hands fell in front of her. Christian looked at her. Scarlett cleared her throat.

  “Just leave.”

  “No I’m not leaving he will just have to shoot me I'm not going anywhere.”

  Danger laughed. “Oh that can be arranged.”

  “James leave him alone I will do whatever you want just don't hurt him.”

  Scarlett sounded hoarse. She tried to muster all the strength she could. Danger pointed the gun back to Scarlett’s temple.

  “Tell him to leave or I will shoot them both.”

  “Don’t bother Scarlett we are not going anywhere.”

  “Hey I'm a generous guy you can have her when I'm done. I am thinking I want to go for round two what do you think Scarlett?” Danger laughed as Chris stepped closer to them.

  “Look man I don’t know you and I don’t know what's going on but what I do know is we can’t let you hurt her.”

  “I know who he is…that’s her new boyfriend but who are you?”

  “My name is Christopher Waters the Second and you say you know my brother Christian Waters did you know we own Waters Empire.”

  “Yeah I know you the cats who gave her that job and this house.” Danger tightened his grip on her. She gasped for air.

  “To make her think she is better than me…than where she came from.”

  “James you’re hurting me…I can’t breathe.”

  “Well you hurt me. I'm just returning the favor.”

  “Look man I know what it’s like. You’re in love with a girl. She doesn’t feel the same.” Scarlett struggled to get free.

  “Will you stop moving? I did love her I still do. And I know she loves me.” He loosened his grip and stroked her face with his fingers.

  “I asked for you Scarlett. He wanted to give me your mother. But I said no I want Scarlett. Sweet beautiful untouched Scarlett.”

  He brushed her face with the gun. “I wanted to be your first from the moment I saw you. Your dad had pointed you out to me as you were walking home with a group of your friends. I saw you and thought damn she is beautiful. You were a sexy young woman and I wanted you. I had to have you. Your dad fought it at first but his habit wouldn’t let him deny me what was mines.”

  Scarlett tried to shake his arm from around her. “I wasn’t yours.”

  “Oh you were…you were mine from the first time I saw you. I gave you everything and you sent me to jail. You denied me my child.” He threw her to the ground and pointed the gun to her.

  “We were married and that meant nothing to you. I wanted to give you the world. I gave you everything and you just left me.”

  She moved her fingers to her neck with her taped hands as tears fell from her eyes. She cried. “You didn’t really expect me to stay with you. You raped me you got me pregnant at 17, you forced me to marry you, and you were a drug dealer.”

  “I would have taken care of you.”

  “You would have ruined my life. And my daughter’s life too.”

  “Our d
aughter.”

  “No not our daughter. I raised her.”

  “Because you wouldn’t let me help.”

  “Why should I have?”

  “Because she is a symbol of our love.”

  “No she has nothing to do with you and she won’t. Ever!”

  Chris moved a little closer. “Look man you guys are talking why don’t you put down the gun.”

  “No! I am going to kill her and take my daughter and then I am going to leave.”

  “Do you really think killing her is a way to get your little girl?”

  “You are right. Maybe I should just torture her then.”

  He pulled the trigger and shot her in the arm. Scarlett screamed as Christian ran to Danger. Danger turned the gun on Christian and he stepped back.

  “Not so fast tough guy look at her do you really think she is good enough for you for your life? She doesn’t belong in your world. She is a liar and selfish. 9 years Scarlett you took her from me you didn’t let me see her. I am her father and she doesn’t even know who I am. And to make matters worse you’re with this loser what makes you think he’s right for my family.”

  Christian looked at Scarlett crying on the floor.

  “I am right for them.”

  “Why.”

  “Because she is my life and I love her.”

  “You don’t love her.”

  “Yes I do. I fell in love with her despite all the things you did to her.”

  “You don’t love her. You can’t love her she is mines.”

  “No I’m not.” Scarlett cried.

  “You don't mean that.”

  “Oh but I do. I left you had you arrested. I left Philly with no forwarding address. I did everything possible to make sure you never found us.”

  “But I did.”

  “How…how did you find me Danger? Where I live?” She was crying in pain. He smiled a cocky smile.

  “Well let’s just say you are not the only one with friends in high places.” He looked over to Christian.

  “How can you love her? A guy like you can’t love a girl like her, she is everything that your type frowns at, and she has a daughter, no education. Look at her…she is not right for you. Let me take her back where she belongs. She was made for me.”

  “Why so you can hurt her? Can’t you see she's in pain right now you shot her?”

  “It wasn’t supposed to hit her no one told her to move.”

  “You son of a-”

  Christian moved closer to him but Danger held the gun closer to him.

  “Are you forgetting that I am holding the gun?”

  They heard sirens and Danger pulled Scarlett to him.

  “Say goodbye to your new life Scarlett we are going to get our daughter and leave this place.” Scarlett tried to move away from him but he pointed the gun to Christian.

  “Come with me or I will shoot him in the head.”

  “Scarlett don't do it.”

  Scarlett looked from Danger to Christian and knew he would shoot him and not think twice.

  “Don’t follow us Christian. Just stay away.”

  Danger led her out the back still pointing the gun at Christian. As they got out the door, he shot off three shots and pushed her into his blue ford focus and went to the driver’s seat and ran off. Chris and Christian ran after the car.

  “Scarlett!!!!!!!!!!”

  Christian entered into the house as two officers ran into the house with their weapons raised. One was tall and lanky the other short and stout. Both of the men were African American.

  “Everybody freeze.”

  “You got to go after him. He has her.”

  “I said freeze.”

  “And I said hurry he’s getting away.”

  Chris pulled Christian to a chair and turned to the officers.

  “I’m sorry about him he’s upset the man you want just left here with Scarlett Hale she lives here.”

  “So what are you two doing here then?”

  “Scarlett is Christian’s girlfriend and my fiancée Jayla asked us to stop by.” The tall officer held up a note pad.

  “Would that be Jayla Monroe?”

  “Yes sir.”

  “So you two must be Christian and Christopher Waters?”

  Christian stood. “Yes. And you are letting that crazy man get away with her.”

  The short officer put his hands up. “Ok what was he driving?”

  “I don't know it was a dark color like blue or black and it had four doors. I know it's not much to go off of but it's the best I got.” The short officer walked out the house as the tall one walked over to them.

  “Ok while he checks that out will you guys tell me what happened?”

  ***

  Scarlett screamed as Danger made a sharp turn and she flew against the door.

  “Put your seat belt on and you won’t be hurt.”

  “How? You tied my hands together you ass hole.”

  “Ass hole huh? Well this ass hole is about to make a surprise visit to your little friend Jayla’s. She is the one with our daughter right?”

  “No. NO!”

  Scarlett jumped to the driver’s side and covered his eyes with her tied up hands. He screamed.

  “Scarlett what the hell are you doing.”

  “Pull over.”

  “I can’t see.”

  “Then pull over!”

  He began to lose control of the car as he tried to throw her off of him. As the car swerved, he shoved her arms from around him and threw her backwards into the backseat. He laughed at her as he turned to face the front.

  “Stupid bitch you’re going to pay for that.”

  “You don't have to do this.”

  “What are you talking about?”

  “This! Why are you doing this? Just let me go. James I am finally happy. Your daughter is doing so well. Just let me go please.”

  “I love you and I can’t just let you go. I can’t.”

  “Why?”

  “Just stop talking.”

  “Why James?”

  “Because you are the only person who actually loved me for me.”

  “James.”

  “Just shut up. SHUT UP!”

  Scarlett felt lost for hope so she did the only thing she could think of. She prayed.

  “Lord please help me. Please get me out of this mess.”

  “I thought I asked you to stop talking.”

  “Please Lord. I need you.”

  “What are you praying for?”

  “Because James I don't believe you really want to do this.”

  “How do you know what I want?”

  “James have you ever prayed?”

  “Shut up.”

  She squinted in pain, but continued talking seeing she hit a nerve. “Asked for forgiveness for your sins. For everything you have done.”

  “Shut up.”

  “It’s not too late. God can forgive you for everything.”

  “What do I need to be forgiven for? Just shut up! SHUT UP!”

  He turned and shoved her back into her seat. Scarlett laid back and cried. Danger looked back to her and didn't understand why she just couldn’t accept they belonged together. He loved her he really did. He realized after the first time he was with her. She was extraordinary and all he wanted was to be with her. He knew if they were a family, he could have been everything she and his daughter needed. But at every turn, she fought him.

  He looked back at her lying in the fetal position on the back seat. Blood covering the right side of her shirt her face was tear streaked. He faced the front suddenly realizing that if he did love her he wouldn’t be doing all this to hurt her. He looked to the sky and wondered if she was right. He had done a lot of bad in his life. Sold drugs, beat someone so severely they ended up in a coma for a month and might have killed people he never stayed around long enough to find out. Could he be forgiven?

  He thought in his mind all the things that he did and silently asked for some kind of f
orgiveness.

  “James look out!”

  He heard a long beep and realized he was going head to head with a car. He swerved to miss the car but ran into a pole. Scarlett screamed as she was thrown from the car. As she was in midair, she felt a sharp stabbing pain in her chest then landed on the concrete.

  Christian paced back and forth. What was taking so long? He walked to the wall and punched it.

  “Who do I have to pay to get some results? There has to be someone who can find them.”

  He walked over to the officer and was about to ask him for the fourth time what was going on when he heard hey heard yelling and saw Devon walking towards the door.

  “Scarlett…Scarlett.”

  Chris walked over to him.

  “Devon you need to calm down what are you doing here?

  “What happened to Scarlett Chris?”

  “How did you know what was going on?”

  “I got a call from Maggie. She was worried…I had Jones drop me off is Scarlett alright?”

  “Devon calm down ok. I need you to go to over to Jayla’s. She has Angel and Maggie and their friends.”

  “No what is going on? Maggie said she thought it had something to do with Danger does it? What, what did he do?”

  “Danger was here. He shot her and took off with her. They are doing all they can to find her and right now, what I need for you to do is go over to the girls and keep them calm. Can you do that?”

  “We can’t lose her Chris she is our world.”

  Chris hugged him. “Devon I know that. They are going to do everything they can ok? So can you go over to the girls?”

  He wiped his tears from his eyes as he pulled away from Chris.

  “Yeah.”

  He took one last glance around the house then grabbed the car keys of the hook and walked to the car. As he drove off the tall officer walked over to Chris and Christian.

  `“Ok so here is the deal. There was a one-car accident on Broadway involving a male and female. The car is a four door blue ford focus.”

  “We got to go.”

  “You can ride with me but I need to warn you.”

  “Warn me what?”

  “I don't know who but they said there was one fatality.”

  Christian’s heart sank in his chest as the officer continued.

  “They said one person was thrown from the car and then the car caught on fire.”

  “We got to get there now.”