I chuckled and checked to make sure I had my taser and pepper spray on me. I didn’t own a gun, so that was going to have to do for me.
We climbed out of the car and made our way to the door. There were a few people in the yard and even some laid on the steps that led up to the door, but they all looked like they were on another planet. My heart felt heavy seeing all of them in their current state. I knew that if this was how they were, there was no telling how I’d find my sister if she was there.
The door was open, so we let ourselves inside and began to look around. Just like outside, people were in there high out of their minds, and the room reeked. Both Kabria and I had to use our hands to cover our noses. I scanned each body, searching for Gwen, but to no avail. None of them were her.
I was about to give up and continue searching somewhere else, until we heard shuffling in the back. Kabria and I locked eyes briefly before we nodded and started toward the noise. There was a light shining through the opening at the top of the door and someone was in there because we could still hear movement. I reached to knock on the door and waited for a few seconds. When no one came, I knocked again.
“What?” Whoever was on the other side barked.
“U-Um, I’m sorry, I’m looking for my sister. Gwen.”
“Diamond?” I heard my sister’s voice. It was low, but it was definitely her.
“Gwen, it’s me!” I quickly replied, shaking the knob, but the door was locked.
I heard movement, but I also heard whoever the man was fussing, telling her he didn’t tell her ass to stop. I frowned, wondering what she was in there doing. I didn’t have to wonder long because she came to the door moments later pulling the shirt that was clearly too big for her small, frail frame, over her shoulder. I glanced behind her and noticed a man that was roughly around my age lying in bed. He hadn’t even bothered to cover up as he lay there naked as the day he was born staring at us.
“Diamond, what are you doing here?” Gwen hissed, pulling my attention back to her. “I’m busy,” she gestured behind her.
I frowned as I quickly became filled with rage knowing she had the nerve to be having sex, clearly unprotected since there was no condom in sight, while I was home caring forhernewborn baby. My life had changed completely, and her ass didn’t have a damn care in the world. I was furious.”
“I don’t give a damn what you were doing, Gwendolyn!” I snapped. “I need to talk to you!”
“I don’t have time to?—”
“Oh, you have time!” I barked, cutting her off and snatching her ass out of the room. “If you don’t, you will damn sure make it!”
I dragged her through the disgusting, smelly house and outside. I had to get out of there before both me and Kabria passed the fuck out.
“Let go of me.” Gwen snatched away and fell once we were outside. I tried to help her up, but she swatted me away and nastily said, “I got it, move!”
I scoffed as I peered down at her trying to get herself up off of the ground. She looked pitiful, so I grabbed her arm and pulled her up to her feet despite her not wanting me to.
“You know, you’ve got some nerve having an attitude with me after what you did!” I spat.
“You need to leave.” She waved me off and tried walking away, but I stopped her.
“I’m not going anywhere, Gwendolyn! How could you leave your child at the fucking hospital?” I snapped.
“Clearly I didn’t want her,” she rolled her eyes.
I was disgusted and disappointed as hell. I didn’t have high expectations when it came to her, but I damn sure expected a little more than what she’d done.
“Then why have her?” I frowned. “And why continue doing things to make another one?!” I shouted, pointing toward the house. “You have the audacity to be having sex right after abandoning your child—doing something to potentially making another one!”
“Are you done?” she slowly rolled her eyes. “I was busy, so if you’re not here to give me money, then you’re wasting your time.”
I was floored by how nonchalant she was acting. I didn’t know why I expected her to care because she wasthe one that left her own child at the hospital, but I thought there would at least be aninklingof compassion once I confronted her about it.
“You really don’t care.” I chuckled humorlessly. “You don’t care about shit but putting that bullshit in your system.” I pointed to her marked arms just as the slob she was laid up with walked out of the door. I looked him up and down in pure disgust. “And you’re willing to do whatever to get it. Is this her father? Do you even know?”
“Gwen, come here.” Old dirty bastard called out to her.
She ambled her way to him without a second thought. He was saying something to her while they looked me and Kabria’s way. Gwen came back seconds later with him following closely behind.
“Diamond, I need a favor.”
“I know you fucking lying!” Kabria snapped.
