Page 43 of Session 25

“Officers, I want her locked up. She just attacked me,” Koi’s face turned a shade of red as she puffed out a breath.

“She did not attack you. You started this shit,” I chimed in.

“Let her go, sir,” the cops demanded. “We need to speak to her.”

“Arrest her too then! I want to press charges as well.” Koi said as soon as I put her down on the ground.

“For what?” Rika yelled out. Koi held out her hands to be cuffed with a smirk on her face.

“She hit me.” Koi lied.

“No, no, I did not,” Rika stuttered when the officers lifted her up to get cuffed. “She’s lying,” she cried. “Marcel, tell them.” I lifted my hands in the air. If this was how Koi wanted to play it, then so be it. Rika brought it on herself.

“Until we can clear up the allegations, both will be arrested.”

“Officer, forget it. I don’t want to press charges. I have to go home to my son, please.” Her lips trembled. “Can I just go home if I drop the charges?”

“Ma’am,” the officer with Koi asked. “Do you want to still press charges?”

“Fuck it. As long as she leaves me alone. I am an accountant, and I do not have time for this ghetto mess.” She put on a show. “I am better than this.” She let a lone tear fall. “And she just keeps pushing me. One day I’m going to snap!” I had to give it to Koi, them cops were eating up her sob story.

“I understand. She isn’t worth it. Walk away.” The officer removed the cuffs, looking at her a little too hard. My jaw clenched.

“I know, but…” she looked down. “But it’s so hard to ignore someone who just keeps coming to me, looking for drama. Do you see her?” She pointed to Rika, who was standing there looking dumbfounded, holding her jaw.

“Can you walk me to my car?” Koi batted her lashes, and I lost it.

“What the fuck, Koi?” Her mother and now her sister were in the background laughing.

“Sir, if you come any closer, I will have to tase you. Let this young lady leave.” Koi hugged her body as if she was scared.

“I’m in the Audi right there.” She pointed to her truck I had brought.

“With a truck like that you shouldn’t even be over here. Stay away from here, miss.” The cop flirted back. My blood boiled as I watched the exchange.

“I’ll make sure of it after today.” He walked her to her car, opening the door for her, closing it as Koi gave him one last look. She drove off without a second glance in my direction.

Vexed, I turned to Rika, who was still holding her face. “You let that bitch hit me! Are you crazy?”

“The night I fucked your stupid ass, I knew I was crazy. Get to the fucking house before someone else feel the need to hit you.”

“You heard your baby daddy,” Sicily chimed in. “Go on and move fast.”

The worst mistake of my life was lying down with Rika. This family was going to give me hell for the rest of my life, and I couldn’t even blame them.

Koi: And this incident is the reason why I’m going home to my new dude. He would never. God bless.

I stopped short, rereading her text, stuck.

“Rika, hurry your ass up. I got somewhere to be.”

Koi had called me twice. In a meeting I couldn’t answer, but the minute I was free, I dialed her number.

“You okay baby girl?”

“Are you busy?” She asked in an uneasy tone.

“Not anymore. Now again, are you okay?”