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“We good then.” I got up to leave.
“Have a good day, Shameek.”
“Fuck you.”
CHAPTER 12
RAYA
The check had finally cleared and I was putting the last box in my car as the movers were closing the back of their truck. I was finally able to get the deposit for the new place. I took one last look at the condo building that held a lot of the arguments that Rah and I had. As much as we got into it, he never put his hands on me. He threatened, but I guess he knew not to take it there with me or his ass would be locked up.
“You ready to go to our new spot, Ryleigh?”
She didn’t give a damn because she didn’t know what was going on. As we made the drive over, I just smiled, because I would have another deposit hitting some time today, and that would get my new furniture. I gave Kam all my old shit. Hell, we even went on a small shopping spree. I owed my friend a little something since she kept it real with me. In order to get to my new house, I had to pass by Averie’s house. To think Rah was paying this hoe’s mortgage and had me in a damn condo. I guess he really did show me that he didn’t fuck with me like that.
Once the movers got Ryleigh’s bed put together, I tipped them and closed the door behind them. Ryleigh was sitting on the floor watching videos on her iPad. I grabbed my phone to order us some food and check my account for the other deposit. When it wasn’t there, I decided to call Lloyd’s bitch ass and see what the issue was.
“Lloyd, where is the rest of the money that is supposed to be deposited into my account?” I asked before he could say hello.
“Are you talking about the trust? If so, that belongs to Ryleigh only, and you cannot touch it. Hell, she can’t touch it until a certain age. Did you not pay attention at the reading of the will?”
The fuck did he mean the trust belonged to Ryleigh? She was three fucking years old. The hell was she going to do with it?
“The monthly amount that was deposited a few days ago is for the care of Ryleigh. The other deposit is the trust. It’s restricted.”
“So, he’s still controlling the fucking money. What was the purpose of the damn DNA test?”
“To establish your daughter’s legal right to her trust. Not yours.”
I hung up in his face. The whole point of moving into this house was because I could afford it. I was depending on the extra money. My dumb ass sat in that damn meeting and didn’t really pay attention to what was being said. Now I was back in a fucked up situation because the amount of money for Ryleigh’s care was good, but the house would eat up most of it. I still had a car payment and other bills, too. Not to mention I finally got Ryleigh accepted into a school. The tuition for that was not cheap either. Then I looked around and noticed I didn’t have a lick of fucking furniture. All I did was keep Ryleigh’s bedroom furniture because I had no one to give it to. I picked up my phone and dialed Kam’s number.
“Hey girl. You settled in?”
“Kam, don’t judge me, bitch.”
“Girl, what now?”
“I need my furniture back.”
“See, I had a feeling you were going to do this. What happened to you getting all new shit?”
“I didn’t pay attention at the reading of the will. I got two deposits. One is for Ryleigh’s care, and the other is for her trust. I can’t touch the damn trust.”
“Damn, Raya, you gotta get your shit together. I’m so glad I didn’t get rid of my own shit. You can come and get the furniture; it’s still sitting in the U-Haul.”
“You can’t bring it to me?”
“Hell no! You got yourself in this shit, and you need to get yourself out. I know you don’t want to hear this, but you may have to find you a job.”
I rolled my eyes. Anytime I was in some shit, this was the first thing she would say.
“I’ll be there in a little bit. Do you think you can help me bring it in or watch Ryleigh so I can find someone to help me?”
“I’ll watch Ryleigh.”
“Thank you,” I said with an attitude before hanging up.
By the time I had paid a few of Kam’s cousins to drive the U-Haul and put the furniture in my house, it was late as fuck. There was no way I was going back on the other side of town to get Ryleigh. I was exhausted, and I needed to get some sleep. After sending Kam a text, I hopped in the shower and climbed in bed. Before my eyes closed, I went to Royal Flush’s social media page. It had become routine to see what the fuck Kyenna was doing since she was so private. She still hadn’t put any pictures of herself on the website or the page. Whoever her social media manager was, did a good job of making it seem like Rah was still alive. My eyes ended up getting heavy until I drifted off to sleep with my phone in my hand.
