Dirtiest Revenge (23 page)

Back at Wiz’s place, she thought she would cook him a nice, hearty meal because he had been nothing but a gentleman to her, and she wanted to show him how thankful she was for him. Kendra baked loaded potatoes, steak with smothered onions, broccoli with cheese, and a peach cobbler.

Afterwards, she lit a few candles and put on a slow jam mix. Next, Kendra put on some brand new crotchless lingerie and her six inch stilettos. She was happy when Wiz made it home earlier than usual.

“
Mmm, mama, what smells so good?” Wiz said, sneaking up behind her and kissing her on the neck.

“
Oh, baby! That’s me,” Kendra smiled, popping her imaginary collar.

Wiz laughed, “Nah, baby. I’m talking bought the food.”

Kendra playfully punched him in the stomach.

“
Ok, baby. You know I’m talking ‘bout my pretty woman,” he said with his hands in the air for surrender.

“
Well, good. I hope you’re hungry because dinner’s ready. Afterwards, I want to bathe you in the tub. I’m gonna fill it with bubbles and roses.”

Kendra grabbed Wiz by the hand and led him to the dining room table. She sat on his lap. Sensually, Kendra blindfolded Wiz. Then, she fed his food to him and asked him to guess what it was that he was eating. After she fed him, she guided him to the bathroom and slowly undressed him. Once inside the tub, she took a huge loofa from under the water and, using both hands, squeezed the water over his head.

“
You sure know how to please your man,” he said with a big smile on his face.

Kendra fed him strawberries dipped in chocolate while she bathed him. “Well, there’s plenty more where that came from.”

Wiz pulled Kendra into the tub with him. They shared a wet, passionate kiss. Kendra straddled Wiz in the tub and guided his tool inside of her canal. Their lovemaking was so intense that each and every stroke from their bodies caused a small tidal wave. They made love for hours. Kendra forgot about Trent, and Wiz forgot about the killings that he had done earlier.

*****

They were so in sync with each other. They became inseparable instantly. One particular evening after shopping at the Topanga Canyon Mall, Wiz had overheard Kendra tell her sister Nia that she wanted to go to Medieval Times in Buena Park. She had always wanted to experience it, so he surprised her by taking her there. They enjoyed a nice dinner and even participated in the tournament. Kendra enjoyed the evening. It was one of the best days of her life.

“
Thank you, baby. I’m having so much fun. Too bad it has to end,” Kendra spoke softly.

Wiz pulled her into him as he gazed in her eyes and said, “Baby girl, this don’t never have to end. I can give you all that you ever wanted and more. I can be your protector, your provider. I feel that you are my soul mate.” Then, he got down on one knee and pulled out a small blue box from Tiffany’s. Kendra covered her mouth with one hand and placed the other on his shoulders. “I guess what I’m trying to say is, Ken, I’ve never met any woman like you. You do things to me that I love, and I can’t get enough of you. You know my mom always told me if I ever met a woman with good qualities, beauty, and brains that I should never let her go.” Wiz took a deep breath and continued, “Kendra LaSalle, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”

A single tear fell out of Kendra’s eye. It rolled down her check and on to Wiz’s hand. He gently placed her hand to his lips and kissed it.

“
I will never hurt you,” he stated.

Still in shock, Kendra replied, “I…I don’t know what to say.”

“
I love you, baby girl. Please say yes.”

Kendra looked back into Wiz’s eyes. Then, she screamed out, “Yes, Gabriel! I will marry you!”

This was the happiest day of her life. She was convinced that this was how her life was supposed to be. She had dated and shacked up with a man for six years, and he hadn’t proposed once, nor had he ever brought marriage up. Her momma had always said, “Why buy the whole cow, when you can get the milk free?” She understood what her mother had meant now. She’d been seeing Wiz a little under three months. They had just started living together a few weeks ago, and he was already proposing. That made her fall for him more. She was really sure that she and Trent would never be again.

Wiz picked Kendra up and twirled her around in circles. He screamed out, “She said yes y’all! She said yes!”

Passersby clapped for them and cheered them on.

“
Wait! I have to call my sister,” Kendra said.

Wiz put her back on the ground. Kendra took her cell phone out of her purse to call Nia. As soon as she picked up, Kendra screamed, “I’m getting married!”

“
Oh! So, you and Trent finally made up?” Nia asked.

“
Hell, no! I wouldn’t get back with that nigga if he was the last dude on earth, but Wiz just proposed to me, and I said yes,” Kendra said, smiling and looking down at her seven carat yellow diamond Princess cut ring.

“
Well, look at Mr. Wiz now. He ain’t even been in the picture long, and he already making you his wife. I’m all for it, sis,” Nia said.

“
Just one thing. Please don’t tell Marcos cuz I don’t want Trent to know shit.”

“
Fuck Trent,” Nia spat. “That nigga ain’t shit, but you have my word. I won’t say anything to Marcos. I promise. Once again, I’m happy for you, little sis,” Nia said, giving her sister a kiss through the phone.

Kendra turned her attention back to her new fiancé. They walked hand in hand. This was a real dream come true for Kendra, and nothing could destroy her moment.

*****

“
Trenton!” Mrs. Moore yelled from her bedroom. His mother had confined herself to her bedroom ever since Treniyah had called, hoping that she would call again.

“
Yeah, Mom. What’s up?” Trent asked.

“
Has your sister called your phone?”

It was driving Trent crazy that his mother asked him every twenty minutes if his sister had called. He didn’t know what to say or to do.

“
Nah, Mom. She hasn’t called, but I’m quite sure she’s gonna be calling soon.”

Trent couldn’t bear to look his mother in the eyes again. He knew it was his fault, and he had to make it right.

“
Baby, why don’t you have Kendra come by a little later? I want her to help me cook for this search party tonight,” his mother suggested.

A search party
?, he thought. His mom was taking this way overboard. He wasn’t for the law being in his business. He believed in street justice. That was the code he chose to live by.

“
Mom, me and Kendra are not together anymore, and I don’t think we will be getting back together, so please don’t say her name around me anymore.”

His mother looked up at him and said, “She finally had the courage to leave you. That’s why your face looks like that, huh?”

Trent was just about to say something, but he stopped as soon as he realized who he was talking to, so he just let her words bypass him.

As Trent paced the floor back and forth, worry grew on his face. He felt like it was two thousand all over again, and the tables had turned. He so desperately needed to find his sister like yesterday. His mom was driving him crazy, and he was at his breaking point. Trent wished his father would hurry and get home, so he could help him deal with the stress from his mother. Trent’s father never showed signs of hurt. He dealt with things differently than his mother. He made sure he stayed working around the clock. It wasn’t that he didn’t care about his family, but he knew being idle would cause him to do some things that he had vowed not to do anymore. He was a recovering alcoholic. He had been sober for five years, and he had promised himself to keep it that way.

*****

Nicole started to panic when she saw the sheriff’s car patrolling the lot of the train station. He stopped by the smoker. Her heart almost sank when she saw the officer get out the car, but, as quickly he got out, he got back in and took off. Nicole wiped her forehead as she sighed with relief.

“
Oh, good. Here comes the train,” Nicole said to the smoker, who was now smiling from ear to ear. He couldn’t wait to get back, so he could get his smoke on. They boarded the train and went straight to the top. The train was quite crowded, and Nicole didn’t feel like sharing seats with anyone, but she had to sit next to this white chick who tried to talk her to death, but Nicole wasn’t having it. At first, she tried acting like she was asleep, but that didn’t work. Next, she tried tuning the chick out, but that didn’t work either. Finally, Nicole was so irritated that she cursed the poor girl out, saying, “Look, bitch. Can you please shut the fuck up? Fuck! A bitch can’t get no peace and quiet!”

The white girl looked like she wanted to cry. The other passengers laughed.

“
What the fuck are y’all laughing at?” Nicole screamed at them.

Everyone turned away like she wasn’t talking to them. She closed her eyes for the duration of the ride back to L.A. Once they were back in the city, Nicole and the smoker split up and went their separate ways.

“
Look, nigga. You haven’t seen me if anyone asks you, and, if you do tell them, I’mma cut yo balls off,” Nicole threatened.

“
Yeah, I hear you,” the smoker replied.

Then, he turned and walked away at full speed. He never looked back. Once he found an alley, he dipped into it. He took out some dope from his bag, found a stick on the ground, and poked at the package until it opened. He stuck one of his fingers inside. Then, he rubbed it against his gums, so he could get that numb feeling.

*****

Another week had passed since Mrs. Moore had received a call from her only daughter, and it was driving her insane. She had heard no word from the police either. They wanted the family to hold a press conference and to give a reward for anyone who knew of her whereabouts. Trent didn’t agree with it because he believed it showed weakness.

“
Trent, what’s wrong with you? It seems like you don’t want your sister to come back, and, if your drug antics have anything to with Treniyah’s disappearance…Lord, I don’t even want to think about that,” his mother stated.

Trent took it as his cue to leave the house. He called up Marcos and Marquise and told them to meet him at the spot. He didn’t understand why he had a gut feeling that his sister was dead. He tried to shake the feeling, but the haunting image played constantly in his mind.

“’
Sup, big dawg?” Marcos said as he dapped Trent’s and Marquise’s fists.

“
Aye! I can’t call it, but I know I’m ready to get at this nigga Wiz in a real way,” Trent said.

He dropped his head. Marcos ensured him that it would get handled. He said, “That nigga is gonna die today.”

The room fell silent for what it seemed like eternity. “My nigga, I don’t know why I feel this way, but I think my little sister’s gone. That nigga Wiz don’t have it all upstairs,” Trent said, breaking the silence. Neither Marcos nor Marquise knew what to say, so they just kept quiet and let Trent vent.

“
The fucked up part is this nigga dopefiended me when I wasn’t paying attention, but the nigga’s aim is fucked up because the nigga could have killed me right then and there,” Trent continued.

“
Maybe, you weren’t meant to die,” Marquise stated.

Trent looked up at his young protégé and said, “I guess I wasn’t, huh?”

*****

Kendra and Wiz made love for what seemed like hours. She couldn’t believe that she was engaged. She wanted to have the wedding of her dreams, but Wiz thought the best thing to do was to elope in Mexico at the end of the month. Then, later, they could have the wedding of her dreams. Kendra didn’t ask why he was such in a hurry to get married. She really didn’t care as long as it was Wiz she was marrying. She laid in her wet spot, breathing heavily and looking at her ring with a smile plastered across her face.

“
That is why I love you, baby girl. Just in case you need anything. There’s a couple stacks on the dresser,” Wiz said as he kissed Kendra on the forehead. Then, he turned back over to get some more sleep before he had to start another day.