"Roman," Zadia whispered. "Of freaking course." She stood up angrily but made sure to pick up Tino with softly. "I need a moment." She said, storming off. With one hand around Tino and the other on the railing, she climbed up the stairs with a quick pace and made her way to her room, making sure to lock the door. "Tino I love you, but I swear your mom and uncle are aholes!" She shrieked. "And don't even get me started on your father."
As they laid on the bed, Santino looked at her before taking a handful of her locs to tug on. This had slowly become a habit of his, Zadia didn't mind it at all. "Guhguh." He babbled, gripping her hair tighter.
"Not too tight, little dude. It took me forever to grow this hair." Zadia said and then sighed. "I can't believe they put everyone out like that... What am I gonna do? All our money is there... all my stuff." She whispered, feeling like she was about to cry. "My life is so dramatic when it doesn't have to be. Sometimes I think I'm cursed." Tino giggled at her. "I'm serious little dude, maybe I was cursed from the start."
Zadia glanced at the window on the other side of the room, watching the sunlight reflect against it. She took a deep breath and held it in for a couple of seconds, before slowly letting it out. "I've got a super crazy bad idea, and it's most likely gonna get me in trouble... but I've got to do it." She looked back at the baby. "Don't look up to me Tino, I don't always make the best choices." Poking his belly, her mind was all made up. "I'll sneak out just before sundown." She whispered into the air. "I'll get what we need and come back... no one will even notice I'm gone" She gulped. "... I hope."
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It was five in the afternoon when Adam knocked on Zadia's door. He wanted to make sure she was alright since she'd locked herself in there and asked nicely that everyone let her be. "Zadia?" He called her name, leaning against the side of the closed door. "You alright?"
He was met with silence until she replied, "Yeah!" As she shuffled through the things in her room. She was currently on the search for a hoodie, an all-black one that would match the black jeans she had on. "Just trying to relax." She lied, going through the pile of clothes like a crazy person. Tino, who was in his walker, paid her no mind as his attention was pulled to the toys in front of him.
Adam raised his eyebrows. "Ummm... okay. Would you like to talk? I know this whole thing is a little stressful."
"I'm fine!" She shouted and nearly squealed once she found the hoodie.
"Well, I'll take my leave then," Adam said, awkwardly.
"Wait!" She quickly said. Grabbing the robe out of the walk-in closet, she hurriedly wrapped it around her body. "Can you guys watch Tino for me? I'm not feeling so well at the moment." She faked a cough. "Think I may be catching something." She coughed again, pulling Tino's walker closer to the door.
"Of course. Would you like me to bring your teacup?" He asked worriedly. "It'll probably make you feel better."
"No thanks! I'm just gonna let my body run its course." She replied, then looked down at Tino. "I know what you're thinking... but I've got to this." She whispered to him, playfully pinching his cheek. "I'll be back before you know it, safe and sound I promise. While I'm gone, be nice to Abel and Adam, not to Lynn though, we still don't like her." She placed a kiss on his forehead, before opening the door. "Here he goes." She said as she pushed the walker out and shut the door before Adam could get a look at her.
"Well okay then." She heard Adam mumble and soon later, the sound of footsteps and a babbling Tino going down the hallway.
Slipping on her black sneakers, she tied her shoes and took off the robe before putting on the hoodie. Glancing at herself in the mirror, she wrapped her hair in two separate low buns and when she finished, she tied a scarf over it. "Looks good." She told herself and picked up the glasses Roman had given her a couple of days ago. Looking at the clock, she bit her lips in anticipation. "Okay, let's do this." Walking over to the door, she opened it making sure not to make a sound. She locked it before shutting it quietly and tiptoeing in the direction of the stairs.
If she was gonna get out of the house undetected, she had to be quick and quiet.
Peeking her head, she looked carefully for any signs of people. She waited a couple of seconds and then tiptoed down the stairs, carefully, even though it squeaked a little. When she made it to the bottom, she ran towards the garage door and paused. As she opened the door, she stepped inside the garage and shut it. Leaning against the door, her heart thumped hard against her chest as she took deep breaths.
"What the fuck are you doing in here?" She heard Lynn ask and she almost screamed because of the sudden noise.
With wide eyes she stared at Lynn, crossing her arms. "Nothing." She said at first. "I think the question should be, what are you doing here."
Lynn frowned, giving her a questioning look. "No, it's not." She stated. "You're not allowed in this part of the house, I am so case closed. What are you doing here?" She looked Zadia up and down. "Why does it look like you're about to commit a robbery?"
"That's discrimination don't ya think." Zadia pursed her lips. "Hypothetically speaking, if I were to tell you that I'm sneaking out, what would you do?"
Lynn's eyebrows raised. "I'd smile and say'' have at it." She confessed. "Then I'd tell you, it would be a very stupid thing for you to do (which I'm sure you already know) and you'd be putting everyone here at risk and if you tried to still do it, I'd hypothetically," She quoted. "Put you on your ass and tell everyone about your attempt to... sneak out."
Zadia pushed herself off the door. "Makes sense." She mumbled. "Okay, so hypothetically speaking what if I was leaving because I had to get something... which hypothetically could be money."
Lynn pinched the bridge of her nose. "Can we please stop with the hypothetically?" She asked, then clasped her hands together. "This whole conversation is tiresome. The keys are over there." She pointed to the key hook. "Just take them and leave, you're annoying."
Zadia's eyebrows raised. "Wait... seriously?" She asked.
"Yeah," Lynn replied with a shrug. "If you wanna be a dumb bitch, be my guess. It's not my problem. I just hope you die out there so I won't have to see your face ever again."
A scowl settled on Zadia's face. "You put the cold in cold-hearted bitch, you know that." Walking to the corner, she took the car key off the hook and pressed the button to unlock the polished Lincoln Continental. "Whose car is this?"
"It's registered under Roman's name, but it belongs to Adam." She disclosed, grabbing the garage remote off the work area counter. She pressed a button that opened the garage fold fully. "Hope you die, byeeeeee." She said waving as though she was an innocent schoolgirl.
"Same to you, your trifling bitch." Zadia said, sticking the middle finger at her before she got into the car. As she pressed the start button, she buckled up and adjusted her seat. Zadia spent a couple of seconds trying to find the right radio station and when she did, she clicked on the GPS navigation and entered her old address. Thankfully the address to this house was already saved in the car, so she wouldn't have any trouble getting back here when she was done.
Zadia took one final glance at Lynn who carried on with whatever she had going on and set the car to reverse, backing out of the garage, carefully. "I'll be safe, and I'll come right back." She mumbled to herself, trying to convince the little voice in her head that disagreed with the whole situation. "Everything is under control and I've got this."
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