A New beginning

Chapter 18

"You know where your heart is?"

"Yes."

"Look at your daddy's heart and see if he is rising in falling."

Delilah did as told.

"It is slowly."

"Is he responsive? Try to talk to him ask him if he can hear you."

"Daddy can you hear me? I call 911 like you said daddy. Her said they will help you."

Delilah looked at the bloody mess in front of her. "He no answer me." "Help is going to be there soon Delilah just stay on the phone. Okay?"

"Okay." Delilah used the hand that wasn't holding the phone to wipe her tears.

"What's your daddy's name?"

Delilah took her time to think before she answered. "Messiah lamir Harris," she slightly pronounced it wrong. This is the first time she actually said his name. The only reason she knew it was because Messiah told it to her just in case something were to happen to him.

"You hear the ambulance?"

"Yes."

"They're going to help your daddy."

It's been two hours, two hours since Justus last talked to Messiah. It was only an eleven minute drive from the restaurant to Messiah's house, according to Google maps.

"Yo where is he at?" Justus spoke aloud. Devonte watched the boy in front of him panic from not hearing from Messiah. "Maybe he just fell asleep." Devonte suggested.

"He wouldn't just fall asleep and if he was tired he would text or call me like he does every night."

This was new to Devonte. He haven't see Justus act like this. Well there was one time. When Justus father didn't show up to his birthday. But this was different, this was his lover.

"Maybe just call him again." Devonte suggested. "It's going to voicemail now." Justus answered.

"Just calm down, he's alright. I'm sure he'll call back soon."

Justus nodded his head sitting down. He's a grown man, he knows how to take care of himself, Justus thought trying to shake the bad feeling away.

"Maybe I'll just drop by there."

"I'll come with you." Devonte got off of the couch following behind Justus. When they arrived at his house they didn't see any of the lights on and his car wasn't in the driveway.

"Where the fuck is this nigga at?" Justus mumbled pulling out his phone. He swallowed his pride going to text Mayla.

'You know where Messiah is?'

It took her a minute to reply and read the message.
When she opened it the text bubbles kept disappeared and reappearing.

'Him and Delilah are over here.'

Justus looked at the text for a while confused. Messiah and Mayla weren't on talking terms and Shana was staying at Mayla house. That's who Messiah was trying to avoid.

'His phone died he'll call you later.' Mayla sent a follow up message. Does she not have a charger for his phone? He thought.

Justus ran his hands down his face sighing. "Apparently he's at Mayla's house, we can leave." Justus started the car back up. "You want to drop by there?" Devonte asked.

Justus decided not to and drove them back to his house.

The next day Justus went into work automatically noticing that Messiah's car wasn't in the parking lot and he was on the schedule for today. Justus made his way to Keem's back room.

Keem was sitting there watching the news.

"Where's Messiah?" Keem asked when he saw Justus come into view. "That's what I was going to ask you."

'Brave, three and a half year old little girl- calls police after her father has been shot five times in the Hibachi parking lot. The father remains in critical condition.' Justus turns his head to the small TV.

'The brave little girl tried her best to remain calm as she was on the phone with the dispatcher.'

Justus rushed out of the room making his way out to his car to drive to the nearest hospital. He would go to Mayla's later. When Justus got to the hospital he asked the receptionist if there was anyone under the name of Messiah.

"Uhm...." The lady said. Messiah watched as she typed on her computer painfully slow. "Yes or no? Damn!" Justus yelled bringing attention to them.

Justus couldn't care less.

The lady jumped trying to type faster. "Yes there is somebody here under that name, you cannot see him. They are performing a very important surgery."

Justus ran his hands down his face pacing back and forth. Five times? Messiah got shot five times? He didn't even bother anyone, he's the peace maker.

"Okay, was there a little girl with him? Delilah?"

"I can't give out much information sir, sorry."

Justus clenched his fist trying to calm himself down. Instead of still asking the lady anything Justus left the hospital after giving his phone number so he can have updates on Messiah. He started making his way to Mayla's house.

When he arrived to Mayla house he saw there was no cars in the drive way, no blinds on the window, or anything. She was definitely apart of this and the must've planned this out.

"Fuck," Justus cursed aloud trying to calm himself down. If something happens to Delilah he would be pissed. And he was already pissed about Messiah,  for the first time in a while Justus was scared. What Messiah dies? But Justus knew one thing for sure.

He would kill everyone involved.