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Caught

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It was three o'clock in the morning when Toni made it back home, and upon her arrival she noticed that there was an unfamiliar black vehicle parked in her driveway. While collecting her bags from her driver she had an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach- something just did not feel right in her spirit.

"Thanks, Mark," she said, waving goodbye to the driver before going inside her home with her phone in her hand, ready to dial 9-1-1 if need be.

Everything seemed to be still in place so she ruled out a robbery taking place with a sigh of relief. Then, she noticed two glasses of champagne on the center table in the living room and that uneasy feeling immediately returned with intensity as things began to run through her mind. As she made her way upstairs, the sound of moaning became louder, and clearer. Unable to stop herself, Toni crept through her bedroom door to find Keri on all fours while another man took him from behind.

In total shock, Toni loudly gasped and stood there with her mouth dropped opened.

"Toni! Wait!" Keri managed to get out once he heard her gasp, but it was too late, she had seen enough.

She made a dash for the door and rushed downstairs, grabbing her car keys and bags. She didn't stop running until she made it to her car and got in. She drove to her mother's house with tears streaming down her face as she thought about what she'd just witnessed.

"No! No! No! What the fuck!" She shouted, banging her hand against the steering wheel.

She might've been able to handle Keri sleeping with another woman, but with a man?! Hell to the no!

Toni didn't just leave because she was devastated and angry, she left for her safety as well. She'd watched many "Unsolved Mysteries" episodes, and one particular episode that came to mind was the one she'd been really invested in. It was about a young woman who had found sexual text messages between her boyfriend and his homeboy, then the girl suddenly went "missing". The boyfriend claimed she left their house after they had a fight and he hadn't seen her since. Toni knew, along with the missing girl's family, that that was bullshit. The boyfriend had certainly killed her and erased all evidence because she found out his biggest secret that he was bisexual.

Toni wasn't sure if the man or even Keri's ass was willing to harm her to keep her quiet because they were on the down-low, but she knew she wasn't going to stick around to find out.

Once she arrived at her mother's house, she stepped out of her vehicle then made a dash for the bushes, vomiting and dry heaving. Once her stomach finally calmed down, she made her way to the front door. She knew that her mother and sons would be asleep so she used her own key to get inside. She quietly got herself settled in and didn't even bother waking her mother to let her know that she was there or to ask for any advice, Toni knew that she needed time alone to process all of this madness for herself.

After rinsing her mouth in the guest bathroom downstairs, she laid on the couch and cried until a headache came on full force. The only person she wanted was Kenny, and she thought about how he didn't even want anything to do with her right now. It felt like her world was falling apart before her eyes and she had no way of stopping it and gaining control.

Keri was blowing up her phone with calls and messages so she blocked his number. And after some time, Toni finally managed to cry herself to sleep after she'd taken some medication to ease her headache.

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Maya woke up early the next morning to find her daughter sleeping on her couch which she found alarming, especially considering the fact that Toni told her that she'd be back in a few days and it's only been a few hours since she waved her goodbye.