scriptures. // jahking

Revelations 14:13

"Blessed are the dead who die in the lord from now on; They will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them."

Jasmine

I woke up surrounded by wires and tubes, the subtle beeping noise of my heart monitor let me know I was in a hospital.

my body still felt extremely weak, it hurt to move but my throat yearned for the bottle of water sitting beside me.

I moaned in pain as I tried to use my arms to sit up slightly,

"hey, hey don't move, relax, i'll get it for you." jahking's familiar voice immediately helped me relax,

his hair was a mess, and his eyes were red and puffy, "jahking..." I croaked out,

he took my hand in his and squeezed it reassuringly, "it's alright, i'm here."

he unscrewed the bottle of water and helped me take a few sips, "what happened?" I questioned relaxing back into the bed,

his hand never left mine, "you blacked out."

"Is the baby, okay?" I questioned, my hands moving to hold my stomach protectively,

"they're fine, the doctor said everything's okay." he smiled bringing my hand up to kiss my knuckles,

I sighed in relief but my mind traveled back to the shooting, "and latrelle? is he okay?" I asked worriedly,

jahking's face fell, "he will be. he was shot, but he'll survive."

"and cesar?" I asked,

jahking jaw tightened, "why are you asking me about him? who gives a fuck..."

"I do. cesar is an asshole, but he did his best to look out for me. the night you guys came, he was going to free me."

jahking's face softened and he nodded, "cesar...he shot oscar, and then the cops came, I think they might've arrested him." he explained,

I huffed and shook my head, "that's horrible."

jahking nodded, "I know. I'm sorry."

"for what?"

"for not coming sooner...I wanted to but—

I shushed him, "you don't have to explain yourself, I know." I smiled.

"there's something else we need to talk about." he said resting his hand on my leg.

"what?"

"about iman... I need you to know that it's not what you think it is, iman and I had a thing years ago back in high school, she's just jealous." he explained,

he searched my face for a reaction.

"I believe you." I announced,

"really?" he asked in disbelief,

I nodded, "yesterday...I thought I lost you, I thought we might not ever see each other again. so I don't care what she or what anyone else says, I love you and that's all that matters." I smiled.

he smiled too and leaned in to kiss me.

"oh! I can come back"

we pulled apart to look up at the doorway, "oh no, it's okay."

a woman in a doctors coat stood there smiling, a clipboard in hand.

"it's good to see you awake, i'm dr. coughlin, how are you feeling?" she asked stepping further into the room,

"I'm okay, I feel a little weak though."

she nodded, "that's expected. what happened is that sometimes when pregnant women are under a lot of stress, they blackout and go into these mild comatose states."

she scribbled something down on her clipboard, "I'm going to prescribe you something to help you sleep and to hopefully help you relax."

"when can I leave?" I asked,

"today if you'd like, I just need to check your vitals once more, and then we can release you." she smiled.

"thank you."

•••

"you know I can walk right?"

jahking rolled his eyes and walked through the front door, "so?"

he finally placed me on my feet once we reached our bedroom,

"it's so quiet here with everyone gone." I noted,

jahking hummed in response and took a seat next to me on the bed.

"not for long...especially with our baby coming soon, and latrelle will be back as soon as he's recovered." he smiled,

"who's going to lead the prophets in the mean time?" I asked,

"no one for now, the streets will be quiet until latrelle's back and once the santos have chosen a new leader." jahking explained,

"I should go see monse, I know she's probably worried about me...and cesar." I sighed,

"you need to get your strength back first."

"I will."