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Savior
By: BigBossJay Date: June 25, 2019, 2:58 pm
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Laila stood in her kitchen and stared at the TV as she sipped
her wine in disbelief. After being divorced for over a year, and
recollecting her life, she was watching her ex-husband be carted
off to prison for murdering Johan Miller, her first ex-husband.
She grabbed her phone as it vibrated in front of her and slowly
answered her son's call.
Laila. Lamar...
Lamar. Dad wants you at the big house.
Laila. I'm on my way.
Lamar. Are you watching the news?
Laila. I just turned the TV on.
Lamar. Who the hell is Johan Miller?
Laila. It's complicated, Lamar. I'll explain it when I get to
Hamilton Beach.
Before he could protest, she hung up and collected her things...
...One flight, and an hour drive later, Laila was pulling up in
front of the house she'd sworn she would never go back to. She
seen Lamar's truck, meaning he had a crew with him. She took a
breath and get out of her car, making her way up the grand
stairs and knocked on the door. Quickly, the door swung open and
a girl she didn't recognize stood with a concerned look on her
face. Laila instinctively sized her up.
??. You must be Laila.
Laila. You are?
??. Aubrey, Lorenzo's niece.
Laila. Oh.
Laila stepped into the house and Lacy turned the corner, rushing
to Laila with tears in her eyes. Without hesitation, Laila
hugged her.
Lacy. Mommy, I'm so glad you're here.
Laila. Baby, it'll be okay. Your father knows what he's doing.
Lacy. Amir is alive.
Laila stared at Lacy with a surprised face. Before she could
respond, everyone else filed from the kitchen.
Lamar. Who is Johan Miller?
Laila. Good to see you all too.
Lamar. Daddy wasn't even upset or fighting the arrest, he said
to call you first thing. Why am I calling you when he got
arrested?
Laila. Johan Miller is...was my first husband.
Lacy. What?
Laila. I was 18, stupid and in love with a Jamaican drug dealer.
He was abusive, manipulative, a general piece of shit.
Laila's eyes landed on Myles, who covered his ears when she
cursed.
Laila. Miss Laila sorry, baby.
Lamar. Wait, you were married before Daddy?
Laila. I was married to Johan. We got a divorce, I went to
college where I met your father...both of them. That mess
happened, Lorenzo married me, we got divorced--
Lacy. You and daddy have been divorced before?!
Laila. It wasn't quicker than a hiccup. It almost was when I
married Bryson Chambers.
Lamar. What?!
Laila. That's beside the point, where is our father right now?
Lacy. In jail!
Laila. I'm going to bail him out. Y'all stay here.
Laila turned on her heels and rushed out of the house, on a
mission to get her not-so-distant ex out of police
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Re: Savior
By: deHamm Date: June 25, 2019, 4:14 pm
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Lorenzo paced the holding cell he had been in for the last 18
hours. He knew they wouldn't put him with the normal population
because of his ranking, but he was still being held on a charge
of murder. He looked up as an officer approached the cell bars.
Anton. Governor...
Lorenzo. Officer...
Anton. How are you holding up?
Lorenzo. I'm alright.. How's it looking out there?
Anton. Press has been all over the place... I just wanted to
come check on you man... I remember what you did for me and my
wife when I graduated from the academy..
Lorenzo. Don't mention it...
Anton. I think this shit is just crazy man.. Like you're not a
killer..
Anton looked at Lorenzo and Lorenzo glanced at him then gave him
his full attention...
Lorenzo. You're right... I'm not a killer...
Anton. I didn't think so..
Lorenzo nodded.
Lorenzo. Has anyone tried to visit me?
Anton. Uh. No.. Not that I know of... I'll go check..
Lorenzo. Can you see about my phone call too? I haven't had it
yet...
Anton nodded.
Anton. Will do..
Anton walked off with a mission in mind, and Lorenzo went back
to pacing. "Laila.. Where are you at?" He sighed. "I need you.."
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Re: Savior
By: BigBossJay Date: June 25, 2019, 4:31 pm
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Laila walked through a side entrance into the police station and
immediately to the front desk. The officer immediately rose to
her feet.
Officer. Mrs. Winston--
Laila. I'm here to bail out Lorenzo Winston.
Officer. It's--
Laila. I don't care how much it is, I'll write the check, just
process him.
Laila took out her checkbook when an officer rounded the corner
and looked at her.
Anton. Mrs. Winston?
Laila looked up and sighed a friendly sigh.
Laila. Anton, hi.
Anton. You here for Governor Winston?
Laila. As soon as y'all tell me the bail amount.
Officer. $1 million.
Laila glared at the officer and sighed. It was a murder charge,
after all. She wrote the check for 100k and handed it to her.
Laila. Get him outta there.
With that, she sat down as her hands fidgeted...
...An hour later, Laila was shaken out of the nap she didn't
know she was taking when Lorenzo tapped her awake.
Lorenzo. Hey, let's go.
She stood up and grabbed her purse before being rushed to the
same side exit where her car was waiting. Quickly, they got in
and pulled away from the police station, leaving any paparazzi
wondering what was happening in the dust.
Lorenzo. I knew this shit wasn't settled.
Laila. I thought you paid off those damn Jamaicans.
Lorenzo. I did. Years ago. There must be some sort of new
evidence or something.
Laila. How the hell would they tie it to you, Lorenzo?
Lorenzo. I don't know...the kids at the house?
Laila. Yeah, they're all there. I told them about Johan and
Bryson.
Lorenzo glanced at her and she shook her head as she drove.
Laila. Right when I bury this bullshit, it comes back like the
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Re: Savior
By: deHamm Date: June 25, 2019, 5:53 pm
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Lorenzo shook his head as he sat back in the passenger seat. He
looked over at Laila and she glanced at him as he stared at her.
Laila. What?
Lorenzo. Thank you..
Laila. For getting you out? I couldn't just let you sit in jail
over this.. And I know the kids wouldn't know what to do..
Lorenzo. After all the shit we've been through... I wouldn't
blame you..
Laila glanced over at him.
Laila. Even you don't deserve to sit in jail over that bastard..
Lorenzo. True... Thank you for coming anyways though..
Laila glanced over at him then she looked back at the road.
Lorenzo sighed as he turned on his phone and began receiving
text messages and emails and voicemails.
Lorenzo. I think I'll have to step down from my position..
Laila. They will nail you to the wall if you do.. Stepping down
will make you look guilty..
Lorenzo looked over at Laila.
Lorenzo. Well what do you suggest?
Laila. You need a public relations team and a lawyer...
Lorenzo. I have a good lawyer right next to me... I heard you
got your law degree.. Congratulations..
Laila. Thank you. But you'll need someone license in this
state...
Lorenzo nodded.
Lorenzo. All of this shit aside though. I'm proud of you.. You
look good..
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Re: Savior
By: BigBossJay Date: June 25, 2019, 6:46 pm
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Laila. Boy, hush.
Lorenzo. I'm serious. You look good, girl.
Laila felt her cheeks get hot. After all the nonsense they'd
been through, Lorenzo knew how to put butterflies in her
stomach.
Laila. We're going to focus on getting you cleared.
Lorenzo. If they clear me, they're going to keep digging and
come up with Lamar.
Laila. Lorenzo, we worked so hard to keep them from everything
and look where we are.
Lorenzo. You want to tell them?
Laila. I don't want to, but what choice do we have? They're
going to ask questions.
She took the exit toward the big house and shook her head.
Lorenzo. Lacy's been through so much.
Laila. Lamar, too. It's ironic.
Lorenzo. What?
Laila. Liam is the one I always thought was the weakest, and
he's the one who handles news the best.
Lorenzo chuckled and shook his head.
Lorenzo. You underestimate him.
Laila. Yeah, well, we may need him home now. I don't know how
Lacy will take any of this news without breaking down.
Laila looked over as Lorenzo grabbed her hand.
Lorenzo. Nothing's changed, Lai. We're gon' tackle this
together. Like a family.
Laila nodded as they pulled into the driveway...
...Inside, Lacy wrapped her arms around Lorenzo's neck as soon
as he walked through the door.
Lamar. You okay, Dad?
Lorenzo. I'm fine, son.
Lamar. I called the lawyers already, they're on their way over.
Lorenzo. Thank you.
Laila watched as Lorenzo sighed, taking a seat in his chair.
Instinctively, she took a stand by him, rubbing his shoulder.
Laila. Where are the kids?
Lamar. Malik took Myles to get some ice cream.
Laila. Good.
Lamar. Who is Johan Miller?
Laila looked at Lorenzo and he nodded.
Laila. Johan was my first husband.
Lacy. And daddy killed him?
Laila. No. Lamar did.
The room fell silent and Lamar stared at them.
Laila. I came home late and Johan was in the floor, bleeding
out. Lacy was in the corner sobbing, Liam was comforting
her...and you had your daddy's gun.
Lamar looked at Lorenzo.
Lorenzo. Don't you even think that stupid shit.
Lamar. Dad--
Chante. You're not doing that, Lamar.
Laila. Baby, you were 14 and you were protecting your sister and
brother.
Lacy. I don't understand...why don't I remember that?
Laila sighed.
Laila. You kids spent a lot of time in therapy. All of you have
blocked out a lot of things from your past, but I want you both
to know that your father and I have only done anything we've
done out of love.
Lorenzo. We will always put you kids before us. Always.
Laila looked at Lacy.
Lacy. Who is Bryson Chambers?
Laila. A short lived marriage after your daddy and I split up
the first time.
Lacy. Did he have a family?
Everyone looked at Lacy.
Laila. When I met him, he was married. I think he may have had
kids, I'm not sure. Why?
Lacy. Tristan's birth name is Darius Chambers...and he never
knew his father.
Laila felt her heart crush as she seen the look on Lacy's face.
Laila. Babygirl, it wasn't serious. We were only married for
about 3 months and got it annulled. Don't think you have to give
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Re: Savior
By: deHamm Date: June 25, 2019, 7:30 pm
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Lacy sighed as she thought about the position she'd found
herself in. She plopped down on the couch and sighed as she
fiddled with her fingers.
Lacy. Maybe it's a different Chambers?
Laila. Yeah. It probably is.. Bryson was from Carver City..
Lacy nodded.
Lacy. Tristan is originally from the midwest... a little town
right next to Chicago..
Lacy paused as Laila looked at her as if she'd said something
odd.
Laila. Oh...
Lacy. What?
Laila. Nothing... It's just.. There was a woman.. With a Chicago
phone number that used to always call his phone when we were
together.. -sigh- Maybe it's just a coincidence..
Lorenzo. Yeah.. Probably..
Lacy shook her head and put her head in her hands as she thought
about everything that's been going on.
Lacy. I doubt it's a coincidence...
She pulled out her phone sending a text to Tristan. She wasn't
sure what to think, but she knew she would have to talk to him
about it.
Lacy.:. Hey sweetheart.. I know you're working, but I really
need to talk to you when you get a chance... It's kinda
important..
She sighed and sent the message looking back at Laila and
Lorenzo. She looked over at Lamar as Chante rubbed his arm. She
looked back at her parents.
Lacy. I was attacked as a little girl, and I don't remember
it... My buhbub may have shot my attacker. My father is facing
charges for the murder, and my mom probably married my
boyfriends dad for a short time... And my dead ex husband is
alive...
Lacy stood up from her position as she felt a headache brewing.
She shook her head.
Lacy. I.. I need some air you guys.. This is just too much..
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Re: Savior
By: BigBossJay Date: June 26, 2019, 12:08 pm
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Tristan stood in his office, bluetooth in his ear as he stared
at the city. Chaz was on the call, and they were discussing
their next move when it came to their future.
Chaz. So? What are you gon' do?
Tristan. I can't turn him in, Chaz. I could never hurt Lacy like
that.
Chaz. But, you'll get thrown into prison, man.
Tristan. I don't care. It'll kill her if I do that. I love her
too much to fuck her up.
Chaz. I understand.
The phone went silent for a moment.
Chaz. Oh shit. Turn on the news.
Tristan hit a button on his desk and the news turned on. They
were running a story about Lorenzo being arrested for murder.
His phone beeped and he checked it, reading the text message
from Lacy.
Tristan. I'ma call you back, C.
Chaz. One.
He hung up and sat down, immediately calling Lacy. Within a few
rings, she answered.
Tristan. Baby, are you okay? What the hell is happening? I'm
watching the news.
Lacy. Yup. It's true.
Tristan. Where are you?
Lacy. In Hamilton Beach. That's not what I wanted to talk to you
about.
Tristan. Okay? What's up?
Lacy. My mom just revealed a lot to us...
Tristan. Again?
They chuckled for a second.
Lacy. She said that she's been married to two other men other
than my daddy...one of them is a man named Bryson Chambers.
Tristan felt a lump catch in his throat. He'd never heard a name
placed to the father he didn't know, but to hear that anyone so
close to him had information on him had his mind flooded.
Lacy. Tristan?
Tristan. I'm gon' come see you. I'm on my way.
Tristan hung up and sent off a few text messages before picking
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Re: Savior
By: deHamm Date: June 26, 2019, 11:38 pm
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Chante held onto Lamar as she listened to his family speak about
their family issues. She was glad that she'd sent the boys away
because she didn't realize how heavy it would get. She rubbed
Lamar's back as he sighed.
She looked over at him as Lacy walked out of the room, and she
could see he was in deep thought. His eyes were fixed on a spot
on the floor.
Chante. Baby..
Initially he didn't respond, so she figured he didn't hear her.
Chante. Lamar..
She watched as he blinked then he looked at her.
Lamar. Yeah?
Chante. Uh.. How are you feeling?
She watched as she thought about it for a moment then he nodded.
Lamar. I'm alright..
Chante. You sure?
Lamar. Yeah.. I'm good baby..
She looked at him for a few more moments and he kissed her
forehead.
Lamar. Ima go check on Lacy..
Chante nodded and Lamar walked off heading to the backyard as
well.. She looked over at Laila and Lorenzo as they watched
Lamar. She decided to duck off to the kitchen to get a bottle of
water. She wanted to give everyone some time to breath after the
revelations.
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Lacy sat on a bench while she looked at her hands. Her brain had
been going for the last few days since Aubrey told her that Amir
was alive. It seemed like one thing happened after another, and
she was working hard to keep her mind together. Between Amir's
appearance, her dad going to jail, her mother revealing two
other marriages, and the tragic night she doesn't remember, she
was starting to question if she even knew herself.
She wiped the tears that were forming in her eyes as she looked
up when the back door slid open. She watched as Lamar walked
outside with her stuffing his hands in his pocket.
They made eye contact and she slid over to one side of the bench
then she rested on her elbows looking down at her hands.
After a couple of moments he took a seat next to her sitting
back. They sat in silence for a few moments then he finally
spoke.
Lamar. Peanut.. Talk to me..
Lacy sighed.
Lacy. Where do I start?
Lamar. It don't even matter... Tell me something..
Lacy looked back at Lamar then she took a breath and sat back
with him looking over at him.
Lacy. Buhbub.. I love you..
Lamar. I love you back..
Lacy. I know.. I miss Liam and Leo too...
Lamar nodded.
Lamar. Me too..
They were quiet for a few more moments until Lacy spoke again.
Lacy. Look.. I know you felt like you were doing what you had to
for me and Aes... It still hurt though.. But I love you...
She looked over at him and he looked at her.
Lacy. You've always been my protector.. As far back as I can
remember... -smirk- Like that one time I ran in the house crying
from school because somebody was being mean to me.. You was at
that school for rest of the school year when the bell rang to
let out... I used to tell people too.. I'ma tell my big brother
buhbub! They thought Buhbub was yo name for a while...
They both laughed slightly.
Lamar. I remember that..
Lacy. Yeahh?
Lamar nodded with a smirk as if she had sparked a fond memory.
Lacy. Look.. All that to say, I know you would never hurt me
intentionally... or anyone for that matter... Not unless they
deserved it... And he must've deserved it... I'm sure he did...
She looked over at Lamar with conviction because even though she
had no memory of the event, she knew her brother, and she knew
that he would stand between her and the devil if he had too
especially while they were growing up.
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Re: Savior
By: BigBossJay Date: June 27, 2019, 9:24 am
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Lamar. I'm dangerous, Peanut.
Lacy looked over at him as he stared at at his hands.
Lacy. No, you're not.
Lamar. I have to be.
Lacy. Why would you say that?
Lamar. Because, when mama told us what happened, I started
realizing something.
Lacy. What?
Lamar. I don't remember anything from our childhood. Up until
I'm maybe 16 or 17.
They looked at each other as Lamar's eyes welled with tears.
Lamar. I have these dreams, I think it's like flashes of stuff
that's happened. Like memories trying to come through.
Lacy. Stuff like what?
Lamar shook his head.
Lamar. I don't even want to go there. I don't know, Lacy.
He sighed, roughly running his hands through his hair. Lacy
leaned over and hugged his shoulders, laying her head on him.
Lamar. We're **** up, Peanut...and I don't know if we're gonna
recover. Like, I think we'll get to a point where we're just
alright. Not happy. Just getting by.
He put his arm around her as she leaned on him.
Lamar. Either we fix us, or we're gon' stay broken forever.
Lacy. But, how? How do we get ourselves together?
Lamar thought for a second and got up, holding his hand out. She
took it and he walked her into the house.
Chante. You okay?
Lamar. I'm fine, baby. Gotta talk to them, though.
Chante. You need me?
Lamar. Always.
He **** a smile at her as Lorenzo and Laila walked into the
kitchen to meet them.
Lamar. Y'all have to tell us everything. No more lies, no
hiding. Y'all have to tell us everything that's happened and
tell us how we got here. What's this family's real story?
Laila. Baby--
Lamar. Ma, there's something. There's always something. Dad had
another son, I'm not his biological son, I've killed somebody,
y'all haven't been married our whole lives...there's too much
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Laila. There's no more.
Lamar. Mama, please don't lie to us.
Lamar stared at her and Laila walked to him, putting her hands
on his face.
Laila. We love you. All of our kids. All we've done is try to
protect y'all.
Lamar. We're adults, mama. We don't need protecting. We need the
truth.
Laila looked at Lorenzo and sighed, stepping back.
Laila. We weren't there, so we don't know for sure...but the
working theory is that you killed Johan because he came in and
attacked your sister.
Lamar. Okay. We gathered that.
Laila. You also killed a friend of yours...just before we sent
you to military school.
Lamar. What friend? Why?
Lorenzo. Because he raped your brother.
The room grew tense.
Lamar. Does Liam remember this?
Laila. He does...as you both know, he's the one who has always
asked questions if something didn't make sense to him.
Lacy. What else?
Laila. That's all we know, baby. Everything else has been told
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Re: Savior
By: deHamm Date: June 27, 2019, 4:03 pm
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Lacy watched as her father nodded and spoke too.
Lorenzo. Everything has been put on the table..
Lacy sighed and nodded as she looked over at Lamar and Chante.
Before anything could be said, she received a text message from
Samone.
Samone.:. Hey Lace.. I can't find Aes' teething ring.. Do you
have any idea where it's at?
Lacy stepped away to call Samone. After a few rings she
answered.
Samone. Hello?
Lacy. Hey.. Are yall okay?
Samone. Oh... Yeah. We're fine.. He's just a little fussy. I
think his teeth are bothering him..
Lacy. Oh... Yeahh.. They have been bothering him. Um.. There's a
ring in the freezer..
Samone. Okay.. Let me try to find it..
Lacy. I'll come home if you need me to..
Samone. No. It's fine.. And I found it... We'll be good.. Tell
your mom and dad I said hello..
Lacy. Okay..
Lacy walked back over to the group.
Laila. Is everything alright?
Lacy nodded.
Lacy. Yeah.. Samone says hi though....
Lacy looked over at Lamar as he and Chante held hands and she
rubbed his arm. She then looked at Laila and Lorenzo.
Lacy. I invited Tristan over to talk.. He should be here any
minute..
Laila. Are you okay though?
Lacy nodded. At this point, she was hardly able to think
straight, but she was over being treated as if she needed to be
shielded from something, so she gave the quickest answer to
deflect. She knew she had began to shut down emotionally.
Lacy. I'm fine..
She looked back over to Lamar and he looked at her.
Lacy. How do you feel?
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