Devilish Taste

A New World

"Nino!" I yell and the line went dead as I call for his name.

I let out my frustration by slamming my hands onto the car dashboard. What the hell did I get myself into? All I could hear is the gunshots flying over, and people screaming. Nino could be any of these men, hell he could be already dead for all I know. How could I let myself think that being with Nino despite his lifestyle we could live a normal life and build a relationship out of this. How can we even go to sleep when Nino probably has enemies watching him like a hawk?

I couldn't calm my racing heart as I duck my head and cover my ears to stop the sounds of the violence I was hearing. There was nowhere for me to hide, but inside here. If someone were to open this car door, or even worse start shooting this car I'm in, I would be right next to Angelica in heaven. I am beyond scared; no I am beyond terrified.

"I can do this; I need to leave this area or else I'm dead." I try to motivate myself, but once I heard a gunshot close to me I scream. At this point someone in that ski mask was going to find me, and probably uses me against Nino for a weakness. I couldn't let that happen.

"I need to get out of here." I tell myself as I jump from the passenger seat to the driver seat. All traces of being with Nino tonight left my heart as the only thing that was on my mind was to escape this scene. Thank god that Nino car was really quiet as I push the gear into reverse as I began looking back to start reversing. No shots have been made towards me as I continue to direct the car back from where Nino enter.

Thank you Jesus! I scream inside my head as I made it safely on the street. I quickly push the gear into drive to get out of here, but soon the gunshots were back, I can tell they were aiming at me as I glance my eyes out the window to see a group of men sprinting over to me. I hope Nino car was bullet proof. I sped out stomping my feet onto the gas pedal.

My heart felt like coming out, and I felt my time to leave here was near and death was catching up to me. Nino was a complete stranger to me, as I just wanted to disappear from this violent world. The gunshots were beginning to fade away, but I kept on speeding down the street. I was glad to see that the street was empty as I didn't know what I would of done to escape from those men. I didn't want to slow down, simply because the fear of those men coming back was still on my mind.

I stop at a red light since I was now on the main road with cars and people being seen walking around. I let out a sigh as the breath I was holding was finally out and I can finally be normal again. My phone begins to ring and I ignore it, not wanting to talk to Nino over everything that happen.

A motorcycle comes next to me at the red light, and my attention zeroes in on the person next to me as their helmet looks over at me. My heart raced as I saw the person on the motorcycle went ahead and got in front of the car, but instead of facing front it parks the motorcycle horizontal, not letting me to drive straight. My heart drops as the person then take out a gun from their waistband, and it's then I realize that person is a female. She jumps out her seat and I can already tell she is definitely a woman by the curve and the tight black pants she wearing that makes her thighs pop out. She walks slow, making sure the motorcycle is still parked in front of the car I'm driving.

An idea strikes me and I glance quickly at the rear view mirror to see no one is behind me. I'm going to take a risk as I shift the gear to reverse and stomp my life into the gas pedal as the car jerks hard backwards. The woman's that stops me is taken back and sprint to her motorcycle heading my direction. Once again the gunshots are back on the car and I pray that I can make it out here alive. I check in front of me to see she was gaining close on my tail, I let out a loud scream as I didn't know what to do anymore.

A loud pop sound is sounded and my fear heightens as the tire on the car is shot. The car begins to swerve uncontrollable and my hearts feel like leaping out my chest. I try to gain control of the car, but to my dismay I couldn't. I was going too fast to control the car as I swerve heading towards a tree. My eyes go wild and before I can think about jumping out the car my mind went blank as all I could see is a white light entering my vision.

"This hoe need to wake up so we can beat her ass!"

"Calm down Destiny, we don't even know if she's the b***h we're looking for."

"I don't care, why the hell would she be in Nino car then, huh? All of us know that none of us can even get inside. So why this b***h is inside the car, she probably was trying to find information on Nino!"

"I wasn't" I whisper in a hoarse voice. My pain that I was feeling was beyond the pain I ever felt in my whole entire life. I couldn't move, the liquid that I felt dripping down from my cheeks was probably my own blood.

When I was able to regain consciousness, I had a scarf or whatever it was covering my eyes. I was blind to my surroundings, and I was scared shitless. I woke up to the sound of a woman and a man arguing with each other. I couldn't believe what I was hearing when I heard the woman said what she said about me being inside Nino car. I can already tell from their argument that they were looking for a female.

"How the hell we suppose to believe this b***h if she saying it wasn't her?" The women question.

"Destiny, calm down! We will find the answers soon enough." The man replies to her. Destiny? The woman name was Destiny from what I can understand. I hear some footsteps coming towards me and then stop.

"Nino will thank me later." The women said, the next thing I felt is a slap connecting with my cheek. I bite the inside of my cheeks as I try not to let out a scream. I fought as I couldn't let out a tear that was begging me to be released. My body was in shock and shaking as I didn't know what to say or do. That slap had my head spinning as I c**k my head back. I went ahead to touch my face, but I couldn't as I finally realize was tied up; my hands and legs all tied up. I tried to move and wiggle, but there was no way to get out from this hold.

"Destiny, what the f**k!" The man roared at her. I heard the man's footsteps as his foot was much heavier.

"Why you getting all mad for cash, I feel like she's the b***h that we've been looking for okay!" Destiny screams at the man. cash? Interesting name.

"I've seen her before, and I know she's not the b***h we looking for okay?"

He has seen me before? Has he seen me with Nino then? My hearts begin pounding, hoping he may be able to save me from this disaster.

"How can you be so sure?" Destiny voice lowers down.

"That's the pastor's daughter. You know the sister that died." I can tell he was trying to whisper the last part, but he fails as I heard every word, I sigh deeply.

"You serious?" Destiny said in her normal tone.

"Yeah, I think she's the one that's been messing with Nino." He replies back to her, and everything gets quiet.

"Well damn, but she still a suspect the way everything went down. When Nino got that call out of nowhere, that's when we get freaking attack. I know everyone is going to be wanting questions from this one, pastor daughter or not she a suspect." Destiny said. A few minutes later they both exit from a door, as I heard the door close shut.

"Hello!" my voice croaks out, and I mentally take a reminder that I need water. My throat was so dry. A voice breaks me out of thoughts as I hear the door open up.

"Leave me the f**k alone, I'll deal with her!" The voice screams jolting my head up. That voice belongs to Nino, it had to be him. I can't forget his voice already now.

"f**k!" He curses out loud. I hear his footstep getting closer towards me, and each step he takes makes my heart beat louder, where I feel like he can hear it. I feel his hands behind my head, tugging on the blindfold and soon enough the blindfold is off. My visions are blurred at first, but then my eyes get adjusted to my surroundings.

I don't know where the hell I am as I take in my surrounding and when I land my eyes on Nino. My heart takes on a new level of beating faster. I lick my lips, not because of how good he still looks in front of me, despite the injuries and his clothes that's covered in blood. I hope he wasn't shot from that attack they got. I look behind him to see a gun lying on the table and my fear begins to rise. He follows my gaze behind him to the gun and turn back to me.

"I told you I will never hurt you Ashanti." Even though it made my fear slightly decrease, it still didn't make sense why I was tied up.

"Untie me Nino." I whisper out to him. He stood in front of me not moving a muscle as I waited patiently for him.

"Nino, please untie me I'm in pain..."

"You don't think I'm in f*****g pain?" He curses at me. I shut my eye's not wanting to see him yell at me. I have to make sure I pick better words to use so I won't set myself up. I stay quiet as he continues to watch me under his gaze.

"You working for that nigga?" his question throws me off guard as I reopen my eyes to find him closer to me.

"What nigga?" I question back. Is it what Destiny said earlier that they looking for a woman?

"Ashanti, I need you too corporate or else you will get hurt..."

"You said you will never hurt me..."

"I didn't say I was going to hurt you, I got bitches that will do the job for me. I don't like hitting a woman." My heart drops at hearing this. He was willing to get females to beat me up just so he can get the answers. This wasn't Nino anymore, my Nino that's trying to get with me. This was Nino that everyone always sees, the heartless leader, the ruthless man. I was speechless, my jaw was clench tight.

He walks over to the exit, opening the door, letting three girls in. My body was shaking hard and I shut my eyes hard wanting this to be a nightmare.

"I got these girls here to help me question you. I'm already being nice since I didn't let them hurt you yet. I don't have time for this bullshit Ashanti." He walks over to me. He crouches down to my eye level and the look he was giving me was such a devilish look.

"Ashanti, who you work for?" He once again repeats this question and I find myself looking over to the three females ready to pounce on me. I gulp, as I didn't have the answer he was looking for. I turn my attention back to him, and with a shaky voice I answer him.

"I don't know who you're talking about Nino. Please just let me go home and I'll forget about this..."

"Let you go home? You must be out your f*****g mind b***h!" He spats at me and my heart gets torn at hearing him call me a b***h.

"I'm going to ask you one more time..."

"I don't know who you're talking about Nino! All I know is that once you left me in the car there were people lurking around that building of ya'll and so I called you to ask you if those people were your body guard! And the next thing I heard was gunshots, you can't honestly believe that me a freaking pastor's daughter that no nothing about this world will set you up when I told you how I felt about you!" I scream at him. The tears that were begging to be release were now out and streaming down my cheeks. I was sobbing uncontrollable at the man that was standing in front of me.

"Nino please believe me." I told him as I couldn't handle this anymore. The look he gave me, I can tell he was thinking about this. His expression softens for a moment, and for a second I actually think he may reconsider all of this.

"Girls, f**k her up until she's unconscious and when she wakes up do it again until I change my mind or want her dead." He said as he walks back to the exit, taking one good look at me before he disappears.

"Nino please don't do this! I'm not the girl you're looking for! Nino you got to open your eyes!" I scream after his name countless of times. My mind was going crazy as the three girls begin walking over to me.

"I'm sorry for what's about to come your way." One of the girls says as she gave me an apologetic look. I begin to pray to God as each hit landed on me as I was tied down to the chair.

Hits after hits were being thrown at me. My prayer to God didn't stop as the pain were beginning to be crucial.

'God, please hear me out. I know I have been dealing with temptation, and the devil has been tugging at me at my feet, but I know you will come and save me like you always do. This is only a test of a life time and I know my life will only get better after this. If it's time to head your way than I'm ready. My family will be stronger with or without me, because of you.'

I couldn't continue to pray to God as the hits were getting painful. One of the girls punch my jaw so hard that my chair with myself got sent back, making my face hit the cold concrete floor. I open my eyes to see a foot being sent my way towards me, my head c***s back hard as the foot connects to my nose. I let out a painful scream as blood pours down my nose.

"I think that's enough." Someone said, as my vision begins to blur.

This world is not the world I thought it will be. This new world I enter will literally be the death of me. I'm probably dead already, consider how Nino let these girls beat me and will continue to beat me until I'm dead.

I hope death is knocking at my door, with this new sense of feeling I was brought.