The Gangster & The Good Girl [ Part 8]

As Raqualita was standing there in front of the guys half naked hand cuffed and wearing only some heels, her black bra, and her underwear as she was in both embarrassment and fear she looked at Michael who had an upset look on his face as he stood up and looked to Reggie and said to him in a soft but angry, low voice " get these strippers out of here....we're done".
Reggie nods as he yells out to the girls " aight girls party's over, you gotta leave!".
As the exotic dancers were leaving Michael walked up to Raqualita with an intense look on his face as he grabbed her arm and pulled her up the stairs as Raqualita was yelling " oh god, Michael please don't kill me! I'm sorry!" Michael then yelled " shut up!".
As they went into the bedroom Michael closed the door and locked it as Raqualita sat on the bed and looked at Michael scared.
Michael, didn't say anything for a few minutes as he just looked at her then said " I don't know what the hell it is about you that likes to do the complete opposite of what I tell you, but you seem to think its ok to do whatever in the hell you want even when you know that I could kill you...now tell me why are you like that girl?! Why?..." Raqualita didn't say anything she just looked at the floor then at him as he was looking her up and down then he bites his bottom lip and says " damn..." He then unhand cuffs her as he sighed and said " get dressed and go to bed, tomorrow I'm gonna take you somewhere..." Raqualita nodded as she walked over to the dresser to get some clothes she saw Michael through the mirror as he was checking out her butt. Raqualita rolled her eyes and smiled as she said " you're staring at me...."
Michael then said " are you sure you're seventeen?"
Raqualita then said " yeah why?" Michael then said " because you don't look like any seventeen year old that I've seen before...babygirl you got curves for days, damn!"
he said with a crooked smile as he looked her up and down. Raqualita smiled as she said " well I get it from my mother..."
Michael laughs as he walks up to her and says " yeah well I get my looks from my mother too, but trust me I'm all man" he said as he winked at her while biting his bottom lip. Raqualita blushed as she smiled as Michael then said " when do you turn eighteen?" Raqualita smiled and said " next week on the fourteenth" Michael smiled as he looked deeply into her eyes and said " well be ready because I'm gonna give you the best birthday you ever had" he said as he smiled at her then picks up her chin with his index finger as he closed his eyes and kisses her lips gently then gives her one more look and walks out the room.
Raqualita, stood there breathless and amazed by what he just did.
Meanwhile, Michael walked back down the steps as he entered the living room Ricky asked " boss ain't you gonna kill her or somethin'? " Michael sat down in the chair where he had his dance as he said " naw man, I might just scare her or somethin'..."  the guys just looked at him confused as one said " but boss she disrespected you!, shouldn't you kill her?"
Michael looked him as he said " look man, you're new so for right now I'mma leave ya ass with a warning...the next time you question my descions I'mma fucking kill yo ass since you want me to kill so bad!, you got that?!" The boy stood scared as he nodded his head and said " yes man...." Michael then said " aight good, we understand each other".
Then as Reggie got up from his seat he said " well I dont know about y'all, but ain't seeing any more ass so I'mma just go to bed..." The rest of the guys agreed as they all said their goodnights. Michael, stayed in the living room as he walked into the kitchen to grab himself a bottle of vodka and shot glass as he poured his drink in the glass as began to think about his life and what would it be like if his parents lived and he wasn't in a gang.
He began thinking to himself " man, if my mama saw me today she would roll over in her grave thinking her son is a dead beat criminal...God I miss her, how dare that piece of shit 'father' of mine kill her!?!..." He poured himself some more vodka as he took another sip, but pushed the vodka bottle away as he got himself some whiskey instead as he poured it in his shot glass he began thinking about the day his parents died.
** June 25, 1996**
Little Michael and his mother walk in through the front door of their home as his mother just picked him up from Kindergarten. Michael, smiled at his mother as he said " mommy, mommy! Can I show you my drawing now?!" His mother smiled at him as she said " sure baby..." Michael handed her the drawing as she looked at it and smiled and said " aw look at my little artist, this is beautiful baby! It's gonna go right the fridge"
Michael smiled as he watched his mother stick the drawing to the fridge with a magnet.
Michael, then said " mama, can I have a grilled cheese please?" His mother laughed as she rubbed his head and said " sure baby..." as she picked him up and sat him down at the table in the dinning room as his mother went into the kitchen and made Michael a grilled cheese sandwich as she brought it to him she sat down in front of him watching him eat it as she was drinking a glass of milk as she sighed and looked at her watch then at the door as mumbled to herself " where the hell is your father at?...."
Michael heard her as he said " oooo! Mommy you cussed!" his mother blushed as she said " oh sorry Michael...". Michael continued eating his sandwich as he sipped his milk then finished his food as his mother took his cup and plate and washed them both in the sink as they sat down on the couch watching cartoons as Michael laid his head on his mother's chest as she held him close as they were laughing at the cartoons when suddenly Michael's father burst through the door.
Michael smiled big as he jumped off the couch and yelled " DADDY!!!" as he ran to his father for a hug, but as he did his father just walked past him as Michael looked at him confused. It was very unusual for his father to do that to him. His mother got up from the couch as she walked up to his father and said " Walter?...Walter is something wrong?..." her husband didn't say anything as Michael looked up at him and said " daddy are you ok?" Walter didn't answer as he just said " Michael, go to your room..." Michael looked upset as he said " but daddy--" but Walter cuts him off as he yelled " GO TO YOUR ROOM!!!" Michael ran into his room as he peeked through the crack opening of the door as he heard his mother and father arguing as Michael's father suddenly pushed his mother on the floor as yelled at her as his mother had tears rolling down her cheeks as she got up and ran into Michael's room.
Michael, was concerned as he asked " mommy, what's wrong with daddy?" his mother didn't answer as she grabbed a bag and filled it with clothes both her's and Michael's as she said " Michael get your stuff we have to leave..." Michael began to cry as he said " but mommy!" Michael's mother then yelled " Get your stuff now!!" then all of the sudden Michael's father came into the room and pointed his hand pistol at Michael's mother as he said " don't you ever fucking walk away from me Kate!!" Kate began to cry as she said " Walter please stop! You're scaring Michael!" Then Walter yelled " SHUT UP BITCH! YOU'RE GONNA DIE ANYWAYS!" as he cocked his pistol and before he was going to shoot Michael jumps on his back as he was crying " DADDY, PLEASE! DONT KILL MOMMY!!" Walter then pulls Michael off of his back as Michael fell on the bed as he watched Kate wrestle Walter for the gun as Walter grabbed her wrist and pointed the gun at her heart then pulled the trigger as the bullet went through her chest to her heart as she fell onto the ground as Walter began to cry he got on his knees and pointed the gun to his temple as he looked at Michael and said " I love you son" then pulled the trigger as blood splattered all over on Michael's bed, clothes and cheek.
Michael jumped off the bed as he tried to shake his parents awake as he said while crying " mommy!, daddy! Please wake up!" he sobbed loudly as he sat in front of his parents while holding their blood covered hands as he heard a knock at the front door. Michael, got up as he ran to open the front door to see his neighbor standing in front of him as she said " Oh my god! Michael what happened!?!" Michael then said " mommy and daddy were fighting..." his neighbor then said " where's your mommy and daddy?" Michael didn't say anything as he grabbed her hand and led her to his room as his neighbor saw his mother and father laying on the ground dead as she was covering her mouth while muffling " oh my god!..." she picked Michael up and ran to her house as she called 911 as the police came they took Michael away as he was sitting in the back seat of the police car as he stared at his home with a tear drop rolling down his blood covered cheek.
** Present**
Michael, sniffled as he was about to cry as he threw the whiskey bottle across the room hitting the wall as he then flipped the table over and fell down to the floor as he started to cry. He dugged his nails into his scalp as he cried even harder, he stopped as he tried to wipe his tears away then was walking up the stairs as he made his way into his bedroom, he saw Raqualita sound asleep.
He began thinking to himself " God she is so beautiful she looks like a angel, why did she have to get caught up in this mess? She wasn't even doing anything wrong and now I'm holding her hostage. I believed her when she told me she wouldn't go to the cops it's just I guess I've been enjoying having her around and being with me...ugh maybe I should let her go".
Crawled into bed with her as laid on his back looking up at the ceiling crying as Raqualita started to wake up she sat up and saw Michael was crying so she asked " Michael, what's wrong?..." Michael sat up as he looked at her and as he was going to say something he just stayed silent as he began to cry again. Raqualita, felt bad for him as she held his face and looked into his eyes while wiping his tears with her thumb as she said " well whatever it is you'll be ok..." she then hugged him tightly as Michael then held her face as he kissed her lips as Raqualita kissed back, Michael then said " you're free to go..." Raqualita looked confused as she said " what do you mean?" Michael then said " you can leave, Im letting you go because I can trust you to not tell the cops about us...".
Raqualita smiled as she said " really Michael!?" Michael nodded as he said " yeah you can leave" Raqualita's smile faded as she said " I don't want to leave" Michael then said " why not?" Raqualita then said " because I want to be here with you and the guys, I have never felt so wanted in all of my life living with my mother I want to stay" Michael smiled and said " ok if that's what you want" Raqualita smiled and said " it is" as she kissed Michael's forehead and said " goodnight Michael" Michael then said " goodnight Raqualita" as Raqualita laid on her side as Michael put his arm around her as they went to sleep.
Be Continued...