Blood Addicts Chapter One

8/8/2019 Blood Addicts Chapter One

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What you mean?

Hudson picks Mommy up and props her against the wall.

Audreys whimpering,No, dont kill her, please--

Shh, I say, looking at her.

At this point, Im convinced that Hudson is clinically crazy because only a

psychopath could get stabbed, then do what I see him do when I look through the blinds

again.

This man is raping my mother.

The same act of love, the act that created me and my sister is being used totorture my mother in her sleep. She looks so lifeless. I look over to Audrey, whose

eyes are about to pop out her head.

I dont wanna look at this anymore. I cant. I bury my head in Audreys chest.

Her head is on the crook of my neck and I can feel her shake her head and her tears

are wetting my shirt. Its so hard not to make a sound when all we wanna do is scream

out for help. But were so scared and we pray that this is all Hudson will do and move

on.

We can hear Mommy screaming, which means she must have woken up. The

worst thing she couldve woken up to. Then her screams are muffled and Hudsons

stabbing her with all sorts of insults. Then we hear one more thump and some

footsteps.

Mommys yelling, No, youve done enough--

BANG BANG.


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Thats what you get for snitchin, you dirty bitch, Hudson says in a low voice.

Then more footsteps, then we hear the door close.

Silence is coming through this apartment. But this isnt goodnight silence or

relaxing silence. This is dead silence. In a half-hour weve gone from every night to

one night. This night. Or is it a nightmare?

Should we go out now? asks Audrey. I dont answer her. I grab her hand,

unlock the door and slowly walk outside.

I crumble inside when my eyes fall on Mommys corpse. Shes a corpse, but she

looks like shes still in action. Eyes open, still talking to me. Mouth slightly open,whispering to me. Jeans and panties around her ankles, shes vulnerable. Two bullet

holes, one in her head, one in her stomach, causing small bloody waterfalls to flow. A

wad of spit shines on her forehead, where Hudson mustve made his last point.

I wish that Mommy was telling the truth when she said that we were out so we

wouldnt be witnesses to this. I stare at her body and sit down right in front of her. I

close my eyes, thinking of as many beautiful images of her as possible that can

outweigh this one staring me in the face.

Audrey whimpers, Shes dead.

I get in the fetal position and hide my head in my folded arms.

Why didnt we help her? Huh? Why did you hold me back? Her voice is

shaky, I know tears are gonna fall soon. WHY DID YOU HOLD ME BACK?

What makes you think we couldve beaten him? What makes you think he

wouldve hesitated to kill two sixteen-year-olds?

We wouldve had a chance!


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No, we wouldntve! Mommys dead and theres nothin we can do I trail off

and my voice is replaced by loud, long wails. Audrey kneels next down next to me and

holds on to me. The dead silence has been broken by our deep crying.

Sixteen is the age when you get your permit. When you go on your first date.

Not the age when you witness your mother being violated and killed in front of you.

Friday, September 8 th, 6:05 p.m.

Mommy looks even more beautiful than she did when she was alive. The

undertakers closed her eyes and mouth and got rid of the bullet holes, so she looks like

shes sleeping peacefully. But it is a known fact that her spirit isnt sleeping. Thepastors solemn sermon is drowned out by the screams that I can still hear.

When we went to the precinct two hours after Mommy died, the detective told us

there were many men who fit Hudsons description, but none under his name. They

said they would continue to look for him, he might have aliases, but the last thing we

wanna happen is for them to arrest innocent black men under mistaken identity. So we

have no hope that Hudson will be found.

Our family and friends of the family cry and mourn, but they dont know the half of

it. Unless their tears can revive Mommy back to health, their pity party needs to end.

They act like they understand, but they dont, Audrey whispers to me. Her eyes

are red and puffy from crying for the past week.

Drey, Im sorry I held you back. We shouldve done somethin.

I wish that he would die. He has to. Otherwise there is no God. He should

balance the bad with the good.


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You know what, Audrey? Karmas a bitch. And we should be the ones to help it

come around.

Audrey nods her head. Thats just what we gotta do. So she can truly rest in

peace.

Our innocence has died along with Mommy. We want peace of mind and we

want Leah James to have peace of soul. If we have to lose our hearts and minds in the

process, so be it.

Monday, September 11 th, 4:11 p.m.

Three days without any leads on where Hudson could be. Weve checked theInternet, everywhere. The only resource we havent exercised is asking the

gangbangers on the streets.

I walk to the bodega to get some caramel popcorn when I spot two guys at the

counter.

You know theres a party goin down at Dark Delights on Saturday in honor of

Tomb Rivers return?

That gentlemans club downtown? Whys he havin it there?

Are you kiddin? If I was locked up for fifteen years with a buncha dudes, Id

wanna be surrounded by chicks, too! They walk out the door and Im up to pay for my

popcorn.

Tomb River? Whos that? Who would call themselves that?

Grants Tomb.

The Hudson River.

Grant Hudson.


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We got him.

I go back to the apartment and call for Audrey. She comes out the bathroom and

I throw her the bag of popcorn.

Thanks, Shayla.

Audrey, I know where Hudson is. The reason why they couldnt find him was

cuz he goes by Tomb River. Hes gonna be at a strip club downtown on Saturday.

Thatll be our chance.

Whered you hear this?

Bodega on the corner.Are you sure? Cuz I dont wanna bust in and hes not even there and we get

found out.

Trust me. Im sure. Go on MapQuest and get directions from here to Dark

Delights, thats the strip club.

Audrey complies, then says, How we gonna get in? Theyre not gonna let two

juniors in.

Ill take care of that, I answer, taking out a piece of paper and pen. We just

gotta get a couple of things.

Saturday, September 16 th, 10:20 p.m.

Everythings in full effect. Audrey got the directions and information on perfect

stabbing targets on the human body. We got two switchblades and latex gloves. On

Monday night, I took the train downtown to Dark Delights to get me and Audrey jobs

there for tonight. Manniethats the bosswas suspicious at first, but when I showed


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him a picture of me and little sis and (fake) IDs and he saw how good we looked, he had

no choice but to take us on.

We had overdosed on music videos in the previous five days, studying how the

video girls dance. We also analyzed many hood and action movies, including Kill Bill

Vol. 1 to note the elements of surprise, disguise and quickness we gotta have. But what

drives us more than anything else is our anger. We wanna hear him scream and feel

him struggle just like Mommy did. We agreed that if need be, Audrey would deliver the

final blow on Hudson, since shes younger. Hmph. Its funny. I make it sound like

shes hanging the star on a Christmas tree.We get to Dark Delights in our skimpy outfits and makeup, looking more like

twenty than sixteen. Were twenty minutes late, but thats part of the plan. If we get in

when the lights are low, then well blend in inconspicuously. We immediately get to

work, giving lap dances to whoever wants them. This will bide our time until we find

Hudson.

A half-hour later, I hear a man say, Sup, Grant? I switch my vision to Hudsons

boy walking over to him, who has two strippers on either side of him. If only they knew

the monster that lies behind that smile.

I walk over to Audrey and say, Hes here. 2:00. Follow me plus five seconds.

Then I make my way over to Hudson, getting my act together. He catches my eye and

motions me over to him.

Hudson grabs me by the waist, pulls me onto his lap and brushes my back with

his rough hands. My skin is crawling and I want to yank them off me. Instead, I smile at

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Whats your name? he asks me.

Intensity.

Precisely five seconds later, Audrey saunters over to us.

You her twin or somethin?

Audrey clicks her tongue and rests her hand on her hip. Thats right. They call

me Savoir. The strippers are giving us dirty looks maybe because were taking away

their chance at money. But this isnt business. Its just personal.

We should get Oscars because the way we act, you would never guessed we

hate him. We chill with him for an hour, then he says this:Why dont you come back with me? Ill pay you extra.

Audrey and I look at each other, then we agree with him. We didnt expect this.

But well roll along with it.

Sunday, September 17 th, 12:03 a.m.

Hudson drives us to his townhouse and we go inside. His place is nice, classy.

Cant wait to see what it looks like with his blood on the walls. He leads us to his

bedroom and changes the light from white to red to set the mood, I guess.

You like being tied up? Audrey asks him. Hudson nods his head with a smile.

Good. Get on the bed. Intensity, get one o those neckties off his closet door. You get

behind him. Ill take the front.

I nod my head, comply and massage Hudsons temples to get him nice and

unaware before I blindfold him. After we put on our latex gloves, Audrey takes her

closed switchblade out her inside coat pocket and runs the handle down Hudsons


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chest, giving him the illusion that shes touching him. She unbuttons his jeans, opens

her switchblade and then looks up at me.

I smile at her and give her a look saying, Go for it. Castrate his ass. I take out

my switchblade and hit him upside the head with the handle.

Shorty, whats your problem?! he yells.

I take off his blindfold and say in a low voice, We werent out the night you killed

our mother. We saw everything you did. Go ahead, Audrey.

Audrey chops his member off, making him scream like a bitch and blood to spurt.

I slit his throat and stab him in the back at least ten times. Im loving every second of this. Hudsons bawling and were disgusted so much by his cries that we stab him even

more to shut him up.

Eventually, he stops screaming and his big body falls on the bed. Hes even

bloodier than Mommy was, but theres no action in his corpse. The red light makes

everything look bloody and were not bothered one bit by it.

You get any blood on you? I ask Audrey.

She looks down at her feet. I cant really tell in this room. Lets get outta here.

We go out the room and notice that we have his blood on our forearms, hands

and stomachs. Knowing that we cant go out like this, we go in his bathroom and wash

the blood off with our latex gloves still on.

When were done here, go in his kitchen and get a plastic bag for our clothes, I

tell Audrey. Meanwhile I go in his closet and take out some big t-shirts and sweatpants.

After Audrey comes back with the plastic bag, we change clothes, turn off all the lights

and leave the townhouse.


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Lucks on our side, because the garbage truck comes on Monday morning, so we

throw the garbage bag and our latex gloves in a dumpster a few feet from the house.

Then we continue up the street, silently reveling in the familys sweet victory.

1:30 a.m.--Now

Eventually a cab picks us up and takes us to a motel not too far from Times

Square. Using the money Audrey stole from Hudsons kitchen drawer we book a room

for ourselves. Its crappy, but its what we deserve right now.

I plop down on the bed and stare at the cracks in the ceiling. Audrey, are we

any better than Hudson?Whatre you talkin about? she responds, exasperated.

We killed a human being.

That wasnt a human being. That was an animal. A beast. He deserved

everything he got and then some.

Would Mommy have wanted us to do that?

Audrey sits by me. Let me tell you what Mommy would not have wanted. She

wouldntve wanted that man to have another chance to hurt you, me or anyone else.

Is this what Mommy feels or what you feel?

Were our mothers daughters, Audrey retorts. I hate to be clich, but I dont

even know her anymore.

Im gonna go outside real quick.

I go out the motel, sit on the stoop and look at the stars. Mommy, are you there?

Did you see what weve done for you? If Daddy hasnt died yet, watch over him. Were

all gonna need you more than ever.


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Shay? I hear Audreys voice say. I see her stand behind me and she stands

next to me. You all right?

I let out a huge sigh. Yeah. Audrey gives me a hug and kisses me on the

cheek.

I love you. Youre the only one I can trust now.

I love you, too.

Whatre we gonna do now? Have you thought that far? Were not gonna

continue workin at that strip joint, are we?

I shake my head. We can go to Aunt Jerrys house in Roselle.Oh, yeah. I remember her sayin that if we cant be alone while were grievin,

then we can crash at her place whenever we want. We can lay low there for a couple o

days, then come back here and no one will ever know. But what about Mannie? Wont

he be lookin for us?

Nah. He only hired us for the party. After tonight, were no longer his concern.

And besides, we wore so much makeup and our outfits were so revealin that I dont

think anyone will recognize us. Everything went as planned. I think Mommy was lookin

out for us tonight.

Yeah, she was.

Were gonna need you more than ever.

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Blood Addicts Chapter One