Chapter 43 Makari “Havoc” Sanchez
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
MAKARI “HAVOC” SANCHEZ
THE NEXT NIGHT
“What do you mean they’ve disappeared?” I fussed. The information Oblique just gave me had me pinching the bridge of my nose.
After I dealt with the bodies in my crib and moved to a safe house, I had the crew looking for Viper and Sony, only to find out that they’d vanished.
I wasn’t stupid; I knew that I would have to take them out for this shit to end. Sony violated by sending two teams of niggas to my house. Thank God I had the sense to train Kairi to use a gun; otherwise, I knew I would have come home to find my wife gone.
The shit she pulled with Trini was reckless as fuck, and I was still struggling with believing what they were saying, but God knows, my wife still being here was all I cared about.
But it would all be in vain as long as Sony and Viper were still breathing.
As soon as I moved her to safety, I was on those niggas’ heads only to find out that they’d already gotten away.
Trini got hold of the security footage from the club, some shit I didn’t even think about doing, and it showed what Kairi had been trying to explain.
She handed that drink to Sony, and he gave it to my brother without her knowing. When my father came in with his bullshit, Kairi was no longer in our section, and that was when Hell was given that drink.
At first, I didn’t want to watch it, but I did. Seeing my brother drink something that hurt him pained me so deeply. I wished I could reach into the video and stop him from doing it.
I was still hurt that it happened, beyond fucking hurt, but I knew it wasn’t her intention.
Lennox showed it to the rest of the crew to make sure that nobody had any other ideas.
They cussed his ass out about it and said that Sincere trusted me and that was all they cared about.
Most of them knew he had ordered an autopsy on Kelechi, so why would he do that if he suspected Kairi or me being the cause of it?
At least I knew that whoever was in my corner was solid.
Those who left could never have been with me to side with my enemies so easily.
Now, it was a question about finding them.
That was the difficult part. I’d spent years following my brother around, so I didn’t really know Sony enough like that to know where he and his pops could be hiding. If Kelechi was alive, he’d probably know that, and so I was left drawing a blank on what to do next.
I sighed and shook my head.
“Thanks, Oblique. Let me think of a plan and get back to you,” I told him. He agreed, and we ended the call.
“Fuck!” I hissed and threw my burner phone on my desk. I felt a tension headache coming on again and rubbed at my forehead, hoping it would help.
“I don’t even know how the fuck they even knew about that shit,” I said to myself.
“I’m the reason why,” Kairi said, walking into the room. I turned my eyes her way and frowned.
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
Damn, another secret!
This shit was really starting to make me look at this girl sideways.
Kairi hesitated as she looked at me. I knew she’d heard my conversation with Oblique. I sat there staring at her, wondering if I’d ever be able to trust her again.
She sighed.
“After you told me what I’d done, I went to see Sparkle because I didn’t know what to do,” she started to explain and paused again.
My brows knitted as I waited to see what she was going to say next.
“And River heard us talking,” she finished.
“Fuck,” I exclaimed and shook my head. Now, it finally made sense. At least it wasn’t because Sony or Viper were watching me. Although, I knew neither of them was smart enough to do that shit without me noticing.
“I know y’all are trying to find them,” she said. My eyes narrowed her way, and she confirmed that she was indeed listening to my conversation.
Kairi threw her hands up and said, “Trini told me.”
“Y’all best friends now all of a sudden? Hiding more shit from me together?”
I never thought the day would come when I had to question Trini’s loyalty. The fact that she and Kairi were talking was starting to make me believe that they really did plan that dumb shit together, though.
Kairi looked away from my eyes before looking back at me.
“I think you should use the sisters against each other,” Kairi said, confusing me.
What the hell did Ocean and River have to do with this shit?
Yeah, Sony was River’s husband, but how could I use the sisters to find him?
“How’s that supposed to help me?”
Kairi sighed heavily.
“Makari, do you know why I hid from you for so long?”
That was always something I wanted to know, so since she was ready to tell me, I wanted to know.
“No,” I answered.
“Because of Ocean. She came to me and used her father to threaten my family’s life before I quit my job at the club.”
I frowned.
“But how did she know about you?”
In all that time, Ocean had never seen me with Kairi. Other than that night she popped up at my condo, they’d never crossed paths—at least that was what I thought.
Even that night she came to confront me, Ocean left long before Kairi did, so they didn’t even meet that night either.
“Because of the night I took you to the hospital. She said someone told her that we were together and wanted to know how I knew you. I didn’t want my family getting hurt, so I stayed away.”
I nodded, finally understanding why.
“But do you know how I finally got her to leave me alone?” she asked. I shook my head.
“I found out that she’s been sleeping with Sony and threatened to tell you.”
I sat there just blinking, trying to process what the fuck I just heard.
“Sony is fucking Ocean? His wife’s sister?”
From the moment I met Ocean, I didn’t like her and knew she was a hoe, but I damn sure didn’t expect she would fuck her sister’s husband.
Kairi nodded. “And I know River has no idea, but I know if she found out, she wouldn’t hide Sony’s whereabouts.”
That did make sense to me. Nothing like a woman scorned!
“That could actually work,” I said to myself, already sending a message to Oblique to find River.
Kairi just stood there in silence, looking at me. I cocked my head to the side, wondering why she was still standing there.
“I know that you hate me, but I can help with that,” Kairi offered. I looked from my phone to her.
“I don’t hate you,” I let her know.
“Yes, you do! I can see it in your eyes when you look at me!” She bawled like a baby, completely stunning me into silence.
I didn’t hate my wife; I was just fucking disappointed and angry at her. Kairi had a problem with keeping shit to herself and trying to fix every damn thing. Had she just told me what Sony was doing, I would have dealt with him without her trying and ultimately killing my brother.
My mouth fell when I realized that my actions lately had been showing her hate, which wasn’t what I intended to do.
I stood to my feet and approached her.
“Kairi, I don’t hate you, I’m just hurt.”
“I know, and I’m hurt too. It wasn’t supposed to happen like that, and if I could take it back, I would! But I can’t deal with you, hating me. I made a mistake, Makari. I was trying to protect you too!” she cried.
“How?” I hit back because that didn’t make sense to me.
“I knew if I told you or Shakur what happened that y’all would deal with it, but I knew that Sony is fucked up enough to get y’all killed. How was I supposed to live with that!”
As I stood there looking at her, I had to admit that she wasn’t wrong. Sony was more than capable of using his father to get me out of the way. Especially with Orlando treating me like I wasn’t his son, it would have been nothing for Viper to get rid of me.
All of this happened long before Sincere took me under his wings, so I didn’t have the protection as I did now.
“I just wanted him to leave me alone, and I made a mistake, Makari, but I didn’t know. If I even thought Hell could have been poisoned, I would have told you.”
Her shoulders were bouncing from how hard she was crying.
“I didn’t know, I swear!”
“Okay, Kairi, stop crying. Chill,” I said, hoping that would make her stop, but she only cried harder.
The shit was upsetting me. I’d never seen her cry so hard.
“I’m sorry. I’m not angry anymore, okay?” I pleaded. “Stop crying. You’re already sick behind this shit, you’re gonna make yourself worse.”
Since this whole thing started, she’d been looking drawn out and washed out. It was time we put this aside so she could focus on getting well again.
“I’m just grieving for my brother, and I’m sorry I took it out on you. I’m gonna work on it, but I need you to stop crying first,” I said.
She peered up at me and rubbed at her eyes.
“I’m not sick,” she sniveled, using her arm to wipe away her tears. “I’m pregnant.”
My mouth fell because I wasn’t expecting that. But I had been sexing her little ass off like I had no fucking sense.
I looked at her stomach, my words lodged in my throat.
This had to be some sick joke from God, because why would He let us get pregnant now?
After finding out the truth and dealing with this war, was a baby really the best thing?
“I can already see you ain’t happy,” Kairi said before she started crying again.
“I never said I wasn’t happy, Kairi, I just wasn’t expecting it now,” I let her know.
“Me neither, I almost died when I found out,” she said, being all dramatic and shit.
I chuckled, and she looked at me.
My eyes went down to her stomach again, but this time, the feeling of dread was replaced with warmth. A feeling of a new beginning—a second chance. My mama always told me that God never made a mistake!
“You got a little Havoc in there?” I asked, brushing my hand across it.
She looked at me with uncertainty in her eyes before she giggled nervously.
Maybe this was the new chapter that we needed to put all this behind us and help me heal.
The idea of a little me running around our house lifted my spirit.
“We have some shit to work on, Kairi,” I said, being honest. She nodded. “But, I think we’re gonna be fine,” I assured her.
My anger had subsided because deep down inside, I knew she didn’t mean it. That shit was meant for Sony and all the bullshit he’d put her through, and I was going to make sure he got what he deserved in the end.
“So, you think you can find, River?” I asked. She looked up at me and nodded to agree.
It was time to end this!