A Woman Turned

“I guess we can go back to my place. There are a couple of things that I need to do when I get there though,” I said.

“Like what?” he asked.

I blushed when I thought about what happened between Ryan and me. I felt like I had to let him go now before things got bad. He might try to get the police involved. I didn’t trust his judgment.

“It’s something that has to do with Ryan. Plus, all of my money is there. I can access it from the computer. I don’t know if it’ll help when it comes to what happens next, but I think it would be safe to hold onto,” I replied.

Donte looked at me with a curious glance, unsure of what I meant. “How though? I thought Raphael took everything from you,” he said.

“Well, he took my purse. I only keep a hundred-dollar bill in there. I have my credit and debit cards at home. As long as that place wasn’t ransacked or anything, all of that should be there,” I said. I never brought money with me whenever I went out on dates with Ryan. He always paid for everything, so I thought it would be dumb. I carried a purse and one of my two wallets, but I left most of my valuables at home. I didn’t have a cell phone though. Nor did I have any more of the makeup that I used to have.

“Ahh. That’s actually kind of smart. I don’t know if Raphael and his men touched your place. But if we’re able to get in there I would say let’s go there. It’s for the best,” he replied.

I agreed. I didn’t think it was smart to stay out here. If I went home I could get everything ready for what was to come next. I could also burn the bridges that I needed to burn. This had to happen, and I knew it was something that I was going to have to deal with.

We went back to my home, both of us almost running there. I was curious about the state of it. Was it all right? Or did someone touch it? If they did touch it, nobody would have done a damn thing about it. My complex is weird like that, and I know that since I didn’t have a phone, calling me would be stupid. I did have a home phone though, so if anything did happen they would probably call that. When I got to my apartment complex, it seemed almost normal. There were people around, and I was happy to see that none of them seemed to give a sh*t about me. I didn’t mind at all, especially since I was trying to blend in with everyone.

I know that Donte was nervous though. I could see it in his eyes. We went over to my apartment, and to my surprise nothing seemed to be disturbed. There were no broken windows or any signs of people trying to get in, which was relieving to say the least. I moved the welcome mat and grabbed the spare key.

“You know, leaving a key there is dangerous,” he said.

“I know. But hey, it got us into the house right?” I replied.

He nodded. I did have a point. I also had a spare car key as well in the place where I kept my valuables. It was a smart move, and I was happy about it. We went inside, and I could tell that Donte was curious about this place. It had an interesting feel to it, but I was happy to be back. This was the home that I loved, and despite everything that happened I was happy to be here.

We went into the living room, and Donte immediately looked at the magazines and books that I had. He looked cute, and I could tell that he was interested in all of that stuff. I went to the area where I kept my valuables. Sure enough, everything was there. Nothing was touched, and when I saw that I breathed a sigh of relief. It was nice to know that I didn’t have to replace everything.

I came over to the living room and looked at Donte with a smile. “Well, everything is here,” I said.

“That’s good. I’m glad that it is. You know, you have some interesting magazines. I didn’t know you were so into celebrity gossip,” he replied.

I blushed when he said that. I had a weird addiction to tabloid magazines and crap. They were always so interesting to me, even thigh I knew that most of them were complete trash.

“Yeah. It’s a guilty pleasure,” I said.

“It’s all right. I know that we all have our own vices,” he replied.

The way he said it made me feel better for liking stuff like that. He was a very accepting man, despite the fact that he probably didn’t know what in the world was going on. I know that Donte was curious about it all. He had been a guard for Raphael for so long, and the fact that he was finally free after all this time shocked even him. I bet he was still trying to wrap his head around this. I had to admit, it was cute when he did that.

But I had another thing to focus on. That was trying to figure out what to do about the whole debacle with Ryan. I know Donte was nervous about it as well.

“So what’s going on Alice? You’ve been acting different since I found you? Did something happen with Ryan?” he asked. His voice was understanding, but I still felt embarrassed by all of it.

I know that I should trust him, that I should be okay with telling Donte anything. I felt comfortable with him before, but now that I realized the whole idea of a new life was hitting me, it did make me nervous.

“I don’t know. I’m just stressed out about what happened between Ryan and me,” I said.

Donte pulled me over to the couch and smiled at me. I felt a blush course over my face when I looked at him. He was so cute, even though I was trying to stay focused on the problem. He was almost too much for me to resist though.