slightly and peaked out to find two police officers, one black and one white, standing there. He assumed something might of happened to his brother Ramel, who took over his position when he retired from the game.
Before he could speak one of the officers addressed him.
"Good morning Sir, I'm officer Johnson and this is officer Riley we're sorry to bother you at this time of morning, but are you Jay Wright?"
Epiphany's dad hated the police, but he kept his composure because finding out their reason for being at his front door was more important.
"Yes officer, I am. What's going on?"
"Mr. Wright, I'm sorry to have to be the bearer of bad news, but your daughter Epiphany and a young man were found shot in her apartment around midnight. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Your daughter was severely wounded and rushed to the nearest hospital. We don't know the status of her condition but she was still alive when she was admitted to the hospital."
"AWW FUCK! FUCK HELL NAH ! NAH, NOT EPEE!" Jay Wright punched his fist through the wooden door. His wife awakened from her sound sleep when she heard his loud out-burst. She threw on her robe and came running down the stairs.
Hearing her husband yell out like that could only mean that something terrible had happened.
"Baby what is it? What's wrong? Oh my god, baby what happened?" She questioned with fear. Jay's face said it all. She knew something was terribly wrong and her gut instincts told her it was Epiphany. She started to cry. "Where is she Jay? What happened to Epee? Jay answer me. Please say she's alright!" She demanded frantically.
"Baby listen, we gotta go to the hospital. Epee's been hurt" he said grabbing her close trying to comfort her. He knew any second she was about to lose it.
"No, no, no, not my child. Where is she Jay? What happened? What fucking hospital, huh?" She cried out and tussled to break from his arm lock.
"Stop it Tiara, you gotta calm down. She's been shot. Now either you gon' sit here and go crazy, or go get your shit so we can go see about her," he said putting the situation in a better perspective. The police offered to take them to the hospital, but Jay refused. Before he could slam the door shut the officer handed him his card and informed him that he might have to answer some questions later. They wanted to know if he had any idea who might have wanted to harm his daughter or the young man that was with her.
"Yo, I'on know nothing right now, but whoever did this better hope you guys find 'em before I do. Now will that be all," Jay said fuming.
"Mr. Wright, I know your upset, but trust that we'll do the best that we can to find the shooter or shooters. I can only imagine how you must be feeling because if that was my little girl lying up in some hospital bed with a gun shot wound to the chest, badly beaten and barely holding on, I'd want to take matters into my own hands too. But you take it easy you hear" said the Uncle Tom officer Johnson. Both police officers turned to walk away. Once they reached the squad car Riley looked at his partner with a devilish smirk on his face.
"Hey Johnson, what was that about? You damn near told the man to take the law into his own hands."
"That's exactly what I did. I could tell you some stories about that man. Mr. J. 'Smooth Criminal' Wright aka 'The Untouchable' . He was big time, some years ago. The State and the Feds had him under investigation for years, but we could never get any hard evidence on that nigger to arrest or convict him, not even a petty crime. He knew the game well; too well.
So, I was just giving the brother a little rope to hang himself with, if you know what I mean. A little encouragement never hurt nobody. Besides, knowing that scum like him is behind bars would help a lot of us sleep better at night," he laughed.
"Maybe what happen to his daughter was someone settling the score, or having vendetta against him," said Riley.
"Yeah, could be, unless the apple doesn't fall far
Before he could speak one of the officers addressed him.
"Good morning Sir, I'm officer Johnson and this is officer Riley we're sorry to bother you at this time of morning, but are you Jay Wright?"
Epiphany's dad hated the police, but he kept his composure because finding out their reason for being at his front door was more important.
"Yes officer, I am. What's going on?"
"Mr. Wright, I'm sorry to have to be the bearer of bad news, but your daughter Epiphany and a young man were found shot in her apartment around midnight. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Your daughter was severely wounded and rushed to the nearest hospital. We don't know the status of her condition but she was still alive when she was admitted to the hospital."
"AWW FUCK! FUCK HELL NAH ! NAH, NOT EPEE!" Jay Wright punched his fist through the wooden door. His wife awakened from her sound sleep when she heard his loud out-burst. She threw on her robe and came running down the stairs.
Hearing her husband yell out like that could only mean that something terrible had happened.
"Baby what is it? What's wrong? Oh my god, baby what happened?" She questioned with fear. Jay's face said it all. She knew something was terribly wrong and her gut instincts told her it was Epiphany. She started to cry. "Where is she Jay? What happened to Epee? Jay answer me. Please say she's alright!" She demanded frantically.
"Baby listen, we gotta go to the hospital. Epee's been hurt" he said grabbing her close trying to comfort her. He knew any second she was about to lose it.
"No, no, no, not my child. Where is she Jay? What happened? What fucking hospital, huh?" She cried out and tussled to break from his arm lock.
"Stop it Tiara, you gotta calm down. She's been shot. Now either you gon' sit here and go crazy, or go get your shit so we can go see about her," he said putting the situation in a better perspective. The police offered to take them to the hospital, but Jay refused. Before he could slam the door shut the officer handed him his card and informed him that he might have to answer some questions later. They wanted to know if he had any idea who might have wanted to harm his daughter or the young man that was with her.
"Yo, I'on know nothing right now, but whoever did this better hope you guys find 'em before I do. Now will that be all," Jay said fuming.
"Mr. Wright, I know your upset, but trust that we'll do the best that we can to find the shooter or shooters. I can only imagine how you must be feeling because if that was my little girl lying up in some hospital bed with a gun shot wound to the chest, badly beaten and barely holding on, I'd want to take matters into my own hands too. But you take it easy you hear" said the Uncle Tom officer Johnson. Both police officers turned to walk away. Once they reached the squad car Riley looked at his partner with a devilish smirk on his face.
"Hey Johnson, what was that about? You damn near told the man to take the law into his own hands."
"That's exactly what I did. I could tell you some stories about that man. Mr. J. 'Smooth Criminal' Wright aka 'The Untouchable' . He was big time, some years ago. The State and the Feds had him under investigation for years, but we could never get any hard evidence on that nigger to arrest or convict him, not even a petty crime. He knew the game well; too well.
So, I was just giving the brother a little rope to hang himself with, if you know what I mean. A little encouragement never hurt nobody. Besides, knowing that scum like him is behind bars would help a lot of us sleep better at night," he laughed.
"Maybe what happen to his daughter was someone settling the score, or having vendetta against him," said Riley.
"Yeah, could be, unless the apple doesn't fall far
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