Seventy-Nine

Ashanti

I sat across from Aunt Sasha in my bedroom while I listened to her make some calls to some uncles, subtly wanting to know where my father was.

She leaned closer with a satisfied smirk on her face after making the latest phone call.

“I've got good news.”

My heart raced and goosebumps itched my bare arm.

“What is it?”

“Your dad and his useless friends are at the whore’s den. It's where they go every Friday night. They eat, drink, fuck their concubines all night. Heard it's a bloody orgy down there.”

A disgusted gag escaped my lips while I waited for her to get this information over with because imagining my dad in various sex positions with different women was gory.

“All I'm saying is that this is our opportunity."

I stared at her like she was crazy and despite knowing the answer I went ahead and asked, “Opportunity for what?”

She rolled her eyes. "Surely you're not that daft. An opportunity to sneak into his room and find the signet ring of course. He is surely going to com