1 GRANDDAD'S THIEF

$387.45 was the price Nute's mama was paying for a one-bedroom apartment in a community on south of Richmond called Hillside. Where boys are likely not make it to become a man or mature as one. Due to the job pay in their society, his mama had just enough for one bed until she saved to move to a better environment.

"I believe a change will come for this community" Nute's mother said as she watched a one-on-one fight turned to a shootout as she stood at her screen door.

There were violent crimes every other night to the point hundreds became dozens as residence in the community at one point. His mother witnessed the statistics because she was raised in the same area. Growing up she was never into the street-life like her mom and dad. They were active and loyal in the streets most of their child an adulthood. But the life they lived she never thought about living. Kind, peaceful, loving with all the ambition in the world are words to describe Nute's mother. She had him at the age of 20. Nute's father was on call for the army and did not expect to be deployed so soon nor knowing this be his last time seeing his son before the war on the 3rd doctor's visit for an ultrasound appointment. It was schedule to be on Mar. 10th, but he had to be deployed Mar. 9r.d. So, the doctor rescheduled it to Mar 3rd.

"Can't believe they really making you go" Nute's mother said.

"Not everything can go our way, just gotta go with the flow sometimes" Big Nute replied.

"And what if you don't flow back here?" she asked.

" Having doubts is something we both were raised not to have" he replied.

Nute's mom respected his mindset and did not go on about it. But to not think about it was something she could not do. So, they waited in silence for the Doctor to finish prepping for the ultrasound.

"This Jell-O thingy is warm, why is that doc.?"

"We keep it in a drawer on the ultrasound machine and the heat from the computer causes the ultrasound gel to warm up." The Doc replied.

"Amazing what gel can do to have us seeing our children, can't wait til I see u in four months" Big Nute said with a bizarre look on his face as he whispers to his wife's belly.

With a kiss on Nute's mother forehead, his dad left to go pack what he was taking to the army base he was station. Then off the army where he died at just six months after his only child was born. He was supposed to go check in to go bacc and see his son for a week, but he a child all by herself in a community where a father figure plays an important role in a young man's life. It was either stay in school and struggle or drop out of college and get a job to provide for Nute's mama. She like everybody else does not know everything but she knew enough to maintain a home and groom a child. So that is what she did. She worked two jobs, was a part time home schoolteacher to Nute and a full-time mother/father due to her husband dying in the war across seas. Even though she had a rough start; she never let that get in her way. Lucky for her at the age of seven Nute really understood life and what type of environment he was in.

" Don't allow what you see stop you from getting you what need out of life Nuttie"! Nute's mom shouted.

"I know mama no matter how hard life gets progress is a process" Nute replied with confidence.

Despite his peers having both parents, they did not have the guidance he had as well as an awareness of the society they live in. Growing up seeing his peers in need and people he did not knew while growing up; he focused on how he could help them in way that money was not bait or motivation. He knew what he wanted to do before he was ten, and that was to become a successful person that helps people.

"Life isn't all about who can make the most money, it's how you get it and what you do with it that values more than what you can make" Nute said.

Nute had interest in a lot of stuff such as agriculture, engineering and wanted to make his hometown a better place like a policeman. But it was something about reaching out to others and finding solutions to their problems; so, he chased his dream to be a psychiatrist. Nute not having a father and watching his mother struggle played a devastating role in his life, but he also uses it to show that not only has he been though a lot but can overcome obstacles and still be who he set out to be . Nute was misled as a nerd in middle school which led his mother home schooling him. Nute asked.

"Mother, why do kids picc on other kids who wanna further their education?

"Lacc of interest show lacc of discipline when a child doesn't do right in school" his mama replied.

"Meaning being lectured and threaten to do right and being taught to do right is two different things" she added.

No matter how old Nute was, his mother always gave him understanding so he will not be blind to facts and quick to voice opinions. Majority of kids spend their lives in school with friends and family they cannot see at home. So, having to be home schooled takes a lot of fun out of a kid as well as increase the chance of being anti-social. When Nute came of age where he did not really care what people say or do because he knew how to handle himself. Without a fight under his belt he knew when the time comes what to do. His mother enrolled him to the local high school. She knew it was a good to attend, but with his peers and the activities they were into made it hard for her to see a bright future for Nute in that school. Of course, not having friends makes you anti-social. Nute thought to himself.

"Oh well, more focus on becoming a better person" Nute said

"That's the way to think son", his mama responded.

"Can't wait to make you proud" Nute replied.

His school always had the opportunity to better the young adults. It is all about applying yourself and the kids acted like they did not know what applying mean. It is like enrolling in Eastside High and Howard University under one roof. Nute had a little doubt himself on becoming an educated person in that school due to the negative activities.

"It's hard to focus knowing a shooting can happen at anytime and anywhere in the school, I wanna go somewhere safer to learn, too much going on and I don't want to be a witness or a victim in this school" Nute said.

" You goin to be a witness and a victim to more things in life Nutton rather you want to or not. A man once told me…." Not everything can go our way, just gotta go with the flow sometimes".

Despite Nute surroundings, he took every advantage he could have and make while attending at that school. He did so well, 4 scholarships offer with 2 being full ride were mailed to his house two months before his freshmen year was over. He was excited but overwhelmed at the same time, but he did not want to rush things. Three with careers making him the person he dreamed of and the last is an engineering school that would make him a wealthier man. Two scholarships for Architecture, for a master's degree that will pay 90 percent the tuition and the other has a full ride for a full-ride associate degree. The other scholarships are for psychiatry with a full ride for bachelor's degree and civil engineering.

"Being mentally strong and mentally ready is two different things Nute" his mama stated.

"I always taught you to be strong mentally and physically, but it's up to you to be ready mentally and physically" she said strong tone.

"I know but, not too many people get an opportunity like this around here". Especially my age even though I might not be ready, hopefully my actions will inspire people to live up to their full potential" Nute replied.

He thought it through and decided to accept the scholarship for one of the psychiatry majors.

"So, what's your goal with this major you chosen?" Nute's mama asked.

"Im going to build three building for the kids, homeless and for counseling. Having programs for the homeless such as finishing grade school, immediate job hunt, guarantee part-time or full time-time job all within six months. The kids will have the usual Rec. Center plus an inside pool to it, I want to them occupy with education and positive fun activities. Counseling center will be for people who lost confidence in things they love to do, who need guidance or re-guided on the right path, and venting" Nute replied.

He had it all figure out, but his mother pointed out the cons and if his dream does not come true what will be his back up.

"How will you maintain these jobs on a financial level and how would they benefit you besides helping people"? Nute mother asked trying to see if Nute's plan is a reality goal.

"The state gives me fifteen hundred dollars for one homeless and my building is going to house 39 with an extra room for when I want to stay there with them. Also, they are giving me a thousand dollars for each child that sign up and the building will hold 40 kids" Nute replied.

Grand dad's success

Ten years later after college, Nutton accomplished a lot. The rec. center is up and running called Helping Society's Children, the kids having something to do all year round at the center. The homeless shelter which was named Hope 4 Lives was progressing as well, over a thousand people has been employed over the course of staying at H4L.

"Didn't know so much success can bring you stress" Nute said with his index finger and thumb massage his eyebrows.

"All these years and now somebody want to complain about living around homeless. Is not like they here just to live, they are bettering themselves; becoming employees and some reconnect with their families. Despite we had some that relapsed, they were never reports saying they did something to someone" Nute said with frustration.

"Well with racism still being an issue, to have come this far as a black male coming from an 'easy ways to die and hard ways to live environment' is a blessing. But to not think they aren't going to try to stop your progress because the H4L and the HSC accepts all race and it has been no violence, health or no other reports is your miscalculations Nute" Pasheen said.

"I don't mind fighting for the homeless or for what's mines, but what they're saying is the community getting use to one another and doesn't feel comfortable nor safe with H4L attracting homeless people in the area. I have a meeting with the City Board to see if they are going to either relocate or shut down H4L. The most I can bring to the table is having police patrolling more and have the curfew reduce" Nute said to his wife.

Pasheen and Nute met when Nute was a senior year in high school. She came to a party with her sister at Nute's friend house for Nute before leaving for college. Although she had an alcohol addiction she always had the best advice.

"If that is what it takes to keep your business going, do it. Just don't argue the obvious to why the meeting is taking place" Pas said.

"I won't, it's just going to be hard not too though, but I got this, well off to work

"Nute ended the conversation.

Nutton work at the same job his college helped him get through his degree. He started his senior year where by then Pas and Nute had a 4-year-old baby boy.

Granddad's parenting

"I want to go home tired of sitting in this whacc ass shit" Nate, now fifteen, shouted out as the classmates laugh.

"Nathanyal Nutton Jects Jr. enough of the profanity!" his detention teacher replied.

"Your father will have a phone call coming from me later Nate." The teacher said.

"Why, it's not like SHIT go change" Nate said with smirk.

"That's it, you're going to the principle now!" the teacher said.

As Nate walked out the classroom, he began to pick on a boy named Rawlin who is a rival child of his neighborhood. Rawlin always had brothers to help him when he got into problems with other kids. Rawlin was not the fighting type but the boy was really with the shits. Soon as Nate parted his lips as his mugged to say some disrespectful to the lil boy, he caught a hook cross the jaw then a jab in the eye. Nate then left the room by force of the teacher. Nate began screaming down the hall.

"It's not over bitch! I know where you live motherfucca!" screamed Nate towards the classroom.

Nothing like his daddy an everything his grandma tried to stop Nute from becoming, Nate was a problem at an earlier age. Nute felt as if he disciplines Nate too much it will run him away. Being that Nute did not have a father figure he wants to be the best father he can be, so it is more compromising and warnings rather than hard punishments.

"Hey Nute, Nate just got into a fight again at school and I'm in a meeting please go pick him up before they arrest him" Pas said with exasperation.

"Ok, I got him" Nute replied the same way.

When Nute got to the principle office Nate was fired up, his shirt was ripped due to wrestling with the security.

"Look I know we discuss how school was important to your future, so why act like the opposite"? Nute asked Nate.

"Before I can say one word to him, he snucc me, its ight though I'ma catch him on the ben" Nate replied angrily.

"You not catching shit but lent floating in your room when we get home." Nute said in a hushed tone, to keep attention off them.

"But I didn't swing first this time" Nate pleaded.

"But you were on your way to the office before you got into a fight" Nute stated, as they walked to the car.

The ride home was tense, no one spoke. Nute thinking how he go punish Nate for his action while Nate thinking about how bad he wanted to get bacc at Rawlin. Sitting in the car in front the house both Nate and Nute was silent, and then Nute started to say something.

"When I was your age," Nute began--

"Come on dad you told me this too many times" Nate interrupted.

"It's either you hear it, or I beat it in your ass!" Nute shouted at Nate.

"I'm listening" Nate said.

"When I was your age despite me not having interest for the streets, my mother was hard on me about not wanting me to hang around certain groups of people. And she told me stories that were verified from people whom it was about or people who witnessed it as I grew up. Nothing comes from the street except jail, death or worse living without a cause nor plan in life" Nute shared with his son.

"I understand pop, can I go over Juju house" Nate responded.

"Hell no! Now get your ass in the house before beat your ass got me fucked up." Nute shouted.

Nate's mother job was only two minutes from home so sometimes to stay fit she would walk home. Later that day Nate's dad told him to meet his mother at the store to help with groceries, so he did. On the way to the store Nate heard three gunshots and hid behind a car, seconds go by he realizes people was running towards the same way the shots came from. Running hard, heart pumping, mind racing Nate just wanted to make sure his ma was ok. He finally got to the crowd, being he's one of the smaller fifteen years old in his neighborhood he had to struggle to see the body on the ground, so he left and waited for his mother at the store becuz he couldn't find a way to see who it was that got shot.

" Come on ma you ready have me laccing out here" Nate mumbled to himself.

Two hours go past, and Nate got tired of waiting so he headed back home hoping she caught a ride during the shooting.

"Where did yall go" Nute asked Nate.

"Nowhere, she didn't even show up. I was ready to go to her job, but I heard gunshots, so I waited at the store for her." Nate replied not telling how it went down exactly.

"Well she might have another meeting Ima give her call to see if she's ok." Nute said.

"In the meantime, go rake the leaves up" Nute demanded.

"Can't wait till I move out I'm tired…." Nate mumbled to himself as he began raking.

"Yo Nate you good man" Nate's friends Trey asked in a worry tone.

"Yea nigga why wouldn't I be?" Nate asked with a stern look.

"Yo I think you should go up the block pass the store people saying your mother got shot and it is a lady under a white sheet, my switch told me" Trey said.

Nate quickly drop the rake went inside to his room under the bed was a shoe box for rainy days and vicious nights. He grabbed a smith & Wesson and a 45. Prescott pistol and dash out the door where Trey was explaining the same thing to Mr. J.

"Hey what are you doing" Nute shouted to Nate.

As he tried to grip his shoulder, with a quick response Nate connected a right hook on his father then took off towards the store. With his gun in his hand Nate never stop running till he got to the crime scene, instantly people were coming to him with their arms out crying saying they sorry as if they shot her. Nate was not to big on crying, all you seen was a mad teen looking for a suspect, denying every hug and apologies.

Self Sufficient Ch.2

"Grab that pot out the cabinet for Nate" Juju commanded.

"Look ain't come here for this I need my shit so I can go bout bidness" switch replied scratching her head.

"How you can't help me prepare to make the shit you feeing for?" Juju as he gets up to get the pot.

"Same way you don't help me prepare to smoke motherfucca! Now can I get what I came for or I gotta walk on water to get it?"

"If you promise to get yo ass in the water I'll give an extra dime witcha funky monkey lookin ass." Juju Said with laughter spreading throughout the room.

"C, all that won't necessary Ju. You know I would not be talking about you if you was in this situation." The switch stated with a sad look.

"Should've never gotten smart when I ask you can you help me bitch, here now go wash that shit you lose necc bitch" Juju said as everybody indulge with by laughing.

As she walked out, Nate came from the other room with a look that seized all laughing in the room and got undivided attention.

"I know we not disrespecting one of the important parts of getting this money" Nate shouted.

"Who was that that had came and coped?" Nate asked looking at everybody for an answer.

"Neicey". Juju answered

"So why the fucc are we disrespecting loyal customers--when we barely got any!" Nate screaming at Juju.

"Because she didn't have to come off for no reason" Juju replied.

"She didn't have to come at all nigga, watch what the fucc u doing or I'm have somebody to watch for you!" Nate demanded

"Hey, trey go get some more sandwich bags from Wing's, not the four corner ones and how long we got till them bitches leave?" Nate asked.

"Ight and an hour, they are finishing up now." Trey replied

"Aye Nate I gotta go picc up my son from my mama house she ready to go work" Nyla one of the females cooking and bagging the cracc said.

"This the last time, if you can't find a babysitter then the lil nigga gotta come withu if you want this job" Nate stated.

"Ok well you gotta find another bitch cause my son not coming around this shit" the female replied in a sassy way.

"Matta of fact how old is the lil motherfucca any way" Nate asked.

"My son Tavis is twelve why" Nalya asked.

"Cause my daddy got a program for kids nine and up but I can make some happen if you really want this job" Nate said.

"That would be nice, but I don't want to cause no more problems between you and your father" the female replied.

"Only way that can happen is if you don't go picc the lil motherfucca...I mean Tavis up" Nate responded.

"Ok thanks again for your help, when can he start" she asked.

"I'll let you know tomar" Nate answered.

After Nate mother died it was hard for him and his dad to get along and compromising was not an option. Two different men that saw the world different as well. Although Nate been felt he could take care of himself, he did not expect his father to throw him out due to the depressing time they both went thru.

"Hey pop, I got a lil kid who need some of that positive attention shit you doing over there" Nate said on the phone with Nute.

"How old is he and what made you want to help a kid, let alone get me to help?" Nute ask in confusion.

"He's seven, that's why I need you to get him in being that you own the shit, and it was becoming a problem not having a babysitter cause his mama work for me"

"So, you expect me to bring a kid in that has a mother that have potential to make a good life for her and her child yet she for negative mutherfucca like you?" Nute asked in such a harsh tone.

"Look I'm tryna continue to make my money the best fast way I can, plus she doesn't do shit but cook it and bag it not shaking, succing nor fuccin. Most people get caught for distribution. Can't believe you would let our problem get in the way of helping a child…something you claim you were committed to do" Nate said then he hung up.

The conversations never last that long between the two. Nate's mother dying really change Nate for the worst. Robbing, killing and other bad activities were Nute's thoughts about his son. He realizes Nate was heading for the grave or prison when bond money, lawyer fees and retribution started to take away from his money for the bills. Nute gave him an ultimatum being that he knew where the lifestyle of his son's would lead him to; he had to either go to college or move out.

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Hillside

"Yaoo, where da bacon at?" Juju yelled through the house.

"Man, just cause yo bitch go to work at six don't mean come here at nine cause you asses bored motherfucca! And it's in the deep freezer" Trey said as he walked bacc to his room looking disturbed.

"Damn, that shit probably harder than that bitch ass you fuccin in there. I'm goin to the store to get some rellos and a sandwich "Juju said slamming the deep freezer door.

"Make sho you tell dat bitch up the street come thru early, I'm tryna have this done by four" Nate shouted as the door slammed from Juju.

"You gotta go. I need to get ready for when these bitches come to work and see how much the blocc got out there" Nate told the female he slept wit.

"So, I'm just a fucc thing?" Nyla asked.

"No but don't make seem like we had more interest in each other, other than the entertainment" Nate replied with a stern look.

As she left Nate began to do inventory and collecting re-up also profits. He then called Nyla who has the little boy name Tavis to inform her she must find a babysitter cause him and his dad could not come to an agreement. It was not easy cause she started grow on him with her ambition, the strength to keep Tavis off the streets, wanting out of the street life and that body of a model.

"Hey La, me and my dad couldn't make it happen but if you find a program for him, I'll will pay till you can pay without worrying about nothing. Just give me a call bacc or see you at the spot bye" Nate said leaving a voicemail.

An hour later Juju ran into his cousin Mez at the local mall. It has been weeks since they see each other after a crazy moment at the family's thanksgiving over Juju mother's house.

"Hey fat bitch where my thirty dollars at you owe me" Juju said looking angry as shit.

"I put it with the rest of the money I had to replace my window and door that yo baby mama fucced up when she thought you was driving my car pussy" Mez replied with aggression.

"I keep forgetting that happen lmao…damn fool glad nobody got hurt. Somebody couldn't be in the car tho" Juju said

"We won't, thank the lord" Mez stated.

"I know yall wont, that bitch shoot like john wicc, But what you doin later FatMez? Juju asked

"Nothing but getting to it, why" Mez responded.

"Come fucc with me fat boy ain't trip off yo ass in a min" Juju said as he is laughing at time what his BM did that to Mez car.

"Ight I'll see, make sho that crazy bitch ain't wit you...O yea remember when Ms. J got killed?" Mez said as put the car in park from being in drive.

"Yeah what about it" Juju asked.

"I don't know how true it is, but I heard Rex did it, one of the Rawlin brothers" Mez said.

"And who the fucc you heard this from"? Juju asks aggressively.

"Some niggaz was hearing Rawlin's youngest brother tell the story on how his mama beat his ass from the spot Ms. J die at to the house. He said he was waiting for his oldest brother Rex to come cross the street, but some niggaz started dumping at him as he was walking cross so he fired bacc at them and smacc an old bitch in tha chest. Then he said he overheard his brother and his friends talking about it, saying his brother knew the lady but don't know where" Mez said.

Juju thought Rex had to know who the lady was cause she use to watch all of them when they were running around with snotty a nose, but to be in a situation like that he knew Rex couldn't realize it at the moment cuz he really wasn't ready the streets anyway.

"Thanks for telling me cause take yo time out here" Juju said as he walked off to his car as if he heard enough.

Riding headed str8 to Nate with the new info on his mother's death Juju began to think how his cousin overheard something where them lil niggaz chill at, when it is in the middle of the opps hood. Not often the hoods there in get close and it was peace, lots of fights and murders occur when they run into or meet each other at community cookouts, parties, or just in the city. So, Juju thought about how he could get the reason why his cousin Mez was over there in the first place out of him.

"Pass me the blacc n mild" trey said to Nate.

"How long Juju been gone because I need to go to the mall and get shit for the lil nigga Tavis" Nate ask Trey.

"I don't know, but since when u start doing shit for lil man" Trey asked Nate with a laugh.

"She been struggling to provide and if it fucc up my money cause she not doing wat she needs to do Ima be piss so, so might as well help myself stay on tracc" Nate responded.

"Yea ight nigga, next is they staying here then I get the boot cuz u want to start yo own family and shit" Trey said with a smile.

"Bro's before hoes and loyalty ova family" Nate stated.

"Love can change anything that has feelings, especially the ones who can't control theirs, without loyalty there is no family" Trey replied.

"So, what the hell u tryna say Trey, I'm soft or some" Nate asked

"No nigga, People who been on the same path as we often find another way to live down the road and having a family is a common way to a better life" Trey explained

When Juju got bacc he was mad and confuse about his cousin for not telling him why he was over there, but still tryna find a way to tell Nate. Both Nate and Trey sitting playing the game as Juju walked up to tell Nate who killed his mama. He wanted to wait til the game was over, but he could not, so he snatched the power cord out the soccet.

"Fucc u do mane, we are betting nigga" Trey said as he got up.

"Mane I got some to tell u Nate shit crazy" Juju said in a depressing tone.

"Nigga this betta be good" Nate responded.

"I ran into FatMez earlier and he told me some wild shit. He said that he overheard Rawlin's little brother talking about how his brother shot an old lady near the store couple years ago, and that Rex said he recognized the lady but do not know where from. I was going ride on that shit but felt like u needed to know first" Juju said.

Without hesitation Nate got up, headed to the basement as Trey and Juju followed where he keeps his guns and ammo at. Grabbing his Prescott 45. That he never got rid of and a box of hollow tips while Trey and Juju load up assault rifles clips Nate began to think. While riding around lookin for Rex the car was silent til Nate made a statement.

"It's crazy I seen him two months ago and he had a shoccin look on his face as if he knew that I knew what I know now" Nate stated.

"What the fucc u just said Nate, too many knows and knew's slow that shit down" Juju said.

"Mane u a fuccin dumb ass "Trey shouted.

"So, as long as I can shoot and read money im good bitch don't worry about me" Juju said while smiling.

On the way to the street the Rawlins's live on, Trey spotted Mez talking to one of the Rawlin's brothers. Instead of telling his boys, he kept it to himself. He did not know wat to say being that Juju is his boy but that's Juju's cousin, so he was thinking about the options in this situation.

"Aye Juju u heard from FatMez yet?" Trey asked.

"Naw, He said he was going meet me at the spot later after he holla at his peoples" Juju replied.

"Stop right here" Nate said.

"Mane we need the spot jumping like that" Juju stated.

"That house got kicced in and 8 niggaz got locced up…Why am I seeing them same fucc niggaz on the streets now" Trey said.

"Cuz them niggaz got bread like that" Juju replied.

"Naw, dumb azz them niggaz snitching" Nate said talking to Juju.

"Well besides that part yall bitching bout our shit needa get like that" Juju putting the cigarette out.

"The money yea, the attention naw" Nate stated as he loads his extra clip to the Prescott.

"How many nigga downstairs" Nate asked.

"Ion know this big ass tree in the way, I know you was tryna blend in but damn nigga ain't got 20/20 pull the car up some" Juju answer.

"Nigga you smoke all that fuccin weed and still can't see fucc naw get out and walk up bitch my car ain't ready to be a shooting target "Nate shouted to Juju.

"Mane fucc yo car when we done with niggaz ima fucc yo car up" Juju said as he got the car to walk cross the street.

The plan was for Juju to go see how many men were in the house, becuz he was mad that he had to get out the car he took matters into his own hand.

"So, wat we go do about the niggaz upstairs" Trey asked.

"Ima hold the stairs down and living room becuz how the crib made, yall just try to find Rex if anybody try to stop yall blam'em. Don't kill the motherfucca just wrap him up" Nate answered.

As they got out the car to get the rope out the trunk, they seen Juju scrapping with one of the brothers, so they ran over to help. There were three brothers looking at the fight from the porch. They thought it funny cuz people know not to fucc wit that particular brother. By the time Nate and Trey close to help, Juju hopped up and let two shots off at the brother chest, then aim up at the three brothers on the porch as he moved towards the house shooting six more times. One brother on the porch got hit; the other two took cover while the youngest one was strap. His brother seen the gun, so he took it off his brother hip then began to suppress fire, but Trey was already there to give him a right hook knoccin him out after hopping the fence. B4 firing at the brother that had the gun at first, he realizes the brother was just a teenager and so he just scared him off.

"You shuda killed that motherfucca, now he goes grow up and smoke yo ass like I be seeing in movies" Juju said.

"I'll be waiting for him and whoever" Trey replied.

"Let go b4 12 come" Nate said.

So much that was going on the rest of the brothers had to take cover in the house cuz bullets was coming through the window. After all the commotion went down one brother came outside to see two brothers shot dead and one out concussion. They did not know who or where this came from. Until their brother that was knocked out woke up remembering the tragic event.

"You really had to get into a fight tho Juju? If you were going in like that then why come to me, you were better off going by yo damn?" Nate shouted.

"Mane that nigga bump me then try to make it seem like I was wrong for smaccin his ass, I did wat I had to do I don't give a fucc" Juju replied

"HOW! Yall fought in their yard with the gate close, that man was ready to put the paws on u boy u blessed we came just in time" Trey said with laughter.

"Hell naw fool I kept him on the ground till yall came then instantly I popped up and air that motherfucca out fucc u talking , yall the ones that was late to the party" Juju said with confidence that he was winning the fight.

"Look like u was tryna get out of a "big brother head locc" but I ain't gone tell nobody" Trey said with wit tears in his eyes from laughin.

"We'll all I kno becuz of the shit u did we couldn't get to who we needed to get to and he know we know he did the shit, so now we gotta stay on ten and turn up some notches" Nate said.

"I say we go spin da bitch again and hit up the rest" Juju responded.

"Glad we don't go off wat u say" Trey quiccly replied ashing the blunt.

"Lord knows I want too but we don't' know how the scene looking thanks to Juju, nor know how them niggaz moving" Nate stated.

On the way bacc to Oak Grove Trey was thinking hard on why FatMez was around that area but got side tracced wen came up with a way to get intel on the rest of the brothers by using FatMez.

"Aye Ju, you shud hit Mez up then u say he be round there from time to time" Trey told JuJu.

"Yea hell yea ima call that fat fucc. I shudda been thought about that" Juju said

"Don't sweat it, thinkin is not a strength u got" Trey replied

"I know thats why yo bitch said she like my dicc and elbows so ain't worry" JuJu stated.

"Elbows?" Trey questioned

"Yea when im hitting her from the bacc and she ain't arching right I elbow the fucc out her bacc to make her arch bitch" Juju explained.

"You a dumbass" Nate laughed as he got the blunt from Trey.

"Fucc u and call Mez bitch so we can end this shit" Trey said in an angry tone.

"Yall really need help" Nate said continuing to laugh.

"I think his shit off—hold he is calling bacc" Juju stated

"Yo Fatass where you at" Juju asked.

"This Gretta he just got locced up for a tooly and 3 grams of yams, im ready see if he got a bond now, I'll let you know some later" Mez wife said on speaker phone.

"Thanks Gretta keep me posted" Juju said b4 hangin up.

"Damn guess we gotta find another way, at least we kno not to go bacc 12 out that bitch "Trey said.

The STARTER PACCET Ch.3

"Tavis grab the keys and come on b4 u be late again" Nyla said to her son.

"Mane this lady can't let ah nigga bag up 3 fuccin blunts damn" Tavis whispered to himself.

"I'm comin ma" he shouted to by some time.

It has been 4 years since Tavis been in the program Nate's father started called HSC. Besides the mischievous act's children do, nothing unpleasant Tavis has ever got caught doing so far while he attends the program. But with influence peers such as himself would not help him to keep it up. Tavis was not a hood child but far from a house boy, curious and determined to get wat he wants was mind set.

"Aye Tav that shit was turnt no bullshit" Tavis friend Chase shouted while Tavis sitting in the car in the driveway at the HSC with his mother and Nate.

"So, wat was so turnt they couldn't wait for u to get out car to tell u how turnt it was" Nyla ask Tavis with a concerned look

"Just a lil rap I did" Tavis replied immediately.

"That's wat it better been nigga now get out and don't start no trouble cause ima finish it" Nyla stated.

"Damn take it easy on him, he ain't like the rest out here" Nate told Nyla.

"Doesn't mean he can't end up like them look at u, your father was and still is a successful man and your mother was a hard working one yet you out here swimming for your life and your father own the boat that save people" Nyla said in a harsh tone.

"I was misunderstood by my father which lead my misguided actions impersonating my character as a whole being for who I am, plus I been with the shits cause I had interests in swimming which I doubt that's some Tavis have" Nate replied.

"Still it's other ways to get succed into the belly of the beast" Nyla responded.

"And its signs that show for the other ways, even when doin some sneaky shit just gotta go about it the right way when you see it" Nate said as they drove off heading to the spot for work.

The more Nate assisted with Tavis the more he felt for Nyla. She was not like anybody he'd seen; she is a mother that did not like her job but did wat she had to do to live and provide for her son. Nate felt him catching feelings for her, so he did not want her working the position she was working for him, so he gave her a job as his assistant six months after putting her son in HSC program. She counts the re-up and profit money, daily checcs on how much product they need b4 running out and finding connects with better product and prices.

"You shud really think about moving soon, its hot and motherfuccaz not in their right mind state plus the shit we got going on and my issue with the Rawlin's brothers, it's not like u ain't got the money" Nate told Nyla.

"It's no affordable houses I can get unless I take Tavis out the program which think is selfish becuz I really want to move" Nyla replied a stressful look.

" I feel you but safety first even if I gotta fall bacc from yall so I want make yall a target for tha Rawlins brothers, even though Rex got jammed ain't no telling who he got out here doing the dirty work besides they only gave him 6 years with 4 years reviewed. I'll take Tav to HSC and whateva else activates he want to do if u move within the next week "Nate said with a stern look.

"Deal u just gotta tell Tavis first" Nyla said as she smirked like it was going to be hard to do.

"Cool drop me off at the store to get some duffle bags and suitcases" Nate replied with a smirk responding to hers.

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Preparation

"Wats up nigga, hell yall fools was thinking had the hood hot as ah bitch 12 was fuccin with everybody on the blocc. They thought I had some to do with it cause an old bitch seen me tryna run, like her old ass wouldn't never did the same thing and a coke charge I tapped out to plus the gun joint they gave me 3 in a half plus the halfway spot, just came home two weeks ago" Mez said to Nate running into him at the store

"Shit coolin and had to handle some from awhile bacc, I got word they the reason my mom got killed but how you get so cool with them niggaz even when after we rolled on'em" Nate asked.

"The second youngest Rawlin Ray is my cuzzin thru marriage on my mama side, glad he wasn't there plus he ain't nun like his brothers so if yall still at them niggas ,leave Ray out of it and ain't like I kept in touch with them niggas I was just over there for him" Mez responded.

"Fasho fatboy u got my word but its Rex who I really want , take yo time out here too I gotta get some shit for the crib I'll see u round the way glad u out" Nate said as he dap Mez up then begin shopping.

"Aye Trey u when Nate comin bacc" Juju asked.

"Ions know shud be soon tho "Trey responded.

"Damn ight, I need some out his room…Oyeah Mez came home he said he comin thru later" Juju stated.

"Nigga this yo third time tellin me in a different way I kno, u want me to build a sign sayin the shit damn" Trey replied.

"Well bitch I keep telling you becuz I might forget to tell him; teamwork make dream work motherfucca" Juju shouted.

"But how can I forget when im the one who thought about talking to Mez dummy" Trey asked.

"You think you know everything but don't kno why yo daddy left yo mama" Juju said in an angry tone.

"And you can't spell yo daddy and mama name so we both don't kno some bout our parents" Trey replied.

"True dat, well let me kno when Nate get bacc I'll be upstairs tryna read Granddaddy's Thief" Juju told Trey b4 going upstairs.

Thank God u here, JuJu ass go make me beat his ass keep worrying me bout when u comin bacc, u got everything" Trey asked Nate.

"lol, yea I got the shit and wat Ju was doin" Nate replied while laughin and taken a scale out a duffle bag.

"Man kept asking me wen u comin bacc and FatMez was out and comin over later like I was go forget like his dumb ass always do" Trey responded getting the scale and set it on the kitchen table.

"I ran into that nigga at the King's Supermarket, he told me he doesn't fucc with them he just was visiting his lil cuzzin which is Rex second youngest brother. So, we gotta find how to get info again" Nate said

"Mite as well wait til he drops, you kno people go be talkin bout it especially how they caught him. People probably go live an hour b4 he gets out, when he gets out and after he out, so we go know his where abouts" Nate stated.

Lost Opportunity

"I gotta reup again so ain't bring nun but two blunts who need'em, 15 will get u good green "Tavis asked as he walked up to group of peers on the side of HSC.

"shid I'll take one "A peer said.

"Fasho, ima roll up when we go to the park later" Tavis

"This that same shit from yesterday" Chase asked.

"Nah, this some shit I took from Nate pants pocket" Tav answered

"Oh, you found somebody to buy the gun yet" Chase asked

"Nah, I really been thinking about keeping it for real" Tav replied.

"If Nate find out you took his gun it boyyy, yo ass hit" Chase said smiling

"That's why he ain't go find out "Tav said with a serious look towards Chase.

As the they walked in to eat breakfast Tavis peep the same boy he sold the blunt to talking and look at him a certain way with a boy who known for taking shit named Twix which made Chase lil brother Chad walk cross the cafeteria and without a word almost beat the boy eye out b4 authority came to get him off. Chase little brother big on protecting the people whom he cares bout.

"Mane yo brother stay on shit that's my nigga" Tavis said to Chase

"Yeah, that shit ain't cool tho because he gets punish for shit like this. He ain't had any reason doing wat he did" Chase said.

"But shit like that can help u in long run" Tav replied.

"Or make that run short if you are not careful' Chase responded.

"True, I'ma talk to him and see if I can help my nigga, but my next reup im not go flat any of the shit everything must go cuz I think my mama on to me or ready to be so half of pooly 20, pooly's 40, and a vicc 60" Tavis stated.

"Fasho, ill spread the word for you" Chase said.

"Look at this nigga tryna take my bitch, bet she don��t hug him" Tavis said

"Man, it's been a year u like shawty and u still ain't say shit to her, you that nigga that really make it seem it's the thought that count "Chase said as he laughed.

"Well bitch you don't get pussy neither so wat u saying" Tav ask in anger.

"If I was pressed, I wouldn't be acting like u, ill pull up cause talkin bout something and not doing it is called snatching my nigga some WE claim we don't do but yo ass staying doin" Chase replied.

"When im ready ill doin it, hurry up throw the roach b4 we get caught" Tav said as they walked to the bus to go bacc to HSC.

......….

"Yo guess who I seen goin the halfway house" Juju said to Nate.

"Nigga who" Nate asked.

"Rex looks like he did good for them 4 out of 6 years they gave him. We can use Mez for his last 2 weeks in there and go off that" Juju said.

"Fasho let me get the plan together then we go shake some" Nate said.

Two weeks has gone pass Nate, Juju and Trey been coming up with ways to get at the murder of Nate's mama. With FatMez being an asset to the plan you would think it should go easy but only if everything could go as planned.

"Im comin just gotta get my tool" Nate stated as he left the car walking to cross the street to his house.

An all green SUV with tinted windows came cruising up towards Nate, b4 he could get in the house shots ranged off hitting everything but Nate. Jujus hop out the bacc and began suppressing fire for to Nate to get from behind the wall to make it in the crib. The car took off once Nate made it in the house; Trey hop out wen Juju did but ran towards the next street the car was facing. As the car took off from Nate's house, Trey started hitting at the car as it came his way til he ran out of shells. The car kept going til it was not in sight of the Nate's house.

"Yo Nate, good did u get hit?" Juju asked

"Yeah im str8 and naw, just tryna find my gun. I never lost that bitch, somebody had to take, don't too many people kno bout my spot" Nate said in anger.

"U sure dat bitch ain't succing you dry? new crib, new car, more money she ever seen. Shit like that would change anybody" Juju said

"Watch yo mouth never that she soon to be the mother of my child and ion got her taken shit from me. She not the type despite the job she had working for me, but that do not mean her son would not take it. That lil motherfucca never ask for shit but always watchin" Nate replied.

"Ion trust shit, I aim at the toilet wen im shittin, but I thought u said the lil nigga ain't like that?" Juju asked Nate.

"He has his ways of wanted to C wats all the hype about in the streets, keep asking bout shit like how much profit dealers get or supposed to get. Ain't assume he did it but ima ask him have he seen it" Nated answered.

"Fasho, ima go C is Trey ight we go meet bacc here in 20mins" Juju said as he left the basement.

"Yo u want believe who I seen driving" Trey told Juju.

"Who nigga? I barley can concentrate wen im focus and you want me to guess" Juju replied.

"FatMez, ion kno wat the fucc goin on but yo fam ain't breathing right Ju" Trey said in a harsh tone.

"O yea, c I was already thinking some was up from the get-go. Like I thought he knew we knew who shot Ms.J and thought we thought he knew too so he told us a story just to let us kno who side he on but how he thought that cuz if he knew he wud have been knew becuz of the cuzzin that's one of the Rawlin's" Juju said in one sentence .

"You a dumb azz nigga who make some dumb azz statements but valid points, only think is wat the fucc he doin riding with them if he tryna be in this situation" Trey said to Juju.

"shid wats the word u always say….umm fucc it the only basic reason is that the niggaz was prolly feedin that nigga on that lil azz bid he was doin, cuz ain't give him shit cuz he owe me thirty dollaz" Juju stated.

"Damn I thought if a nigga has a wife, he should be good in the system, cuz I kno ain't send him shit. O well just another nigga we gotta slide on, and the word is logic." Trey responded.

"When we run down on him, ima free his soul because he was fam, so it's only right" Juju stated.

"Just as long u doesn't freeze on the "We family" shit u got it" Trey responded.

"Im that animal from wakanda bitch, I'll never freeze" Juju replied.

"Ight nigga I hear u and it's called a blacc panther" Trey said.

"C I was ready say jaguar, but I was close tho" Juju replied.

"Yall hurry up im tryna press on some" Nate shouted to Juju and Trey.

Gain Respect or Meet Death Ch.4

"How da fucc u lose the fuccin gun nigga! Now we ain't got no bread or gun "Tavis shouting at chase.

"I misplace it cause damn my bad we can boost the prices up on the gas" Chase suggested.

"You won't selling shit nigga! And how u go make get my gun bacc, ain't lose it" Tavis screamed.

"Im tryna help, not everybody can grab the bread u can get. Ain't selling my game or coming off shit for a nigga dat living twice as better as me, but I'll help u sell some shit or beat up junkies to get yo shit bacc tho" Chase replied

"Well u go have to flip 3 times for me, two for the gun and one to so I can shake bacc" Tavis said.

"Bet, now roll that shit so we can plan some shit" Chase stated

"Fasho, tell Chad come on so we can walk to the park" Tavis said.

Every day after Tavis and Chase come home from the HSC they would meet up at Chase house then go the park. At first it was becuz the park was fun for kids, til Chase introduce Tavis to weed. Chase had some lead way til Chad jump off the porch and was telling his mom everything Chad did, til Chad started following everything his brother was doin. On the way to go get his brother Chase seen a flashy green SUV ride pass slowly.

"We need some like that" Chase said as he went in the house.

The SUV made a u turn and began speedy bacc pass Chase house shooting, hitting cars, Chase house multiple time and the tree knoccing the swing down. As shocked as Tavis was to c that kind of scenery, he did not realize he was hit til he fell. Chase had folded his body to c his mother shot in her head, has he run over to c if she was dead he hear a moan from outside sounding like Tavis so he dash out the door and went to c was Tavis ok. Seconds later Chase began to call 911 but already heard sirens so he ran bacc in the house to look for his brother in the secret spot the got. Once they paramedics got there, they tended to Tavis first then Chase came out to tell them his mother is shot as well. Moments later Nyla and Nate pulled up, after Chase told wat he seen to the detective Nate told him to go pacc some bags for him and Chad. Nyla rode with Tavis to the ER and Nate took Chase and Chad to his crib to get some answers.

"Hey Chad u like games, Tavis got that new system out and an army game. You can go play it if u want or go jump on the trampoline, just don't fucc yoself up becuz all u getting is a band-aid" Nate said to Chad.

"I'll just go play the game "Chad said.

"I caught Tavis smoking wen his mama was gone so I know u smoke, come tell me wat u seen and heard that whole day" Nated demanded to Chase.

"Me, my brother and Tav was at HSC the whole day then we came home he wanted the gun bacc he stole but I misplace it so we was ready go to the park to plot bout selling blunts to get a gun bacc that I lost. As im going to the door to get my brother I seen a green sweet ass trucc ride pass then I went and grab a soda from the fridge and heard shots and--

"The rims were dirty, and the window was blacc?" Nate ask to stop him in mid convo.

"Yea" Chase answered.

"Ight, watch yo brother gotta make a call" Nated said.

After hearing wat Chase said Nate was nothing but furious. He called Juju and Trey to inform them wat happen, and wat was about to happen. Later that night the three supposed to meet up at Nate's house to plot for retaliation but they were one short. Juju was heated he knew where all this had come from, did not know why and wanted to know. But now he just wants action.

*knocc knocc knocc*

"Aunt May, its Julian" Juju shouted thru the screen door.

"Aww well if it ain't Juju on the beat, how u been nephew" Juju aunt replied

"Gud, have u seen FatMez" Juju asked.

"Yea, he in the basement im surprise u ain't knocc on that door first being that was yall smoking room wen yall lil" Juju aunt said with laughter.

"U still remember that" Juju said as he went thru the house to get the basement.

*knocc knocc knocc*

"Hey Fatass" Juju shout to the basement door.

"O shit wats up nigga "FatMez said with a shocc look like he knows Juju know he set them up.

"Shit cool aye ion mean to drag u in this but we to about Rex situation" Juju said in a serious tone.

"What talking about" Mez replied with a fearful look on his face.

"Well he was toe off so we couldn't kill him nor get to him cuz u go locced up too now both of yall home we can put a plan in motion" Juju responded quiccly.

"Oite so I gotta do "Mez asked with relief coming out as he listened.

"First im leave here by going upstairs so yo mama won't think I got u into some shit if some go wrong with the plan , then ima come knocc on the basement door outside and come in like that so she would think im gone then we go plan some shit" Juju explained.

"Ight, bet" Mez said as he walks Juju upstairs to leave out the front door.

On the way bacc to the basement Mez called Rex to let him kno that Nate and they do not kno it is was them. By the time Mez got to the basement he heard Juju knoccing at the door, so he rushes down and open the door. Three shots went to his chest

Mez knew why he got shot, so he started to explain the reason why he did wat he did as he died.

"One of yall killed him….one of yall killed Ray! I felt bad for wat I did becuz the hate came from yall not supporting me while I was locced up for some shit yall did but when I got up with Rex for the first time since that shit happen and me finding out my cuzzin died, I wanted everybody that Nate care about to die" Mez said as he tried to spit in Juju face.

Just seconds later Juju let three rounds in Mez's head he said.

"Tell lil cuz I said wats rollin" Juju said as he walked away.

"How's that shoulder Tav" the doc asked.

"Better if I had some weed" Tavis replied.

The doctor laughed as she went out to get him something to drink to stay hydrated. Tavis heard walkie-talkies by the door so he bust out in tears thinking his recent past caught with him but did not know the procedure wen getting shot u have to tell wat happen.

"Mama I'll tell u anything u wanna know just don't let them locc me up, I don't wanna go jail" Tavis said crying like it the end of the world.

"Well tell them wat happen when u got shot then tell me the real reason why they came, and I won't get them to locc u up" Nyla replied.

"Ok" Juju said as he whipped his eyes.

After an hour of questioning Tavis about wat happen and Tavis repeating the same shit, the detectives left and Nyla immediately stating asking Tavis wat he really been up too. He did not want to say much but had to say something.

"Me and Chase on his front porch seen two niggaz arguing and fight'n next door bout ah week ago, one of them had the car that drove pass and shot me. I swear I don't know who shot me" Tavis explained to his mama.

"Ok well as long u ok then im ok "Nyla replied.

She knew Tavis was lien but did not want him to know she knew about the car and wat might be the cause of it, so she just kept a closer eye on him. Moments later Nate got a call saying his father been in an accident.

"Yo trey I need u to watch Chase and Chad while I run to the ER cuz my pops got into a car crash" Nate told Trey

"Ight fam let me know some when u get there, I got them" Trey respond.

"When Tav coming home" Chase asked Trey.

"They shud be on their way if not tomar, hey u seen who in the car" Trey responded then asked Chase.

"Some niggas with dreads wit grills. I got couldn't c him for real cuz I was goin into the crib to get Chad as he was ride towards us, but I couldn't C the driver" Chase replied.

"Ok lil homie just chill and watch yo brother ima be downstairs' Trey said.

Who Really Did It?

While Nate been in the hospital with his dad for two days Tav got discharged. Won't too much to talk about in the house, Nyla told Trey bout wat Tavis said and Trey telling Nyla wat Chase said knew it didn't add up, so they Waited til Nate got bacc to press the issue.

"Aww shit my nigga got shot, u think u tough now huh. "Chase said to Tavis as he laughed.

"Only the strongest survive" Tavis replied.

"Naw nigga, God protects babies and fools, so which one is u" Chase said

"Wats happen" Chad asked Tav.

'Some niggaz did a drive by and I got hit, ain't shit tho cuz I kno Nate and Juju go ride bout it" Tavis responded.

"Do yall know who it did" Chad asked.

"Naw it happens to fast, b4 I knew wat was going on I got hit" Tavis responded.

Even though Tavis did not know who it was, he remembers Nate and his boys talking about a green SUV two weeks ago. So, he did not want to tell Chad everything. Later that day Nate came home with bad news and receiving them as well.

"How's pops "Trey asked Nate.

"He has all-timers now…permanently and can't be out of sight, somebody gotta watch him. They are sending a nurse for him, his insurance covered everything all we need to do is make sure he's doing ok and token care of properly" Nate answered.

"So how long they goin to support him b4 we start paying for his assistant?" Nyla asked.

"The type he got the good til he dies, nothing has to come out my pocket except casket money" Nate said.

"Juju took care of Mez too and I got some scoop on them niggaz that did that" Trey said.

"Fasho, so was driving car and who did the shooting" Nate asked Trey.

"Chase said it was a nigga wit dreads in the passage, but he couldn't c the driver. I think it was Mez being that the mite knows Tavis whereabouts" Trey stated.

"Where Juju at now and do we know where them niggaz be at now" Nate asked.

"Two stay with their grandparents, Rex ducced off somewhere, Rufus and Rio in heaven plus Rimmy tied up in the basement" Juju said as he came in the room.

"where does their people stay at and wen did u get Rimmy" Nate asked Juju.

"Round the blocc and just now, caught him comin from King's with a thot bitch and fucced him up, tide his ass up now waitn on yall to c how we go deal with him" Juju answered.

They went to C can Rimmy tell them where Rex was but did not have the chances once they went to the basement to C cut-up tape and rope on the floor. Instantly the three whips out their gun and began to checc the house. Without a trace to where Rimmy went, they were all confused on how and who let him out.

"Mane fucc" Juju shouted as he hit the wall.

"Let's circle the bloccs to c if we catch him again" Trey suggested.

"Bet ima go checc on Tavis and them yall go find that bitch, we go meet up out there somewhere or if yall catch him kill him" Nate said.

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"I couldn't ask him cuz they were talkin" Chad said.

"Fucc mane I know Nate will give us one "Chase said

"I know cuz I need one my damn them pills ain't—

"Yo yall lil niggaz good up here" Nate asked.

"Yea, but we need some gas, my shit hurting and ion want them to leave" Tavis told Nate

"Ight I got u but u gotta wait til yo mama leave, just try to stay out the way and I got yall�� Nate replied.

"Fasho" Chase said.

"Driving this slow big Nute can outrun us the fucc u doin nigga drive" Juju said to Trey.

"Bitch u barley can c so why the fucc u complaining, ain't like u can keep him out" Trey replied.

"Im the one who wrapped the nigga up" Juju responded.

"My fuccin point we wouldn't be riding around finding him if u did it right so shut the fucc up and use yo eyes cuz yo brain not working like it shud" Trey shot bacc at Juju.

"All that demand talk, u go have to show me ready for that position keep it up "Juju said.

"Whenever u ready to make some shake other than yo ass let me know" Trey said as he made a left to c Dre limping down the street.

"Is that him" trey asked.

"Yup, get me close fool" Juju said as he made sure a bullet was in the head of the pistol.

"Mane u shud be close enough scared u go miss motherfucca" Trey said as he crept up behind Dre.

By the time the car went pass Dre, Juju shot at him seven times and hitting him with six.

"I never miss" Juju said.

"Well why you miss that punch wen u fought Rufus, ain't like he was the brother that went national "Trey asked Juju as he sped off.

"He seen it comin and that is the motherfucca that went to train on Hull St. for that Cage Wrestling shit, that bitch hit hard to be a wrestler" Juju replied.

"Cage Wrestling is an MMA league; they practice all that shit" Trey said as he laughs.

"Well them tactics couldn't stop them bullets bitch" Juju replied with anger.

The Move CH.5

"Aye Tav u seen Chad, I looked everywhere and didn't find him" Chase asked Tavis.

"Naw, when I went to sleep yall was up and I didn't hear him leave that last diddy put me out" Tavis said.

"Im ready to circle the hood again" Chase said.

Thinking about his mama and wat happen, Chad took a walk to the store. Tryna put pieces together on wat he heard from Trey and Nate. Despite he was young and the youngest, Chad knew wat life was about at a young age, knowing life and death was a part of living. As he turnt to be on the street the store was on he saw the car that shot up his crib, b4 another step he wanted to C where the car was going. When seen the car turn into the store's parking lot, he immediately clutched on the 911 Prescott he had in his coat. With every intention on shooting up the car Chad thought he might not get who thought killed his mama, so he waited til somebody got out.

"Aye get me some to drink "a man in the car told Rex.

When Chad seen the door open, he ran cross the street and approach Rex.

"Hey mister u got a dollar" Chad asked Rex.

"After I get out here, I got u lil man" Rex replied.

"I got change wat u need" Chad said.

"Change for a hunnit" Rex said as he was trying to remember where he seen chad.

As Chad was fiddling with his brother coat pocket Rex turnt his head to look at a nice, shaped hood rat. When he realizes Chad was taking long, he looks at him and fought himself looking at a barrel of a 1911 Prescott. B4 words exchange, Chad empty every round that hit the chamber of the gun into Rex. Leaving him stretch in the front of the store Chad ran off as the man that was in the car with Rex got out to tend to Rex. Chad ran to Tavis crib went in the baccyard under the stairs and began crying.

"I still didn't find him bra im scared this ain't like him, he would have told me where he was going especially since our mama been gone" Chase told Tav in a worried tone.

"I know it look crazy cuz of wats going on but im pretty sure he good just probably wanted to be alone for a minute" Tavis said tryna cheer Chase up but feeling doubts his self on if Chad ok or not.

"If I don't c him in the next hour ima tell Nate so he can help me find him" Chase replied.

Weightlifting

Hours later King's was flooded with cops, surrounding the whole store and took up the whole street as well. Due to many crimes been committed near or mostly on King's property the supermarket has been closed until the crime rate drop. The mayor issues a six-month review on rather Wing's open bacc up and will it still be in the same area.

"Yo Nate, u heard that nigga Rex got smoked earlier" Juju asked.

"Hell yea, im mad as a bitch. They said it was a lil nigga that walked up on him" Nate responded.

"Damn, that lil nigga made that shit look easy but damn ain't kno niggas was after him like that. Shid if I wudda known we wudda got paid for killing that clown" Juju said.

"I feel u cuzz, but u heard they are closing down King's tho fool" Nate ask Juju.

"Hell, naw but it ain't go be long til they catch the nigga and open that bitch bacc up, that's where most of the legal bread go in this area. They probably want motherfucca to start talking --don't speak don't eat-- type shit smh feel like some slave shit" Juju replied.

"Well prepare yo slave mentality for six months cuz that's how we got til they even think about seeing what they go do about it. When the last time u seen Trey" Nate asked Juju.

"Damn, that's too fuccin long mane hell naw. Im ready go find a store runner that kno how to drive fucc dat, I will be damn. But b4 we got some to get he got a call saying his mama need him so he probably over Ms. Stacc house" Juju answered.

"Well im ready go talk to him to c wats up with him, shit been comin up short on his end. We been bumping head with niggas lately; money is the key to chew beef." Nate said to Ju.

"Fasho im ready to play the game with Tavis and them call me if u need me" Juju replied.

On the way to Trey's mama house Nate decided to stop and checc on his dad. Not many days were good they had but he thought it is not too many days he has left to fix or strengthen the bond. As he was walking down the hall of the hospital, he started looking around seen families happy supporting each other rather it was recovery or last visit. Once Nate go to the desk to receive a visitor pass, he fought out his father has been moved to an elderly housing community. Nate got the info he needs to locate his dad then left, leaving everything he bought and went to go c his dad. When get got there his did not feel nor seen nothing he like he saw in the local hospital. More loneliness and last string of hope he was felt and seen as he walked to the front desk to get a visitor pass. After waiting for a couple of minutes he got one and ran to his dad room.

"Yo pop why Im not on the call list for wen shit like this happen? Don't worry about it we ready leave rite now" Nate stated to his Nute.

"Nigga don't get sweet on me now cuz Im fucced up and Im good where Im at, ain't shit for me out there no more" Nute responded.

"You got two important business that have a big ass impact on the south side to the community, not mention a son who got more than enough money to make sure u always taken care of " Nate replied.

"I know u have money nigga u got that from me, but I also knew u was go say that and believe I would allow u to help just cause Im fucced up. Son I do not need help u do; I got a 3-million-dollar settlement from this so trust ima am good. I just want to have so time to myself so I checc myself into the place and gave yo old lady Nyla the businesses. Since I see her doing a good job with u might as well put her in the same field, just a legal legit one that u not go fucc up motherfucca"

"Damn so wat u gives me since Im your only child" Nate asked Nute.

"When I die u get one million if u not dead b4 me. I figure been taking care of yoself well as a man while Im here u can continue to do so til Im gone" Nute answered.

"thanks for the compliment and u thinking about moving" Nate asked.

"I don't know yet rite now Im enjoying fifth acres of old ass peace and my big ass window, so now u know wat u need to know leave me alone" Nute said to Nate.

"Fasho ima living my number just in case u need me" Nate said as he left his father's room.

On the way home all Nate cud think about was why Nyla did not say anything bout have his father's companies til got pulled over by the cops. It was not surprising having cops pull you over the south side.

"License and registration please sir" An officer asked Nate.

"Here, can u tell me why im being pulled over sir" Nate asked.

"going ten miles over the speed limit is a crime sir but please wait here gotta c if your clean" the officer answered.

Nate began to text Nyla to tell her they must talk and text Trey to tell him they must talk as well. By the time he was done texting them the officer and his partner had their guns pointed to Nate's car telling him to get out while two more squad cars pulled up in front of him.

"Mane wat the fucc going on" Nate shouted.

"You have a warrant for your arrest for the murder Corex Rawlin" the officer said.

You Or Him

"Mane dats fucced up yall gotta cheat to win…hold up hello" Juju said as he answered the phone.

"Aye how the fucc they got me for Rex dying, saying it was my gun that killed him so im the first suspect. Shit crazy cuz ion kno who had got to my shit in the first place and they are saying ain't got no bond so im in here til they figure out who killed the motherfucca" Nate told Juju.

"Wat the fucc, mane they can run the tape bacc and c it won't u, this just gotta be part of the process you'll be home soon my nigga, ima tell Trey and Nyla" Juju stated.

"Shid not the way the talking fam, they are saying cuz of the falling out we had prior with the Rawlin brothers may have cause this. They say they knew he shot up my crib and Chase mama shit too, so this was an act of retaliation to them being that it was my gun that killed him. Plus, it makes it harder for them to believe im innocent" Nate replied.

"Well ima do wat ever a can to help big bra just tell me wat I need to do" Juju said.

"Just let Nyla know im in here and she can take care of the rest" Nate responded.

"Ok got I got u fam, just don't drop the soap heard that can get u in trouble��� Juju said with laughter.

"Haha bitch u funny bye" Nated said as he hung the phone up.

"Who was that" Tav asked Juju.

"Nate, he got locced up earlier for an M-jank. He ain't do it tho so he shud be home in like a month" Juju answered.

"Wat if they don't catch the person that did it" Tavis asked.

"Well if he fights the case which he is but if he doesn't then he will get charge wit capital murder and most likely get life in jail or if he found guilty" Juju answered.

As Chad took in every word Juju was saying bout wat Nate cud be facing for his actions, he ran out the bacc door, Chase was devoted to protecting and look after his brother, so he went after him.

"Yo wtf is your problem, keep leaving and not telling me wats up Chad" Chase said.

"Mane shit crazy bra" Chad said as he crosses his figures on top of his head.

"Wats crazy let me know some" Chase said.

"Remember when u couldn't find me the first time I left after ma died" Chad said

"Yea u said u took a walk in the park" Chase replied.

"I won't in a park. I just was walking to clear my head but when I turnt on Bruce St. I see a green SUV pull in Wing's parking lot. So, I walk over to get a good view of the niggas, as I was walking over, I heard somebody in the car yelled "Rex bring me a soda". When I knew which one was Rex, I shot him with the gun I took from u and ran off" Chad explained.

"That's why they got Nate cuz it was his gun. Tavis gave it to me and u took it, damn Chad fucc was u think" Chase said in a stressed tone.

"Kill Rex and that's wat I did, only thing I regret is getting Nate involved" Chad said with aggression.

"Well let's hope he can beat the case without knowing it was u" Chase said as the went bacc in the house to play the game with Tavis.

As time go on with Nyla having the lawyers to represent Nate Tavis healing. Chase and Chad trying so hard to not tell Tavis wat really happen. Juju took Nate position on maintaining their operation with Nyla to help since Trey been M.I.A. Ju felt concern about Trey absences so after multiple calls and no answer her decide to take a day to look for Trey. Juju checc the park, Hillside and any other places that is near except Trey's mama house. While bacc b4 Trey and Juju met Nate juju was not welcome to Trey's mama house becuz of the activities he was interesting in so goin there to c if he is there was wasn't part of the plan, till he realize all the math and thinking he had do becuz of Nate not being there. On the way there he is thinking of lies to tell Ms. Rose about how he lives. As he gets out the car, he peeps down the street an international gang called El Kneegros sitting in their blacc and orange B.M.W. When he got to the top of the stairs to knocc on the door the car sped off and Juju began to reach for his gun just to c them leave. He looks at the door and it was cracced open.

"Hello, Ms. Rose u here" Juju shouted thru the house.

He heard mumbling sounds, so he followed its till he seen Trey tied up. He got Trey loose and starts to ask questions, but Trey was too weak to do anything. So, he waits til he had enough strength to tell wat happen.

As chad sitting on the front porch, he is wondering who really saw him or if the man who wanted the soda seen the whole thing as he guns down Rex. Chase could not take it no more, so he told Tavis when he seen him in the bacc playing his dog Nibble.

"Yo Tav I need to holla at u bout some" Chase said in a nervous way.

"Yea wats up fool" Tavis replied.

"Mane I know who shot that dude who tried to kill us" Chase said looking scared to tell the next part.

"Who nigga the quiccer we the lawyers know Nate home we can shake bacc" Tavis replied

"It was Chad. He found where I hid the gun at b4 our mama got shot and he seen wat car drove pass shooting it cuz he watched the whole thing upstairs." Chase said as he shook his head.

"Fucc! I gotta tell my mama even if it's in lil bra favor or not cuz that pistol was in the system and Nate got bread to fight it, u kno they the rest" Tavis replied.

"I feel u bra that's why I came to u to tell u and need u let me know how Nate going about this.

"Ight I got u bra just keep an eye on him, never kno wat he'll do next" Tavis told Chase as he went in the house to call his mama.

El KneegrowsCh.6

Hours later after Juju fought Trey tied up, Trey can now speak but not too much.

"Them Kneegrows was tryna pay off my daddy debt, having they lil peons to come kill me and my mama" Trey said as he tryna bare the pain and talk.

"Where she at now" Juju shouted as he whipped out his gun and checced the closest room next to Trey.

"They took her "Trey shouted.

"Wat! Wea they be at" Juju asked.

"Everywhere. Those blacc impalas we think 12 is really them. They are connected with people who bribe 12 to move weight and to stay free while doing it. Plus, the give them grade-A tooly's to make sure they flip and not flop." Trey answered.

"Fucc so how we go ride on this then" Juju asked.

"Im good wit executing the planned, this where Nate do his part. But I gotta c wats the reason behind this b4 any moves get made or my mama dead fasho, all they told me was my daddy owe them" Trey replied.

"Well let me kno some wen u can, im ready c if Nyla and the boys good" Juju said.

Juju drove to the liquor to get a bottle for being exhausted from the recent events. On his way in the car his aunt May had called his name.

"Juley" Ms. May said.

"Oh, hey aunt May how u been" Juju asked.

"Good trying to positive due to my boy being murder, just surprise he was into stuff like that" Ms. May responded.

"I find it strange they killed him rite after I left, as if they were watching us" Juju said.

"So, wat yall do to have them come" Ms. May asked as her looked at Juju crazy.

"Nun, I don't know why they killed Mez. If they were after us I stay on the blocc 24/7 for shit like this auntie so I doubt if it was for me, now I can start asking around more if u want me to" Juju quiccly responded.

"No im good I'll eventually know why" Ms. May said as she walked away without giving Juju a hug as usual.

Juju was curious on rather she knew or not but that did not stop him from getting some bottles. As he walks in, he peeps a short guy who had Trey's phone in his bacc poccet with two more guy who look like they did some damage. Juju turnt hi phone on silent and began to call Trey's phone, once the ringing started the guy answered the phone.

"Who this calling restricted" the short guy said only to hear his self.

He knew someone that called was near, so he started looking around trying to find the person. Juju put the phone in his thin coat poccet. The guy who had Trey's phone wanted to call bacc, but he could not, so he prayed they call bacc.

"Hope whoever that pussy was that called need to call bacc, aye leaf call Higgy and tell him to trace this phone" The guy said in a low tone, but Juju heard him, so he called again.

"Mothafuccaz go get enough of playing with me" the guy said.

"Shai chill we almost done with this shit, all u gotta do is deliver this old bitch to Zo and we good" Leaf told Shai.

"Well if they called this phone again im---see here we go hello" Shai answered the phone again.

B4 Shai can attempt to say something Juju shot him in the bacc of his head and followed by shooting Leaf and the other guy that was with them. Then he immediately searches for the keys to both impalas he seen b4 comin into the store. Once Juju got the key, he fled out the door unlocking everything til he found Trey's mother. An so he did but by then he heard sirens and they were closing in fast, so he got her out but left her on the ground to get away in time. Juju went bacc to Trey's mama house to inform him on wat happen.

"Yo open up hurry up' Juju shouted.

"Yo who wit u" Trey said to Juju.

"I just fought out who the niggaz is that had yo mama and want yo mama" Juju as he went to trey room to break weed down to roll.

"Fucc u mean had and who" Trey replied with the intentions on punching Ju for not bringing his mama home.

"Well some niggaz name Leaf and Shai took her and a nigga name Zo want her. I see them at the liquor store. I knew this was yo phone so I call it, had him saying shit just to seen wat I can get out of him. That is how I know bout Zo because Leaf said all they had to do was drop an old bitch off, I did my math and solve the problem" Juju explained.

"So wea my mama at nigga" Trey said moving closer to Juju clenching his jaw.

"I left her on the ground muthafucca cause 12 was comin didn't have enough time to get her in car" Juju answered in an angry tone.

"Im ready go get her b4 somebody snatch her up again" Trey said putting on his shoes.

"Ight im ready so c wats up with Nate, ima meet u at the spot after I roll up foolio" Juju while dumpin rello guts in the trash.

Connected

So afraid to tell wat he knows about Nate being locced up Tavis walked pass his mama with every sign of him knowing something, Nyla did not know wat, but she knew some needed to be said.

"Hey sticc come here" Nyla said to her son.

"Yes" Tavis responded

"What's going on with Chad and Chase" Nyla said tryna see if they know some.

"Nothing coolin. Why u ask" Tavis asked.

'Just tryna make sure they good that's all. I know if something wrong u would tell me" Nyla answered as she walked the kitchen.

Tavis got scared even more, to know his mother trust him to tell her if some was wrong and not wanting to tell was eating him up in inside.

"Hey mama I do have some tell u" Tavis said following her to the kitchen.

"Im listening" Nyla replied as she gave Tav her undivided attention.

"I stole Nate gun a while bacc and was ready to sell it but won't go get caught slipping in the process, so I was waiting to get another tool. I gave it to Chase so he can hold it, he thought he misplace it, but Chad took and killed Rex. But me and Chase didn't know he took it til he told Chase when he heard Nate got locced up for it" Tavis said nervously.

"Shit! This went from good to bad quicc as fucc. Ight just let Chad know I know now, and everything is goin to be ok" Nyla said.

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