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Chapter 4 : War
September 22nd
Cindy awoke early. She got up from the chair on turned on the television. The news channel was already on.
"A young man was shot late last night outside of a local gas station. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was Branden Marshall and he was 19 years old. Police believe this was a retaliation shooting from somebody in connection with Riley Freeman"
"Yo Reezy wake up" Cindy said, shaking Riley. "Huh?" Riley replied , still sleepy.
"Look that boy Branden got killed last night" Cindy stated, pointing at the tv. Riley sat up and stared at the tv for a minute, speechless.
Riley grabbed his iPhone 5s and checked his twitter. On his timeline he saw a series of tweets made by Caeser and Hiro.
Caeser tweeted : "We got shells for any fuck boy just ask Branden LMAO" Hiro tweeted : "Dark Side the gang, RIP rest in piss Branden #DarkSide #CHK"
Riley sat up in the bed. "Why they think I'm connected to the shooting?" He asked confused. "Because you ARE dummy" Cindy shouted. "Remember what Caeser said?" Then it hit him.
Caeser said he was going to handle it, and he surely did. "Now the police gonna want to talk to me & shit" Riley snickered. "You know what that mean, don't be snitching boy!" Cindy laughed
Riley had frowned at Cindy's remark. "I'm young Reezy, what I look like snitching." "I don't know nothing & I didn't see nothing" Riley responded.
"OK" Cindy said sarcastically as she grabbed her leather jacket. "But I gotta go, see u later Reezy"
Cindy exited the the door after giving Riley some dap. Riley played the flashback in his head multiple times. He couldn't believe him & Cindy actually kissed. He knew she was playing hard to get so he would too. Two can play that game, a devilish grin appeared on Riley's face.
2 Weeks Later
Riley had gotten out of the hospital and Woodcrest was at its peak in murders per week. It had gotten out of control. Word had gotten around that Caeser had murdered Branden and it stirred up Crest Heights. Caeser had a lot of respect, but he also had a big target on his back.
Life for Dark Side niggas had become extremely hard. They now had war with Crest Heights and the Low End. Dark Side was being pushed to its limit. With Lamilton laying low because of the killing of Branden, the other side felt it was time to send shots.
Hiro had been jumped at a party in Edison Park by a group of niggas from Crest Heights. His eye was blacked in the process. They beat him with chairs until security came.
We also lost three soldiers. Tre, Mikey, & Aaron. These three brothers were out walking home around 11:00. A black van pulled on the side of them and multiple passengers fired automatic weapons at the three. Mikey and Aaron were dead at the scene. It looked like Tre was going to pull out but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Their mother had scheduled a funeral. That funeral was today.
Riley awoke early and just sat on the edge of the bed. His thoughts taking over. Why did it have to be them? It's crazy how quickly someone can be gone. They were my niggas, and I would kill for them.
A tear dropped from Riley's eyes. Huey patted him on his back. "They in a better place, bro" Huey said. "Now get dressed"
Huey was right. They were in a better place. Any place was a better place the Woodcrest. It made me feel a little better that they knew the consequences of living the street life. They accepted death, they didn't fear it. Riley reached over and checked his twitter.
His timeline was overflown with RIP tweets and disrespect tweets. One tweet read: "Mikey was a good boy lol #FuckEm #ThaHeights #DSK"
Caeser responded by tweeting : "It's alright, RIP the guys , you disrespect them you gon meet em!" He also made a tweet saying free Jason.
Jason was a rapper from Dark Side that got sentenced to life in prison a year ago for murder. Three boys had jumped his little brother. Two days later they were sitting on their porch when Jason walked up. There was no questions asked, he killed all three. Their mother testified against him and he was locked up for life. He was only 21.
Word had gotten around that a rapper from the Low End was preparing a diss song to us named "Bodies". I had a feeling it was about to get real disrespectful.
I got got up from my bed and grabbed my all white True Religion jeans and put them on. I slipped on my all black forces and began to iron my shirt. I would be wearing a black shirt that had Tre, Mikey, and Aaron's pictures on the front. On the back it read : "BALL IN PARADISE"
Huey was wearing the same shirt with black Robin jeans and his stealth foamposites. I grabbed my Nike jacket and walked to the front door. "Aight Granddad we gone" Huey yelled.
We walked out and hopped into Caeser's car. I sat in the back seat looking out the window. "Yo Riley look at this" Caeser voice to Riley. He pulled a Glock 40 from under the seat with a extended clip. " I ain't never slippin' let a nigga try me it's gon go BANG"
Huey asked Caeser a question. "How many times you shoot Branden?" Caeser looked confused then he let out a laugh. "To tell the truth I don't even know, I just squeezed until his body fell." "I know niggas wanna kill me but I ain't worried. Y'all my niggas man, ima ride for y'all any day. I just know that living this life gon land me in jail or land me 6 feet under. So I might as well TURNUP" Caeser ignited the car and drove off.
We made it to the funeral. The funeral home had large church pews and the three caskets were displayed at the front. We walked in, and boy it was crowded! I spotted Cindy out of the big crowd.
"Wassup Cin" Riley said giving Cindy a hug. "Wassup Reezy" Cindy replied. Me and Cindy had a nice lil convo before it was time to go. The funeral was over. It hurt seeing my niggas for the last time.
Later that night ...
Caeser, Hiro, and I were on our way to Lamilton's block party. Caeser had on diamond earrings, a watch, and a chain. It look like it costed a condo. "Yo Ceez, how you getting this bread bruh?" Riley asked. Caeser smiled while reaching into his pocket. "Because word on the street is that Caeser got that sack!" "Why? You wanna sell?"
"Yeah man, I need that" Riley responded. "Aye Riley, here." Hiro handed me a Berretta 92, fully loaded. I could use this. We were going to be making money. If we had to Rob our way to the top, so be it.
We we arrived and it was packed. This was the first time Lamilton had been on the block in a long time. We rarely saw him. But when we did, he was laced.
Lamilton had on a gold and black Versace shirt with black leather pants. He was rocking the GMP Jordan 7s. He had on all black shades and two white girls under his arms.
Caeser and Hiro walked over to shake his hand. Many people stared at Hiro and Ceaser. Some out of respect and some out of fear. They knew those two were strapped. But they didn't know about me having a banger.
I spotted Cindy once again and made my way over there. She had on a black and red Ralph Lauren hoodie on and form fitting black True Religions that showed off her curves. She was also rocking black combat boots.
Riley walked behind Cindy and pulled her by her waist towards him. "You lookin good tonight girl" Riley whispered while nibbling on her ear. Cindy turned and smirked at Riley. "You ain't too bad your self." She replied.
Cindy leaned in for a kiss. Riley closed his eyes and leaned in too. At the last second Cindy drew back and walked off, leaving Riley feeling stupid. Cindy wasn't going to be able hold off much longer.
The he party had went strong through the night and everyone was either drunk or high. Riley was among the many who were blown. He saw Cindy walking down the sidewalk and ran to catch up to her.
"Where you going" Riley asked. "Home on 53rd" Cindy replied. "Well it's late so I'm walking you home" Riley said smirking.
A black Sedan had pulled up in front of the house. Everybody stopped and stared. It was silent for about a minute. Someone in the car yelled "FUCK DARKSIDE" Caeser became infuriated and opened fire into the car. Hiro helped him by shooting in the car alongside him. The car had trouble getting down the block. Everybody scrambled to their cars because of police sirens.
Caeser and Hiro searched frantically for Riley. Riley was no where to be found. Hiro and Caeser sprinted to the car and bailed out.
Cindy and Riley had stood on her porch. Cindy unlocked the door and was standing inside the house. "I would let you come in but my mom is gone and she could be here any mi-" Riley began kissing Cindy and he was able to make his way into the house. He closed the front door behind him.
He picked Cindy up and carried her up the stairs. They made it to her room and Riley kicked the door open. Cindy strutted in the room and laid on the bed. Riley slammed and locked the room door behind him.
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