Chapter 9 : Boiling Point

Riley's POV


"Damn man, who did this?" I asked. "Lamilton. He said you dumbasses owe him money" Huey replied. Fuck. I looked over at Jazmine's lip. It was swollen, most likely from a hit to the mouth. I couldn't believe it, just two weeks ago we were all cool. It took a turn for the worse.

Lamilton wanted his money. It isn't like we didn't have the money, we just weren't paying him. We needed some starting money to run this business. You know, money makes money.

We were all Dark Side. Lamilton holding down the West, we're holding down the East. It's already bad we're the targets of the city. Now we have to watch our own niggas. You never know who would double cross you.

"Riley, Caeser, & Hiro, y'all have to stop this" Huey said. "Look at you! He fucked up, he want war, we gonna give him war.." Caeser retorted. "Caeser, you don't understand, he knows where all our families sleep" Huey stated. Caeser paused and sat on one of the chairs.

"You right man, we don't know none of this nigga spots.." Hiro said. "Then we got The Low End on our ass & Crest Heights!"

I sat down, deep into my thoughts. We were in a dangerous position. Lamilton knew where we were everyday at all times. It was unfair. For the first time, I felt we were in over our heads.

"I gotta go" Caeser said, leaving the hospital room. "I'm gon talk to y'all tomorrow" He reached into his pocket and grabbed his phone, exiting the room. "Caeser, be safe!" Jazmine shouted. He reached into his waistband and pulled out his 9mm. He winked and replied, "I got me"

Just as Caeser left, the nurse entered the room. "Huey if you're feeling alright we'll allow you to leave tonight." She said. Huey shrugged his shoulders. "Eh, why not?" He responded. "Ok I'm going to let the front desk know you're going home tonight"

Huey sat up in the bed. "Help me up" He said, glaring at me. Me and Hiro helped him out the bed and he pulled his hoodie over his head. Jazmine looked in the mirror at her lip. "Oh my god! Imagine what my dad is going to say.." She blurted.

"He not gon say nothing because you not gon tell him nothing" Riley mumbled. She nodded her head in agreement. "Wait.. Why did you go to Chicago?" Huey asked, glaring. "Man we went to get a couple bricks from the plug in Chicago, well he from Mexico, but he met us in Chicago." Hiro replied.

Huey raised one eyebrow. "Did this plug resemble the boxer Manny Pacquiao? Except with a thicker goatee?" We nodded our heads. "Do you know how dangerous he is!?" Huey shouted. "Duh nigga, why would we fuck wit a bitch nigga?" I replied. Huey dropped his head. "Let's just go"

We were on our way out to Huey's car when Hiro began to speak. "Damn this been a wild night, shit can't possibly get any worse" He stated. "Yeah you right man" I replied. I looked down at my watch. 2:32 in the morning.

We piled into Huey's car, Hiro and Jazmine in the front, Huey and I in the back. I sat and looked out the window when I spotted something strange. It was a black van driving slow through the parking lot. It took me a few seconds to realize what was about to happen.

"HIRO! DRIVE" Just as I shouted, shots were let off in dozens from the van. We ducked in the back seat and Jazmine ducked in the front. Hiro struggled getting the keys in the ignition. "Goddamnit!" He yelled. Then suddenly, the car roared to life. He pulled out the parking spot and floored the pedal. I was able to yank my Uzi out under the seat. I rolled the back window down and began firing shots back.

The vans windshield had shattered and it sped forward, getting away. Hiro changed directions on the front street of the hospital and we disappeared into the darkness. There was silence in the car. Everybody's breathing could be heard.
Then Jazmine broke the silence. "Riley & Hiro are you two trying to get us KILLED?" She screamed.

"Man how the fuck im supposed to know they was waiting outside the hospital for us the whole time, do I look like an investigator?" Hiro replied. "Man I really thought that was our asses" I spoke up. Huey scowled at me, gritting his teeth. "Look, I know you mad about me dragging you into this so ima-" "Riley shut the fuck up" Huey interjected. Well damn.

Caeser's POV


I entered my house, still deep in thought about what we were going to do. The three main hoods were up against us. Not to mention I got the plug on my ass, making sure we're selling. Mama was still asleep so I creeped up to my room. I unloaded the suitcase and examined on of the bricks.

It was beautiful. This was our key to riches. This was our way out the hood. I unwrapped the package and cut a small portion out. I snuck back downstairs to the kitchen and gathered my materials. Baking soda, distilled water, glass beaker, rubbing alcohol, and my lighter.

I had began to cook the coke and it was in its cooling process. My phone started to vibrate in my jogging pants. It was a text from Riley telling me to meet them at his house. I finished cooking the crack and places it in a ziplock bag. I examined it for a minute. This was going to make me a good amount.

I ran back upstairs and put all the drugs in my cabinet. I had it combination secured so my mama wouldn't find it. After this, I was driving down the street to Riley's. We arrived at the same time, Hiro parking in the driveway, I parked on the curb.

Riley was the first one top hop out of the car. "Aye man, we gotta do something about this nigga Trigga!" He yelled. "This nigga had us shot at in the parking lot of the hospital"

"Look, we gon get him, first we gotta worry about Lamilton, and getting this white girl on the streets" I replied. "Man damn we almost got killed bruh" Hiro added. We continued up the driveway until we entered the house. Huey unlocked the front door. He peered around the corner.

"Good, Granddad isn't here" He stated. We all walked into the living room. Jazmine, Riley, and Hiro sat down on the couch. Huey sat down in the armchair. "Yo Huey, what Lamilton shoot you with?" Hiro asked. "Why does it matter? Just worry about getting him his money" Huey snorted.

Damn, Huey was clearly pissed about getting shot and what happened to Jazmine. "Nigga we told you he ain't getting shit from us, we gon shoot it out" Riley responded. "I don't think that's a good idea, Lamilton has eyes everywhere around this side of town!" Jazmine cried.

She was right. Lamilton could be watching us right now as we spoke. I couldn't help but be a little nervous. "Jazmine, just be safe, Lamilton knows you and Cindy are the closest people to us" Hiro said. "And Huey just be Huey. I know that you are against gun violence but if you have to use it, use it" Riley added, tossing Huey a pistol.

Huey caught the gun and took a look at it. He placed it in his book bag and rose from the chair. "I'm gonna walk Jazmine across the street" He said, grabbing her arm. "Yeah I'm gonna bounce, too." I said, heading for the door.

"Aye man, keep your head up" Hiro shouted to me. I gave him a thumbs up and kept walking. The November wind hit my face as I left. I hopped in my car and pulled off down the street. One thing was on my mind: sleep.

Huey's POV


I walked Jazmine back across the street. The walk was silent but it felt good. We reached her doorstep. She turned and looked me in my eye.

"Huey, please be safe" She whispered. I nodded my head and handed her the gun. "You keep this, I don't need it" I said.

"But-" "Just keep it" I interjected. She nodded and twisted her keys into the door. As she was entering I grabbed her arm and pulled her towards me.

We were face to face. I could feel her breathing slow down and her heart began to pound. Just as she was about to say something I kissed her, sensually. She wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me deeply.

I wrapped my hands around her waist and squeezed lightly. She managed to stifle a moan. Just when things were heating up, Riley yelled from across the street. "AYE GET A ROOM" He shouted, snickering. Him & Hiro had been watching us the whole time. We broke apart and Jazmine's face was bright red.

Even after all these years, I could still make her do that. She closed the door behind her and I walked back across the street. "Woah, I ain't know you had it in you tiger!" Hiro exclaimed, looking for a high five. I brushed past him to the front door. "Shouldn't you be going home?" I asked. "Hell naw, I'm spending the night with y'all" He replied.

I rolled my eyes and went straight up to my room. My arm was throbbing and I was desperate for sleep. I laid on the bed and in a matter of seconds I was out cold.

The Next Evening

Hiro's POV


"BOY!" Granddad yelled. I jolted out of my sleep. Riley turned over and fell out of the bed. "Man what this nigga want!" He shouted. Riley left out the room to be met by Granddad at the top of the stairs.

"Boy, why the hell were you in Chicago last night?" He asked. "We had free tickets to this rapper's concert, we couldn't miss it" Riley lied. He raised an eyebrow. He knew Riley was lying, but he couldn't prove it.

Granddad nodded his head, and strolled back down the stairs. I slept in Riley & Huey's room. Me at the foot, and Riley at the top of the bed. No gay shit, though. Riley entered the room, scratching his long dreadlocks. "You know he's going to find out, sooner or later" Huey stated, sitting up in bed.

"No he not, because we gon erase everything in due time" Riley replied. "Damn right" I added. Huey rolled his eyes and laid back down.

My phone had went off. It was Caeser calling me. I answered the phone. "Y'all ready?" He asked. Then it hit me. We were supposed to go post in the gangway on 51st today. Supposedly a lot of fiends were lurking back there. I looked at the clock. It was 2:00. "Um yeah" I replied. "Ight here I come"

I hung up the phone. "Get ready" I said. Riley must've forgotten, too because he sprinted to the bathroom. I followed behind him. I brushed my teeth and combed my hair. I unpacked my jogging pants and hoodie as threw it on. We were supposed to wear all black and have our straps on us.

It took us five minutes to get ready. We sprinted out to the front of the Freeman house. Just as we exited the front, Caeser pulled up. I rode in the front, Riley in the back. "I hope you niggas got some good rest last night, because y'all senses need to be on point" Caeser stated. "Yeah we good" I replied.

We were on our way to 51st. Caeser turned on the radio. He plugged his phone into the auxiliary. He played Migos intro to No Label 2.

"You niggas be bitin' my style and I like it
But you niggas know you weren't rapping like this
Trend setter, I'm a trend setter
Knockin' them out like I'm Mayweather
Bando look like it's a homeless shelter
She poppin' that molly like Alka-Seltzer
Whippin' that dope with that terminator
Wrist is spillin' dope all on my Breitling bezel
My mansion got 80 acres
Trap underground, they calling me Undertaker
They wonder why I got the Bentley, the Fisker
I put in work and dedication
50 pairs, Giuseppe steppers
Maison Margiellas, they think I'm on Rocafella
The kids, they call me Slick Rick
I make up a script, they call me the storyteller
I got the Britney, the Whitney, the Iggy, we murdered Versace like Biggie
Fuck nigga we been in that Coogi, it's time to kill em' with Givenchy
Red bottoms, scenes are forensic
Designer frames, limited edition
Pushin' one button, my roof and then its missing
Don't put on my Louboutins 'til out the kitchen
You turn on the radio you gon' hear every rapper tryna rap like the Migos
Fuck nigga wanna clone?
Been rappin' like this since No Label
Fuck the fame rather be rich
Been gettin' money, since No Label
You waiting for it, then here it go, intro to No Label"

We nodded our heads to the beat and in no time we arrived at the gangway on 51st. We all had on black hoodies and black jogging pants. Caeser parked his car on the side block. We entered the alleyway and posted up.

Surprisingly, in a matter of minutes we had about three fiends come up us. One of them had a thick fro and a hefty beard. "What y'all got?" He whispered, looking both ways. "What you need? We got that loud, promethezine, molly, xans, and dat white" Caeser replied.

"How much for that actavis promethezine?" He asked. "Hunnid a bottle" Riley declared. I know, one hundred was a hefty price. But Actavis had recently took promethezine w/ codeine off the market, so it was a drought.

The man looked displeased, but gave in. "Let me get five, and a bag" He stated. "Ight, $700" I said. He yanked out seven hundred dollar bills and handed them to me. Caeser pulled the drugs out and handed them to the man. Two more fiends approached and two more sales were made.

We had racked up around 5 racks in a matter of minutes. We were slanging left and right. Sale after sale. An hour had passed when I noticed something. A white Bentley had pulled up in front of the barbershop on the Main Street.

In this car, was Murda Man Trigga. He hopped out with two others and strutted in the shop. "Yo there that nigga Trigga go right there!" I shouted. Caeser and Riley looked and their eyes lit up. It was time to knock him off here and now.

Caeser had let everyone know we were done for the day. We hopped in his car, masked up and strapped up. Caeser parked on the side of the shop. He left his keys in the ignition for a quick getaway. "Y'all niggas ready" He asked, cocking back his .45. We were ready. Riley had his Uzi and I had my Tec 9 with 50 hollows sitting in it.

We ran into the shop, startling everyone. Many people hit the floor. Trigga saw us first and took off for the back door. His two niggas reached for their weapons. Caeser laid one of them down, 13 shots. Riley hit the other one, square between the eyes. Trigga had almost reached the back door. I wasn't letting him get away. I let all fifty hollow tips go, riddling his back. His body hit the floor with a disgusting thud. We evacuated the barbershop.

We sprinted to the car and made a smooth getaway. I felt relieved. We had gotten rid of that pest for good.

"That's how you fucking do it!" Caeser exclaimed pulling off. Riley nodded his head, counting the money. Caeser stopped at my house. This had been a great Sunday.


Three more chapters... Things are about to make a turn for the worse and it's finalized. I will be releasing a sequel to this story. So Read & REVIEW!

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