number one somebody could get me wrong by fuckin’ with mine,” he pointed at himself. “and number two how they could kill somebody who ain’t do shit to ‘em. First I thought it was drug related. You know…a nigga tryin’ to get at me got at her instead. And then I find out that Sky killed her from somebody at the party. And then I remembered meeting her at the movie theater one day earlier that week.”
“At the movies?”
“Yeah…her and that nigga Jay ,” he placed emphasis on his name. “came up there when we were catchin’ a flick,” Smokes folded his arms revealing his sparkling diamond Rolex Presidential watch. “This bitch Sky was doin’ everything in the world to get my attention. She was giving me the eye while her nigga was buying snacks and bending down in front of my dick. She was on it hard. So I knew she was sweatin’ me. And I ain’t gonna lie; I woulda smashed her if sheda waited. So when she was killed,” he breathed heavily.
I started putting everything together. Ida neva thought she would go as far. I mean…she was on some whole notha shit to take my wife’s life. I knew you, Daffany and that faggy ain’t have shit to do with it, but I didn’t want the heat brought to me from ya’ll snitchin’. So I sent Cannon to be sure. And you know the rest,” he ate some more of his meal. “But when I met you, I didn’t even know who you were. Back in the day when I use to see you, you were fightin’ and playin’ in the streets. I was surprised to see you come up and I couldn’t believe how good you looked. So I had to check you, to see what you were like.”
“It didn’t bother you that I got with Cannon?”
“Naw. It didn’t.”
I didn’t believe him.
“Trust me, I ain’t trip off of none of that shit,” he said as if he’d been reading my mind. “If I plan on wifin’ you that means I trust you. And I trust you now.”
I smiled.
“But I do want you to be real wit me,” he said seriously. “Are you fuckin’ that kid Jay?”
“What you talkin’ ‘bout?” I asked as I almost choked on my steak.
“Parade, don’t play me. Remember I said I trust you, don’t fuck that up.” He said pointing the tip of his fork at me.
“No I’m not,” I replied as my hand unconsciously shook against my plate. I wondered if someone saw us in front of the IHOP acting like freaks.
“You sure?” he said eyeing my hand.
I moved it. “Yes…I’m positive.”
“Cause I’m hearin’ things I don’t like to hear around the way,” he told me. “And you know I still run the Manor.”
“I know. But have you been hearin’ things recently?”
“No.”
“Cuz I promise you its over between us. It was over a long time ago.”
“Good, you still want to be with me?”
I waited to answer the question. My soul didn’t feel completely safe with Smokes anymore yet I became accustomed to the lifestyle I was living.
“Yes…I still want to be with you.”
“Good, cause we have something else to talk about. I might need you real soon. Really, really soon and I need to know I can count on you.”
Smokes had been saying that a lot and whenever I asked him what he needed me to do, he’d never answer.
“Well what is it? You know I’d do anything for you.”
“We’ll talk about it later,” he told me. “On some other shit, Sweets told me you let Mr. Chokes-on-dick interfere wit’ our business.”
“Not really. It’s just that I think some of that shit she was pickin’ out, she was tryin’ to set me up.”
He laughed and stroked his goatee. “Parade, you new money, baby. Don’t act like you know everything there is about living the life. You still got a lot of work to do before you start venturing off on your own. Now let Carmen help plan the wedding. And keep ya friends out of my business. There might come a time when you’ll have to cut them off altogether, anyway. They’re not in your league anymore.”
“But they’re my friends.
“You heard me right?”
I nodded.
“Aight?
“At the movies?”
“Yeah…her and that nigga Jay ,” he placed emphasis on his name. “came up there when we were catchin’ a flick,” Smokes folded his arms revealing his sparkling diamond Rolex Presidential watch. “This bitch Sky was doin’ everything in the world to get my attention. She was giving me the eye while her nigga was buying snacks and bending down in front of my dick. She was on it hard. So I knew she was sweatin’ me. And I ain’t gonna lie; I woulda smashed her if sheda waited. So when she was killed,” he breathed heavily.
I started putting everything together. Ida neva thought she would go as far. I mean…she was on some whole notha shit to take my wife’s life. I knew you, Daffany and that faggy ain’t have shit to do with it, but I didn’t want the heat brought to me from ya’ll snitchin’. So I sent Cannon to be sure. And you know the rest,” he ate some more of his meal. “But when I met you, I didn’t even know who you were. Back in the day when I use to see you, you were fightin’ and playin’ in the streets. I was surprised to see you come up and I couldn’t believe how good you looked. So I had to check you, to see what you were like.”
“It didn’t bother you that I got with Cannon?”
“Naw. It didn’t.”
I didn’t believe him.
“Trust me, I ain’t trip off of none of that shit,” he said as if he’d been reading my mind. “If I plan on wifin’ you that means I trust you. And I trust you now.”
I smiled.
“But I do want you to be real wit me,” he said seriously. “Are you fuckin’ that kid Jay?”
“What you talkin’ ‘bout?” I asked as I almost choked on my steak.
“Parade, don’t play me. Remember I said I trust you, don’t fuck that up.” He said pointing the tip of his fork at me.
“No I’m not,” I replied as my hand unconsciously shook against my plate. I wondered if someone saw us in front of the IHOP acting like freaks.
“You sure?” he said eyeing my hand.
I moved it. “Yes…I’m positive.”
“Cause I’m hearin’ things I don’t like to hear around the way,” he told me. “And you know I still run the Manor.”
“I know. But have you been hearin’ things recently?”
“No.”
“Cuz I promise you its over between us. It was over a long time ago.”
“Good, you still want to be with me?”
I waited to answer the question. My soul didn’t feel completely safe with Smokes anymore yet I became accustomed to the lifestyle I was living.
“Yes…I still want to be with you.”
“Good, cause we have something else to talk about. I might need you real soon. Really, really soon and I need to know I can count on you.”
Smokes had been saying that a lot and whenever I asked him what he needed me to do, he’d never answer.
“Well what is it? You know I’d do anything for you.”
“We’ll talk about it later,” he told me. “On some other shit, Sweets told me you let Mr. Chokes-on-dick interfere wit’ our business.”
“Not really. It’s just that I think some of that shit she was pickin’ out, she was tryin’ to set me up.”
He laughed and stroked his goatee. “Parade, you new money, baby. Don’t act like you know everything there is about living the life. You still got a lot of work to do before you start venturing off on your own. Now let Carmen help plan the wedding. And keep ya friends out of my business. There might come a time when you’ll have to cut them off altogether, anyway. They’re not in your league anymore.”
“But they’re my friends.
“You heard me right?”
I nodded.
“Aight?
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