gun at me, you better be prepared to use it, stupid bitch!â
Tandra shook her head. âDonât do this, Lenora.â
Detrick chuckled, dropping his gun to his side. âFuck this little girl.â Detrick turned his back on her and walked toward the bar. âI need a drink.â
âYou gonna turn your back on me?â Lenoraâs hand began to shakeas a tear tumbled down her back. She hiccupped and shrieked at the same time. Tandra knew the look of craziness that crossed her face; the look of pure desperation just as a womanâs heart breaks.
âLenora, no!â
Tandra lunged at Lenora and bumped her arm just as she fired at Detrickâs back. Another shot rang out into the air. Lenora gasped in surprise as the bullet hit her in the back and shoved her body forward with its momentum. She stumbled and looked down at her chest; blood trickled down the front of her body suit, the hole squarely between her breasts.
âOh shit.â Detrick fell forward; the bullet had penetrated the back of his arm. âDid this trick just shoot me?â
Tandra looked around, trying to figure out where the shot that hit Lenora had come from.
Tears covered Lenoraâs face. âTandy?â
Another shot hit Lenora in the back of the head. Tandy stepped toward her as Lenora fell into her arms.
Breeze stepped out of the shadows, smoke trailing from the tip of her gun.
Tandra stared down into Lenoraâs blank eyes.
Detrick rubbed his hand over his face.
The three of them said nothing for a long while. Detrick stood up when his cell phone beeped and started walking across the dance floor to the door.
âTandra,â Detrick said just before he walked out, his voice quiet. âI need this scene cleaned.â
Kai is the author of the highly acclaimed urban fiction novel, Daughter of the Game. She is also receiving critical acclaim for the novel The Loudest Silence, a chilling and raw examination of the death of love.
A published and nationally recognized poet and writer, her poem, âPre-Destiny,â was featured in the April 2008 issue of Essence magazine and she was a F eaturedPoet in A Place Of Our Own (APOOO) national tribute in April 2008 and RAWSISTAZ Author Showcase, April 2007. Kai is a contributing poet i n Step Up to the Mic: A Poetry Explosion , by Poetic Press (Xpress Yourself Publishing). A winner of the No Candles Infinity Contest, hosted by Osbey Books , Kai is credited for writing emotionally raw and thought-provoking works and has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines under other pen names. Her highly anticipated sequel, Daughter of the Game II: The Secret Keeper , is now available. An alumni of Hampton University, SUNY Brockport and Georgetown University Law Center, she is a licensed attorney and proud parent. For more information, visit the author at www.authorkai.com .
BY C.J. HUDSON
1
Roni and Kita sat in a stolen Chevy Trailblazer and watched the front door of their mark intently. At any minute, it would swing open and all hell would break loose.
Roni and Kita were members of the Get Money Bitches, three cold and heartless women who were about making paper by any means necessary. Whether it was carjacking, spot-rushing, or strong-arm robbery, the Get Money Bitches were all about clocking the dough. During their last spot-rushing heist, an unexpected problem had arisen and their leader, Jasmine, had to pump three hollow points into the owner of the house.
The fact that he wasnât supposed to be there in the first place contributed to his own demise. During the GMBsâ week-long casing of the house, they had learned that the man and his wife consistently left the house together every Friday night around seven and didnât return until after nine. But on this particular day, the GMBs arrived to their surveillance spot just in time to see the coupleâs car pulling out of the driveway. They assumed that the couple was together, but
Tandra shook her head. âDonât do this, Lenora.â
Detrick chuckled, dropping his gun to his side. âFuck this little girl.â Detrick turned his back on her and walked toward the bar. âI need a drink.â
âYou gonna turn your back on me?â Lenoraâs hand began to shakeas a tear tumbled down her back. She hiccupped and shrieked at the same time. Tandra knew the look of craziness that crossed her face; the look of pure desperation just as a womanâs heart breaks.
âLenora, no!â
Tandra lunged at Lenora and bumped her arm just as she fired at Detrickâs back. Another shot rang out into the air. Lenora gasped in surprise as the bullet hit her in the back and shoved her body forward with its momentum. She stumbled and looked down at her chest; blood trickled down the front of her body suit, the hole squarely between her breasts.
âOh shit.â Detrick fell forward; the bullet had penetrated the back of his arm. âDid this trick just shoot me?â
Tandra looked around, trying to figure out where the shot that hit Lenora had come from.
Tears covered Lenoraâs face. âTandy?â
Another shot hit Lenora in the back of the head. Tandy stepped toward her as Lenora fell into her arms.
Breeze stepped out of the shadows, smoke trailing from the tip of her gun.
Tandra stared down into Lenoraâs blank eyes.
Detrick rubbed his hand over his face.
The three of them said nothing for a long while. Detrick stood up when his cell phone beeped and started walking across the dance floor to the door.
âTandra,â Detrick said just before he walked out, his voice quiet. âI need this scene cleaned.â
Kai is the author of the highly acclaimed urban fiction novel, Daughter of the Game. She is also receiving critical acclaim for the novel The Loudest Silence, a chilling and raw examination of the death of love.
A published and nationally recognized poet and writer, her poem, âPre-Destiny,â was featured in the April 2008 issue of Essence magazine and she was a F eaturedPoet in A Place Of Our Own (APOOO) national tribute in April 2008 and RAWSISTAZ Author Showcase, April 2007. Kai is a contributing poet i n Step Up to the Mic: A Poetry Explosion , by Poetic Press (Xpress Yourself Publishing). A winner of the No Candles Infinity Contest, hosted by Osbey Books , Kai is credited for writing emotionally raw and thought-provoking works and has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines under other pen names. Her highly anticipated sequel, Daughter of the Game II: The Secret Keeper , is now available. An alumni of Hampton University, SUNY Brockport and Georgetown University Law Center, she is a licensed attorney and proud parent. For more information, visit the author at www.authorkai.com .
BY C.J. HUDSON
1
Roni and Kita sat in a stolen Chevy Trailblazer and watched the front door of their mark intently. At any minute, it would swing open and all hell would break loose.
Roni and Kita were members of the Get Money Bitches, three cold and heartless women who were about making paper by any means necessary. Whether it was carjacking, spot-rushing, or strong-arm robbery, the Get Money Bitches were all about clocking the dough. During their last spot-rushing heist, an unexpected problem had arisen and their leader, Jasmine, had to pump three hollow points into the owner of the house.
The fact that he wasnât supposed to be there in the first place contributed to his own demise. During the GMBsâ week-long casing of the house, they had learned that the man and his wife consistently left the house together every Friday night around seven and didnât return until after nine. But on this particular day, the GMBs arrived to their surveillance spot just in time to see the coupleâs car pulling out of the driveway. They assumed that the couple was together, but
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