a lil off.” I punched his chest lightly.
He cleared his throat, “Yeah, I’m coo, jus’ a lil tired; I didn’t get much sleep last night. Me and Ranae been arguing a lot lately that’s all.”
“I’m not about to see ya’ll on Divorce Court am I?” Sway laughed, “Naw man, we gon work it out, it’s no biggie. I gotta go meet somebody so I’ll see you later on tonight.”
“Alright, and don’t forget to bring everything we need.”
“You already know I’m on it.”
“Bet.” I shot back.
Moments later I was in my car heading to my next destination but before I made it there I needed to think. I had to stop to get my medicine so I cou ld analyze this shit carefully.
The cool air-conditioned breeze hit me in the face as I walked into the corner store. A few people, mostly teenagers browsed the undersized isles snatching up honey buns and donuts. I however headed straight for the candy section. I returned to my Jeep with a whole box of Skittles under my arm…I bought all they had because I had a whole lot of thinking to do.
Put The Word Out
“ I understand why yu killed Silk but now we haf tu find anuther dealer for the Compton area. We need sumbudy we can trus .” Diego calmly spoke.
Armando cleaned his gun at the patio table while his brother went over his appointment book.
“ But that es an issue tu be dealt with later…fur now we need tu turn up the heat on our little pest Tyce . Tell all of our people I will gif one million dollars to whu ever brings hem tu me alive .
Armado looked up with a surprised expression on his face. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
“What the fuck are you throwing away money for? I can kill this bastard for free!”
“ Then why haven’t yu dun it yet ?” Diego raised his voice slightly.
Armando sighed heavily, “He’ll be dead by the end of the week.”
“ Yu better hope so .” Diego closed the black leather book and stared at his brother coldly.
Graveyard Shift
The night was moonless as me and Sway pulled up to the billboard and parked. Both of our cars sat in the next parking lot so we had to walk a little ways to get to it. It was a little chilly outside so I wore a light grey sweat suit to keep me warm, apparently, Sway had the same idea be cause he had on sweats as well.
“Wasup man, you ready to do this?” Sway asked me as he popped his trunk.
“Oh yeah, most definitely.” I replied assuredly.
We walked across the parking lot toward the billboard, Sway had on a backpack, he looked focused and ready to handle some business. That’s just the way I liked it…business fi rst, and all other shit second.
Two skinny towers stood on either side of the billboard, they were there to give support and gain access to the platform above. I went up first, followed closely by Sway. Once we were safely on the platform we knelt down to avoid being seen. It was just as dark up here as it was on the ground but we didn’t take any unnecessary chances.
“I’ll put the explosives on this side, and you put the rest of em over there. Set the timer for ten minutes to give us time to get back down and drive away. Sway instructed as he unzipped the backpack. “You sure this is enough?” I asked as he handed me the petite black circular object.
Sway laughed, “Oh don’t let the size full you, these babies pack a mean punch. Just make sure you don’t push that red button after you set the timer or we’ll both be scattered all across the parking lot down there.”
“Don’t push the red button…got it.” I nodded quickly.
“Alright let’s do it.” Sway crawled to the other side of the platform.
I went in the opposite direction and set my two chargers in the corners just under the billboard. I looked up briefly and remembered the day I took that photo. I was not happy and my face said that loud and clear. I had a ‘fuck you’ expression on my