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your monkey ass over here!” Ice growled.
    Jewels watched as Lacy climbed out of the Cadillac and scurried over to Ice. Ice grabbed her by the cheeks and squeezed hard. Jewels could literally see the veins in his hands from the death grip he had on Lacy’s face from where she sat.
    â€œBitch, you got all this free time to be socializing? That means you got my bread all the way straight. So where it at?”
    Jewels watched in awe as Lacy reached into her clutch, which was dangling from her shoulder. Seconds later, she revealed a monstrous knot of cash. Ice snatched the bankroll out of her hand.
    â€œNow, get yo’ funky ass back to work. I’ll deal with you in a minute.” Ice shoved Lacy by the face. She nearly tripped and fell over her own feet. She recovered her balance just in time. Then she did as instructed and did it quickly. She wasted no time fading into the background and waited nervously for what would come next.
    Jewels’s eyes followed as Ice went to the driver’s side of the car. He placed his right hand on top of the Caddy. “What you think this is?” he asked the man behind the wheel.
    Jewels couldn’t hear what the driver was saying, but her father’s response gave her a good idea.
    â€œDon’t ‘What’s up?’ me, Slim. What the fuck you think you doin’?” Ice asked him.
    Before Slim could open his mouth to answer, Ice answered the question for him. “Disrespectin’ me. And you of all people should know that I don’t like being disrespected. But apparently, you don’t.”
    Jewels couldn’t believe her eyes. Ice drew his .38 revolver. He reached into the Caddy and grabbed the man known as Slim by the head and nearly snatched it off his shoulders. Everybody within range, including Jewels, watched as Ice brought his pistol down onto the side of Slim’s face repeatedly.
    â€œLet me catch you talking to one of mine again and you’ll be tryin’ your pimp game in hell, li’l nigga,” Ice thundered. He released Slim’s head. As he walked away, he took his gun and put a bullet in a back tire of the Caddy. The sudden explosion of the shot caused everybody to take cover and Slim to pull off frantically. Just when Jewels thought Ice was done, she saw him turn in the direction of Lacy.
    His eyes met those of Lacy. He walked over to her and backhanded her across the face. Spit and blood flew out of her mouth.
    â€œI should have you bloody and naked, lying in the middle of the street, with yo’ dumb ass,” Ice said.
    â€œNo, Daddy. It wasn’t like—”
    Lacy was met with another hard slap to the face.
    â€œBitch, I don’t want no excuses. I want you to get this money right and stop wasting time out here, you hear me?”
    Lacy’s head shook up and down like a bobblehead doll.
    â€œGood. Now, go make Daddy some money.”
    Jewels sat there with a confused look on her face.
    Lacy lit up like a Christmas tree. A huge smile appeared across her face. Her once fearful mood had now been replaced with happiness and love. It was the same way she had seen her mother react to her father after he had hurt or disrespected them. Jewels did not understand it. She sat erect as Ice made his way back to the car.
    Truth be told, she didn’t feel any sympathy toward Lacy. Her mother had taught her that for every action, there was a reaction, and that everybody chose their own path. Since Lacy had made the decision to be a prostitute, she should follow the rules and regulations that came along with it. Every whore had made the choice to live that lifestyle, according to Melody.
    â€œWhy that window down?” was the first thing Ice said to Jewels as soon as he hopped back in the car.
    Jewels didn’t know whether to lie or tell the truth. She remained silent.
    â€œSo, you was listening to all that shit?”
    Jewels nodded.
    â€œGood. Because you got to see what a weak