Lucky talked he scratched the nasty rash that was on his neck spreading down to his back.
âHere man, here,â Pooh said, handing Lucky a ten-dollar bill. âNow get the fuck up out of here.â
âGood looking, Pooh, you the best,â Lucky said with a toothless smile, heading straight to one of the workers so he could get a blast.
âWould you believe this nigga had this whole hood on smash back in the day?â Pooh said, letting out a light chuckle.
âGet the fuck out of here,â Pop stated in disbelief.
âWord, B. Nigga used to give me dollars when I was a youngin . Crazy how shit turn out, right?â Pooh said, shaking his head.
âYeah,â Pop answered, looking at Lucky walk off to get his fix.
As Pop sat chilling, sitting on top of the bench, he saw Blondie from the Chinese restaurant coming his way.
âYo, anybody got trees over here?â she asked, looking directly at Pop.
âYeah, my man got it right there,â he answered quickly, pointing to the young hustler sitting on top of the bench.
âAâight, good looking,â Blondie responded as she headed to cop some bud.
Yo, Iâm feeling shorty for some reason, Pop thought as he kept his eyes on the young lady.
âYo, ma, you live here?â he asked, approaching the pretty young thing.
âYeah, I live right there in building two,â she replied pointing.
âIâm going to have to chill with you one of these days,â Pop said trying to sound extra smooth.
âThat sounds cool to me,â Blondie replied, licking her lips seductively.
âYo, where your phone at?â Pop asked smoothly.
Blondie reached down in her purse and pulled out her phone. âYou got me pulling out my phone, you better be about to give me your number,â she said in a sexy voice.
âDonât take my shit if you not gonna use it,â Pop said with a smile.
âI am going to call you,â Blondie said, trying not to blush as she locked Popâs number inside her phone.
âWhatâs good, you got a number?â
âYeah, everybody calls me Nika.â
âAâight, I got you. My name is Pop, Iâm going to call you later on tonight.â
âAâight, do that,â Nika said throwing a little extra switch in her walk knowing Pop was watching.
âYeah, Iâm going to shagg that,â Pop said looking at Nikaâs ass as she walked off.
âShe must be new around here because I ainât never seen her before,â Pooh stated as he noticed Freshâs Range Rover pull up to the side of the curb.
âYo, Pop, let me holla at you for a minute,â Fresh said, waving him over. âI heard you took care of business earlier,â he stated.
âBusiness is business,â Pop responded smoothly
âCome take a ride with me,â Fresh said.
When Pop made it to the truck he noticed that Rusty was driving.
âYo, you ever shot a gun before?â Fresh asked.
âNah, I never could afford one,â Pop replied.
Fresh smirked because he knew that it was probably for the best that Pop hadnât owned a gun. This li l nigga wouldâve terrorized the entire projects if he had a burner on him.
âLet me ask you a question. Do you like working for me?â
âItâs okay I guess, the money is good,â Pop answered honestly.
âListen kid, I hired you âcause I see that fire inside of you, the same fire I got in me, but donât get it twisted, liâl nigga. Out here in these streets you can lose your fuckinâ life like this,â Fresh said, snapping his fingers. âThatâs why Rusty is my personal bodyguard,â he said as the truck came to a complete stop.
âCome on, liâl nigga, let me get you into beast mode,â Fresh said, leading the two men into a warehouse.
When Pop stepped in the warehouse he saw a tableful of guns and a bunch of big wood boards hanging
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