Monica
Ringing and banging on the front door caused me to wake up in a hurry. I stepped out of bed and slipped my slightly swollen feet into my slippers and put my robe over my sleep clothes. I pulled my hair back into a messy bun jogging down the steps.
"I'm coming." I blew my nose into a tissue and opened the door to see Carter standing there in his freshly pressed uniform. His badge shined brightly sitting on his left shoulder. Sizing him up and down I saw Walmart bags in his hands.
"Did I wake you?"
"You think? What do you what?"
"I brought you a couple snacks."
I sighed moving to the side letting him in.
"I know you don't want to see me. I just wanted to be thoughtful."
I opened the bag seeing all of the snacks that I hated. "When have you ever seen me eat this stuff."
"Can't you just be thankful. I'm looking out for you and the baby."
I groaned. "I see you started back working." My eyes scanned his cop uniform again. He hasn't been working for a good three months due to him being on probation for abusing his authority by arresting any and everybody unnecessarily.
"Yea. I told chief I had a little one on the way and he handed me my badge back." Carter explained putting his hands on his cop belt that contained weapons.
"Well good for you." I put the snacks on the shelf in the pantry and came back out seeing he was still standing there smirking. "I would love it if you'd leave. I don't need you here."
"You sure you don't need somebody to look after." He placed his hand on my back and rubbed it in a circular motion.
I sniffed and rolled my eyes. "If I need someone you would be the last because I'd call. Have a nice day." I pushed him out the door and slammed it shut in the process. I locked the door and went over to the couch and sat down turning on the television.
I felt like I was dying mentally and physically. If this what if feels like to be pregnant these nine months are going to be long and horrible.
King
The car came to a stop as I parked it on the block I once use to sell on every night. It was a group of guys posted by the stop sign and I was gonna ask them a couple questions about this Carter fella'.
I reached into the glove compartment and pulled out a glock tucking it into my pants.
"Come on." I told Nick getting out the car.
"Man are you crazy!? Did you forget I'm suppose to be dead! I can't be seen walking these streets."
I sighed forgetting all about it. I went to the backseat and found a pair of shades and a red bandanna. Nick slid the shades over his eyes and tied the bandana around his mouth. He placed his hood over his head and got out the car following me.
"Don't forget my name is Mike." Nick whispered.
"Alright man alright."
"I'm not from around here. I'm from Louisiana and I got three dogs and-" Nick continued.
"Can you shut up for once. I'm pretty sure they not gone ask your entire life story."
He smacked his lips. "You never know."
We approached the group of boys and they instantly turned towards us defensively reaching at their belts.
"Aye now we don't want no trouble."
"We got that smoke too." Nick informed.
"Haven't seen you around here befo'. You gotta name?" A youngster asked mugging me.
"King."
"King? Sounds familiar. You the nigga that put Draco down huh?"
"That's right." I grinned.
"You a real one." He dapped me up then turned his attention to Nick. "Who ya friend?"
"That's Mike. We both use to run this same block here."
"Hope y'all not tryna steal business."
"Nah yall can have it. Just wanted to know if you fellas know Carter."
They all looked around at each other and a older male spoke up. "Yea I know him." He said leaning against the wall lighting a cigarette.
"You do? You know where he lay his head?"
He exhaled. "Somewhere uptown."
"You know anything else?" I questioned.
He side eyed me. "I ain't no snitch."
"And I'm not asking you to be one. He been messing with my lady and I don't appreciate that."
"Your lady?" He raised an eyebrow and everybody looked at each other and began laughing like I said a damn joke.
"Did I miss something?" I questioned.
"Nah. Joseline is just well known for sleeping around town." The man said.
"Who?" Me and Nick said in unison. "Maybe we talking about two different people."
"Maybe so." The man shrugged.
"Preciate it though." I got back inside the vehicle and Nick instantly took off the shades.
"That didn't help at all."
"Not one bit." I told him starting up the car and pulling off. The information the guys on the block were telling us didn't make any sense.
"Aye. You know who knows everybody and everything?"
"Who." I questioned stopping at the light.
"LJ."
"Who the hell is that? You think I remember names after all these years."
"LJ, the man that killed dad."
I sat back in the drivers seat thinking about who he was talking about and it finally hit me.
Without thinking twice I headed over to the dirty south and searched for LJ's old place.
"That's it on the left." Nick pointed out and sure enough it was his old house. It looked to be abandoned but I was still gonna take my chances.
"Stay in the car." I ordered Nick and got out walking over to the door. I knocked a couple times and heard no movement from instead.
"Kick that bitch down!" Nick yelled out the widow.
"Hush fool." I knocked on the door again but still no one came to answer. Just as I was about to walk away I heard a loud creak and the door opened.
"What." A man questioned only showing half of his face.
"I'm looking for LJ. Is he here?"
"Who's asking?"
"King."
"Sorry. LJ died awhile ago."
"Damn. That's too bad."
"I'm his cousin though."
"Well that's good enough. You happened to know ol dude named Carter."
The man looked around. "You a cop?"
"Nah." I held up my hands and patted myself down. "Do you know him or not?"
He opened the door wider revealing his entire face. "Yea. I might know a couple things."
PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR THESE NEXT CHAPTERS!
It's about to get real!!!
By the way if you don't remember LJ it's okay, he's not gonna be mentioned anymore.