Chapter 23

He says that they were on New St. and the boys rolled up and jumped out on my man. He had a couple of grams of raw on him, and they found it. They also had him for a delivery. He already had three pending charges that he was out on bail for, so things didn't look good. His bail was set at $100,000 which meant he needed $10,000 cash to get out. I had a couple of thousand to contribute and a couple of members of the squad had most of the rest, but he wanted a lawyer instead of making bail. At that point he figured if he was gonna get some time, he might as well stay in and get time served. He was also banking on a lawyer getting him off, so he sat in DCC. I was kind of worried that they might of tried to pin a delivery on me, so i left town for a couple of days. I came back a week later, and the block was not the same. It almost looked like a ghost town. Except for the usual crackheads walking up and down the block looking for a hit, the only thing out there were the cops. I didnt stay up there long. After going out to Whatcoat for a while, i headed to the crib. When i got there i was greeted at the door by my girl. At this point we werent together but i still felt like this was still home. Boy was i wrong. She opens the door and comes out into the hallway. She closed the door behind her, but i could hear male voices. I know she had since gotten rid of her roommate, and i didnt recognize these voices. We at in the hall for a few and then i got tired so i wanted to go. My jealousy got the best of me though. I stood like i was about to leave, but instead i walked straight in the door. One of her friends was sitting on the couch talking to this African dude. I walked into her bedroom and there is this guy laying across her bed. I immediately woke his ass up and he was scared to death. He immediately began to plead with me. I wasnt trying to hear that shit. I wanted to know who the hell he was. She came running in the room and i'm standing there with a 45 to his head. I started to curse her out but i thought that was a waste of breath. I made the friend leave too. Then she goes on and on about me not having the right to put her friends out. I turned and spit in her face and walked out the door. By the time i got outside the cops were rolling around the corner...TO B CONTINUED...Until next time...Peace n Love

Chapter 22

After all the love , one of my homies passed me a thick ass Dutch. I immediately took a couple of drags and began to choke my lungs out. Within a few minutes i was able to catch my breath and dry my eyes. Once i gained my composure i got a beer and it was on like Whatcoat always was. We sat out there until the wee hours of the morning gettin it in. When it was time to call it a night, i staggered to 950 and crashed on the couch. The next morning i woke up with the worst hangover imaginable. I made a cup of coffee, and went outside to smoke. After i finished with my wake n bake, i went back upstairs, took a shower, and got dressed. I headed out to LBC to see what was poppin. There wasnt much going on , so i left and headed to the block. I posted up in front of K apartments and began to get that dough. Once 5.0 started rollin, i rolled. I got a call from my man to meet him at the spot. After a couple of games of pool, we bounced. We planned to meet at the club later. As i drove out of the parking lot, i got an overwhelming feeling that i should go and talk to my soon to be ex. I called and asked what she was doing. She said not much and that she wanted to see me. I shot straight over there. Once inside she took my hand and led me towards the bedroom. I thought she wanted to get a little freaky, but when she closed the door, and turned around i could see that she had tears in her eyes. I asked what was wrong, and she asked me who else i was seeing. This took me by surprise because i was still thinking she was liking my enemy. I asked her who she was seeing, and she said she wasn't seeing anyone. We argued about this for what seemed like all night. After i couldn't take it anymore, i was out. I went back to the block and got my grind on for a while , and then i headed to the crib to get ready for the club. On my way to the club i stopped at the liquor store and got a bottle. I pull up in front of the club, and it was packed as usual.There were cars ridin up and down the street trying to find a place to park. I always would park around the corner so i parked and hopped out. Lookin fresh to deaf, i proceeded towards the club. I walk in and pay my 5 bucks i walk down the steps. When i get to the bottom of the steps i check out the scenery. There are a lot of potentials in the building. I walk over to the bar and i see my man G standing there with this other cat who just started hangin around the squad. I didn't trust him from that very moment. G says to me " now i guess your boy needs your help." I ask what he's talking about. He says " they just got your boy." TO BE CONTINUED...Until next time...Peace n Love.

Chapter 21

I leave the girls crib and head to the new crib. I get to the door and i could hear some male voices. I hadn't gotten a key yet so i knock on the door. The door swings open and this dude i recognize is standing there. He says whats up like he has known me forever. He looks really familiar, but i cant place his face. He leads me into the living room and there are two other guys playing Madden on MY xbox. They both stand up, introduce themselves and give me some dap. One of them asks me if i want next. I say yeah and grab a beer from the fridge. The roommate tells me that my girl is at work but should be home soon. He says she is really excited to see me, so she's getting off early. I blow one of the dudes out in madden and they leave. The roommate says he's going over his girls house and he bounces. After they leave, i take a shower and lay back across the bed. About a half hour later i hear someone coming in. My girl comes in the room and sees me laying there. She smiles and says hello. I stand and grab her. We hug and kiss for what seemed like forever. She tells me how happy she is that i am home. She begins to cry, and i ask her whats wrong. I can tell that those are not tears of joy. Something is bothering her. I ask is she wants to talk about it. She begins to tell me exactly what i don't want to hear. She has been kinda talking to someone. I ask who it is. At first i'm not sure if i really want to know. But i ask anyway. Is it someone i know? She says yes. Now my heart is beating a million miles per hour. I'm ready to flip. I ask for the fifth or sixth time, who is he. She finally tells me it's the dude that i have the beef with. The dude who snuck me on New st. Now i am really pissed, but i'm more hurt than mad. Because she knows i dont like this dude. I grab my stuff and bounce. Now it was on. It was a war now. I call my boy and tell him i need some heat. He tells me to meet him at his crib. I get there a few minutes later and he pulls up behind me. We go in and go down to the basement. He pulls out a couple of pieces and hands me two 40 cals. Before i walk out the door, he asks me to look him in the eye. He asks me if im sure this is the way i want to handle this. I say im sure, but in my heart im really not sure. I begin to think of my mom, my kids, my life. He puts his hands out and i hand him the guns back. After he puts them back,we go in the living room and sit. His wife comes out and brings us a beer. He and i sit and talk for a while. I leave a little later and go out to Whatcoat. Everybody is out on the steps of 930. As i pull up, i realize that no one knows im out yet. I park and get out. Everyone starts to yell out my name and i get a huge Whatcoat welcome home..TO B CONTINUED...Until next time...Peace n Love...

Chapter 20

I was wondering how one of my so called best friends in life could leave me locked, out of state with nothing. One thing was for sure. I was on my way to find out. My other man was getting ready to turn himself in to start a fresh three. He was gonna be a dad for the first time too. We were chillin so we drove around to the ol club and parked. We went inside and greeted everybody,then headed to the bar. We chilled at the bar for a few and someone whispered in my ear."He's outside". I got up immediately but my boy new how i felt at the time, so wanted me to be calm when i went out there. I took a deep breath and i walked out the door. You could hear him from Queen St. He was just that loud. He didnt even see me at first. I just stood there for a minute. Then he saw me, and yells "Is that Free Love"? I just look at him for a second.He says ( all loud) " i got something for you" in his worst Monte Hall impression. I say " is that right?" He says come on lets take a walk. We proceed to walk towards New st. At first we dont talk but as soon as we hit Q st he turns to me and tells me he's sorry for leaving me but he wanted to make it up to me. That wasnt  important to me. Yeah i was broke and needed to get back on my feet. But what i wanted to know was why you did'nt come back and get me. This was supposed to be my boy. And he left me hanging. We would be talking later.We get to the spot and he goes in the kitchen. He comes back out and hands me a purple bag and a roll of cash. I tell him i'll holla at him later and i walk out the door. I walked straight back to the car and drove to another spot. I called my boy who was still at the club. I tell him to meet me at the homegirls crib. Once back at the crib I go upstairs and i look in the bag. There's two onions of some raw, and the knot totaled a stack(.$1000) I was back on my feet. It was getting late and hadn't even been to the house yet. My girl had moved and she now had a roommate. She said he was a coworker that needed a place and she needed help with bills while i was locked up. She said he knew me and he was cool. .....TO B CONTINUED...Until next time..Peace n Love

Chapter 19

We were booked and processed by 7pm. As we entered the county jail, i wondered if this jail was like Smyrna or Georgetown. To my surprise it was nothing like home joints at all. But for the better. It was some cool ass brothers , but like everywhere else, there were some niggas too. I was on the bottom floor in cell 11. My man was upstairs in cell 24. We had a brief chance to rap and then it was count time. We had to go tomour cells for the night. My cellie was this dude from Mt. holly. He was around my age and pretty cool. We got cool instantly. He schooled me to how things went down in there. The next morning my boy and i had some free time to come up with our plan to get out. He called his wife and she was on her to get him. He assured me that i would be out the next day. Well i ended up staying for three weeks. My mom and my cousin came to pick me up. I walked in the door on Christmas morning and was happier than i had been in while. I finally got to see what kind of partner i was dealing with. I had already decided to go see him later. My two closest female friends were these two sisters who lived out to the hood.(whatcoat). I immediately called and woke them up. They were glad to hear from me, and they were going to cook Christmas dinner. We chilled and smoked some good, ate, got full and i fell asleep. My boy, who was kickin it with one of the sisters, was there and he kept waking me up. We had a good time, but something had been bothering me for the last couple of hours. I needed to go see my man. ...TO B CONTINUED...Until next time...Peace n Love

Chapter 18

We had this dude drive us up there, so the three of us got out and proceeded to walk up 142nd St. As we enter this bodega this hispanic guy comes up to us and offers us some good ass weed. My man tells him no thanks and we move on. We go to the back and enter this booth. My boy picks up a phone and calls his wife and chats with her for a minute. Then this guy, who looks like he's about 70 comes up to us. He hands my man a brick wrapped in duct tape. My man hands him the brown bag with the money in it, and we are out. While walking back to the car, we spot two cops coming towards us. We act cool and they walk right by us. Once we get back to the car, we buckle up and were off. While we were at the spot we copped two bags of some of that good ass weed. Before we left DE the plan was to take the long way back. We were supposed to come thru philly. But as we near the bridge my boy tells the driver to get on the turnpike. I immediately questioned his decision, but he said his instincs told him were good. We rolled the blunt when we got to exit 18 and toss the roach out of the window. When we got to exit 14 we see three black guys pulled over. The cops had them sitting on the ground in front of the car. When we get to exit 7a i notice a cop behind us. He puts his lights on and pull us over. My boy throws the coke in the drivers lap and tells him to hold it. The driver panics and stuffs it under his gear shift. Once the cop gets us out of the car, he asks my boy for permission to search the car. My man says i dont care it's not my car. The cop proceeds to search the car. It only takes him about 30 seconds to find the stash. Another cop pulls up and puts the driver in his car. The cop that pulled us over puts me and my man in his car. While were driving to the station he tells us that as long as the driver cops to it, then he will let us go. Of course the driver said it wasnt his. So we all went to Burlington county jail. ...TO B CONTINUED...Until next time...Peace n Love...

Chapter 17

After we argued until the wee hours of the morning, i finally went to sleep. The next morning i woke up on a mission. I got up, took a shower, got dressed and bounced. I stopped and had a bite to eat, and headed for the block. Usually me and my boy meet up around 8am, but you know what they say," the early bird gets the worm". So i was trappin hard. We always park our cars a few blocks away so the cops dont know what we are driving. After being on New for a couple of hours, i saw my man coming up the block. We talked for a minute and then i began to tell him about the night before. He started clowning about dude knockin my girl off. Of course i wasnt trying to hear that. We decided to go play some pool, just to get off the block for a while. Once we finished shooting pool, we met up at his moms for lunch. I told him i would meet him back on the block around dark. I went home and she wasnt home. So i walked Trey, took a shower, and got dressed again. I left her a note to call me and once again i was out. I called my man and told him i was on my way in town. He didnt want to drive so he asked me to pick him up. I went and scooped him up and we headed for the block. We were on the block for a couple of hours and then i noticed an unmarked police car coming down the block. As the car approached us i could see the doors begin to open. I hootie-hooed my boy and we took off in opposite directions. While i was running, i looked back and could see one of them about 40 yards behind me. I knew i had him beat. I ran to a local crack house, and since i hadnt tossed my pack, i had rent money. After about an hour i called my man to make sure he was good. He was cool, and waiting for me to grab him up. I went picked him up, and we went out whatcoat. We changed clothes and went back in town. It was the night to go to the Elks,so we met up there later. As the club was letting out, we were parking lot pimpin until i spotted the same cop car from earlier coming up the street. I wanted no parts of them so i got in the car and pulled off. We hung out whatcoat for a while and i went home. The next morning my boy called to ask me if i wanted to "take the ride". I said hell yeah. He said he would pick me up in 30 minutes. I hung up and my phone rang again. It was this chic i was really cool with, and she said she had something for me. I told her to come over. I told myself that whoever got there first, i was going to go with them. Well my boy got there first and my heart told me to get out of the car,but my mind told me to go with him. The next thing i know we are in NYC......TO B CONTINUED...Until next time...Peace n Love..