Stay Down

Introduction

Red-
I'm Raheem but people call me red because when I rob these niggas all they remember is that I'm red. I was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Lousiana. I'm 19 years old going on 20. I tried my hardest to not be a stereotype but I was kicked out of high school my junior year for allegedly selling drugs and I never looked back. Instead, I turned to the streets and now that's all I know. I run my neighborhood and soon to be the city. I'm determined to make it big. I'm married to my hustle and ain't no way that ima settle down. You won't ever catch me in a relationship because these females is too sneaky and they not to be trusted. Only thing I use them for is to get this nut up off me. I won't ever put my trust in nobody. I don't even trust myself because I'm unpredictable. The only person I ever had was my mama. My donor was a dead beat that I never met. I would give my moms the world if I could. I do what I do just for her. I wanna get her out the hood and buy her a house on the hill somewhere out in Cali. "Mama!", I yelled on my way in the door of our two bedroom small apartment. "I'm in here!", she yelled even louder. "It smells so good in here, what you cooking?", I asked as I was opening one of the pots. "Boy move!", she said slapping my hand down. "The food will be ready in a minute, but I need to talk to you", she said. "What's up baby?", I asked smiling. "I told you don't call me that", she said with a stern look on her face. "My bad ma, what's up?", I asked getting impatient. "When are you going to stop doing what you're doing?", she asked. "How many times do we have to talk about this? I only do that so we can survive", I said. "I'm only trying to make sure you survive, I do this so one day you won't have to work another day in your life. I'm not stopping anytime soon mama, just pray for me", I said. "Your just as hard headed as your daddy", she said. "I don't have a daddy", I said getting mad. "Yes you do, and he loves you more than you'll ever know", she said. I ignored her. "You ready to eat?", she asked. "Hell ye-", I said but before I got the rest out my mama hand went across my mouth. "Watch your damn mouth", she said. I laughed it off. I ate and went straight back out the door after making sure my mama was straight and locking up.