The Unusual Suspects Book 2

Charles

Man...I was laying across the top of the little table in the park after that intense ass jog we had took. I looked up at the sky and pulled myself together and sat up. Me, Riek, and Kev had met up at 2 and had agreed to this jog to try to get all that shit out or system from last night. Man...it was well needed though.  
"Man...I know I had to sweat that shit out for real." Riek said as he paced in his little area.         "You and me both for real." I said as I took a swig of my water.                                
"I wasn't as bad as I thought I was going to be. But this jog was life."  Kev said.       
"You couldn't have been drunk last night brody because you just did that shit normal as fuck." Riek said.                   
"I was lit for sure, but I guess not like yall." he said nonchalantly.                         
"You know what that mean?" I said to Riek and we both started laughing.       
"What?" Kev said all confused.                  
"You must've already sweated it out with D." Riek said to him and we laughed again at that shit.         "Man...whatever." Kev said laughing.     
"Guilty as fuck. He did that shit." I said. "Sounding just like Kanan." Riek said as they caught the Power reference.              
"I mean C-Money knew what he was setting up when he threw the party." Kev said and I laughed to myself.                       
"The party was the assist, yall just had to alley-oop that mf." I said laughing.      
"Damn...I fucked up then." Riek said.      
"Bruh you got 3 women, how?" I said.  
"I was gonna ask the same thing bruh. Ain't no way. Not one of them?" Kev said. We looked at him.                               
"The liquor bruh...let me explain because it's in the name. The liquor makes them lick her. Feel me?" We died laughing at this shit. You never knew what to expect from Riek, that was so not expected though.                                      
"I got nothing for that." Kev said.            
"Me either." I said laughing.                          
"So what C, you didn't assist yourself?" Riek said sounding confused too.            
"I was already in that before the party."  
"Damn okay okay." Riek said.                     
"Hell, mine was during the party." Kev said and we just looked at him.                   
"Damn, he the GOAT." Riek said and we all laughed at that shit.                                
"Had to sneak out to whip for a minute for real. That dancing will do it." Kev said. I agreed with that for real.                 
"But your girl is a dancer. How tf yall ain't always fuckin then?" Riek said and Kev spit out his water from laughing and we all laughed at that.     "Nobody said they weren't though." I said and Kev just shook his head.              
"Anyways, so yall ready for the battle tonight?" Kev asked as he redirected the conversation. I was excited for the first battle we were throwing.   "Oh yeah! You know I'm on it." I said.   
"Time to show the fuck out for real." Riek said as we shook hands.                     
"So you gone hop in? I know you not a rapper, but you got bars my guy." I said to Riek. He don't be wanting to take the spotlight on this tip. He was definitely cold on every instrument that he has touched, but he could flow too.                 
"He need to. Hell bruh you got it." Kev said to him too.                                               
"Naw I'mma let my shorties shine bright." he said quickly.                                
"But don't fade yourself out in the background either. You have actual talent. You see me and Dom can both do it and no one overshadows the other. It's a way to balance that shit." Kev said.  "He's right. You can for sure make that happen." I added to that.                               
"Or, just make the battle scene your thing. Like let them do it mainstream and you conquer this shit." Kev said. We all looked at each other on that one.      
"That's a good idea." Riek said.                 
"See, brilliance." Kev said and we all laughed at that one.                                      
"My not-so-humble homeboy over here makes a striking point though. Do that shit Joe." I told him and he nodded.        
"I gotta run though yall. See yall niggas later on." Kev said as he started to leave.
"Look at this trained nigga. I told D, I'd be back by 4, let me het back." Riek said and we all laughed.                                         
"You got jokes!" Kev said laughing as he left out. We was still laughing ourselves as we got ready to leave the park.              
"But real shit Riek, I think you are more than a supporting character in this thing. Time for you to shine bruh." I said.
"I be shining, you see how it was at the listening party." he said and I thought back on it, they was loving this nigga.      
"True, but that's just off the strength of them seeing you. Plus a black man with a guitar, you might as well have been Jimi Hendrix..." he laughed. "...hell R Kelly even." We both busted out laughing at that one. "But naw for real bruh, I got much respect for you as an artist for real. Only you, Araya, D, and Paradox actually do it all. Play instruments, write, rap or sing, and put it all together. That's talent and I want you getting the exposure you rightfully deserve." I told him.                                       
"I don't get you Big C. You always looking to bring everybody up and out, but what do you gain from all of it?" he asked me.                                         "Well...honestly it gives my life purpose. I feel like this is my way of balancing out all of the things that I've actually done wrong. If I can bless people, then maybe it was all worth it in the end."                     
"But you been blessing people.  C, you know it's like a catch 22 to have regrets or emotions attached to the game bruh. I know you're stuck on the consequences, but consider your options too. What did you have left to do? Remember we're all made in His likeness. God already knows your heart." Riek said and we both looked at each other for a moment .                          
"You got a point,  but I don't know if we just desensitized ourselves into thinking that way or what."