Empire State of mind

Chapter Thirty-Nine: New Help?

Shelby's POV

"So how's the empire trip go" I say as I sit in the visitors room with Tay and Tiana

"Tyshon killed it based off what he told me, I gotta find a way to find where yo fine ass brother finna be and make it natural you know.....Shelby you wild for doin this much" Tay says and I roll my eyes

"I'm doin it because they punk asses put us in here, that ain't what I wanted nor what my parents wanted for me and I'm not about to sit here and let it fly" I say defensively and they look at me

"Chill Shelby I was just sayin, I get why you doin it....but now that I've got Tyshon's part done, I can't do anything with dynasty because of the situation with Jamal so what's do we do now" Tay says and I take both their hands

"Y'all do what y'all do, Tay you dance with Tiana, Tiana you get your career goin with self promotion since your allowed to do that, your brother will get his now that Jamal is gonna consider him and ima push it some more as well, Jamal can't know what we doin and I trust y'all" I say and they both nod

"Do you trust Jamal...I mean him not knowing your getting revenge may backfire on you" Tiana says and I smile

"Not when I'm about to make him so much money and he gon have empire being brought back to the top, plus ain't doin it for him..I'm doin it for me and mama" I say and Tiana just nods

Visiting hours end and I walk out to the main eating area and I listen to the cop speak to my father and I look in disgust

He messin with my fathers meds unless we go with that stank foot bitch that we met with, I sigh and follow my father into the room as we stare at the guard

"You heard that didn't you" My father asks and I nod

"So what we finna do, we need to get out" I say and he puts his arm around me

"We gon get out...trust me" He says and I just nod without questioning it any further
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Tay's POV

I dance with Tiana who's phone is blowing up none stop causing us to have to take a break

"Girl is they still texting you" I say annoyed

"Yea, they want me to get with them bad but I ain't doin it, I can't betray Shelby like that again" She says and I nod

"Yea I get that...you know when I can see Andre, he ain't been here and I know he work with Hakeem and all them" I say and Tiana shrugs

"You can maybe head over there and scope them out, all I know is that you better get Andre soon because I got a feeling Shelby is finna get out and things will love fast" Tiana says and I nod

It's been one day and I already feel like I'm almost out of time

Shelby's POV

I sit with my father and Jamal as they discuss Hakeem and his album, I listen intently as I try to figure how this could effect my plan

"Yo Jamal, I heard from one of my friends that you got her brother signing to empire" I say and Jamal nods

"Yea..he's good but I don't know how marketable he'll be I mean he been writing but there's something about him that ain't it" He says and I wave him off

"He got that factor just gotta bring it out....look I can talk to him and even collab with him just say the word..plus he's dedicated" I say and Jamal nods, I smile to myself as I feel he'll get things running faster

"Also uh what's Andres number...I wanna talk to him" I say and Jamal sighs before writing the number down and handing it to me, I thank him and hide it for later

Tay called askin for his number and now she gotta figure out how to run into him or something which required his number of something I don't know

This girl tryin to get creative with her stalking I guess, since stalking Hakeem's socials didn't work

I watch my fathers movements and I can see his lack of medical help is getting to him, I sigh and look around the visitation area as Jamal and our father talk

"I'm actually thinking about doing a Luscious joint from the joint" My father says and I smile a bit

"Can I be apart of that....got my own songs I've been dyin to release since my album is goin crazy right now" I say and my father smiles at me

"Definitely" Luscious says before talking about getting some equipment

"Excuse me...couldn't help but over here, name is thirsty Rolands...friends call me Thirsty" A man says as he leans over and hands Jamal a card

I frown my eyebrows at this guy before looking to my father, who the fuck names themselves or they kid Thirsty

"I think I can be of some service" Thirsty says before the guard tells him no cross talking, Jamal hands Dad and I the card and I see he's a lawyer

"Oh you a lawyer huh....Shelby may need to fire that bum you got since he ain't doin a damn thing" Luscious says and I sigh, Jamal tells the man we have a lawyer but the man brushes it off

"I don't doubt that...what I'm asking is when the last time he got you a bail hearing" Thirsty says which peaks my interest as well as my fathers

The man comes over to us after Jamal asks him about his education with a smug tone in his voice

"University of...Ghwam....his discount suits" Jamal says and I kick him in his shin

"Really! No disrespect son but I don't think Foxanne Ford gives a damn where I shop....do you....either of you" Thirsty asks and I shake my head

"I don't care if you dress like Adam Sandler on your off days....how good are you at your job and can you actually help us" I say and Thirsty smiles a bit at me

"What do you know about her" My father asks calmly

"Withholding admits...that's one of her stunts....she's tryin to get you to cop a guilty plea...and have your daughter now charged as an adult with it...momma plays dirty but I got no qualms getting in the mud with her....discount suit an all" Thirsty says before getting escorted out by the office

I look to my father and he looks deep in thought

"I knew that bitch was finna try some shit with my part.....what you thinking dad" I say and he looks to Jamal

"Set up a meeting" My father says and I smile a bit as Jamal looks at us with an unsure look

A/n welp...hello and welcome to another instance where I basically say I wanna come back but wait three months to update yet again...lmao I'm sorry I needed to reread this whole thing to get the vibe and the motive of everything right so I apologize

Enjoy:)