All About the Benjamins

Memories Back Then

" I thought I told you not to love or trust these hoes, Dre!" I yelled at my brother. He rubbed his forehead on the palm of his hand and sighed.
"I know , I know Brei." I took a sip from my Butterfinger Milkshake that I had ordered 20 minutes ago when we arrived. We were sitting in the Steak & Shake booth. My brother Andre was across from me and we were located towards the back of the place right by the back window where we could see the dark night and all the cars that pulled up on the back parking lot. My brother had been running his errands all day and so had I , in his car. We had been rippin and runnin the streets like we do usually on a daily basis. We hadn't ate since breakfast at McDonalds and we were starving. The service at this Steak & Shake was hella slow. It took 20 min for them to bring me my Butterfinger shake and my brothers Oreo shake. I didn't wana come here , I wanted Chinese takeout but ol dickhead D over here refused and he was the one driving so he stopped where he wanted. We had been sitting and talking about this chick Ashley. This girl my brother had been seeing these past 6 months. Boah I tell you, she is straight trash. Now normally I dont call females trash or disrespect them because its not me and I just don't run my mouth on females like that. But Ashley? yeah . I can't stand that bitch. Its not even that she "likes my brother" or that she goes with him or whatever. Shes a decent little mixed girl with a pretty face and some pretty eyes. She aint really got no booty or boobs but she aight. She just has been around the bush,shes messy, she don't got nothing going for herself, and she slept with my ex boyfriend Alexander when we were together and she knew we were together. Rule number 1 on why I don't trust these hoes now. My brother had been telling me how she had been hanging around James and his crew way too heavy and everytime he questioned her about it, they got into an argument or she avoided the question. Now James works for my father. He was a stunter but he do what he got to do, and get it done. He tried to talk to me a couple of times but I wasnt having it . He aint all that cute and he got a bad temper in which I wouldn't be dealing with. He keep 4 or 5 girls at a time and I would have been a fool to even go on a date with him. Compared to my brother he's trash. Ashley would be a real big dumbass to cheat on my brother with him. Especially with the hands I got on me. Her ass would be grass. "I told you to leave her alone a long time ago D. She aint nothing special. Boy you know how many girls want you outheaa?! you must be stupid to be trippin on some lil chick around the way." I laughed to myself and looked out the window as a black Durango pulled up and a white girl with hella tattoos got out with two mixed kids that didnt look anywhere over 5 and 6. "Man , Brei. Its just something about her. Shes different."
I laughed even harder. My brother glared at me. "See! I knew I shouldn't have even said anything to you. yo coldhearted ass aint shit." trying to stop laughing I slapped the table trying to catch my breath. " Noooo. Forreal Im not laughing at you ! Im laughing at youuu!" He squinted at me. " What the fuck ? how does that make any sense dumbass." As i stopped laughing I spat out " yo mama"
Andre: "yo daddy!"
Me: "Yo sister"
Andre:"Yo brother"
We both started cracking up. The waitress with the smooth carmel skin and the messy bun came and brought us our food. " here you go. you guys need anything else?!"
Me: well i need a plate of sense for my brother with a side of leave that hoe."
I started laughing while the waiter looked confused and my brother closed his eyes and sighed. " No , that will be all, thankyou." he told the waiter. She walked away to the table infront of us with the white people to see how they were doing. "Do you have to be so childish Brei ? " My brother asked me as he bit into his burger. I took a handful of fries and put them in my mouth . I swallowed. "Do you have to be so dumb Dre ? Is it something about her pussy or her ? she giving you good top or what ? Cause you not finna run no mack game on me talking about she different and blah blah. I done heard the same line about me and still been dawged like it wasnt nothing." My brother looked at me and then looked back down into his food and started eating again. I rolled my eyes and finished off one off frisco melts. We finished off our meals and drinks in silence. When we were basically finished my brother asked for the check. He pulled out his bank roll and left a hundread bill on the table. He looked at me and I stuck out my tounge. He chuckled and mumbled "goofy ass." We got up from the booth at the same time and i grabbed my brothers phone. " Put my shit down ." he demanded. I laughed . " You actually sound like you got balls today."
He rolled his eyes. " thats gay faggot." I said running to the car as he chased after me out the Steak & Shake. We both stopped as we almost ran into a group of girls that looked around our age.
"sorry, excuse us." I said as we walked through.
A pretty darkskin with a round face, dimples, big lips, and a cute outfit on smiled at my brother and I. " You two are so cute. goals" she giggled. I laughed. I turned around and faced her. "This is my brother." I said as I grabbed his arm. The other hood rats starter to stare at my brother and look thirsty by the second. "Ohh" The darkskin girl looked embarrassed. "Hes single too!" I implied and looked over at him. He glared at me and sucked his teeth. Then he looked at the girl and started to say something but I cut him off " hes shy but he would like your number if you dont have a boyfriend." Dre looked at me and then to the girl and smiled. The girl looked around at her friends then at my brother, then at me. She giggled nervousily as her friends cheered her on to give him her number. I looked at my brothers phone as it went off . It was Ashley. I pressed decline and he saw. I went to add a new contact and handed the darskin girl the phone. " you might as well put your number in baby girl." she looked hesitant at first. Then I seen her start typing as she smiled. My brother licked his lips and let out " you have a pretty smile." I seen the girl blush a little. " thankyou."
I smiled at what I had just done. I hope she aint a hoe. The girl handed me the phone " Malaysia😘😍💦 674-5594"
I handed my brother the phone. " He will be calling you, Malaysia." I walked away with my brother as he scolded me quietly. I could hear Malaysia's friends giving her props as they went into the Steak & Shake.
I looked at my brother, who gave me a straight face. " Whatttt ? she was cute."
" You know im with Ashley, why would you do that Brei. "Your with who I 
said?" I covered my ears and repeatdly said who over and over again while my brother got mad. Then at once , it all happened so fast. A black Camero pulled up in front of us. The passengar was wearing gloves and a black mask. I could see as his window rolled down. An AK 47 stretch out the window I screamed before the bullets came . They fired. I looked to my brother who fell to the ground. " ANDRE!" I screamed as the Camero sped off. I scrambled to the ground to my bleeding brother. "Andre ! stay with me bro ! Pleaseee dont leaveee Dre ! Andre your my big brother I need you!" I cried Andre groaned " I love you s-suhh." His voice faded as he was trying to say something else. Blood trickled down the side of his mouth and his eyes rolled back. "DONT DIE ON ME DAMMIT ! " I screamed and I cried and screamed as my dream/ memory faded. I woke up in my bed soaked. I looked at the clock it read "3:34am"