Blessed (gxg)✔️

6. Interesting

Shawnee's POV

I watch boss enter a room with a few of his closest guys, closing the door behind them. Rocko and I stand by, just watching. Funny thing about being in a gang, we don't actually have to do much but stand around and sell drugs. Though, sometimes we get into some issues and tension with other, lesser, gangs.

Those tensions got me my fair share of beat, shot at, and hurt but I didn't really have a choice in the past. I had an emotional debt to pay with Dre for helping me find my current place to stay despite being a member on the newer side. That led to me working a lot closer to him, like Rocko and a few others. I may not be in every situation due to me not having a higher position but I'm still well known in the gang and in the area by name- even if most don't know what I look like.

Which is great. If I'm planning to leave within the next couple of months, I can't have all these people knowing what I look like or I'd never get out of the gang life. There's kind of no way out for most unless you disappear, die, or get jumped- left for dead.

Basically, in a few months, Trina's contract ends but this time she's not renewing it. Then we're applying for a new place, hopefully, in New Jersey due to the better business prospects but also because it's far enough for me to feel safer away from the shit I always got going on here but not too far from everything we've ever known. Dre knows I want to leave. He doesn't want me to go but thinks I have a lot of potential. He says stuff like I'll 'get out of the hood for real' since I got some brains for negotiations- which is why he thinks I'm great to stay for bigger shipments and stuff like that. Regardless, I need Niquey back sooner rather than later.

It's been six years, that's long enough. I need stability for her and that starts with getting a new place in the new year. It may only be October but if everything goes right, January or February would mean Niquey will start being able to stay with Trina and I in a new place. She can't stay with us permanently now because of where we live so we have been trying to fix that for a while now.

"Aye bruh the fuck you coming around for?" I hear my biggest hater say from behind me. Tariq tries to shoulder check me when he passes but I steady myself as usual. His shoulder just bumps off of me, making him suck his teeth before he ends up in front of me.

"Same as you bruh." I give him the same mean-mug. Tariq has had an issue with me for two years, when I flirted with his sister at a party. Well, technically his sister flirted with me but I didn't know she was related to the dude. He started a fight when she tried to drag me into a room but I wasn't trying to go there so I left that party right away.

"Hey Shawnee.." his girl, Inez, says walking in with a flirty tone. Oh shit I forgot about her. He also hates me because I fucked his girl once. Granted, I didn't know they were together - or 'on a break' or whatever but we definitely did fight over that. Almost ripped my eyebrows over that one. Wasn't worth it.

"Get the fuck away Inez," he pushes her, making her frown and rub her shoulder. "Dang okay babe," she mumbles as she walks towards the couch. I snort and he turns his attention to me again.

"The fuck you laughing for bitch?" He bucks at me but I just drop my smile.

"Watch your mouth. Don't be calling me out my name bruh, I didn't do shit to you." I reply and he take a deep breath like he's about to get loud before Boss comes back out the room.

"Cut that shit out. Always fighting like it's cute. Ya both fuck around any longer and I'll fuck you up." He says before slapping a gun to both of our chests. I let out an 'oof' before nodding. We both take the guns he hands to us and I check the clip. "Aight going to the concourse. Mortherfuckers talking shit bout my product so show em what's up." he says with a smirk that Tariq copies. I nod and head to the door with Rocko and Tariq beside me.