WHAT IF?

Caught off guard

(Keep in mind Larry and Laurent are not related in this imagine)

Cast
Laurent as himself
Larry as himself
Taraji Henson as Nicki
Jada Pinkett Smith as Nicki's mother
Denzel Washington as Nicki's father
Kerry Washington as Officer Terry
Nicki Minaj as Anika
Tyson Beckford as The gunman

Growing up in the hard streets of Los Angeles, I had no choice but to toughen up. My parents were thugs and hustlers. So, it was no surprise when I was taught the rules of the game. And being a woman had no exceptions. 

By the way, my name is Nicki. I been hustling since I was ten years old. First time I got locked up, I was 15. I was locked up for possession of weed. I wanted to quit, but my father made sure that didn't happen. After I was released, I was jumped by three female gang members. Come to find out after I beat them up, my dad set me up to get jumped. 

I hated him for that. As for my mother, she was more like his financial advisor. But don't get it twisted, she never hesitated to kill over money. I got along better with my mother.

The second time I went to jail, I was 22 years old. My father was killed right in front of me. And for that, I seeked revenge. I was arrested for attempted murder.

Being locked up for 6 years, I had plenty of time to think about my life. I want to do better. And that I did.  Everyday, I was in the library. Studying construction. By the time I was released, I had an associate degrees in computer science. And got parole.

One of my requirements of parole was to find a job and keep it longer then 6 months. It's been 3 weeks since I been out, and I haven't found a job yet. At this point, I'm worried that I won't find a job. If I don't, my life is over. And a third strike is gonna serve me a sentence of 25 years to life. 

I'm sitting in a fast food restaurant and searching for jobs in the newspaper. I glanced up and saw a man enter the diner. For a second, I thought it was 'him'. 'But it wasn't'. This man had a totally different presence with his walk. The man wore black pants and jacket with a white shirt.

I figured I should get a closer look at him just in case I'm wrong. Plus, baby boy was fine as hell. The man sat in a booth, two tables from me. He sat with his back turned from me. As I stood behind him, he said,

"Please stop staring at me."

I took a seat across the table from him and asked,

"My name is Nicki Williams. What's your name?"
"My first name is Get. And my last name is Out of my face." The man sarcastically answered.
"There's something I want to show you. Mr. Get out of my face. " I mentioned and grabbed my wallet.

I handed the man a picture and said,

" He's name is Larry Bourgeois. You look just like him. You gotta be his twin or something. "

The man shook is head and replied,

"I'm sorry. I have no family I know of by that name. But I can clearly see why you would ask."

He handed me the picture. Then he smiled at me and asked,

"You just got out of jail, huh?"
"What? Is it that obvious?" I replied.
"Actually yes. And besides...I'm gifted. I can read certain types of people's minds." He said with a smirk.
"Oh really, what kind is that?" I questioned with a smirk.
"Women...don't trip. I've learned to be kind. Seek for clues. By the way, my real name is Laurent."