Ricky II: Ramirez Blood

Chapter 10: When In Doubt... (Amere's POV)

This shit is weak as hell! I came all the way from fucking Mexico to check on Ricky and help and him recover, but instead, he comes on his period and becomes mad at the whole world. I'm still trying to figure out why the fuck am I on his shitlist when my father and I have looked out for him since his ass was 10. Him and Simon! At least Simon shows some Goddamn respect! I never really paid attention to him because he shut me out over the years.

He was always quiet when he was around me and it pissed me off. I tried on countless occasions to encourage him to open up to me, but he always shut a nigga out. I do consider Simon as a little brother, but it's hard to claim him when he always treated me like a stranger. It may seem like I hate Simon, but I really don't. I'm just agitated that after all that time, I still haven't earned the title 'Big Brother'. And not only that, this nigga put me soo far back into his mind that he forgot that we knew each other. I have no problem playing that game, but it's old now. Simon never had a family, except Ricky's family. I met Simon first, through his mother. I knew her because she was one of my father's loyal customers. I came to her house all the time to drop off her shit and collect my father's debts. His mother committed suicide after his father left her for a white woman. His father wanted nothing to do with him so he was always out in the streets.

I could relate to his pain. My mother is dead too. But she didn't commit suicide. She died by the hands of her very own husband, my father, the infamous Champ. Everyone knows that my father is one of the biggest distributors of cocaine in Mexico. He's not to be fucked with. If you stole from him or disrespected him or his family, you will not live to tell the tale. He gave Sundae everything she could ever dream of and more, but that wasn't enough for her. She started using Champ's coke when she was pregnant with me. He didn't find out she was using until she was 9 months pregnant. He saw her sitting on the bed they shared and sniffing 3 lines of coke on a small mirror. He made a vow that after I was born, she would meet her maker. After I was born she was released from the hospital, we all headed home. As soon as he pulled up to the house, he looked at her in the passenger seat, and put a bullet between her eyes. He's never trusted another woman ever since.

Here I am, caught up in deep thought again! "Think of something else, Amere." I wanted to talk to Simon, but I don't know what to say. I feel bad about how I've been treating him. "All I wanted was a brother of my own." I looked out the passenger side window and remained silent. "Amere, bro. What do you think is gonna happen?" Simon said in a worried voice. "Pertaining to what?" I asked. In my head, I was excited that he called me, bro, but my face showed otherwise. "This Ricky shit. Do you really think that Ricky meant that shit? Like that, 'you're not my brother anymore' shit?" "I don't think so. He just a little salty that you called him out on his shit." "Do you think I was wrong?" "No. Honestly, I would've did the same thing. Shit, probably worse. Ricky provoked you to beat his ass. He lucky his ass didn't get jumped." Simon snickered. "Yeah. I was ready to go in for Round 2 when he was talking all that shit about Noraj. Noraj taught all of us some shit about this drug game. Him and Chico." Simon continued. "That pissed me off too. I bet Noraj is turning in his grave now." I agreed. "Hell yeah. That's why we have to visit Chico." "Oh, that's where we're going?" "Yeah." "Then floor that gas, nigga. We don't have no time to lose!" I said jokingly. He laughed and sped to the prison where Chico was held.

"Maybe Chico could help us with our Ricky problem."

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Chico looked like he lost weight and gained muscle. It was all what everyone imagined Chico to look like. His once long wavy hair that he kept in a ponytail was cut in into a side fade and short deep curls from the front to the back of his head. His tattoos seemed to pop out even more and his pure hazel eyes seemed to be darker and colder than the last time we seen him. His mustache and goatee was trimmed to perfection. He looked exactly like Noraj.