Bred To Kill

Queen POV

For the next couple of months, Benny was a regular at the crib. And the fact that I had enough credits in school to graduate early meant that I had been done with school since April. So now I was forced to be in Benny’s presence more than I would like. I never thought there would be a day in hell that I would be happy to go to work. Shit, I even started to take other people’s shifts just to get out the damn house! I avoided going home like the plague! There were even times when I went to my co-worker’s crib after work just so I wouldn’t see Benny. He just gave me the fucking creeps! When I was finally home, which was rare, he would always give me this lustful look that made me wanna hurl! Benny was a nerdy, tall, skinny, skeletal-looking man. And to top it off, he had a bald head. I swear at times you could mistake him as one of the many feins on the east side. But today was Friday, and since I been clocking in too many hours at Popeye’s, they decided to take me off the schedule for the entire weekend. And they even had the nerve to tell me that I couldn’t cover nobody’s shift! So here I was on a cool April Friday night at the crib. For some, not going to work would be heaven, but for me it was hell! Not only did I have to be at home with Benny, I had to be here alone with this sick fuck since my mother decided that she wanted to go out to the MGM casino! Not wanting to be in the house with Benny, I called my girl Lo and sat on the porch with her, smoking a fat-ass blunt of that loud with her trying to ease my mind. “Girl, you know you can stay with me. Suga-foot's got a nice-ass building just for the girls to live. But that’s if you really wanted to get away, from the house for a minute,” Lo said as she inhaled the smoke into her lungs and choked a little. “Shit, I should but I can’t,” I replied as I took the blunt out her hand as her body shook violently from coughing so hard. “What the fuck is stopping you?” she asked as she recovered from her coughing fit. “If I leave now, my mom would flip the fuck out! Even though she using Benny, she still need someone to take care of the crib,” I said honestly as I hit the blunt. “Shit, far as I can see she don’t need you to do shit over here.” “Yeah, you right, but then again, why would I go to the west side with Suga-Foot? I don't want her to put me on the stroll like the rest of ya’ll,” I joked while nudging her with my knee. “Bitch, I ain’t on no stroll! Suga-foot don’t make you do shit you don’t wanna do,” she snapped as she snatch the blunt out my hand. “Yeah, aight, that’s for now. Don’t let that big momma act fool ya. She going to make you pay what you owe eventually! Aint shit in this world free!” I said as I chuckled a little from her reaction. “I ain’t doing nothin’ I don’t wanna do. Shit, not everyone got it good like you.” “Got it good? Bitch, please! What’s so good about living on the east side, with a momma that glorify the hood-rich life?” “I'm just saying ya’ll was over here living like royalty when King was around. Shit, everyone in the hood was eating good back then! Ya’ll was over here on that presidential shit!” she joked. “Well everything that glitter ain’t gold, Lo,” I said matter-of-factly as I started to reminisce of the good ol’ days when King was around. I was the envy of all the girls two years ago, with my hair always done and with the newest outfits. I never wanted for shit, let alone had to work! In the middle of my thoughts, Benny came out on the porch. “It’s getting late. It’s time for your little friend to go home now,” he stated as he look me and Lo up and down with pure lust. I sighed in annoyance as I looked at Lo before saying good-bye. Lo flicked the butt of the blunt out on the sidewalk before hopping up and waving good-bye. I stood on the porch for a moment, watching her walk down the street. I turned and walked into the crib, bypassing Benny like he wasn’t standing on the porch, and walked straight into my room. I plopped down on the bed and looked at the clock only to see that it was nine o’clock on the dot. I rolled over on my back and looked up at the ceiling as my high took over my body. Letting the high take it’s course, I closed my eyes and enjoyed the ride.