Oakland's Baddest

Chapter 4

Oakland's Baddest: Chapter 4

~A Few Weeks Later~

After Sage got locked up the hood hasn't been the same at all. The usual hoodlums don't come around as much.

"Mama, where is the Jail?" I asked as I sat at the table with her and Eddy.

"A few blocks away. Why?" She was looking through the mail and Eddy was doing his homework

"I want to go see Sage. I miss him a lot Mama." I sighed as I rested my head on the table

"I know you miss him but I don't know if he's allowed visitations yet. I'll go down to the jail after work and see if can have visitors yet, if you want?"

"I'd love that Mama." I hopped off the chair and ran back to my room to get my shoes.

"Where you goin?" Marco asked

"I'm going to go see Lexis. We have a play date today." He laughed and put his headphones in his ears. I slipped on my shoes and headed to the front door "Bye Mama!" I yelled as I walked out.

I got down the stairs and started walking down the street. I heard someone blasting music from their garage and I couldn't held but follow the voice. It was smooth Nd had cool beats.

"Aye Varo, how you been?" A kid who used to play dice asked as he paused the music

"Play the music!" I yelled from the end of the drive way

"You liked that huh?" He laughed. I nodded my head and waited for him to turn up the music again. "You heard anything about Sage?" He asked just before he turned on the music

"I might go visit him. What about you?"

"He got 30 years in jail is what I heard through the streets."

"Is that a long time?"

"Mhm very long. But at least he'll get out. That's if you still remember him. I'm out Varo, stay straight" he dapped me as he rode off on his bike down the street.

I ran up to the radio and slipped the CD out then put it under my shirt. I really liked that song.

After a few minutes of walking down the hood I saw Lexis sitting on his porch.

"Hey Lexis" I said as I walked up and took a seat in the chair next to him

"Hey Varo, what's up?"

"I'm bored. You know where the jail is?" I rose an eyebrow

"Yeah, why?"

"Can you take me there? I wanna visit someone."

"Can't, Dad said I can't leave the house today cause I got in trouble" he frowned

"Where is it by?"

"It's way out behind the shops."

"Nevermind then."

~A Few Hours Later~

"I'm going home. The street lights are almost on. Bye Lexis" I dapped him and headed back down to my apartment. As I was walking back I realized I had never seen these houses before? Did I make a wrong turn? was I lost?

I looked around trying to find out which way I came from but it was getting too dark for me to see. I ran down the street till I got behind a dumpster and crawled in a ball. I think I'm in a different hood?

I sat there quietly trying to think where I could be. I've only been in 2 hoods. My hood; where Lexis lived and Arlie's hood. His hood was right next to mine but it wasn't this hood.