Loyalty over Royalty

Chapter 1

Keem

I pulled my mask down and adjusted it, making sure it covered my face. Loyalty passed me my gun and I begin to load it up and took it off safety.

Kavon was in the passenger seat smoking a blunt and mumbling some shit under his breath. "What the fuck is you talking bout now nigga?" Flo asked as she adjusted herself in her seat.

Kavon just sucked his teeth and passed the J to Loyalty.

We were getting ready to rob this corner store and was just going over everything before we made our move.

My bad where my manners at though...I'm Rakeem, but everybody call me Keem for short. Im from Cali but moved to Chicago when I turned 3. I grew up watching my mama struggle to make ends meet. My daddy walked out on us when I was bout 5 and ian seen that nigga since. When I hit 12 I turned to the streets...and ian left since. That's how I met Loyalty, Flo, and Kavon. And ever since we met, we been known as one of the most deadliest gang in Chiraq...my mama keep telling me its embarrassing when someone mentions my name they look like they wanna piss in they clothes, but I think she really just overly dramatic as fuck.

But enough about me though.

Flo put the blunt out and grabbed her mask sliding it over her face. "Y'all punk ass niggas ready or what?" She asked.

I nodded, Kavon clicked his gun and placed it on his hip, and Loyalty opened the car door letting us know he was ready to do this.

We had one of the niggas we was real cool with get in the car after us and drive it to the shop to get remodeled.

I looked in the cut to make sure B, our get away driver was here and everything we needed was inside. Seeing he was in place, I nodded letting him know we was finna go in.

Loyalty went in first with us following behind him. "Everybody get the fuck on the ground!!!" Loyalty yelled.

I held the gun up to this mans head as he begged for me not to take his life. I slammed the gun across his face cause if it was one thing I hated was hearing or seeing a nigga cry or beg to live.

I watched him ball up in a circle holding his head as blood dripped from the side of his face.
Flo was getting the money while Loyalty held a gun to the cashiers head. When she finished bagging it all up she threw it to Kavon and they dipped out.

I walked backwards still holding the gun up at the cashier and the man until I was fully out the door.

I hopped in the all black car with the rest of the crew and we sped down the road.

I took off my mask showing my face like everyone els had done and handed everything to Loyalty who was in the passenger seat so he could put everything in one bag so we could burn it later.

"How much you think we got?" Kavon asked Flo.

"Shii I'll say bout a thousand no less." She answered. Loyalty put his head phones in and the rest of the ride was quiet.

B

I pulled into the car shop and got out the car. This was the ghetto so if you tell you get murked off spot no questions asked.

The man who owned the place walked up and I gave him the money. He told me where to pull the car in at and I nodded.

I got back in and pulled in the garage. We made sure we grabbed everything out and locked the doors. I walked over to the owner and gave him the keys and he said he would let me know when the 2 cars would be ready, letting me know the other car was here as well.

I nodded and did a handshake with him and walked back to where Loyalty them were standing. "Iiaght y'all we straight. I'm finna be out I gatta go get my baby cause my baby mama been tripping all day." I tell them. We all did a handshake and walked our separate ways.

Loyalty

I turned my headphones up that were playing in my ear. "You know you gatta win, fight, conquor, I promise to go in I wouldn't lie to ya-" I stopped rapping  Lucci's song noticing a dark figure ahead coming towards me.

I squinted my eyes and made sure my gun was on me. Getting closer I realized it was just some female walking while talking on the phone. I had never seen her round here before buhh she was bad though.

"Girl my phone bout to die, Ima call you back." She said as she was looking down not noticing she was finna run into me. "Damn Lil mama, watch yahself." I said. She looked up with a scared expression on her face. "My bad ian see you." She mumbled. She put her phone in her back pocket and was bout to walk away buhh I grabbed her by her rist. "Why you in such a rush? And where you going this late at night cutie?" I asked.

"If you don't mind, can you not touch me...and where I'm going is none of your business." She snapped. I grinned and licked my lips "Damn Mah, why you so mean?" She just stood there as if she was studying me. "I know its not my buisness, i said sarcastically but you mind telling me your name?" I asked trying to lighten up the mood. "Its Royalty" she answered. "Well nice to meet you Ms. Royalty."

She smiled and started back walking the way she was going. I watched her for a moment and then began walking towards my house. She cute but she seem stuck up. Ion like working for shii that's every where.

I got to my house and walked around to the back door. I unlocked it and went inside throwing my gun and the black bag of masks we had on my table.

I pulled my liter out my pants pocket and lit up a blunt I had rolled in the car. Enhaling it then exhaling I picked the bag up and walked back outside and lit a piece of paper and threw it in the barral full of trash and leaves.

I grabbed a chair and sat down next to the fire and watched it rise. When it started burning good I threw the bag of mask inside and watched as it burned.

I text Flo making sure she got home safe.

Loyalty: you good??
Flo: Yea I'm straight bruh. I just got in.
Loyalty: iiaght.

Flo was the only female I could sit around all day and be iiaght with it. She was one of those cool, laid back females. She pretty but she the type that will off a nigga with the quickness. Kavon swear she gay but ion think she is. I think she just like the rest of us...on a money mission and don't give a fuck bout a bitch or nigga. Plus that's my Lil homie so I wouldn't think about even looking at her no other type of way.

I ran my hands through my hair and rared back in my seat. I just need to clear my head. I did this every night. Shii peaceful and quiet. Something I needed right now.

My phone vibrated but ian even pick it up to check it. I don't feel like being bothered right now. I continued to smoke my blunt.

Oh Yea ian never introduce myself though, I'm Loyalty...my mama say she named me that because it was something she never had, and she knew by me being her only child I would never leave her...and she was right. That is til she left me. She died 2 years ago from cancer and left me everything.

I miss her so much. She wouldn't be proud of the life I'm living but my mama was the type to respect it though. She would warn me only once and then let me fall on my face if I still chose to do whatever she didn't agree on. But once I made the mistake she would help me fix it and call it a lesson and tell me to move on.

I never thought I would loose her. But she taught me how to stay strong and always told me to never underestimate anybody, make money, and live up to my name. Her words stick with me. That's what I live off of.