A MEMPHIS CRY

Chapter 23

     
      (After what I just heard I don't even know nomore)

          King

I got a call from Dope saying some money was missing from the trap and at least over 20,000 dollars at that. I was furious, I sped all the way over there with my my blood boiling.
Soon as I walked in our warehouse across town I dapped Dope up and eyed all ten of the workers and a couple of my young boys that were present. I pulled my nine mm handgun out and cocked the safety back.

"Any body wanna talk now before I get to shooting in this bitch"? I asked calmly while reading all them niggas body language. These ten niggas were some new niggas we had working for that we figured we could trust, but I guess we were wrong because now I was dealing with a problem I had never had to deal with before.
One worker stood out the most, the minute he seen that I wasn't leaving here without a answer and started panicking. Sweat dripped down from his forehead and the nigga couldn't keep still.

"You got my shit"? I asked pointing directly at him.
"No... I don't got it" he said shaking his head. He looked as if he was ready piss himself.
I looked at him suspension "You sure my nigga because I feel like you lying to me"? He didn't answer me quick enough which lead me to think he was the thief behind my money coming up short.

"Nigga Imma count to five" I said pointing my gun at him, Dope Grabbed him by the neck and pushed him down on the floor. " 1...2...3...4..." Before I got to five he spoke up quick.
"Come on King man let me explain yo"... The dude cried out.
I shot him in his shoulder, he screamed out in pain. I stood there showing no remorse and dope didn't either he wanted to put a bullet through his head right here right now. 

"Talk nigga" I spat at him furiously with my gun aimed at his head while he sat on his knees literally begging for his life.
"Okay... Okay I took it... I mean I borrow it, but I have most of it back. I had alot going on and I needed it... I'm so sorry king man please don't kill me" he begged with tears streaming down his face.
"Where's my money at nigga"? I spat again as I stood over top his weak ass. He dug in his pocket and pulled out money but dope snatched it.

"It's 1700" Dope said holding the money.
I smirk and leaned down to the dude's level "My nigga you lucky I'm in a good mode because I would kill ya ass without thinking twice. Don't ever use my money again with out asking or ya people will be planning a funeral ya hear me.. and ya bitch ass better come up with the rest of my money i ain't fucking around with you"?
He shook his head nervously and I nodded my head to my young boys and they already knew what that meant. Me and Dope headed out the warehouse hearing nothing but screams behind us from the vicious beating they were given dude back there. The new workers learned a lesson today as they stood by helplessly and watched the dude get the shit beat out of him.

Lesson learned: Don't bite the hand that feeds ya ass.

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         Shontiera

I had pampered myself all day, I got my hair and my nails done and was on my way to get something to eat. I pulled up to the Chinese joint and was heading inside when I bumped into the last person I thought I was gonna bump into. I looked up at him and tried with everything inside me not to whale off  on his ass right now, he bumped into the wrong one.

"Hey Shontiera long time no see how you doing"? Lexis boyfriend Nelson asked, with this stupid grin on his face.
After what he did to her how dare he show his ugly face around me. I scrunched up my face and stared him up and down.
"What do you want Nelson"? I asked rudely. He frowned giving me that look as if he didn't know why I was being so hostel.

"Damn what's up with you"? He asked confused as he stopped in front of me so i couldn't pass him.
"You put ya fucking hands on Lexis like she was you punching bag or something. And you lucky I was told to leave it alone because ya ass would be laid out right now" I said all in one breath, I was heated.

He stood shocked, but I guess it was because I was never like this I was always the quiet calm one. "Shontiera what are you talking about I never hit Lexis" he said in confused but calm voice. From the expression on his face he really didn't know what I was talking about.
"Nelson Lexis is in the hospital she told her mother you did it and this isn't the first time... I picked her up from ya house and she was beat up" I spoke raising my voice a little.

He shook his head and smacked his lips "Listen Tiera me and Lexis broke up we had a fight and shit but I never hit her... You better go question the nigga she fucking with".
I frowned my brows... "What nigga"? I asked surprised that he knew. All these years Lexis has been Cheating on Nelson with different guys but aye it wasn't my business nor my place.
"Some Kingpin ass nigga from what I heard, but hey she's a slut so what else can I expect. Check ya home girl she's crazy" he said touching my shoulders but I stepped back from him mean mugging hard.

"How do I know you not lying"? I asked twisting my lips up like i knew for a fact he lying.
"What I gotta lie for?? She had me thinking for months that that baby was mine then word got around about this dude and her then I see him going in her mom's crib... That shit hurt me I really thought shawdy was loyal I thought that baby was really mine" he said, I could tell by the way he was talking he was hurt inside.
I stood there staring at him with a confused face, I mean Lexis was my bestfriend and It was no way I was gonna take word from someone else other than her, but Nelson had me convinced.... What if he was telling the truth???

"Listen man she sent me some texts and shit talking crazy... I don't think she's in her right state of mind... She was talking about killing her self how she didn't want the baby and how her plans never turn out right" he explained.
I twisted up my lips again as if I didn't believe him, this not  the lexis I knew, that I grew up. I knew she lied to nelson about some shit but all this shit wasn't  adding up. Truth to be told that was hard to believe coming from the Lexis I knew. But he wasn't lying and he proved that to me when he pulled his phone out when showed me all her texts.

What the fuck was with Lexis, She wasn't the same Lexis I knew most of life. This was a stranger, with her acting and talking like a full blown Pyscho. After that I had to walk away from Nelson I didn't even say bye to him, my head was all fucked up. How could my best friend keep shit from me????