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Chapter 33: Open Promises

"So Mike how you find out?" Lina asks Michael sitting on the floor in the hospital room.

"Find out what?" Michael asks turning his head to her.

"Bout the fight nigga!" This sparks Semaj's attention and she lifts her head from her homework to look up at Michael.

"You know shit get around, but I uh heard it from Len cuz he heard it from his cousin. He had already called Teeny an Duck before him an Biggs even got up here to tell me what was goin' on." Michael explains shrugging his shoulders.

"Mike would you let me fight for you?" Lina asks raising her eyebrows and Semaj snaps her head to her cousin.

"No! And don't you even consider it" Semaj whips her head back to Michael, pointing a threatening finger.

"Why not?" Duck asks folding her arms. "What's wrong wit fightin'?"

"It's meaningless! It doesn't solve anything and it's horrible! And for women its really unladylike."

"Says the girl who fucked up Lonnie's face" Teeny says chuckling. "Was that your first fight outside of the boxin ring?"

"No" Semaj pouts. "It wasn't."

"Oh so you mean to tell me goody-goody two shoes Semaj was in a fight?" Lenny asks cocking an eyebrow and so does Michael.

"Semaj?" Lina asks standing up. "She was a total bad ass. She usta fight all tha time in elementary and middle school, but she straightened up when she got to junior high i guess" Lina explains shrugging.

"That true?" Michael asks smirking.

"Yes it's true, but I don't fight anymore! I don't like fighting and I don't condone it and I try to steer clear from it, like you two should" Semaj says looking over at Teeny and Duck but they both shrug their shoulders.

"Speakin of that Biggs give our two shinin stars a lil' monetary appreciation for today" Michael says nodding over to Teeny and Duck.

Semaj turns to look at Biggs who was unbelievably carrying a large wad of money in the thigh pocket of his dark khaki cargos. He counts out several twenties for a hundred dollar bill for both Teeny and Duck, handing it over to them and they accept it willingly and graciously.

" 'Preciate the work ladies" Michael says saluting them off weakly.

"Ain't a prob Mike" Duck replies counting her share and then putting it in her pocket.

"Yo Mike can a borrow twenty?" Lina asks holding out her hand.

"For what in return?" He asks jerking his head back.

"For a happy cousin of your girlfriend, that's what." She asks still holding out her hand. "C'mmmmoooonnnn" she whines and Semaj rolls her eyes bringing out her purse and wallet. She takes out a twenty and puts it in Lina hands. "Ooh thanks boo!" Lina says and without another word walks out of the hospital room.

"How much you got?" Michael asks nodding to her wallet.

"I don't know, probably like thirty something now." Semaj shrugs. "Why?"

"Because if you need more I can give you more."

"I don't want your dirty money, Michael."

He chuckles and holds out his hand, "why it gotta be dirty money?"

"Because you do dirt to get it. Whether it's sell drugs, exporting them, importing them, whatever; it's dirty money." She says looking over at Lenny and Biggs too.

"It ain't as bad as you be makin it" Michael replies shrugging.

"Yes... It is..." Semaj folds her arms and Michael shakes his head sighing. "Michael why are you laying in this bed right now?"