BLU

The Intro

As I ran down what seems like one of the longest blocks in the world. With this rich white man hot on my tail. I didn't think I'll ever make it to my car.

Get back here you black bitch! I hear him yelling as i cut the corner switching my running into high gear. I ran as fast as I could, and before I knew it I ran four whole New Jersey city blocks. I ran to my car and hopped in! Once inside I snatch my wig and glasses off.

Bitchhhhhh ! I yelled at Laretta who was waiting for me in the car.

I know! I know I was too scared to stay! She said with tears rolling down her face.

It's ok bitch, we're out! I told her as we rode back over the New Jersey bridge Home! I was a north philly girl by heart! I did whatever means necessary to take care of my family.

I'll been taking care of myself and 12 kids since as long as I could remember! No I don't have 12kids I have one he's 6 Safiq my prince. His father and I aren't together anymore but we are great coparents though!

The other 11 are my siblings, there's myself I'm 22, then it's Omar he's 20, Monica she's 18, Ericka's 17, Rasheeda's 15, Joshua he's 14, Tamika's 13, Ashley's 10. Then it's the Twins Lamar and Lamont they're 8, Malik's 6 and Amber's 2! My parents are crackheads. They just smoke crack, fuck and have baby apparently. They rather had smoke crack than take care of us. So being as though I was the oldest I took care of everything. I learned how to cook and clean from my granny! She's a wonderful lady! Her and my grand father brought my mother and father our 3 store house. Which so happens to be the only thing they haven't sell from under us. As I said I'll do whatever to take care of my kids. I've done everything from selling drugs to stripping! Look bills had to be paid. For the right amount I'll sell some ass too. I don't care. I have way too many mouths to feed.

Tonight's run was a quick one I met a dude off a dating app who wanted to pay me for some sex. I knew he had bank because of where he was from. I already knew I was going there to rob him. I came up off of $1500 dollar and 3 presidential Rolex's. When we pulled up to our block we walked into Laretta's house. I went to change my clothes and wash the make up off my face. Afterward I called my connect so I could get rid of the watches.

Yo Mansy, where you at I got some stuff I think you'll like! I told him as he answered the phone.

Meet me at 22nd and Lehigh in 30 minutes he said before he hung up.

I called My brother Omar so he could ride with me.

O please can you do me a favor? I asked as he answered the phone.

What is it Blu? He replied

I need you to ride with me to make a run Real quick!  I said

Bluuuuuu!!! It's 3am I gotta be to work in a few. He said frustrated.

Pleeasseeeeee Papi?

Man come on! He said hanging up in my ear.

I met him at my car and when he came out he got in and we was out. I pulled up to 22nd st and waited for a few and then he pulled up! I got out and walked over to his car.

Yo Blu, what you got for me? He said

I handed him the watches and let him examine them for a minute.

Ma, where did you get these pretty mothafuckas from? He asked

You know! I told him smiling.

Well baby, I'll give you $25,000 for them. He said

Shit cool with me. I told him

Hold up! He told me walking over to his car where he had someone in the passenger seat. He told him something and then the guy handed him some money. He turned back to me and he handed me the money.

Here baby girl, nice doing business with you! He said as we both parted ways.

I headed back to the car and pulled off 1 stack for Omar coming out with me. Then I pulled off and headed back to the block. Once there O went in and I went back to Laretta's house. I gave her 4 thousand and Ima put the rest away.

I've been saving up money so I could move us down south. Away from our parent and away from this life. Just so we could start over and live like regular people. I already have 40k saved this Here gonna make me have 60k I need 40k more and I'm ready! $100,000
Isn't enough to live on for the rest of our life's but it would be a nice little change to buy an Big ass country house and have a few thousand to builded more on. I have a plan, I'm
Just waiting for the right time to act on it.

Are you hungry? ms. lady Laretta's mom asked me.

Yes! What you cooked? I asked

Some spaghetti, she's a nurse over at chop she's just getting home from doing a double 3a-3p she always up cooking for us at this time.

We all sat at the table and eat our food.

So what y'all was getting into tonight? Ms lady asked

Oh nothing! I said looking away

Y'all better be careful out here, especially you girl! She said to me. You be out here doing grown man shit and you're a lady! Be careful! You know I love you right?

Yes I love you too! I told her. Which I do she's been like an mother to me since I was a little girl. Laretta and I have been friends since we were  6. She always helped us knowing that our parents wasn't right. I remember her telling me that I had to do right by my siblings and make sure they was good at all times. I've been doing it every since. If it wasn't me then who? Nobody that's why I do what I have to.

Ms. lady was a very good mom, Laretta was the only child so she was well took care of. We're nothing alike. You see how she folded out Jersey with ole boy. That's not her she's just try to always have my back. She's a working girl she works at Forever21 downtown and she attends temple university. She's a beautiful smart girl. That's because of her mother and how she was raised. Nothing like me though. I was raised from the muscle I had to get it by any means. They know I get into crazy shit but they love me anyways. And I love them more for fucking with me regardless.

After we finished eating. We chilled out watching some movies. Just kicking it, smoking and talking shit. Like always a good night.