*Steve's photo*
//Dre POV//
When I woke up I grabbed my phone and I had about five missed calls from Ariyah. I called her back after I did my hygiene, because I didn't feel like dealing with her this early cause me and Red had to go meet with Steve.
"Dre?" she was sobbing.
"Wassup?"
"I had a miscarriage.."
It got silent because I didn't know what to say.
"Dre? Did you hear me!" She yelled.
"Yeah, you alright?"
"No I'm not, I wanted that baby I had names and everything. But you know what, it wasn't meant to be."
"Probably.."
"Yeah my child didn't need to be around that bull shit anyways!" then she hanged up.
"Bitch." I said to myself putting my phone down. After I got dressed in all black, I went to Red's room.
He was laying with Mia.
"Red get ready. We got forty minutes." I said then walked out.
"Ah shit I forgot!" I hear him yell.
Damn this nigga slipping up.
~
I had to park the car just a few blocks away from the restaurant we was meeting at, because there where a lot of cars from the surrounding places.
"You ready?" I asked Red as we walked to the building.
"Duh nigga! Why you acting scared?"
"I'm not, ion think you on top of your game."
"My nigga you talking to RED shid when am I not on my game." He said walking ahead of me and into the restaurant.
"My two favorite boys how are you?" Steve asked opening his arms to hug us.
"We straight." Red said. Then we both took a seat across from Steve while a big white man stood behind him with a AK.
"Good good, so when's the funeral?" Steve always was making small talk.
"Wensday." I said dryly.
"Okay, now let's talk business." He said leaning back in his chair.
"So you two want out? But obviously as you can see I don't want y'all to leave and I have an offer." He signaled for the man behind him to bring him two huge silver briefcases.
Red looked at me with the biggest smile.
"One hundred thirteen million dollars." Steve said opening both briefcases showing us the money.
That had to be the most money we ever seen. We used to millions, but HUNDRED of millions was a different story.
"What do we have to do?" I said .
"Well there will be some men here in about.." he looked at his watch. "one minute, they want to kill me, so either y'all protect me or hit the back door."
Me and Red looked at each other.
"Forty five seconds." Steve said.
"We gone do it!" Red yelled hooping up.
"Hell naw it's only four of us no telling how many people they got!"
"Dre stop being a bitch." Red said pulling out both his guns from his back.
"Thirty seconds." Steve said standing up.
"Shit let's go" Red said running out. Steve and the white dude followed behind him. I couldn't let my brother go by hisself so I ran out with em.
We had to run three blocks to get to our car. Before we could get to the second block gun shots were being fired. Damn three blocks never looked so far away.
We weaved between cars. Then I turned around and shot back. I hit two dudes. Then Red stopped and started shooting with both guns, while we ran past him. Bullets were flying everywhere. As we got to the car I jumped in the drivers seat and waited for Red to catch up. Before he got to the car he dropped to the ground.
"Red!" I yelled and ran to him. He was shot in the back. I carried him to the car with bullets still flying. I ran to the drivers side and swerved off.
"Shit! I can't loose another brother!" I yelled. I looked over to Red and his eyes were still open.
"What the fuck Steve?!" I yelled. Man I was pissed.
"You didn't have to do it. I know a doctor." He said.
I sped to the doctors address. It took me less than ten minutes to get there and by that time Red eyes were closed.
"Red? Red?" I called his name as I carried him inside to the doctor's basement. He didn't answer.
"Where's he hit?" the female doctor ask.
"Lower back.." I said.
She made a face and told us to leave the room while she worked on him.
"She's good." Steve told me as I rubbed both hands down my face.
"Man ion wanna hear that bullshit."
"Well heres your money." The white man said handing me both briefcases.
"Steve what the hell do they want from you?"
"A lot of things I don't need you to get involved in."
"Too fucking late my brother could be dead!" I dropped the cases.
"You got your money, now be quiet and stay out of my business."
"Nigga look here I'm already involved, you should have thought about that before you wanted us to help you!" I was in his face.
He laughed and stepped back. I didn't even say nothing to him. I just went to sit down and waited for the doctor.
~
I woke up to the doctor tapping me on the arm.
"Dre?"
"Is he alright?" I said wiping my eyes.
"Yeah he's in a deep sleep, not a coma. But he could be paralyzed from the waist down."
"Paralyzed?"
"Yes, he was shot in the back and it damaged a nerve. There's a slight chance of him being able to walk again he'll need some major physical therapy, but for now he needs rest and to take his medication."
"Paralyzed?" I repeated.
"You want to see him?" she asked.
"No" I didn't want to see my brother laid up in a basement with tubes attached to him.
"Okay, well you and your brother can stay here until he's able to leave." She patted my back and walked away.
First Bird dies, Ariyah lost the baby, now my little brother is paralyzed. I think all the shit I did is finally catching up with me...
