Crew Love

THE CREW

"Come on let's go" Eulani said as she ran out the front door of the corner store.

Hurriedly, Avielle, DJ, and Zhane followed her outside the door and managed to run out with her. As they where running they heard the ock chasing them, cursing them out. When they finally made distance and stopped running, the group laughed collectively as they held their stolen snacks. Honestly none of them needed to steal, they liked doing it for the fun.

"Aye man, I'm boutta stop doing this shit foreal" DJ said as he tried to catch his breath.

"Oh shut ya ass up, you stay saying that yet you still be stealing" Avielle said as she opened her Star Crunch.

"Nah I'm foreal Avi, we needa find something else to do cause this shit getting boring" he stated. DJ was the only boy in the group so they never really payed attention to his complaints. They all met in kindergarten and had been friends since.

"Nah it deadass is tho" Zhane chimed in. She walked beside Eulani, holding her Sprite she had stolen.

"See, I knew I wasn't buggin" DJ said trying to convince Avielle and Eulani to think the same way.

"So let's start doing something else" Avielle said casually.

"Bitch there ain't shit to do that's why we stealing for fun. Who do dumb shit like that" Zhane said with attitude. Zhane is the friend who is brutally honest . It annoyed Eulani, Avielle, and DJ sometimes but they knew her heart was always in a good place.

Eulani looked at Zhane and they both laughed. Eulani and Zhane were more closer with each other then the other two, as were DJ and Avielle.

"So what niggas tryna do" DJ asked as the conversation died.

"Cyph" Eulani asked as she chewed her Laffy Taffy.

"Might as well, ain't shit else to do" Avielle said as she shrugged her shoulders.

"Ight we can go to my house" said Eulani.

The group walked to Eulani's house since it wasn't far from where they where walking. As they passed stores, salons, and restaurants they pointed out to each other where they planned to go. They joked knowing they never make real plans. The trio play fought with each other while they walked. They where in the Bronx, so the blocks seemed a lot longer than they were.

As they walked up to Eulani's building, she dug in her bag to find her keys. She knew her mom wasn't home, because it was after school and her mom worked until 10. When she found her keys she unlocked both building doors and her friends followed closely. The apartment complex she lived in was nice. It was modern, clean, and smelled like the floors were freshly mopped before they came. Eulani picked through her keys until she found her mailbox key. She did her usual routine, and checked to see what was sent before bringing it upstairs, incase it wasn't their mail. The group all walked into the elevator and Eulani pressed "4".

"Who we getting bud from" asked Avielle

"Quan gave me some, we good" Eulani said. Quan was Eulani's brother. He sold drugs and was highly respected in the Bronx. He was known for having the best of the best and being available at all times. Quan and his crew was the plug in the Bronx. He moved out after he graduated, due to him not wanting to go to college. Their mother was a single mom who worked hard, and cared about her kids education.  She believed that if anything could keep them out of trouble it would be school. To her Quan was wasting his life, but she respected his decisions just not while he was under her roof.

"Nah we boutta be smacked" Zhane said while laughing and leaning on Eulani.

"Thank God its Friday and I can stay out" said Avielle quietly. Avielle didnt wanna go home high because her parents didnt approve of her smoking. Being that Avielle was the daughter of a preacher, she had a look she had to maintain. Innocent, generous, and caring Avielle was her personality while with her family. When she was with her friends she felt comfortable, and safe enough to be who she really was.