Choices

Chapter 2

The song is Ali Bomaye by The Game ft. 2Chainz & Rick Ross

(Hopes POV)

     "Oh shit, hey I wanted to give you a tip but it's in the car, it's the least I can give you for my free tattoos. I'll be right back alright?" Jell gives me a nod as I run out across the street again avoiding cars and finally reaching my car.

     I open the door and lean in, grabbing the 50 underneath the sun visor. I reach for my smokes in the other seat and close the door. I take a deep breath as I grab a cigarette and light it and lean against the Jackal. I started smoking just after I found Brian cheating on me, it's helped me forget about him.

     As inhale once more of the toxic candy and watch as a black X80 Proto parks just outside the movie theater. A man in a black tux and yellow sandals gets out of the drivers' side and a guy with a green shirt and a paper bag over his head get out of the passenger side. I throw my cigarette down as I watch as they look at one another giving each other a nod and going inside the tattoo shop. 

     Fuck, this has trouble all over it. I open up the car and grab my electric skull face bandana, my signature look when I know I'm going to be involved in some shit. I grab my AP Pistol and put it in the waist of my pants. 

     I run across the street once more and wait outside the tattoo parlor door, to hear if anything is happening. I take a deep breath and kick open the door with my foot and hit the butt of my gun at the closest guy, which was paper bag guy, in his neck. He slumped down to the ground and was out cold, at least dad taught me something useful. Daddy's money points his Micro SMG at me as he looks between Jell and I. Jell and I point our guns at him. From up close, he wears glasses and has stubble around his chin. I definitely wouldn't win in a fistfight with him because of how built he was.

    "How about you fucking leave and go find another store to rob. Unless you want to be put asleep like your friend." I point my finger at the guy laying on the floor while maintaining eye contact with him. He looks at his friend then back to me.

     "How about you mind your damn business and leave me to it." He says with some sort of accent, he's definitely not from around here.

     "You're dealing with two gang members here, now before I have to call for back up, leave the fucking store." I raise my voice near the end. He lowers his gun and glares at me. 

     "You're lucky you're cute because my friend and I here are part of one of the biggest gangs here in Los Santos, and trust me, I was ready to kill you and your friend tonight." He roughly hits my shoulder as he goes by me and kicks his friend in the leg. His friend sits up and looks around through the small eyeholes of the bag.

     "We're leaving let's go." He says walking out of the store and to his X80. His friend looks at us once more as he walks out of the store as well. I sigh, another situation avoided luckily.

     "You don't think he's part of-" Jell says as I shake my head no, she stops talking.

     "He didn't sound like he was from here, he was probably looking for some extra cash, although from the looks of him it looks like daddy took care of him who knows. Anyways you good? Did he or like paper bag do anything to you?" I ask her, putting my gun back in my waistband. She gives me a smile as she shakes her head no.

     "No, once they stormed in I had my gun already drawn out, it was just a standoff really." She says. I nod my head and pull out the 50 and hand it to her.

     "The sleeve looks really good it's what I have on me as of right now," I say. She smiles once more.

     "Hey, Autumn was wanting us to hang out tomorrow night at the Downtown Vinewood Nightclub. You should really come, meet someone else and forget about Brian. Maybe daddies money will be there." She says giving me a wink. I roll my eyes and glare at her.

     "Yes Jell, let me just go after the guy who just tried to rob the store and claim to be part of the Vanoss gang. That sounds like a GREAT idea let me tell you." I roll my eyes again and grab my jean jacket off of the coat hanger putting it back on.

     "Well just think about it alright? It'll be nice to get you out of your comfort zone and to socialize with other people other than your family and Autumn and I." She says. I sigh and shrug my shoulders.

     "I'll think about it, how does that sound?" I tell her as I reach for the door. Her face lights up as she nods her head. I smile and walk out the door looking around just in case the black X80 was still around anywhere, it wasn't. I reach my car and get inside I put my AP Pistol back in the glovebox along with my bandana. I start up my car and start to head my way back home.

     It was dark out when I pulled into the gate and got out of the car. I walked inside and the only thing that I could hear was the tv in the living room. I looked in the living room and saw Michael watching something while drinking his whiskey. I roll my eyes and go up the stair and to my room closing the door behind me.  I flop down on the mattress and sigh into my pillow, I guess if I'm going tomorrow I'm going to have to go shopping tomorrow for a halfway decent outfit. I'll go for Jell and Autumn but not for any dude.