Hood Mentality: Generational Curses

Chapter 22

"Ain't nobody talk to Melanie? Jit ain't been at school all week." Draco asked.

"Nawll her phone been going straight to voicemail." Tayda shrugged.

"Same I been blowing sis up." QuanQuan said agreeing with Tayda.

"I bet Von talk to her. Watch this. Ayyeee Von c'mere big dawg." Benji called out smirking.

"Wassup nigga" Vonte asked coming out the house.

"You talked to Melanie?" Benji asked tryna prove his theory.

"Nawll she got me blocked." Vonte shrugged taking a blunt from behind his ear, sparking it.

"Well damn that was a fail" KD mumbled trying his hardest not to laugh.

"I talk to my auntie she say Melanie been cooped up in her room, y'all know her & Nyny really like sister & brother so him being jammed up fuckin with her." Nell chimed in.

"Yea Maddie called her the other day & sis was crying bad. We gotta look out fah her while Nyny gone, try tah keep her spirits up & shit." Step said remembering Maddie's brief conversation with Melanie a few days ago.

"I ain't even know my boy got sent up the road, damn." Vonte shook his head blowing out smoke.

"Yo ass be on dem percs bad nigga, Nyny been at his gram for bout a week." Draco chuckled shaking his head.

"Fuck up bitch boy" Von bucked at Draco pulling his keys out his pocket & walking off the porch.

"Where you finna go soulja?" Step asked as Von was about to get into his car.

"To hell if I don't pray" Von chuckled getting in his car & backing out the driveway.

"I hate dat nigga man" Step chuckled shaking his head at his friend.

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"Uht uht Vonte why is you calling me on Instagram? This bout ghetto asf." Maddie huffed answering the insta video request.

"Just tell yo best friend to come outside egg head ass lil girl." Vonte responded.

"Smells like a setup why you couldn't just call her yourself..." Maddie sassed scrunching up her face.

"Stop playin I know she told you she got me blocked. Ain't nobody on set up fuck I look like. Just tell her come outside, I'm parked outside her house." Vonte frowned at Maddie being difficult.

"Aight I'll see what I can do, bah-bye." Maddie hung up, making Vonte smack his teeth.

Either Melanie was coming out or he was going in. He was gone give her 5 minutes.

He sat there waiting for a minute till he heard a door open & talking.

"Hoe why you perk like dat, you not outside my house!" Melanie hollered into the phone.

Vonte dropped the passenger window getting Melanie's attention as she continued ranting on the phone.

"Say jit c'mere" Von called out leaning towards the window so she could see him.

"Oh best you shot out fah this fr! I hate you bye!" She rolled her eyes ending the call.

"What you want Vontarie?" Melanie questioned with evident attitude as she approached his car with her arms folded.

Vonte took in her appearance, she was still rocking the red hair with some Nike pro compression shorts & a wife beater. Even in something so simple he admired her beauty.