Free Black & Ugly as Ever by T. Styles

it easy for you.”
“Come on. We can still catch Tyrone if we hurry!” Carmen said uncaring about how Daffany felt at the moment. “Let me hold the money.”
“Bitch, please I got this!” she told her.
She took one last look at me and walked hand and hand with Carmen until they were totally out of sight.
And I wondered, what happened to my friend. But most of all, I wondered what happened to me.

Smokes
    Smokes was driving in his white Hummer on the way to get it washed at Laurel Car Wash off of Baltimore avenue in Maryland. In his mind, no one knew how to clean his truck better than the Mexican employees who worked there. He was getting ready to open his third beer knowing full well he was a target for the cops by driving a white truck with illegally tinted windows. But opening the beer and pouring it to his lips while bumping loud ass music was a testament of his lack of respect for the law.
    His phone rang and he was upset because he was just getting into his favorite song off of Jeeze’s CD called “Hypnotize”. Whoever it was, he wanted them to be quick.
    “Speak on it.”
“Smokes, its Silver. You got a sec?”
This bitch nigga is gettin’ on my fuckin’ nerves. He
    thought.
“What’s good?”
“When we gonna take care of that thing?”
“What thing?” Smokes asked as he pulled into the car
    wash’s parking lot. There was a long line so he knew it would be about thirty minutes before they even looked at his truck. He had plenty of time to discuss the matter with Silver. Instead he said, “Hurry up! I’m busy.”
“Well dis nigga runnin’ around here like he’s untouchable! I’m tired of seein’ ‘em. Every time I look at this Debarge lookin’ faggot I feel like crackin’ his fuckin’ skull.”
    Silver was talking about Jay. Ever since Jay put a hit on his brother Markee while he was in jail which resulted in his murder, he had been heated. Silver didn’t care that his lil brother had raped and robbed Jay’s cousin. None of that mattered to him.
    “I feel you, but didn’t I say shit is too hot for me?” Silver let out a heavy sigh.
“Yeah but he was my brother.”
“I know who he was, but Markee got dealt with because
    he raped that nigga’s cousin. What’s done is done.” Silence
“So it’s like that?” Silver barked.
“It’s just like that,” Silver yelled back. “Plus I’ma need
    his ass later. You gonna have to just chill.”
“But this shit is fucked…”
Silence.
“DID YOU FUCKIN’ HEAR ME?” Smokes yelled causing Silver’s heart to pump fear instead of blood.
    “Yeah.” He said trying to be cool even though he was about to piss his pants. There was no denying he was frightened when it came to Smokes.
    He could hear Silver breathin’ hard from frustration and decided to fuck with him a little. And although he didn’t like Jay because he knew he could get in Parade’s head and turn things around, he had to be easy. He him needed him alive for his own purposes.
    “What you poutin’ for?”
“I ain’t poutin’.” Silver lied.
“Well you sound like you poutin’ like a l’il bitch over
    there.” He said in an authoritative tone. “Now tell me you understand and agree with me.”
“What?” Silver said with a little buck in his voice.
“I said tell me you understand, and that you agree with everything I say because I know better than you.”
Silver was silent and Smokes decided to put the fire under him.
“Are you hearin’ me? Or do I have to make a visit for you to feel me instead?”
Silver breathed heavily and submitted.
“I understand…and…agree with everything you say because you know better than me.” He recited like a mad 10 year old little girl.
“Now get out there and make my money.”
With that he hit the end call button on his Apple Iphone and smiled.
“Anotha nigga in check.”
He was about to be next in line to get his car washed until the phone rang again. This time the caller’s number was unknown but he knew exactly who it