| Inner city |
| Tamrind ave nue was gone to the dogs.Every corner had its own gang willing to die for a peice of dirt and bragging rights to any prostetute who crossed the street.Matthwe took Jaelles hand and led her around a a corner flooded with scruffy men ni black pants and blue bandanas worn askew across one eye.they jeered and flashed their signs as Jaelle walked by but dared not say a thing when Matthew looked back . They continued down the stet.The sign on the next corner proclaimed in welcome to pleasent city in chipping pale pink paint.Someone had spray painted on the bottom of the sign w"where the hoes are easy and dying earier " A grimm truth that most of the people in the neighborhood had come to accept.These were the strret that matt grew upon.He pointed out his old hangouts to jaelle and she looked on in horror as a gray car drove by a man in a red scarf leaded out and aimed a gun into the window of a green car on the sind walk and fired twice then drove off tires squeeling.She moved closer to matthew as they neared their destination .Pleasent city park and recreation center The building was in ruins the doors and windows were borded up a line of bullet holes peirced the rotting wood that barely hung onto the dirty gray walls.despite the condition of the place matt still smiled remembering some long ago adventure he had had before he found out who he was . In the parking lot of the building was a nother posse dressed in all white from head to toe. They stoodaround a white bonneville.The man in the driver seat of which was laughing histericaly head back gold teeth flashing behind the heavily tinted windows. A man in a white wife beater approached them from the group around the car.He walked with a slight limp in his step ortho heblooked extremely healthy.His muscular calf twisting and knotting as he moved steadily towards them.Matt turned and walk towards him,head held high .Jaelle frightened steped behind her man as they came face to face with the gang member. "Whachu u doin in my lot fool?"he demended loud ebough that the other membersin his posse could hear and looked towards the confrontation . "Just checkin out my old growns ." matt replied lightly but jaelle noticed his fist clenching and stepped back. "U aint got no growns here fool so u best be goin fore u get a cap in ur ass!" said the ganster pulling out his hand gun " Dont try me today boi you might get hurt.put ur toy away." matt smiled into the other mans face "aye yo!" the gangster laughed motioning for his posse to come forward."this fool here dont wanna live to long.Tell me G."he said tipping his chin to a guy on his right ."u wanna do this fool ?maybe his durdy there will be worth a good time." Jaelle looked into the guys eyes for yhe first time squeesing matts hand for reassurance . "You kids besta get up out of my face be fore you get hurt." matt said loud enough for everyone to hear. 15 guns appeared in unisan pointing into matts head."you besta realise who u fuckyn with fool.Said the member called G."yo tony show this pus ass what it is!" Yony the ringleader cocked his gun and pointed it between matts eyes.Matt ssquesed Jaelles hand tightly . "What the hell r yall fools doin over there?!" Everyone turned and looked at the bonneville . The laughing mad stood and strode to the circle the gangsters had made arounf Jaelle Matt And Tony. Tony a big grinnon his ratty facxe folded hjis arms across his chest as the laugher cane into the middle of the circle with him."these fools been disrespectin us yo.Whatcha say we do to em big J?" Tony cocked his head and looked @ buig J slyly but his smile slowly faded when he saw the frown on J's face "Tony//"J said the name lightly ."tony? "Yeah bigs?" "you got two seconds to get your toy outa my lil brothas face ." Tonys mouth droped open and he gaped up at Big J. "Bigs man what the hell r u talkin about u aint got no damn brotha !" Big J's gun sat smoothyl in his hand ."Get out of her for i cap yo ass fool!" Tony turned and slank out of the circle head down.Bigs turned to Matt with a warm smile on his face .Slid his pistol back into his pants and embraced his little brother. Matt smiled ."thought u forgotabout me " he said slowly."this is my girl Jaelle."he smiled as he saw bigs approving grinn. "Neva man .You are always welcome with the MHP.You kno its hard to keep it real with out ya bro.The posse could do with another member. Matt looked down"i cant be getting into these kinda things ne more J.I gotta girl to look out for ,i got a job i found miles man did i tell ya that..i mean.. ..my lifes been real smooth lately.And i dont want to risk anybig changes right now. "I feel ya bro "j sighed ."ne ways we bouts bounce on outta her we gone chill @ my crib forw while you an yo girl there can come along.maybe we can catch up. It was a long night with Matthews half brother.They had been in the same foster care housing for most of their lives and claimed each other ever since.Jaelle was afraid of the loud bosteriousness of the men .They lay in piles on couches all over J's penthouse appartment .There were plenty of loose women in the house as well.Many high or drunk colapsed in corners and didnt stirr for hours.Jaelle sat quietly in a coerner on the large living roomtrying to be as inconspicous as possible but failing a.Several times she was propositioned by a druggy to high to see straight .She was sat on and almost urinated on by G.Frightened she searched the penthouse until she fouund Matt on a quiet balcony over loking the city.J sat next to him remmenising n the good old days.He smiled when he saw her. > |