Trife Life To Lavish (A King Production Presents...) by Deja King

to cut that bitch off."
    "Why, what happened?"
    "The whore tried to rob me for some money
and drugs."
    "Word? Why did she try to rob you? Wasn't
you hitting her off?"
    "Yeah, I was giving her a little something here
and there. Then she came to me with some sad story.
You know how ho's do. Talking about she need two
stacks. I was like, a'ight shortie, I got you right after you suck my dick," Radric said, laughing about the
shit. "Then after she finished, I tossed her a couple
bucks, and when she thought I was in the shower,
I caught her going through my pockets, tryna steal
from me. Can you believe that broad?"

    "Hell yeah, I can believe her! You was fuckin'
homegirl on the regular. You couldn't hit her off
wit' two stacks?"
    "That ain't the point. It's any money, and I
decide how I'ma spend it. These ho's in the streets
need to recognize that their pussy is replaceable."
    "Nigga, you crazy!"
    As Radric drove over the Brooklyn Bridge,
entering Manhattan, Renny was disappointed that
Radric had cut off Tierra... for his own selfish
reasons. She was his only connection to Nichelle.
With her out of the picture, he had no way of
knowing what moves she was making.
    "What's up with your cousin, Arnez? He still
going to hook you up wit' that new product?" Radric
asked, kicking the images of Nichelle out of Renny'
s head.
    "Supposed to be. He in Atlanta right now,
but he'll be back in Philly in a few weeks, and I'ma
meet him up there to test the shit out."
    "Cool. I wanna roll wit' you when you do that."
    "No problem. When I know for sure when
I'm breaking out, I'll let you know."
    "That works. So what, you've decided to stick around a little bit longer?"

    `Damn, motherfucker! You tryna get me to
bounce already?"
    "Renny, man, you know I like having you
here, but I'm just surprised you staying. Originally
you said you were coming for a couple of weeks to
check on some shit you had set up. Those couple
of weeks is turning into a couple of months, that's
all. Don't you got peoples in ATL?"
    "Besides my cousin, I ain't got nobody
keeping me there. But right now, not only is there
a drought in ATL, it's hot as a motherfucker. Feds
locking up people left and right."
    "Ooooh, so that's why you focusing on setting
up shop here."
    "I always handled business this way, but
yeah, that's why I'm doing more, and ain't in no
rush to bounce. But when shit cools down, I'll go
back. Shit, you can ball all sorts of outrageous in
ATL. But right now, that shit ain't a good look."
    "So what happened down there?"
    "Man, this chick Coco... have you ever met
Coco?" Renny asked, not recalling if Radric had
ever been around when he was handling business
with one of his main connects.
    "Nah, who that?"
    "Coco is this Hershey chocolate bad ass bitch.
She got a sister named Chanel, and for a minute,
they were running shit heavy."

    "Yo, I've heard of them. They twins, right?"
    "Yep, that's them." Both men grinned. "Well,
the Feds picked up Coco a few months ago, and
were supposed to have locked up some of her
workers too."
    "What about her sister?"
    "Last I heard, Chanel was still out. But they all
are laying low, including Arnez. He been in Philly
a lot handling some shit, so I don't know if he
tryna set up shop there because of the shit poppin'
off in ATL, or what."
    "I feel you. Just don't bring that heat over
here to Queens. Shit, we got a drought this way
too," Radric chuckled, turning off the bridge.
    "Man, I know. That same `Operation Dry
Spell' them motherfuckers had going on in Philly
because of that large cocaine bust in the Caribbean
on its way to the US, is expanding every fuckin'
where. Quality cocaine is so scarce right now.
Niggas stretching that shit out so fuckin' much, it's
losing all the purity."
    "Damn straight! That's why I'm tryna break bread
wit' this new connect. I heard he got that gold."
    "Who the fuck is that?"
    "You know, that nigga, Marley's birthday
party we hittin' up next