that nigga breathe.” Pandora said as she walked away and headed up the stairs. “What the fuck? What ’s wrong with you, P? I’m not gonna let this nigga live after what he did to me!” Diamond spat. “Why not? Y ’all already beat him senseless. Now y’all even.” Pandora retorted. “Really? Was Sun even when you left him stiff in his house the other night?” Diamond crossed her arms, displaying a sly smirk. “Tsk, tsk, tsk. Little girls shouldn’t play big girl games. Be careful big, sis.” Pandora said kissing her sister on the cheek and then running up the stairs. Lexi busted out laughing too hard, rolling off the couch. She looked up pointing at Diamond all in her face. It was an annoying laugh that Diamond found intolerable , especially in this situation. “Will you shut up? Damn.” Diamond said. “You are so stupid. You know that?” Lexi said crying laughing as she went to loosen the ropes on the pastor’s hands and feet. “You can sit here and dwell on this shit, but I’m about to start packing.” Diamond was beyond irate at this point. It was crazy how they were just blowing off what he had done to her like it was a lost football game or something. She wasn ’t about to just let him get away with the shit she endured and listened to for five hours. She wasn’t about to let the things he said about her mother go so easily. There was nothing more she wanted to do than to pop that fool right there on the floor and flee to another country, never to think about him again. But Pandora supposedly had a plan and since she was saving their ass right now, Diamond didn’t want to leave her until she could think of a plan of her own or at least get some money to do so. Diamond watched as the pastor fell to the floor like a dead bag of bones. She kicked him in the face as she passed. “Stupid motherfucka.” She spat as she hawked up something nasty and spit it right into his face . Then she ran upstairs to join the girls in the packing. ****
“Damn , girl! It’s hard to believe we’ve been in here for a whole week. I need to go shake my ass!” Diamond said popping her booty in the air like a video vixen. “Well , you go shake your ass. I got some business to handle in the morning, so I’m hitting the sheets.” Pandora said turning over and squeezing her pillow firmly. “Ugh. You are starting to get on my nerve with this shit. And where ’s Lex?” Diamond spat sassy-like. “I dunno.” Pandora retorted. They had been living the good life off Sun’s dime and his murder was slowly becoming an unsolved mystery. The cops had even begged people to shout a few leads to Crime Stoppers but no good ones came through. Once they were done moving in the first thing Diamond and Pandora did was get driver’s licenses so they could get off the bus. They knew they were becoming too important to be without wheels. They were coasting in luxury rental cars, dining at the finest restaurants, shopping, and enjoying the freedom of having a stunning condo overlooking the Chicago scenery. Pandora had spent every day of the last week with Kojack, covering up her rendezvous’ with the excuse that she was always handling business, figuring out a way for them to make money. Diamond was so engrossed in her newfound life that she had forgotten about Kojack. She had returned to the hood that night to stunt on the bitches that said she and her sisters would never make it in life. Not only were they wrong but her sisters had also done it many years before they needed to. She walked down the street romping right through the niggas she used to sleep with and some of the ones she had yet to tap. Her tight shimmering gold pants coupled with her stylish wedges and black baby tee caught everyone’s attention while her thick waist swayed from side to side. She caught Kojack at the end of the crowd spitting game with Tino. He looked in amazement at her attire. He thought it was sexy but Pandora had never