Black to give him a couple of days to come up with the money.
“I found this under the mattress,” I said, handing Black twenty grand.
“On the real, Black, I need that money to make this thing happen. Give me ‘til tomorrow, Black. I’ll make it worth while for both of you.”
Black stood up. I started for the door thinking that Black would just take the money and be back on that ass again tomorrow. But not this time. Black raised his gun and fired two shots to Wilson’s head.
This is how it went. Andréwould send Black to collect, and Black would kill them. After awhile, Andrésent Black away before he killed everybody that sold for him. that’s when he went to the islands looking for his father.
I remember one New Years Eve, Black closed all the gambling houses, in spite of the money he knew he’d make that night, and had a party for everybody that worked for him. Which was nice, or so we all thought. The party was held at one of the house that was run by Gary Banks. Like everybody else, Banks made a pledge to Black not to sell drugs, which to Black was rule number one.
The party was wild, with plenty of food, drink, and woman naturally. Everybody was having a good time, except Black and Bobby. They, for the most part, sat at a table in the back of the room and talked quietly amongst themselves. At one point in the evening, Black walked up to me at the bar and asked, “ You havin’ a good time?”
“Yeah, man, shit, havin’ a ball,” I said to a very serious looking Black. I then turned my attention back one of the women that worked at the house. I began to walk off and take her upstairs to one of the rooms, when Black grabbed me by the arm.
“Nick! Have fun, but you and Freeze don’t drink too much tonight, I got something important I want y’all to do later.”
“No problem. Drinkin’ ain’t what I got in mind right now,” I replied then went on to handle my business.
At midnight everybody got together in the main room to drink champagne and bring in the New Year. Black said a few words, and then he went and reclaimed his seat next to Bobby. About three in the morning, Wanda went around and said goodbye to everyone and Black walked her to her car. When he returned he looked at Bobby and nodded his head. Bobby got up and the two of them started goin’ around room to everybody and handed each one an envelope. After receiving it, each one quietly left the house. I called Freeze over, “Something’s about to happen,” I said.
“What you talkin’ ‘bout, Nick?”
“Check it. Everybody’s leavin’. Either Black or Bobby hands them an envelope, and then they leave.”
“I know. Black just givin’ everybody a little somethin’, you know, breakin’ them off a little change.”
“Oh, okay, cool,” I said to Freeze, but I had a feelin’ that it was more than that. He waited until Wanda was gone, which meant he planned to do something that he wanted Wanda to have no part in. Black always has been very protective of Wanda and her involvement in the business. His waiting until she was gone only meant one thing.
After a while, almost everyone was gone. All of the women, which let me know the party was over, except Cynthia. Cynt is the only woman that runs a house for Black. In fact, the only people left were the ones who ran houses and a few of the guy’s that ran numbers or did loan sharking.
Jamaica walked over to the band and sent them home. He said a few words to Bobby and left with them. Once Bobby locked the door, it was on. Black got up and walked to the front of the room. “I wanted to thank everybody for comin’ out and spending the New Year with us.”
“We gonna get a bonus too, Black?” Banks yelled out.
Black looked annoyed by the question.
“Everybody is gonna get theirs, nigga, trust me,” Bobby said.
“I’ve known everybody in this room for a long time,” Black continued. “I even like most of you. I don’t know if y’all like me or not, and to be
“I found this under the mattress,” I said, handing Black twenty grand.
“On the real, Black, I need that money to make this thing happen. Give me ‘til tomorrow, Black. I’ll make it worth while for both of you.”
Black stood up. I started for the door thinking that Black would just take the money and be back on that ass again tomorrow. But not this time. Black raised his gun and fired two shots to Wilson’s head.
This is how it went. Andréwould send Black to collect, and Black would kill them. After awhile, Andrésent Black away before he killed everybody that sold for him. that’s when he went to the islands looking for his father.
I remember one New Years Eve, Black closed all the gambling houses, in spite of the money he knew he’d make that night, and had a party for everybody that worked for him. Which was nice, or so we all thought. The party was held at one of the house that was run by Gary Banks. Like everybody else, Banks made a pledge to Black not to sell drugs, which to Black was rule number one.
The party was wild, with plenty of food, drink, and woman naturally. Everybody was having a good time, except Black and Bobby. They, for the most part, sat at a table in the back of the room and talked quietly amongst themselves. At one point in the evening, Black walked up to me at the bar and asked, “ You havin’ a good time?”
“Yeah, man, shit, havin’ a ball,” I said to a very serious looking Black. I then turned my attention back one of the women that worked at the house. I began to walk off and take her upstairs to one of the rooms, when Black grabbed me by the arm.
“Nick! Have fun, but you and Freeze don’t drink too much tonight, I got something important I want y’all to do later.”
“No problem. Drinkin’ ain’t what I got in mind right now,” I replied then went on to handle my business.
At midnight everybody got together in the main room to drink champagne and bring in the New Year. Black said a few words, and then he went and reclaimed his seat next to Bobby. About three in the morning, Wanda went around and said goodbye to everyone and Black walked her to her car. When he returned he looked at Bobby and nodded his head. Bobby got up and the two of them started goin’ around room to everybody and handed each one an envelope. After receiving it, each one quietly left the house. I called Freeze over, “Something’s about to happen,” I said.
“What you talkin’ ‘bout, Nick?”
“Check it. Everybody’s leavin’. Either Black or Bobby hands them an envelope, and then they leave.”
“I know. Black just givin’ everybody a little somethin’, you know, breakin’ them off a little change.”
“Oh, okay, cool,” I said to Freeze, but I had a feelin’ that it was more than that. He waited until Wanda was gone, which meant he planned to do something that he wanted Wanda to have no part in. Black always has been very protective of Wanda and her involvement in the business. His waiting until she was gone only meant one thing.
After a while, almost everyone was gone. All of the women, which let me know the party was over, except Cynthia. Cynt is the only woman that runs a house for Black. In fact, the only people left were the ones who ran houses and a few of the guy’s that ran numbers or did loan sharking.
Jamaica walked over to the band and sent them home. He said a few words to Bobby and left with them. Once Bobby locked the door, it was on. Black got up and walked to the front of the room. “I wanted to thank everybody for comin’ out and spending the New Year with us.”
“We gonna get a bonus too, Black?” Banks yelled out.
Black looked annoyed by the question.
“Everybody is gonna get theirs, nigga, trust me,” Bobby said.
“I’ve known everybody in this room for a long time,” Black continued. “I even like most of you. I don’t know if y’all like me or not, and to be
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