East Highland

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"Thank you for all of your fucking help, Rue." I say sarcastically.

"No problem cuz'." She replies as she plops on my couch.

I shake my head in disbelief at her laziness and thank Gia for actually helping me. I just moved to East Highland from Compton.

I had to get up outta there or I would've ended up like my father. He put me on to the drug business and we ended up as partners. We had got caught in a drug bust but he ended up taking up all the blame. Now he's sitting in federal prison.

As for my mother, I can't even tell you if she's alive or not. While my father and I were selling, she was busy snorting it. She's kind of like Rue but way worse if that's even possible.

Then there's me. My father told me to get away from Compton cause it was no longer safe. I already knew that, though. Between the cops striking down on drug bust and the gang wars, I would of had two options if I stayed. Dead or in prison.

Now without both parents, I was on my own. Luckily, I'm already 18. Fortunately, at the time of my dad's arrest, we had hella money put up. I took it and bought a house down here in East Highland. It was a two story house with a garage. Four bedrooms with same number of bathrooms.

I just had finally finished moving everything in, with the help of Gia of course. Rue was completely useless.

Unfortunately, I still had to go to school. I was a senior though so it'd be my last year. I'd be going to the same high school as Rue and her friends. I knew her friends already. I used to come down here almost every summer. Which means I already had contacts in the drug business in this area.

My first day of school is today. I ain't want to go but I did want to graduate. It'd actually be a positive achievement besides selling drugs and being a gang banger.

I went in my closet to change into my outfit for the day.

I sprayed some cologne and put on some jewelry

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I sprayed some cologne and put on some jewelry. Iced out Audemars, two Diamond Cuban link chains, diamond stud earrings, a few diamond rings, and my fully iced out grillz. I grab my backpack and head back downstairs.

"Rue get yo high ass up and let's go." I say.

"I'm not high." She responds.

For now she isn't. Despite me being a drug dealer, I could never and would never sell to Rue. I care about her and I don't like seeing her destroy herself. Now anybody else, I can give two fucks about.

Rue and Gia hop into my Mercedes Benz G-Wagon.

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