-A HARLEM TALE-

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HARLEM-NYC
4:26pm
CHANEL POV
me and Lisa made our way up the sidewalk turning the corner
the trap wasn't too far from my crib so it was ab a 10 minute walk
-you think they gon trip- Lisa asked me with a sigh
doin "business" with these Niggas always went one way or another
me n lisa got caught up in sum a while back n one of their mans saved our asses but he got sum jail time for it meaning we owed them
-yeah. let's jus hope they ain't too upset- I replied
once a month they'd call us up to talk
they wanted us to rep they set but we wasn't goin for that . everytime they'd ask we would try n have an excuse n most times it would work
n other times we left with a few bruises
we got to the door knocking on it twice
it opened and I got a lil view of the living room
it was full of Niggas n drinks littered on the table
i shot a look at lisa n before I could read her face Tony spoke
-wsg. come in-
-oh nah. nah we good out here- I said signaling Lisa to step back
-yo watchu say- Tony said grabbing my arm
-Lisa. Go get dd go get dd- I yelled
he pulled me into the house as Lisa booked it down the block
he threw me onto the floor catching everyone's attention
-this the girl I was talm bout. she hadda friend but- Tony started -she told her to run- he went on hitting me in the face with a closed fist
I groaned and stood to my feet holding my face
-so. sense ya homegirl ain't here you finna speak for her. you finna roll w us or not- he "asked" as everyone waited on my answer
-Tony we can't I already told you this- I tried explaining jus to get slammed agaisnt the wall
-lil lo locked down cuz you n ya lil friend thought you was about it. huh you about it" he yelled
-fuck you- I yelled back getting another fist to my face then being thrown on the floor
I gathered up my strength and swung the door open
Tony grabbed me by my shirt and dragged me down the house steps
-get the fuck off of me- I screamed
Tony drew his fist back one more time
I prepared myself for the hit when I heard sb yell and a gun cock making Tony's attention leave me
DD POV
chanel n lisa left ab 20 minutes ago leavin me n ddot alone in the apartment
we had been makin call after call lettin the bros know what was goin on
we tried to figure who the Niggas were but ain't had no luck
as I dialed Edot number the door swung open slamming into the wall
it was Lisa
she was outta breath n on the verge of a panic attack
Ddot ran over tryna help her breath
that's when I realized chanel wasn't with her
-dd..dd you gotta go get chanel. Tony's finna kill her- she yelled still trynna breath right
I grabbed my shoes n ran twords her
-where I needa address something cmon- I yelled
she ran out the door and my n ddot followed
I took my gun out my waist band ready to boom this Tony Nigga where ever he was
as we rounded a corner I heard a scream.
once we got closer I seen her being dragged by her hair on the ground ready to take a hit
I yelled with my gun aimed at him ready to shoot as I opened his gate
i was a couple feet away from him and I noticed he looked familiar
"yo was the problem- he asked actin like he ain't did shit wrong
he let go of Chanel's hair and she tried getting up to walk away but couldn't
Lisa ran up to her looking at her face and tearing up I kept my gun pointed at him as I glanced down at her
she had a cut right above her eyebrow and some bruising on her cheek and a bloody lip
I looked back at him n turned my beam on and by that time his people had stepped outta the house n watched from the door
-aye I ain't know she was fuckin on OY my bad- he laughed
-it was jus a misunderstanding..right chanel- he said lookin down at her
I ain't never seen her like this
she was terrified
she shook her head yes then had Lisa assist her to her feet
-see. n tell roscoe I said wsg- he laughed putting his hand out
-listen Tony. ima handle you best belive that. you puttin ya hands on females . on my lady? Nah ion take that.- I yelled
-listen lil man I get ya frustration bu she ain't OY so she fair game- he said stepping closer to me
before I could respond chanel started speakin
-dd let's go home..please- she whispered not trynna make eye contact
-us n OY cool lil bro. don't risk that for a smooch- Tony started before he could finish I threw a punch at his jaw makin him fall to the floor
I seen one of his men start to run over when all of a sudden a pink dot aimed at his chest and he stopped dead in his tracks
I looked over n seen chanel with her gun out ready to shoot
-cmon d let's go- ddot yelled
I ran over to chanel n put her on my back as we ran back to her apartment
we opened the door and I put chanel on the couch
she winced as I set her down
Lisa sat next to her holding her hand
-I'm sorry I left you there. I shoulda stayed- she cried
-if you stayed he woulda beat on you too. I told you to go get dd this wasn't ur fault- she said trying to calm her down
-what did he do to you- she asked her
she didn't reply an instead looked at me
-yo who was that nigga n how he know roscoe- ddot said lookin at me
-ion know. but we gotta talk to the guys. you heard that nigga if she ain't OY then he ain't gon leave her be. Especially after wha jus happened- I said
-ima send shots to that nigga chest- chanel said getting up and walking towards her room
I followed behind her as she started unzipping her tech. she only had a tanktop on and a bra under
she glanced over at me as she took the tanktop off and walked twords her mirror to look at her bruising
she ran her fingers along side it noticing some swelling
I walked over to her and pulling her into me as we both stared into the mirror
-we gon handle them niggas ma. Wrd2 he ain't gon be able to disrespect you no more- I said bringing her face up to look at me
she turned her body fully an gave me a hug
-thank you- she said muffled
-for what ma-
-bein there. helpin me- she went on
-you ain't got nun to thank me for . you was brave for goin in there alone- I said kissing her forehead
-it was either me or Lisa. n I ain't lettin nb touch her- she said staring dead in my eye
-sometimes for ya people you gotta do what you gotta do- she continued with a weak smile on her face.
just the sentence made me fall for her all over again
-I love you sm mama- i said feeling a wave of relief wash over me. for a split second I thought she wasn't gon say nun then she put her arms around my neck n leaned me down a lil
-I love you more dd. now take me ona proper date-
I laughed and gave her a kiss
it lasted about a minute till I felt her go stiff I pulled back and seen a look on her face as if she was in pain
-cmon let's get you sum to help w the pain- I whispered handing her shirt to her
I walked out her room n seen Lisa heading towards me with ice packs advil n water
-damn you beat me to it- I chuckled
-yeah this ain't the first time shits gotten bad- she said with a blank face walking past me
I stood there for a second taking in what she had said when ddot called me over
-I was jus talkin to Lisa. she told me everything from how they associated w this Nigga an to the how he delt with them. we needa make a move- ddot said
-yeah. they gon have to meet the guys too- I responded earning a nod from ddot
-dd chanel wants you- Lisa said walkin from behind me. she went to grab her shoes then ddot spoke
-alr we gon head out. call me up tmr muddy-
we shook up and I followed them to the door locking it on their way out
I made my way to Chanel's room n I seen her already in bed ab to fall asleep
I took off my shirt and got behind her making her turn around
-it's jus me ma. go back to sleep- I whispered kissing her neck
-nah it's only 6- she yawned trying to get up
-nah you need it. n when you wake up I got sum to tell you bu jus gts first igh- i said playing with her hair
-okay d, love you- she replied closing her eyes again
-love you more mama-

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