Sheisty

by Baker, T. N.

  C-God laughed at that thought then took a swig from the bottle and said, "I got you, I'm a kill that muthafucka Tucker, his mans and who ever hang with them faggots. That's my word son."

  He then made a call to Ness another lil' crazy ass nigga on some 'bout it 'bout it shit, he put him on a while ago. He liked dude, but he couldn't take the place of Mike, still he was thorough. Besides, C knew what niggas in his camp to call when it was time to get at muthafuckas--the ones with heart 'cause some of them was straight pussy. Like for instance Reggie, he was good for making runs and a couple of dollars doing the hand to hand thing on the block and even playing chauffeur when C entertained the bitches but when it came to his murder game, the nigga just wasn't cut out for it.

  "Yo nigga I know you heard about Mike right?" C asked.

  "Yeah man, that shit is fucked up yo, what up?" said Ness

  "That muthafucka executed my man and his fam yo."

  "So how you wanna handle shit?" Ness asked already down for whatever.

  "Yo, just tell niggas it's time to get on they grind 'cause we need to find them niggas tonight. I don't really give a fuck how ya'll handle his mans but that nigga Tucker, I wanna deal with his ass personally, starting with his bitch and the nigga's kid. I'm a do him like they did Mike, only worse. So yo, after you kick it to the fellas I want you to meet me over on 137th and Guy R.

  Brewer, a'ight, and come strapped."

  "Cool, yo is that where that nigga rest at?"

  "Nah this bitch I use to fuck with live over there, but she cool with his peoples so she the bitch that's gone give up his information."

  "A'ight yo, then just hit me when you get over there," Ness said.

  "What, nah yo, I said meet me over there, I ain't got time to be fucking calling - listen to what the fuck I said? Tell niggas to suit the fuck up, and handle they muthafuckin' business and you bring your ass to Guy R. Brewer, you follow me? It ain't hard if you fucking listen." C-God ordered Ness to follow his exact directions.

  "Yo a'ight I got you, I'm on it," Ness said, quickly hanging up the phone.

  Ness was on point, he did exactly what he was told. When he arrived on 137th, right away he spotted C-God chilling in his beat up lil' white Ford Taurus that he usually used to take runs in. He parked his car behind him and walked to the passenger side and got in. C-god was zoning out, he was listening to Biggie and 112 singing "Missing You." They sat in silence until the song was over then the nigga C snapped back into rare form and the plan was murder.

  C-God made a right onto 137th street and crept down to the middle of the block. Making a complete stop he spotted a red Navigator parked in front of Epiphany's crib with the license plates that read LIVELIFE. Right away he knew that was Tucker's right hand man. He was heated because even though he had did his dirt to Epiphany, he still felt like she belonged to him and the fact that she was fucking with that nigga, made matters worse.

  He started thinking back to the night that Mike, Epiphany and him hung out and whether or not he dropped the nigga off in Brooklyn at his baby moms' crib or possibly to one of his other chicks. He couldn't remember.

  ' Well fuck it, that's two birds with one stone, she better be ready to die with this clown ass nigga,' he thought to himself.

  "Yo Ness, look under the seat and give me that thing." Ness reached under the seat, pulled out a Smith and Wesson and passed it to C. Then, he checked the clip on his shit to make sure he was fully loaded.

  "Yo, you ready son?" Ness asked.

  "Yeah, just hold up a minute. I got that bitch keys somewhere in this car."

  "Yo, how that happen?" Ness asked.

  "I was at her crib earlier, arguing with her stupid ass, so I took them shits just to be spiteful and now look, these shits came in handy."

  "Word yo, that's what's up," Ness said, impressed.

  "Got 'em yo, let's do this," C-God said. He stuck the key in the door, unlocked it and opened it slowly. He heard laughing and talking while Prince's "Do Me Baby" played. He was gon' do them a'ight. Ness followed behind as C quietly crept down the small hall leading to the living room.

  EPIPHANY

  'Great this is what it boils down to, me having to give Mali a lap

  dance off Prince just to get some. Damn, see what a girl gotta do just to get a lil' dick and I do mean little.' I laughed. ' I ain't mind though, because just like old times we were having fun. I had him for the whole night. Just like he was putting me to work, payback was gon' sure be a pain in his back when I get him in my bed,' I thought as I turned around towards him. I froze in shock because of what... I mean who... I saw standing behind Mali.

  Before I could react or say anything they shot him in the head. His blood and parts of his brains splashed all over me. I covered my face with my hand, afraid and hurting at the same time. I didn't scream, as a matter of fact I was in complete shock.

  My body trembled all over. I just stood there while C-God ordered his boy to check my bedroom and the bathroom.

  Peeking through my fingers, I saw Malikai's lifeless body slumped over on the couch as blood seeped from the hole in his head. I couldn't believe what was happening; the pain I was feeling for Mali was much greater then all the pain I had ever felt before in my life. C-God started kicking my stereo system trying to shut Prince up while calling me every name in the book. I was a stink bitch, a trifling hoe, and then a chicken head--every dis-respectful word you can think of, I was. I just stood there thinking about how bad I wanted to kill his muthafuckin' ass.

  Then he grabbed me by my hair and forced me to my knees.

  He had the nerve to call me a shiesty ass bitch for fucking around on him and I wasn't even with his ass. He went on, saying I helped Tucker and Mali kill his boy. He then put his gun to my head. Tears poured down my face as I cried like a baby. I wasn't ready to die. I tried to release the words from my mouth but couldn't find my voice. I tried again and this time I was able to speak, I had to if I wanted to live.

  "I swear I don't know who or what you're talking about and I didn't have nothing to do with nothing. Please don't do this C-"

  "Bitch, shut the fuck up," he yelled, knocking me complete-ly down to the floor and kicking me so hard in my pussy. He demanded to know whether or not I slept with Malikai.

  "Ouch!" I cried out in agony as I placed my hands between my legs trying to ease the pain. I turned to my side and laid in a fetal position crying and screaming, "Please don't hurt me...please."

  Thoughts of me fucking Malikai sent C-God into a rage. He started to lose focus on the real reason he was there. "Did you fuck him, huh, did you?" He wanted an answer, now.

  "No, I swear I didn't," I cried out.

  "SHUT UP, you fucking lying ass, trick ass bitch. If I ain't come in here when I did that dead muthafucka would've been up in that ass. You wasn't up in here dropping it like it's hot for nothing. Now tell me I'm wrong... huh... tell me I'm wrong?" C-God didn't wait for me to answer his question. He just started kicking and punching on me like he was crazy. I laid there with my eyes shut. Balled up, trying to shield myself, wishing I could just make it over to the sofa cushion were my piece was stashed so I could kill this bitch ass nigga.

  Out of nowhere I heard his boy say, "Damn son, you fuckin' that hoe up... she's prettier then a muthafucka too. Word, yo son, you should let me hit that before you kill her," Ness suggest- ed, knowing the only way he could ever get close to even smelling my pussy was if my life depended on it. I could tell C

  didn't like that proposition very much by the look on his face and I guess Ness could too cause he quickly excused himself.

  "Yo, I'm a be in the front if you need me dawg, a'ight." C-God didn't respond. I was relieved that he left, but afraid that C was gonna continue kicking my ass. I knew I had to act fast before this nigga fucked around and killed me for real.

  "Yo E, listen if you tell me where your friend Keisha live at, I promise I won't hit you no more." I guess that was his idea of playing fair. I took a minute to think; I thought
about how important my life was to me, I didn't wanna die. I probably haven't been the best person or friend I could've been, but I would never be able to live with myself if something happened to Keisha, my godson or Tucker because of something I did. I just couldn't. ' Oh God please help me out with this one!' "I don't know where she lives," I said tightly shutting my eyes, shielding my face with my hands and waiting to die. He grew furious, but he didn't hit me. I knew he didn't really want to kill me, but that didn't mean that he wouldn't. It was obvious that this nigga still had feelings for me. If I'm right then hopefully my plan will work, I thought as I grabbed my stomach and screamed like I was in excruciating pain. At first he wasn't buying it.

  "You think I give a fuck about your pain? My boy and his family is gone because of that dead nigga right there," C-God pointed his gun at Mali's body, "and his punk ass man. So either you 'gon tell me what I wanna know or yo, you gon' wish we never fucking met me. The choice is yours." C-God said as if he was through negotiating.

  "I don't know!" I cried. "Please baby, just listen to me. I swear I don't know. Keisha ain't spoke to me in over a month.

  She kicked me out of her wedding, moved and changed her numbers because of you, because I chose loving you over my friendship with her. Then you hurt me... you hurt me bad, choos-ing Tanya over me. And the only reason I had Malikai over here was to see if I could butter him up for her information. That's the truth, I just wanted to find out where Keisha is because I need her. She's the only one I can talk to and I knew she would convince me to keep it. Aaahh," I moaned in an over-exaggerated tone of agony. Clutching my stomach I kneeled down and whispered, "I don't wanna lose our baby."

  "Baby... what baby?" C-God inquired.

  "Oh God it hurts." I cried before I told him that I was four weeks pregnant with his child. Like most niggas his first response was how you know it's mines?

  "I know it's yours 'cause I ain't been with nobody but you since I started fucking with you. If you don't believe me, just look at my papers from the clinic, there in my purse over on the table. I'm four weeks, do the math C-God." I was hoping I'd get the opportunity to get to the cushion but he didn't go for my purse. He just stood there looking in my face to see if he could tell whether or not I was sincere and I did my best to convince him 'cause I was sincere alright, sincere about making the bastard pay. I was gonna act my ass off if it meant saving my life and that's what I did.

  C-God finally broke his silence. "So why you ain't tell me about the baby before now?"

  "I just found out about it a week ago. I wanted to tell you but I also wanted us to be together. Then you came over here calling me names and talking about Tanya being better then me so after all that how could I tell you. C-God I'm so sorry to hear about Mike. I really... I am, even though I didn't care much for him I would never wish bad on him because he's your friend and I love you so much," I said, as I started to 'boo who' like crazy and it worked! ' The award for best actress of the year goes to me Epiphany Wright for playing on a niggas emotions,' I thought as he fell for the okey doke.

  "Yo, shit is fucked up right now, I'm fucked up. Mike's gone and I gotta make shit right for my nigga. Word... I got to. I did- n't want to hurt you yo... I really didn't! I just snapped when I seen that nigga up in here. I ain't even gon' front ma, I got mad love for you. Now you telling me you got my baby inside you after I done put my hands on you and shit. How you think that's supposed to make me feel, huh? Damn E, why you ain't tell me?

  What if you lose my seed?"

  C-God was touching but not enough. I let out another ago-nizing moan and cried out, "Please, I need to go to the hospital, I think I'm losing the baby."

  C-God started to pace back and forth. "Okay wait a minute, let me think for a minute." 'I can't take her to the hospital. Them muthafuckas gon' think I beat her up like that and call the police and if I call a ambulance they 'gon see this dead nigga's body lying here and call the police.' "Fuck! A'ight, this is the plan. I'm a have the nigga Ness drop you off at the hospital," he said like he was doing me a favor or something. Still pacing back and forth he's thinking, 'Damn I gotta do something with this nigga's body--I'm a dump that shit in Baisley pond or some shit like that. Then call one of my boys' to come get the nigga truck and take it to the chop shop.' "Yeah, a'ight that's the plan." He said having his shit all figured out.

  "Aahhhhh," I screamed again to remind him that I was still in pain and needed help.

  "A'ight ma, let me see where the fuck this nigga Ness at." Leaving the living room he headed towards the front door. On his way he stopped and check out the papers that were in my purse to see if I was telling the truth about being knocked up, he looked back at me and continue towards the door. I jumped up and limped over towards the couch. I paused for a moment and just stared at Malikai's body lying there lifeless on the couch. I wanted to check his pulse but I didn't have time for that besides I was wearing some of his brains on my clothes so I knew he was gone. I pulled my nine out from under the cushion and stood up straight, just as C-God came back in the room.

  "Drop your fucking gun and push it over here you dumb muthafucka. Do it now!" I screamed.

  "A'ight you got that, just don't shoot me," he said dropping and kicking his gun towards me.

  "Don't shoot you, what? Muthafucka you got the nerve to tell me don't shoot you, you should've thought about all that shit when you was kicking my ass." Tears poured down my stinging face as I thought about how badly he beat me. "You bastard, my daddy ain't never put his hands on me. And since you did I can't wait to kill you, I just want you to know one thing; I fucking hate you. You black muthafucka, I started wishing long before tonight that I never fucked with you. Now you 'gon wish the same. You took this shit too far C-God and you fucked with the wrong one!" I yelled as my anger took control. C-God just stood there in silence.

  He knew the seriousness of the situation from my tone. He knew that it was over and I had enough. I glanced at Malikai's dead body one last time and with hate and anger I had floating inside me I didn't think twice before I aimed my gun towards C-God's head, closed my eyes and squeezed off on the trigger. Just as I did I could hear Ness entering the living room, but before I could open my eyes he blasted off a bullet from his .38.

  "Oooooh!" Not knowing whether or not my shot was a suc-cessful one, I screamed from the burning sensation I felt as the heat pierced through my chest. I cried out "Noooo..." as I was thrown to the floor from the strong impact. Instantly, I could feel the warmth of my blood leaking from the stinging opening in my chest and my eyes getting real heavy.

  The pain was too much to bare.

  Sheisty

  T N Baker, Kathleen Jackson, Chloe A Hilliard

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