DIVA: FEMALE HUSTLER

chapter4

I pull into the driveway getting out of the car. I go to the front door unlocking it. Kam and Diamond sit in the living room.

" Where's ma?"

" On the phone with dad," Diamond points to the kitchen. I sit in the chair by the window," how was she?" I smile looking at Kam," don't nobody want to hear about yall hoes." Diamond rolls her neck and folds her arms across her chest.

" She could be your new sister."

" She was that good," I look at Kam.

" Shut that s**t up. We got business to talk about," ma walks in the living room. I face her," what's there to talk about?"

" A lot. Kyrie and Kam will be with me while Diamond,Miguel and Diego will stay by the car.

" We all look at each other," why are we going to this meeting. We don't need them."

"We don't need them but we need their connection. I don't want to hear about this again." Ma leaves the room," she know damn well I'm right."

" What did you say?"

" Nothing,"Diamond and Kam laughs. I suck my teeth, " I'll be at my house, call me when yall ready." I walk out the front door to my car. I drive ten before I pull up to my apartment building. I park in the back getting out unlocking the back door. I walk up two flights of stairs to my apartment. I unlock the door going straight to the bedroom. I. grab my towel heading to the bathroom. I hop in the shower and start scrubbing.

After ten minutes, I get out of the shower drying off then go to my room. Changing into a plain black tee, black Levi's and black Tim's. I look in the full body mirror behind my door," I look good." I walk to the fridge grabbing a bottle of water. My phone dings, who's this? A naked picture of college girl pops up. I smile shaking my head, if I get done with work early. I'll stop by, I sent. I take a sip of water walking to the living room. I plop down in the couch grabbing the remote. I flip through the channels stopping on highlights of last night's basketball game. Me and college girl text for twenty minutes until Kam text. Meet at the bar.Okay. I turn the tv off going in my room grabbing my gun from the closet and a black leather jacket.

I walk out my apartment bumping into my next door neighbor," hey," she smiles.

"Hey," I wink going down the stairs. leave the building hoping in my car. I pull off head to uncle Miguel's bar. After fifteen minutes, I pull in the back seeing ma's car. I get out going through the back," Monique you sure about this? We could find somebody else." Ma and Migule stands in the middle of the bar.

" Miguel I know what I'm doing."

" Okay, sister," he raised his hands. Kam sits at the bar on his phone while Diamond sits at one of the booths. I walk over to ma," wheres Diego? I got something to do." I sit next to Kam," nigga you only trying to get your d**k wet. You don't have s**t to do."

Ma walks behind the bar," Migule call Diego." She pours herself a shot," motherfuckers can never be on time," she takes it back. Migule pulls his phone out and walk away.

" Pour me one too." She refills her glass handing it to me. I take it back feeling the burn go down my throat.

" Where's the meeting at?"

" Liberty Harbor Marina Boatyard."

" Why there?"

" Their shipment goes there." Migule comes back," he's on his way."

" We don't got time for this. We meet them in a hour and it's going take an hour to get there."

" Let's just go tell Diego to meet us out there," I get up. We all get up leaving out the back. Ma and me gets in her car while Diamond and Kam rides with Migule. Ma speeds off to New Jersey.

" Kyrie don't act a fool."

" Ma forreal," I look at her. She shrugs changing lanes," you my hitter Kyrie. I don't need you distracted."

" I won't ma, I got you," she nods her head. After forty-five minutes, we pull up to the harbor. We get out of the car as Miguel's car pulls up next to us.

" Stay ten feet behind us," ma, tell Migule.

" We got you." We walk up the harbor," which dock is it."

" Fifteen," we continue walking until we spot two white men dressed in black.

" That must be them," Kam nods his head in their direction.

" Shut up," I whisper. We stand in front of them," Mrs. Hernandez."

" Yeah," Ma say with an attitude.

" Their waiting," we walk past them onto the boat.

Two men stand on the deck of the boat. I walk down first seeing Sean and Chris standing on either side of an old man. The old man stands up," good evening. Sorry for the last minute meeting Mrs. Hernandez." Ma smiles," it's fine Mr.Rizzo. You do have me curious about what you want to talk about. Since we never did business before."

" Well now it's time to change that," he smiles.

" Come sit," he points to the empty chair. Ma sits down with me on her right and Kam on her left. Rizzo sits back down," let me not waste your time. Want to be your new supplier."

" Why would I change my supplier," ma folds her arms across her chest.

" I can give you more product for the same price. Also Bobby is in a bit of trouble with his plug."

Ma's phone rings," you can answer it. We'll wait."Bobby appears on the screen," it can wait," she declines the call.

" Like I was saying Bobby not going to be in the game for long." A text appears on ma's phone," that can't be all that you want. To just be our supplier. You run the Bronx and Brooklyn you don't need to push in Queens. " Rizzo smiles," I need a little friend in your area and I would like your help in retrieving him."

" Who is this person?"

" Mike Smith," ma takes a second to think about it.

" When do we get our first batch?"

" You can have it by the end of the week but I'm going to need Mike handed to me as well."

" I'll have him delivered to whatever location you please," ma stands up.

" Nice doing business with you Mrs. Hernandez," Rizzo stands up shaking her hand.

" You too, Mr. Rizzo." Ma and Kam walks ahead of me," what did you say earlier about holding our breath." Sean says. I look at him before walking up the steps. We get off the boat and walk to the car in silence.

" Ma what's going on," Diamond walks alongside us.

" We'll talk about it when we get home, " she looks at her phone. Diamond looks at me then Kam. The drive home was quite besides the radio playing. What the f**k is she thinking working with these Italian motherfuckers. I clench my fist looking out the window. We pull in the driveway, I'm the last to get out of the car.

I walk in the house grabbing a beer from the fridge," what's going on ma?" Diamond sits on the couch," from now on Rizzo will be supplying us." I walk in leaning on the wall," what about Bobby?"

" He texted me that he's running dry and doubling the price on what he got left."

" I guess Rizzo was telling the truth, " Kam leans back on the couch.

" Kyrie and Kam I need you two to find out who this Mike Smith is before the end of the week."

" Okay ma," Kam nods his head.

" Kyrie," she turns to me.

" I don't know about this, ma." She walks over to me placing her hands on my shoulders, " Kyrie." We stare at each other for a few seconds, " okay ma."