DIVA: FEMALE HUSTLER

chapter 25

After everyone left there were only the seven of us left.

" If we could pull this off tonight. I'll have yall," she points to them " Running a new trap."

" Word," B rubs his hands together.

" What we gotta do," Don folds his arms across his chest.

" We gotta kill Akheem."

" How are we gonna find him? He's been a ghost for the last week," Kevin says.

" I got some info. Just be ready when I call you. I don't care if you're getting your d**k sucked. Answer your damn phone," she looks at each of them.

" Okay," they all say. We walk up the stairs and out the back door.

" How do you feel about them?"

" That's a solid crew. They about their money so there should be no problem." Ma nods her head," as long as they don't f**k it up."

We get in the car," did they hit you yet?"

" Not yet," ma starts the car up and pulls off. We drive around Queens for a while before going to uncle's bar. Ma parks in the back," what are we going here?" We get out of the car," moving some money around. I don't need all our money in one place." She opens the back door and we hear music playing.

" Who's here this early," we walk to the front of the bar. Maria, uncle Miguel's girlfriend and manager is cleaning a table. She stands up," s**t Mo. You scared me," she places her hand over her chest. Miguel didn't tell me you would be in early," ma say.

" I know we got a new bartender and I want her to come in early." Ma nods," we'll be in the basement."

We walk to the back, turning the lights on before going down the stairs.

" Grab the bags over there," ma points to the bags on the table. I grab them all while she goes to the safe. She grabs a couple of envelopes stuffing them in her purse.

" What's that?" She close the safe," nothing you need to worry about." She grabs a couple bags out of my hand. We walk up the stairs and out the back door. We throw the bags in the trunk then get in the front. Ma pulls out the parking lock," where are we going to stash this?"

" You'll see," she speeds off in traffic. We drive out of Queens into the Bronx. Ma pulls into an auto shop and gets out. The mechanics look out us," Monique." A tall, thin dark skin man wipes his hands off walking over to us.

" Hey Jeremy," they hug.

" Kyrie, you probably don't remember my older brother Jeremy." We dap each other up," damn you got older " He stares at me for a minute," what you need Mo?"

"Hold some bags for me."

" How long?"

" Just a couple of days."

" Come on," we go to the trunk and grab the bags following Jeremy to the back.

" Next time just come straight to my office," he unlocks the door. We walk in the office and he locks in behind us. We set the bags in the middle of the floor. Jeremy walks behind the desk and moves the chair to the other side of the desk. He bends down and picks the rug up revealing a safe. He unlocks it," you always been a little different." Ma grabs a couple bags and hands them to him.

" I'm one of a kind," I hand him the rest of the bags. He locks the safe and throw the rug back over it.

" Here," Jeremy hands ma a key.

" This will get you in when we're not here." "Thanks, I'll hit you later," ma puts her key in her pocket. We leave the office and get in the car. We head back to Queens when ma's phone dings. She looks at it," call Travis and tell him to meet us at the Italian restaurant in Manhattan in thirty minutes." I pull out my phone dialing Travs number.

" Wassup boy," he answers.

``Be at the Italian restaurant in Manhattan in thirty."

" Alright," he hangs up. Ma on her phone telling the others. She speeds through traffic taking every back way she knows. We pull into the parking lot and wait for the others.

Ma turns to me," don't let what happen last night get you all riled up."

" I won't ma. Long as they keep in line so will I. " An all black mustang pulls in the parking lot blasting Yo Gotti. Ma's phone beeps," B and lil T are here." We get out of the car and walk over to them.

" These niggas," they get out the car releasing a cloud of weed smoke. People walk past us whispering," turn that music off. Got these white looking at us all crazy," B reaches in the car taking the keys out the ignition.

" Sorry Mo," B put his keys in his pants pocket.

" It's okay, just don't go in there acting like an ass "

" We got you," lil T says.

Ten minutes later, Trav, Don and Kevin pull up. We all walk into the front of the restaurant.

" Welcome to Alla Famiglia. Party for," the host looks at a piece of paper. Ma steps to the podium" Rizzo."

" Yes mama, follow me to the private room," she walks farther into the restaurant. We follow her past the few people that are eating to the back. The host opens a door, we walk into a small room with a huge table in the center and chairs littered around. Rizzo and his right hand man sit at the top of the table. Chris and Sean sit on the right of Rizzo. Two young white boys sit across from them. More of his men sit all around the room," good to see you Mrs. Hernandez." Rizzo stands up and walks over to us.

" How could I pass up this opportunity," he pulls her into a hug.

" Have a seat we have. We have a lot to discuss." We sit down at the empty half of the table.

" Please eat," the table is filled with fish, chicken, pasta, salad and bread. I glance over at ma. She grabs a plate and fills it with pasta," do you have the location?"

" Yes, he's in an old house out in rural Jersey." We each make a plate," what's your plan," ma look at Rizzo.

" After our men go into the house. I'll have men storm into the house after Chris gives the signal. Your son will kill Akheem while everyone else kills the rest of his crew." Ma nods her head listening to him.

" That sounds good. When are we leaving?"

" In a few hours. Here's a gift from me," his men walk over to us.

I push away from the table. They put a case on the table then slowly open it displaying guns. Ten different types of handguns sit in front of us.

" Choose which one you want." B leans over the table taking the biggest one.

" This b***h is fire," he pull it closer, inspecting it. One by one we each grab a gun," finish eating." We ate our food while Rizzo and his right hand man talk quietly. After we all get done eating, we all walk out of the restaurant. Rizzo gives ma the address," are you coming?"

" Yes, we'll be staying with the other group."

" Okay," we walk to our car. We get in the car letting Rizzo and his people pull off first. I look over at ma," you sure about this?"

" Yeah it will get us closer to taking their streets over then you keep talking to Dominique." I nod my head, let's hope Ahkeem didn't put his hands on my sister or Dominique. After an hour drive, we drive into an area of Jersey I had never been to. The houses are miles apart but broken down. With the cars we are driving we got a lot of stares. We park a mile from the house. Rizzo and his men get out of their cars standing in the middle of the road. We get out and walk over to them.

" So Sean, Chris, Matt and Michael will go in with your men. After Chirs gives the signal the rest of my men will go in." We nod, " take the two SUVs," Rizzo points behind him. Chris, Sean and the two white boys get in the first. Me and the boys get in the other car and drive down the road.