Episode 10: Man to Man

Cash walks out of Leslie’s house and steps into Shot’s white 2016 Lexus GX 460 SUV. 

“Where we going?” Shot asked Cash as they dap up.

“I gotta hit the stash real quick then we can head back to the crib.” Cash responded while checking his phone. “This lil negga gonna fuck around and get popped if he keep slowing down my money… talking about he in class.” Cash says, as he shakes his head.

Shot starts driving. “Well, I told you that lil negga wasn’t ready to be on. He a book head man.”

“I know but he aint a betch, he loyal. Holding down that piece for us that night was justice.” Cash says while still scrolling in his phone.

“Yea. True facts.” Shot agrees.

“I can’t wait to see Mumma and ‘em. Tonight gonna be popping!” Shot says excitedly.

“Yea. Except for last night she was drunk and fucked me up… Talking about ‘I’m not a real man’ and all this other bullshit. Man, I got out of there so fast… that betch is crazy.” Cash vents.

“Damn. So, she been gone 2 years saying she was getting clean and she relapsed?”

“Yea man. But fuck all that. Let’s get to this money.”

Shot pulls the car over slowly, being careful not to make any sudden movements.

“Negga, what you doin?” Cash gets confused.

Shot puts the car in park and let’s out a deep sigh. “I gotta be honest with you.”

“About what negga?” Cash gets agitated.

“You know you the only brother I have right?” Shot braces himself for what he wants to confess, he also second guess’ if he should say what he’s about to say.

“Yea negga what?” Cash becomes anxious.

“Do you trust me?” Shot thinks of the right words to use to not set Cash off the edge. Cash then pulls out his pistol and places it on his lap and says, “I don’t trust NO FUCKING BODY! So, what is you so nervous about?”

Shot looks at the pistol and looks at Cash in his eyes…”Man…Bro…I’m in love with Milla.” Cash places his hand on his pistol and stares back at Shot with a devious eye, “What you mean you ‘in love’ with my little sister yo?” 

Shot looks at the pistol again and says to himself, ‘damn, this negga finna kill me’. “I mean, I always loved her. But you told me, ya know, that… you don’t want her heartbroken and ya know…” Shot stumbles over his words, when Cash cuts him off, “Yo Shot, don’t play with me right now about my baby sister man for real. You really playing dawg.” Cash keeps his hand on his pistol and tilts his head down while shaking his head. Shot starts to pray, “We want to be together but I need your blessing…”

Cash hesitates and responds with, “First of all, I already knew yall was fucking…” as he points the gun in Shots face, “and I wish it didn’t fucking happen to begin with.” With the gun still pointing in his face, Shot starts to get really nervous thinking to himself, ‘this negga finna kill me’. Shot tries to defend himself, “But Bro, it’s not even like…” Cash cuts him off, “SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LISTEN, NEGGA!” still pointing the gun in his face, “When my father was alive, he told me about ya’ll two. How yall was always sneaking around and shit. And he told me, before he died, that it would be YOU…and I just had to respect it. If it wasn’t for my pops yo, on dawgs…you’d be a dead muthafucka right now!...” As Cash put’s the pistol away and says, “I was trying to see how long it was going to take for ya’ll to tell me the truth.”

Shot sighs in relief. He bows his head briefly on the steering wheel before pulling off.

Cash cracks a joke, “You still scared of guns fool?” Shot laughs back with him and said, “Only when YOU holding it, negga!”

“Nah but for real bro, you and my sister deserve each other. I aint even never see you cheat on her, or disrespect her. Negga, I know everything on all sides. Thats baby sis and I know you will protect her if anything happen to me.” Cash express’ in his way of compassion.

“Yea bro, I got you. And I want to marry her…” Shot announces.

“That’s good but take ya time. We too young to be talking about weddings.” Cash responds.

“You know we gotta get the bottles tonight, and I gotta go to my crib and change my fit while you in the stash. I’ll just slide back and get you.” Shot sets his plans.

“Yea, I left the Mazda with Leslie so she can get to the party n shit. We gonna fuck something up tonight. Mumma HOME!”

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