want to think that Trent was out there cheating, so she just chopped up his less than thrilling sex skills to him being tired from grinding.
While they were eating and watching the movie, the doorbell rang.
“ I’ll get it. It’s probably Marcos anyways,” Trent said, walking to the door.
“ Just make sure you do your work in the garage,” Kendra pleaded.
Trent nodded. Then, he answered the door.
“ Hey,” Nia said as she kissed Trent on the cheek. “I came to keep my baby sister company since y’all Negros wanna go grind.”
“ But y’all don’t say shit when it comes to spending our dough,” Marcos said, following behind her.
“ What it do, baby boy? You ready to get this paper?” Marcos said to Trent.
“ Fa’sho, my nigga. Let’s go do this in the garage. You know my baby don’t like for this to be in the house,” Trent laughed.
Nia walked into the living room and said, “Hey, baby girl.”
“ Hey, Nia,” Kendra replied, getting up to hug her sister.
“ It sure does smell good in here,” Nia hinted.
“ Go ‘head, Nia. There’s some leftovers on the stove. Don’t pick in my food and wash your hands.”
Nia ran to the kitchen, washed her hands, and fixed herself a plate.
*****
In the garage, Trent and Marcos cut down the rocks and bagged them up while banging to N.W.A.’s, Dopeman . Trent was so eager to get on the block. At this time, the police were changing shifts, so it made it easier for them to get their hustle on without a hassle. The Crew Cuts was the name the block had given to a certain group of officers. Although they were the law, if you wanted to grind, all you had to do was make sure you gave them a cut.
Downtown LA was a grimy place to hustle, but the money was grand. A lot went down on Fifth and Main, which was also known as the Nickel. A lot of out-of-towners had gotten caught up down there. Some just weren’t fit to hustle. Trent and Marcos had seen it so many times that they had their own motto— “Hustle hard or go home ‘cause, if you’re weak on the block, you gets got.”
Trent lifted his head in Marcos’s direction and asked, “My nigga, you ready?”
Marcos nodded and said, “Let's be out.”
Trent went back into the house and told Kendra he was out.
“ I’ll call you, ma, once I’m finished.”
Trent slapped Kendra on the ass and walked out.
“ Finally, they’re gone. I’m so fed up with Marcos’s ass. It wasn’t no way he was leaving me at home by myself, and I don’t understand why they don’t hustle here,” Nia complained.
“‘ Cause you know this ain’t their hood, and these fake-ass, ‘round the way thugs is on some real hater shit. You know that, Nia, so please don’t act dumb about it,” Kendra stated.
The girls sat in the living room and watched the rest of New Jack City .
“ On the real, Nia. I’m tired of this bullshit. Trent’s ass is slipping in the sex department. It’s been that way for the last few weeks now. I know he’s been hustling hard, but my mind keeps telling me to don’t be a fool. I’m tired of crying and going through these emotions.”
Kendra’s eyes had tears in them as she asked her sister, “Nia, am I stupid to think that Trent might be cheating on me?” She loved getting advice from her sister.
“ No, sister, if that’s what you feel, then you need to address the issue before it becomes worse. If you don’t do something now, you’ll start hating him, and he’ll have no clue why you’re doing the things you’re doing to him. Trust in your big sister when I say, ‘Talk to him and let him know how you feel’. It will take a lot of pressure off of you, okay?”
Nia grabbed some tissue and wiped her sister’s eyes.
“ I feel you. This job is stressing me to the max. Plus, I’m trying to get ready for graduation this summer. I have a lot on my plate, and dealing with this lack of communication with my man had taken a toll on me,” Kendra said, wiping away her
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