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family."
    "Okay, I get that, but she got you babysitting
her girl's kid! Come on now! It seems like she taking
advantage of y'all's friendship."
    "Nah, I'm mad cool wit' Simone too.
Regardless, Tierra has done so much for me I
could never feel like she's taking advantage of our
friendship."
    "You say that now, but everybody got a limit, and
believe me, one day Tierra will push you to yours."
    Nichelle heard what Carmelo was saying, but
it didn't ring true to her. She had no limit when it
came to her friendship with Tierra. When Nichelle
and her mother finally got out of the homeless
shelter and got housing in one of the projects in
Queens, Tierra was the first person to befriend her in the complex. With Tierra being four years older
than Nichelle, she became like the big sister she
never had.

    When her mom would have to work long
hours, it would be Tierra who stayed with her.
When girls in the neighborhood would try and
bully her, it was Tierra who would step to them
with balled fists and let them know it wasn't going
down. And as Nichelle began blossoming into a
young lady, it was Tierra who taught her how to
style her hair, put on makeup, and even bought
her clothes that Nichelle could never afford. Tierra
could do no wrong in Nichelle's eyes.
    She admired how Tierra seemed to have all
the men chasing after her and would hustle them
for their paper, something Nichelle never had
the confidence to do. By the lustful stares dudes
would constantly give her, Nichelle knew she
wasn't a busted chick, but no matter how attractive
she appeared on the outside, there was always
that underlying feeling of insecurity she harbored
inside. And that was what she admired most about
Tierra-her confidence and generosity.
    It was Tierra who used some of her trickin'
money to get Nichelle the braces she desperately
needed, but her mother couldn't afford. Kids would
tease her so badly about her stacked teeth, that she
would sometimes come home in tears. Tierra wasn't
having none of that. At the time, she was messing around with some balling, out of control cat in
Brooklyn, and she made him pay for everything.
That was just the type of person Tierra was, and
because of that, Nichelle would forever be loyal.

    "You sure Nichelle is coming?" Simone asked,
Tierra as they stood at the top of the stairs in front
of her apartment building.
    "Girl, yeah. You know Nichelle always got
my back."
    "Well, what's taking her so long?"
    "It ain't been that long, and who knows where
they were coming from. They could be stuck in
traffic or anything. But trust me, if Nichelle said she
will be here, then it's as good as done."
    "Oh shit, here come Radric and Renny now!"
Simone said, first noticing the Range coming down
the street."
    Tierra walked down the stairs as Radric pulled
his Range Rover to the curb. "Hey, fellas, we'll be
ready to roll in a minute," she said, leaning her
head inside the passenger side window.
    "What we waiting on?" Radric questioned, in
his typical inpatient voice.
    "Nichelle."
    "What, Nichelle coming too? We having some sort of orgy or something?" Radric joked.

    "Nigga, shut up. She's coming over to watch
the baby for Simone." Just then Tierra noticed the
familiar Benz turning the corner. "Oh good, here
she come now," she said, walking off.
    Carmelo pulled up right behind Radric and
parked his car.
    "Hey, girl, I don't know what I would do
without you," Tierra greeted Nichelle before she
even stepped out of the car.
    "You don't ever have to worry about that. I'm
always here for you," Nichelle said, stepping out of
the car and giving Tierra a hug.
    "Hey, Carmelo," Tierra waved."
    "Hi, Tierra," Carmelo responded dryly.
    Tierra knew he wasn't a big fan of hers,
but she honestly didn't care. She was happy that
Nichelle found someone that genuinely seemed to
care about her and had her back. But as far as Tierra
was concerned, in her game book, men came and
went, but real