A Good Day to Die by James Hendricks

Author:James Hendricks
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Augustus Publishing
Published: 2010-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

Man was working his shift at Pauline’s with Sam. Jon didn’t know how Man had told the police so he put their security team on high alert before they entered the apartment. “What’s up peoples?” Man asked watching Scarface on the big screen.

Pretty Ricky was high and it showed in his slurred speech.

“Why don’t you tell me what’s really up, friend of mine.”

Man paused the movie and looked at the group. Don, Jon, Kay, Ron, Twon, Zoe and Pretty Ricky weren’t smiling.

“What’s going on?” Man asked fidgeting with the remote.

“How fitting.” Zoe said pointing at the TV. “We got our very own Omar right here.”

Man looked puzzled. He didn’t understand Pretty Ricky’s attitude or Zoe’s comment.

“Y’all done had y’all laugh. Ha, ha, jokes on me,” Man said hoping this was only a test. “Rick, I thought y’all had a meeting?”

Pretty Ricky answered with a loud band from his .44 revolver catching Man in the shoulder and causing everybody else’s ears to ring.

“You bitch-ass nigga.” Pretty Ricky said looking down at Man.

“What the fuck is going on?” Man screamed clutching his right arm.

“I can’t hear!” Zoe shouted as he put his index fingers in his ears and began wiggling them.

“Oh, you know what’s going on,” Pretty Ricky said still aiming his gun.

“I don’t know what you talking about.” Man said weakly. “We boys.”

Pretty Ricky smacked Man across his forehead with the gun. “We ain’t shit! You a snitch and no friends of mines are snitches.”

Sam didn’t know what was going on. “Am I next?” He asked cutting his eyes at the SK about seven feet away.

“Nah Sam, you cool,” Jon said keeping his focus on Man. Jon paused for a couple of seconds before adding. “For all of us.”

Man was still looking at Pretty Ricky and more importantly at the .44.

“I don’t know what y’all talking bout,” Man pleaded. “I ain’t no snitch. Y’all got to know that.”

Don had heard all that he wanted. He walked over to Man and said. “You have one chance and one chance only to make it out of here alive. Tell how you got trapped up?”

Man took several deep breaths. “Fuck it!” He hissed and began. “I got jammed up with a half a brick and they offered me a deal.”

“What kind of deal?” Jon asked.

“They wanted me to set Rick up.”

Pretty Ricky couldn’t believe his ears. “Why me?”

“I don’t know. All I know is they wanted you. They knew we was boys and said we would only do couple years.”

“What else?” Pretty Rick asked.

“They didn’t know much. They was trying to get me to talk.” Man winced

“And did you?” Jon asked. Everybody in the room was anxious for Man’s response.

“I couldn’t do life in no jail cell. But don’t y’all worry, I didn’t tell them nothing.”

“That’s all I need to know.” Pretty Ricky said.

He aimed the .44 at Man’s chest. Man took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Pretty Ricky squeezed the trigger catching Man in the heart.

“Let’s get this place cleaned up and get rid of this body,” Jon said looking down at Man’s body.

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