South Beach Cartel by Nisa Santiago

Author:Nisa Santiago [Santiago, Nisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: African American - Urban Life
Publisher: Melodrama Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The shooting of Nicholas Davis made front page news and became a national headline—another black man shot dead by police officers. The video of Nick’s death had been captured by several cell phone cameras, and it soon went viral via WorldStar and social media. The public felt that the police were racist and overzealous in killing another black man, although he was armed and dangerous.

Nick’s father, Corey, sat among a few friends in the dayroom watching a Lost rerun. He was an old man, but he was still a dangerous figure with some clout and was well respected. He sat quietly in his chair, doing more listening to the other inmates and watching TV than talking. He always felt that silence showed strength. But today, he had a lot on his mind. He couldn’t stop thinking about Nick and his son’s future with this woman named Apple. Although Nick was tough, Corey felt that his girl was making him bite off more than he could chew.

Amir entered the dayroom, carrying the same respect as an OG like Corey. He and Corey shared a brief conversation about Nick. They were on the same page about his girlfriend Apple. They didn’t like her, and they didn’t trust her. She was trouble.

C.O. Mitchell walked into the room with what appeared to be a sense of purpose. His eyes scanned the dayroom for an inmate and he soon spotted him. He went up to Corey and said to him, “Come with me. The warden wants to see you.”

Corey looked up at C.O. Mitchell with a look of confusion. “What’s this about?”

“I don’t know. He’s just asked for you. Let’s go. I don’t have all day.”

With a stoic look on his face, Corey slowly stood up and followed behind the guard, marching calmly toward the warden’s domain. If he was worried, it didn’t show on his face. In fact, he cracked a joke while walking the corridor with the guard. But the guard didn’t laugh.

Corey was ushered into the warden’s office. It was neat, it was nicely furnished, and the place seemed a world away from the prison. Warden Cacti was seated behind his desk in his leather chair, and he was dressed immaculately in a black suit and blue tie. He was a white male around Corey’s age. Both men had seen their fair share of violence and bloodshed in the prison. Cacti had been around for nearly fifteen years, and sometimes he felt trapped inside like the inmates.

Corey wanted to get straight to the point. He stared directly at the warden and asked, “Why am I here, Warden? What’s this about?”

Warden Cacti looked at him with a slightly despondent expression. “Have a seat, Corey.”

Corey already knew that it was bad news. “Why?” Corey responded, showing resistance. “I would rather stand.”

The warden took a deep breath. He knew there was no easy way to say it—no other way to tell Corey the grim news.

“I got word this morning that your son is dead,” the warden said.

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