Burn This City
Lemonade
Chapter 3: Lemonade
My phantom sittin on sixes,no 20's in my gun
Your cutlass motor knocking because it is a lemon
-Gucci Mane
I knew Shady personally and I knew he wouldn't be around until 7 pm. It was 5:30 so we decided to chill at the park. Don ask me why but this nikka wanted to go to the park. We pulled up in the parking lot and he cut off the engine. There was game of basketball going on,on the court. I saw one of my homiez Keyonte beastin. Keyonte was no doubt going to the NBA. "So you the girl they talking about at school?" He asked.
~*Darnell Collins*~
She looked so good.She stared at me and I knew she was getting mad at what I said. "Why? What are they saying?!" She asked. I grinned and said,"Some girl named Kerry-" She cut me off. "Oh! Don't even talk about it! I got her ass! As soon as we drop this shi+ off at Shady Im findin her ass.
She boasted. I laughed. Damn why was I so attracted to this girl? "And what you gone do when you find her?" I asked. "Ima beat her ass that's what Im going to do!" She said punching the air. We both laughed. "So...you just moved here?" She asked. "Yepp all the way from Cali." I said. She rose her eyebrows. "Cali? Damn nigg@h what happened to make you come here?!" She said. "Well...pops lost his job...and he wanted to come here...don't ask why." I said. She nodded. "No disrespect but your daddy is a dumbass for wanting to come here. He'll regret it when he hears gun shot all night." She sighed. I looked at her and gave her a look. Yeah it was stupid of my father but damn! She ain't gotta call him a dumbass! "What?" She asked. "Nothin." I said. It got silent and we started watching the basketball game. There was one boy that stood out and he was absolutely amazing. No doubt he could play. "Damnn." I half said to myself. "What?" She asked. I looked at her and asked,"Who is that boy?" She
grinned. "Thats Keyontae,he's good isn't he?" She said. "Yeah he is...but Id murder him." I said confidently. She laughed. "Keyontae? Darnell he'd break your ankles." She said. "Yehh he might but...I'd destroy him no doubt." I said. Before I knew what she was doing she rolled down the window. "Keyontae! Keyontae!" She yelled. "What are you doing?!" I said. "You got so much game let's see it." She smiled at me.
~*Aailyah Smith*~
Keyontae jogged from the court and everyone stopped playing. He was drenched in sweat. "Ay wassup Aaliyah?" He said doing a handshake with me. "Hey Keyontae I see you killing them out there." I said. "No doubt. But ay what'd you want? They waiting for me." He panted. I looked over at the court and they were all waving him over, to hurry up. "Oh my bad. But uhm this nigg@h right here...he says he can beat you." I said putting my hand on Darnells chest. Damn. As soon as my hand touched him I felt like someone had hot glued it there. I felt like an electric
Sensation went throughout my body. "Woah.." I said. He looked at me confused. He smiled. Keyontae interrupted. "What?! He said he could beat me,well let's go." Keyontae said walking to the court. I turned to Darnell and smiled at him. "Good luck." He laughed and we both walked over to the court. As soon as I walked up I was greeted by all the guys. But one stuck out. "Cholo! Is that you!" I asked. Cholo was my childhood close ass friend. He moved and I guess he's back. "Aaliyah? Girl I ain't even recognize you!" He said. I ran to him and gave him a hug. He hugged me back. "Damn Cholo,where you been?!" I asked. "Look can you two stop with your sentimental shi+ so we can get this started?" Keyontae asked. We both laughed and then they started. Keyontae was smooth with the ball. He crossed over Darnell the first time and made an easy layup. "Come on Darnell,where the defense at?" I teased. He rolled his eyes as Keyontae gave him the ball. Then he shut us all up. Damn. Darnell crossed
Keyontae over so bad he fell. Then instead of taking the layup he shot a 3 point and sinked it. All our mouths dropped including Keyontae's. "Daaaaamn." All the guys sang. Darnell winked at me and I just smiled. "You just got lucky!" Keyontae hissed. "Oh I did? I'll do it again." Darnell said. Keyontae whipped the ball at Darnell. Darnell started dribbling behind the back,through the legs all in one place. Keyontae kept trying to steal it but he was missing. Darnell then shot the ball in his face and it went in. No doubt Darnell was better. Keyontae was pissed. I was impressed. Keyontae ended up storming off and everyone was laughing. "Ay whats yo name?" Cholo asked him. "Thats Darnell and we gotta go.I'll see you later Cholo!" I said walking away with Darnell behind me. "We? You go with this nigg@h?" Cholo asked. That made me and Darnell stop walking. "Uhm no..." I said. I waved and we continued walking to the car.
Damn Cholo,way to make this shi+ awkward when we get in the car. It was 6:15 so we decided to get started to Shadys. "You didnt tell me you could play ball." I said starting a convo. He grinned. "You neva asked. And you didnt cuz you thought Keyontae would murder me." He said. "Shutup." I said. He laughed. "So wassup with you and that Cholo dude?" He asked. "What chu mean?" I asked. "Why were you so...excited to see him?" He asked. "What it matter to you?" I asked. "It dont." He said. "Then why you asking?" I said. He sighed. "Damn girl will you just answer the question and stop being so difficult?" He asked. I laughed. "Well if you must know...when I was a kid...Cholo was my best friend...when my mom was acting crazy...he was the oonly one there for me. Then he moved and my world was over. But Dani moved in where he use to live. I aint seen him until now." I said. Just talking about Cholo made me want to cry.
Besides my sister,Cholo was my only reason why I didnt run away. He was my rock. What I just told Darnell was a simple version theres actually more to that story. But even though I liked Darnell...I didnt know if he was trying to spit game or he did really like me. "Oh...you okay? You look like you going to cry." He said. That pissed me off. I HATED people seeing me cry. And I hated it when people would call me out of doing it. I fiercely wiped away my tears and glared out the window. "Aaliyah...Aaliyah,whats wrong why you cr-" "Shut tha fuk up cuz Im not!" I screamed cutting him off. He sighed and didnt say anything. I knew I was going to regret this shi+ later on.But not right now. Id apologize later on...if I was in a good mood. He didnt talk to me until we pulled up to Shady warehouse.
My phantom sittin on sixes,no 20's in my gun
Your cutlass motor knocking because it is a lemon
-Gucci Mane
I knew Shady personally and I knew he wouldn't be around until 7 pm. It was 5:30 so we decided to chill at the park. Don ask me why but this nikka wanted to go to the park. We pulled up in the parking lot and he cut off the engine. There was game of basketball going on,on the court. I saw one of my homiez Keyonte beastin. Keyonte was no doubt going to the NBA. "So you the girl they talking about at school?" He asked.
~*Darnell Collins*~
She looked so good.She stared at me and I knew she was getting mad at what I said. "Why? What are they saying?!" She asked. I grinned and said,"Some girl named Kerry-" She cut me off. "Oh! Don't even talk about it! I got her ass! As soon as we drop this shi+ off at Shady Im findin her ass.
She boasted. I laughed. Damn why was I so attracted to this girl? "And what you gone do when you find her?" I asked. "Ima beat her ass that's what Im going to do!" She said punching the air. We both laughed. "So...you just moved here?" She asked. "Yepp all the way from Cali." I said. She rose her eyebrows. "Cali? Damn nigg@h what happened to make you come here?!" She said. "Well...pops lost his job...and he wanted to come here...don't ask why." I said. She nodded. "No disrespect but your daddy is a dumbass for wanting to come here. He'll regret it when he hears gun shot all night." She sighed. I looked at her and gave her a look. Yeah it was stupid of my father but damn! She ain't gotta call him a dumbass! "What?" She asked. "Nothin." I said. It got silent and we started watching the basketball game. There was one boy that stood out and he was absolutely amazing. No doubt he could play. "Damnn." I half said to myself. "What?" She asked. I looked at her and asked,"Who is that boy?" She
grinned. "Thats Keyontae,he's good isn't he?" She said. "Yeah he is...but Id murder him." I said confidently. She laughed. "Keyontae? Darnell he'd break your ankles." She said. "Yehh he might but...I'd destroy him no doubt." I said. Before I knew what she was doing she rolled down the window. "Keyontae! Keyontae!" She yelled. "What are you doing?!" I said. "You got so much game let's see it." She smiled at me.
~*Aailyah Smith*~
Keyontae jogged from the court and everyone stopped playing. He was drenched in sweat. "Ay wassup Aaliyah?" He said doing a handshake with me. "Hey Keyontae I see you killing them out there." I said. "No doubt. But ay what'd you want? They waiting for me." He panted. I looked over at the court and they were all waving him over, to hurry up. "Oh my bad. But uhm this nigg@h right here...he says he can beat you." I said putting my hand on Darnells chest. Damn. As soon as my hand touched him I felt like someone had hot glued it there. I felt like an electric
Sensation went throughout my body. "Woah.." I said. He looked at me confused. He smiled. Keyontae interrupted. "What?! He said he could beat me,well let's go." Keyontae said walking to the court. I turned to Darnell and smiled at him. "Good luck." He laughed and we both walked over to the court. As soon as I walked up I was greeted by all the guys. But one stuck out. "Cholo! Is that you!" I asked. Cholo was my childhood close ass friend. He moved and I guess he's back. "Aaliyah? Girl I ain't even recognize you!" He said. I ran to him and gave him a hug. He hugged me back. "Damn Cholo,where you been?!" I asked. "Look can you two stop with your sentimental shi+ so we can get this started?" Keyontae asked. We both laughed and then they started. Keyontae was smooth with the ball. He crossed over Darnell the first time and made an easy layup. "Come on Darnell,where the defense at?" I teased. He rolled his eyes as Keyontae gave him the ball. Then he shut us all up. Damn. Darnell crossed
Keyontae over so bad he fell. Then instead of taking the layup he shot a 3 point and sinked it. All our mouths dropped including Keyontae's. "Daaaaamn." All the guys sang. Darnell winked at me and I just smiled. "You just got lucky!" Keyontae hissed. "Oh I did? I'll do it again." Darnell said. Keyontae whipped the ball at Darnell. Darnell started dribbling behind the back,through the legs all in one place. Keyontae kept trying to steal it but he was missing. Darnell then shot the ball in his face and it went in. No doubt Darnell was better. Keyontae was pissed. I was impressed. Keyontae ended up storming off and everyone was laughing. "Ay whats yo name?" Cholo asked him. "Thats Darnell and we gotta go.I'll see you later Cholo!" I said walking away with Darnell behind me. "We? You go with this nigg@h?" Cholo asked. That made me and Darnell stop walking. "Uhm no..." I said. I waved and we continued walking to the car.
Damn Cholo,way to make this shi+ awkward when we get in the car. It was 6:15 so we decided to get started to Shadys. "You didnt tell me you could play ball." I said starting a convo. He grinned. "You neva asked. And you didnt cuz you thought Keyontae would murder me." He said. "Shutup." I said. He laughed. "So wassup with you and that Cholo dude?" He asked. "What chu mean?" I asked. "Why were you so...excited to see him?" He asked. "What it matter to you?" I asked. "It dont." He said. "Then why you asking?" I said. He sighed. "Damn girl will you just answer the question and stop being so difficult?" He asked. I laughed. "Well if you must know...when I was a kid...Cholo was my best friend...when my mom was acting crazy...he was the oonly one there for me. Then he moved and my world was over. But Dani moved in where he use to live. I aint seen him until now." I said. Just talking about Cholo made me want to cry.
Besides my sister,Cholo was my only reason why I didnt run away. He was my rock. What I just told Darnell was a simple version theres actually more to that story. But even though I liked Darnell...I didnt know if he was trying to spit game or he did really like me. "Oh...you okay? You look like you going to cry." He said. That pissed me off. I HATED people seeing me cry. And I hated it when people would call me out of doing it. I fiercely wiped away my tears and glared out the window. "Aaliyah...Aaliyah,whats wrong why you cr-" "Shut tha fuk up cuz Im not!" I screamed cutting him off. He sighed and didnt say anything. I knew I was going to regret this shi+ later on.But not right now. Id apologize later on...if I was in a good mood. He didnt talk to me until we pulled up to Shady warehouse.