'Lately you've been stingy with your time

Got me wondering

I'm wondering, If I'm on your mind'

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"Jario Almanzar" The judge calls.

Somebody was talking to the feds.

3 weeks ago Rio was doing a deal with some dudes and the feds busted the whole thing. Rio was taken into custody with the intent to distribute cocaine.

They held him without bond and it took the lawyer 3 weeks just to get this bond hearing.

The courtroom was packed with mad niggas, everybody was here with high hopes that the judge would grant him bail.

"The defendant was taken into custody with the intent to distribute contraband and we have reason to believe that he's a menace to society your honor" The prosecutor explains to the judge.

"Your honor my client's last arrest was when he was 17, he's 25 now. He hasn't displayed any probable cause that he won't show up to his court dates if he is granted bail your honor" Our lawyer Kevin rebuts.

The judge looks over some papers and the courtroom falls silent.

"The defendant Jario Almanzar will be granted a 3 hundred thousand dollar bail and is to return to court on December 30th, if the defendant fails to appear in court he will be sent straight to jail to wait for his next court date" The judge bangs his gavel and a silent celebration starts within our group as Rio cheeses looking back at us.

"We bouta go post that right now, let's go" King tells us and one by one we all follow him out the court room.

King goes to post rio's bail and half of us sit in chairs and the others stand up waiting for him to finish.

"The turn up about to be too real tonight" Henny softly chuckles and I nod agreeing.

"Fuck yea, they held him in there way too long" I mumble standing up as king waives us over so we could leave.

We walked out the courthouse looking like the mob.

"Yo everything dead for a minute aight, handle whatever you got left and I'll hit you up when business is officially back open" He tells me in a low mumble and I nod before we go our separate ways going to different cars.

Jumping in the passenger seat of star's G wagon henny gets in behind me and E gets in behind star. Mariah and Bianca drove together in bianca's Maserati.

"Call Bianca real quick so they can hear this" I tell henny and she nods unlocking her phone.

She put the phone on speaker and it rings twice before she picks up.

"Wassgoodie?"

"King said everything on pause until further notice. Once we get rid of the rest of what we got that's it until he get word back" I tell them. We had already been doing overtime in the streets the past couple days to get everything gone and collect our money.

"Damn, the feds on us foreal. Who y'all think ratting?" She questions curiously.

"I don't know but whoever it is fucking with our money and that's a problem" Star says and I mumble a "facts" agreeing.

Whoever the rat was I felt sorry for them once Jario and king found out who they was, I hoped they enjoyed life this far cause they forsure wouldn't live to see another day after they found out.

"So what you thinking about doing for ya birthday nic?" Cyn asks and I shrug in response.

I honestly forgot my birthday was even approaching, everyday felt like my birthday now.

"I don't know, last year I said I would go out the country so that's a possibility I guess" I softly speak, sipping on my margarita.

Me and the girls came to a nice luncheon spot uptown to sip margaritas and just vibe.

"Where you thinking though?" Amber buts in.

"I don't know, definitely somewhere exotic though"

"Well you got two weeks to figure it out, anywhere you pick I'm with it though" Chyna chimes in.

"I'll probably have it figured out by next week so I'll let y'all know" I tell them looking down at my phone as a message flashes across the screen.

I slightly frown wondering why she wasn't coming back to my place tonight, I hadn't seen her in person in two days.

I sent the message and waited a minute for her to text back but the bubbles never popped up.

Locking my phone I look up attempting to pay attention to the conversation at hand.

Time seemed to dread along as my leg impatiently bounced under the table in anticipation.

After what seemed like forever my phone vibrates in my lap and my head shot down to read the message.

She was being so distant these past couple days and it made me feel uneasy.

The message sent and she read it but never responded.

Softly sighing in defeat I lock my phone trying to engross myself back in the conversation, I wasn't even in the mood to converse no more I was ready to go home.

"Yo cardi get off the phone and come get litty with ya brotha" Rio shouts and I lock my phone turning around with a smile on my face.

The turn up was too real just as we expected, we had kendrick apartment on tilt.

I was tipsy but I wasn't litty yet, I couldn't even imagine how fucked up I would be by the end of this night.

"What we sippin on tonight?" I smile looking at the assortment of bottles covering the table.

"We on the dussé and hen tonight" He cheeses picking up the dussé bottle.

Taking the top off I slightly tilt my head opening my mouth just enough as he slowly pours it in.

"Yeaaaa sis!" He cheers as I take on a mouthful for before tapping out.

Swallowing the liquid down my face scrunches up at the after taste and burn in my throat.

"Hell nah, it's ya turn now" I laugh taking the dussé bottle from him.

"I'm with all the shits" He smirks tilting his head back.

Hovering the rim of the bottle over his bottom lip I slowly start to pour the liquor in his mouth at a steady pace.

"Damn nigga" I laugh as he swallows the liquid down while still taking in more.

once his mouth fills for a second time he finally taps on the bottle.

"You a alcoholic" I laugh sipping from the bottle.

"You know it runs in our blood" He smirks.

"Nigga that ain't cute" I laugh.