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"So I was just thinking, when ima get my ring?"I asked Von as I laid on his chest.

"Huh?"he said.

"If you can huh you can hear, nigga my ring! When am I gonna get my ring!?"

"What I tell you before?"

"You the one who brought up the whole ring thing. You must've been playing with my mind or some shit then, it's cool though."

"Just let me get myself out this situation first."he said.

"The situation you should've been gotten yourse—"

"Yeah that one, you know."he cut me off.

"You just keep on playing ya role, everything gone be aight."

"What the fuck is my role Von!? This right here, what we're doing!?"

"Mhm."he hummed.

"For real?"I asked him as his phone rung.

He reached over onto the nightstand to grab his phone and I sat up while getting on my phone.

"You need some food, I'm finna bring yo food baby."he said and I hit him a couple of times just to mess with him.

"I'm at the restaurant right now. Yeah ima bring you yo favorite. I already know what you want, you ain't gotta tell me. ...Aight love you too."he said while pushing my hand away from him.

"Damn..."he said while hanging up and looking at me.

"You know what I don't got time for you or yo bitch."

"Damn you cold blooded, you tweakin'."

"I don't care, I'm tired of ducking and dodging Von!!"

"You ain't got much longer just hang in there."he chuckled and I punched him.

"Chill the fuck out gang!"he said while slightly pushing me.

"Say some more disrespectful shit and Ima hit you in yo fucking mouth!"

I started playing Another by Muni Long and singing the lyrics.

"What one nigga won't do another nigga go do. I'm putting you on notice, another nigga done bought me roses. You wasn't focused, so focus."I sang before he snatched my phone out of my hand.

"Turn this bullshit off, another nigga gone do what?"

"Gone d—"

"Gone get his ass killed and you too, keep playing with me Shay."

"The game ain't started yet."

"Ima finish it before it even start, my nigga."

"Hopefully you quick on yo feet. Don't say shit when the real Shay kicks in. Ima get you and that bitch. You keep on playing with fire, don't ever test my gangster nigga."

"Whatever."he said.

"You right, whatever."I said while going into the bathroom to get in the shower.

I walked into the Salon and went straight to the back where Raven was.

"Not this opp ass hoe."she said while looking at me as I walked into the booth she was working in.

"Raven don't even."I said while sitting the food that I had bought her from McDonald's down.

"Oh you bought me something to eat!? Thank you best friend!!"she smiled and I rolled my eyes.

"Could've stayed hungry, backwards ass."I said while walking out and she laughed.

"How many heads you got today?"she asked me.

"'Bout ten, ima be here all day."

"Ten!? Wow."the girl who was getting her lashes done said.

"Oh you ain't seen none, this girl has even finished heads at home after we closed. She's just really good at what she does, it's like a drug."Raven said.

"I ain't have it all when I was younger but now I want it all. I'm coming for what's mine."I said.

"Period."Raven said.

"Y'all both are hard workers, Raven be squeezing people into her tight schedule too."the girl said and I nodded.

"If it ain't about the money."Raven and I said in unison before we laughed.

I heard the door chime twice and I went to the front.

"Good morning."I said to two of my clients as I sat the box of donuts that I had bought down on the front table.

I sat the sign that read "Donuts!" down on the box.

"What's your name?"I asked the girl who walked in first.

"Ciara."

"You booked braids right?"

"Yes ma'am, the medium knotless braids."

"To your butt right?"

"Yes."

"Okay and what's your name?"

"Jess, I just need a touch up."she said while revealing her yucky ass wig from underneath her hat.

"Did you book from the website?"

"No."

"Oh I only do appointments but if you wanna come back later today I can touch you up."

"What time will that be?"

"Very late, I'm talking past twelve."

"Twelve in the morning."

"Yes."

"That's fine, I just need it done before tomorrow morning."

"Okay."I nodded.

"How much will it be?"

"A hundred dollars."

"Okay thanks."

"You're welcome. You can sit in the chair."I said to Ciara.

Another girl walked in, she looked as if she were a teenager.

"Are you Onyx?"she asked me and I nodded.

"I had an appointment booked for eight o'clock."

"What are you getting and what's your name?"

"Jada and I'm getting the knotless Coi Leray peak-a-boo braids."

"Okay you can have a seat, there's donuts over there help yourself."I said while hooking my phone up to the sound system and playing music.

I grabbed Ciara's bag of hair and began prepping the hair before I got started.

Since ima be here all day, I need to go ahead and set the tone for everything.

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"Baby what you think about this?"Rita asked me as she held up a shirt in front of some nigga trynna see how it'll look on him.

"I fuck with it."I said while nodding my head.

"Do you really?"

"I mean yeah it's my shit, I came up with the design."

She glared at me before saying something to him.

"Aye let them do their job, fuck is you assisting them for?"I asked her referring to my employees.

She walked away and I headed to the back into the restroom.

I called Shay and waited for her to answer.

"Hello!?"

"Where the fuck you at?"I asked her.

"I'm working, why?"

"Who the fuck you think you talking to gang!?"I asked her.

"Bitch first of all you called my phone on some bullshit."

"Watch yo mouth gang."

"Go lay up with yo hoe gang."she said before hanging up the phone.

I sighed while walking out of the restroom.

Since I ain't fucking with nobody's vibes today, ima head to the trap 'cause I got some shit to do.