LEMONADE|| Keith Powers

Chapter 59: It's Complicated

"Nigga where the fuck you been at? Dreux asked as Ricky walked in as if he wasn't two hours late. Cortez, Kasey, and Rudy were waiting for him. "My fault," Ricky said. "That nigga in there? He asked. "Yeah tied up," Cortez said. "It took everything in me not to blast his ass the moment I saw him," he said. "That's cuz this nigga was on a date and shit," Dreux said as they all walked in the back. "Oh for real? With who? Cortez asked. "Josie" Dreux answered. "Shit, that was a long ass date-

"Hold up, you smashed? He asked. Ricky didn't say anything "Where's Haram and them? He asked changing the subject. "Don't change the subject? Kasey laughed. "Was it good? Dreux asked. Ricky nodded his head putting up the okay sign. "I ain't even mad at you playa, that's a bad one right there sheesh," he said intrigued. "Ight, settle down let's focus on this shit right here," Ricky said looking at Dorian. "This nigga wanna be protective and shit now, fake as can be" Dreux laughed walking to the side. Ricky and Cortez looked at Dorian tied up. "Aren't you pathetic" he said. Cortez roughly ripped the tape off his mouth. "You made a mistake tying me up my peoples will be here any second and is going to shoot this shit up," he said. Ricky punched him in the face "Shut the fuck up" he yelled. "You mean to tell me the whole time you were working with The Caprios? Made it seem like we were brothers and shit until you started acting like a bitch" Ricky said. Dorian spit blood from out his mouth " I ain't never like your ass, fake gangster, fake everything like you run shit. Your father ain't even respect your ass that's why he hired us, all three of us to do a job you couldn't" he said

"Man shut the fuck up, you were the only snake don't put my name in this shit for real" Kasey yelled. He hired us at different times, I ain't no sellout" he said

Cortez punched him dead in the face "You're the reason my brother got killed nigga" he screamed to the top of his lungs. "I aint mean for Ronnie to get killed, The Caprios were after Ricky and then since ya'll killed them off his cousin Torteno was looking for him," he said

"That shit doesn't matter" Dreux punched him. "Yo, I'm tired of everybody coming for my brother all yall bitches some pussies can't stand on your own two feet," he said

"You know the funny thing about this is you gave me all these theories on why I shouldn't kill Haram you even through Josie in there. You can't even fucking hold your own as a man its time for you to go" he aimed his gun. They heard a whole bunch of commotion hearing gunshots. All of them were in shock Kasey and Dreux ran in the back getting riffles. Dorian laughed "I told ya'll they coming in here deep, so I guess we all dying" he laughed. Ricky smiled "I guess you're gonna watch," he said. Dreux passed him a rifle. Ricky loaded going out the door from the stairs to could about 5 men shooting the workers up. "Shit it's 5 of them" Ricky said. "Go through the back door," Rudy said. They opened the back door running around the warehouse they had to make a complete circle. They hid behind the wall looking to see a black van "Shit it may be people in there" Dreux said. "I'll go-

"What? No" Ricky said scared he didn't want to lose his brother they're usually side by side when they're in a shootout. "We gotta hurry up man," Rudy said. "I'll go in front," he said. "I'll go with you" Kasey said. Dreux saw one of the guys peaking out holding his rifle. He looked left to right. Dreux quickly fired killing him on sight. Everybody looked "Shit, you two go to the van" Rudy instructed. Ricky and Dreux ran behind the bushes "Fuck how we gon get over there? Ricky asked. "We slide under that car and start shooting from the bottom," Dreux said. "Bet"

Rudy and Kasey peeked around the front they looked down to see Haram dead. "Oh, shit," they said shocked. He had to be on his way here and they shot him down. "Damn," Rudy said they walked inside to see no sign of them they fully walked in to see everyone dead on the floor. They ran downstairs to see them helping untie Dorian. Rudy and Kasey smiled at each other. They started firing their guns.