by Chrissy J
“Oh man what you done did now?” she asked
“I ain’t do shit, you know he just came back from London with Granny so he want an update on what’s happening” I let her know
“Ok hooker love you” she said
“It takes a hooker to know a hooker, love you to” I laughed hanging up I sat up in my bed reading over my messages when I got a new message
‘What’s up Ms. Diva, how you been? Hope everything is good with you and the Lil ones, I seen pictures of Fantasy our baby girl is getting so big. I can’t wait to see her and Harmony again. I heard what happen to you and I’m not going to front and say I’m not pissed off that this nigga tried robbing you, hit me up on my cell the number haven’t changed’ I smiled real big no matter where we were in our lives Kevin would always be my first real love.
‘hey boo, I miss you when your ass going to come and see me, I know Harmony and Fantasy is getting so big and beautiful. Well I’m signing out so I’m going to hit you up later’ I wrote back, I was about to sign off when my instant massager popped up.
‘Bitch u lucky that bullet didn’t kill u, the next time my shooters gonna make sure you and anybody that’s around you dead. Keep ur eyes open bitch’ I sat there reading the message twice the name that popped up wasn’t a name I knew ‘Cateyez’ that shit didn’t ring no bells and my head so I knew I had to step my game up and find out who was working with Ashley to take me down.
‘Get some better shooters; your army ain’t fucking with me. Who are you a Facebook gangster? If you were a real bitch or nigga you’ll come see me yourself pussy, hop off my pussy and stop riding me so hard. What is it? You want to be me? Lol there’s only one me hoe, you better check my resume. Nobody can ever take my crown as the Princess of Harlem’ I wrote back and signed out the nerve of this person to hit me up on face book, where they do that at? I got off the bed going into my dressing room right across from my room; I threw on some black Baby Phat jeans with a black turtle neck sweater and my black ACG’S on. I was in killer mode these niggas and hating ass bitches was going to learn today not to fuck with me. I grabbed my car keys and black Gucci bag and was out the house, my father had the kids for the week and Ken was taking care of business. I got inside my black Range Rover and drove to the restaurant in Lil Italy to meet my grandfather, I hated going to his restaurant the workers always gave me the side eye like I was beneath them. I’ve been going to that restaurant since I was born and all those old fat spaghetti eating motherfuckers still looked at me like I was dirt behind my grandfather’s back but smiled and acted like they was happy to see me, please. I got to the restaurant and parked my trunk; I walked inside the spot and seen my grandfather and great uncle in the back at their usual table.
“Hi Princess, how you been? I haven’t seen you in a while, you forgot about your uncle Pete?” the bar tender asked he was my uncle through marriage, he was married to my grandfather only sister before she was kidnapped and raped then murdered back in the 70’s
“Aww uncle Pete how can I forget about you? You know you my favorite uncle” I said walking behind the bar and hugging him, he was the only one in that restaurant that didn’t treat me or my father like we was the scum on earth.
“You making an old man blush, your pop-pop over there in the back. Do you want anything to eat?” he asked
“You know what I like, I’m going to go sit with my Pop-Pop and uncle” I told him kissing both of his cheeks and walking to my grandfather
“Back up” his body guard said pushing me a little; I looked at him hard before pulling my .38 out my bag and pointing it at his head
“You must be new for you to even put your hands on me and then tell me to back up” I said aiming the gun from his head to his chest
“I’m new and I don’t know who you are, so I would advise you to put your gun down and back the fuck up like I said before because you don’t know who I am either” the guard said I smirked
“Pop-pop I like him, where you found him at? I need someone like him on my team he just ready to lose his life just so he can protect you” I said to my grandfather who sat there still eating
“Teach him a lesson Princess and when your done with him you have him” my Pop-Pop said the guard looked me square in the eyes without blinking I aimed at his hand and shot it.
“That should teach you some respect about putting your hands on me, now you work for me. Do you object because if you do tell me now” I said aiming at his other hand
“I don’t object, I’m sorry” he said holding his bleeding hand
“Never apologize for taking your job serious and protecting my grandfather, by the way I’m Diva the Princess of Harlem” I said putting my gun away and standing in front of my grandfather.
“You are a ruthless Lil bitch” my uncle Sammy said laughing as he stood up to hug me.
“Hey uncle Sammy, when did you get back?” I asked hugging him and kissing both his cheeks he did the same thing.
“I’ve been back since last week, I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about how you are running things” he said my grandfather finally stood up.
“Come here Princess, I missed you” My Grandfather said, I walked into his arms and hugged him
“How you been Pop-Pop?” I asked after he released me from the hug
“I’m doing great, can’t complain. Have a seat and give me the run down on what’s been happing since I’ve been gone” he said
“Besides some nutty ass stalker gunning for my head, everything is running smooth. we haven’t taken any losses and I hired two new workers to run the spot in Brooklyn” I told him Pete brought my Baked Ziti with extra cheese with garlic bread out to me.
“Your father told me someone was after you; I got some people looking into that. I don’t need anything happening to you Princess, Oh yea Trisha informed me that your case is looking good also” Pop-Pop said lighting a Cigar.
“I spoke to her last week, I just want everything to be done and over with. Pop-Pop we need to double up on the product next shipment” I said
“Why is that?” Uncle Sammy asked
“Well for starters the spots in Harlem and the Bronx are moving work faster than a female change a baby’s diaper, and the spot in Brooklyn moving Weight left and right” I told him Pop-Pop sat there grinning while shaking his head.
“What about the dealer’s buying weight?” Uncle Sammy asked
“That’s doing great, the down south dealers asking for more because there’s a drought down there” I said eating my food.
“Okay so now that we got the business out the way, how’s the babies?” my Pop-Pop asked I smiled before wiping my mouth.
“They are good, they getting big Lil man and Fantasy started day care last month and Sparky getting so big she getting into everything” I laughed
“Your father told me you and Hershey had a fight, what’s going on with that?” Pop-Pop asked
“That’s water under the bridge Pop-Pop we made up already” I him
“You know family stick together, and I don’t want you and your cousin fighting” he said I looked at him
“Pop-Pop Hershey is my best friend and sister, you lost me with the cousin part” I laughed but he didn’t
“Diva, Hershey is more than that, she’s your blood.” he informed me, it felt like the wind was knocked outta me.
“What are you talking about?” I asked
“Hershey is your uncle Rock daughter” he said
“Pop-Pop this is not funny anymore, Uncle Rock only have one Daughter and that’s Harlem” I said pushing my food away from me
“Princess, Hershey is Rock’s oldest daughter, your uncle and her mother grew up together and they had Hershey when they were Fifteen years old” he said
“Daddy knew about this?” I asked shaking my head, I wanted answers.
“Yes, he knew”
“And he never said anything to me about it; does Granny know Hershey her granddaughter?” I asked feeling the tears come
to my eyes.
“She knew, Princess you have to understand at the time Hershey mother and your Uncle were too young to raise a baby. So, everybody thought it was best that she be raised by her grandmother and as her mother sister and none of us would say a word about it until the time was right, Hershey was and still is well taken care of.” he said
“Pop-Pop I need to leave I feel sick” I said standing up; everything was coming together all at once. Now I knew why Sandy kept saying Hershey was making her a grandmother, she is Hershey mother.
“Go speak to your father Princess he’ll tell you everything you need to know, I love you Princess” he said kissing my forehead
“I love you to Pop-Pop” I said hugging him and Uncle Sammy, I walked out the restaurant and got inside my Range and drove to my father house I needed answers.
Chapter 29
I called my father while I was driving to his house.
“What’s up Princess?” he picked up his cell phone on the first ring
“Daddy you home?” I asked
“Yea I’m in the house, what’s going on?” he asked with worry in his voice
“We need to talk, Pop-Pop just dropped a bomb on my fucking lap and I want some answers, I should be there in five minutes” I aid hanging up the phone, ‘all this time me and Hershey was telling people we were sisters and this bitch is really my blood cousin’ I thought laughing out loud, I knew Hershey was going to hit the fucking roof when she found about this. And to know that all these years she was calling Harlem her Lil sister only to find out Harlem really was her sister, boy I didn’t want to be in Sandy shoes. I drove up to my father house and he was walking to the car, he waited until I parked the car and got out
“What’s going on Princess?” he asked passing me the blunt he was smoking, I needed two more of those shits,
“Why I’m just finding out that Hershey is uncle Rock daughter?” I asked spitting it out, the look on my father face was priceless.
“Pops told you that?” he asked walking behind me into the house
“Yea he told me some of it and he told me to come speak to you” I told him, we walked inside his den and we both sat down. My father told me everything that went down between my uncle Rock and Sandy, they both were young and at the time the woman that Hershey thought was her mother wasn’t on any drugs and she felt like it was best that she raise Hershey so Sandy can finish school and be somebody in life. Uncle Rock was in Hershey life up until he got killed, after that everything went downhill. Hershey grandmother started doing light drugs and Sandy was left in the house to take care of her baby Hershey was two when my uncle died, my Granny and Pop-Pop along with my father made sure Hershey was well taken care of and Sandy made sure she sent my Granny pictures and updates on Hershey. But all that changed when me and Hershey became Best friends, my Granny and the rest of the family got to see Hershey on an everyday basic.
I left my father house after he told me not to say anything to Hershey until he spoke to Sandy about everything, I was still in shock. My ace boon coon was really my cousin, I always told Harlem she favored Hershey but they always told me I needed to stop smoking. I drove to the crib and seen Kendu pulling up behind me, I waited until he got out of his car to get out mines and we walked inside the house together.
Kendu….
Every time I seen Diva sexy ass I wanted to pin her small ass up against the wall and fuck her silly, I might not show that I love her but I breathe this girl and I’m ready to put a ring on her finger and give her my last name. It was time; she put up with all my lying and the extra baby momma drama and she was still with me. I knew I had to be careful and try not to let my secret love child come to surface and she find out about it. I knew she would leave me for sure and there will be nothing I could do, I was ready to say fuck it and tell her about my son but I knew the damage it will cause between her and my other baby mother.
“Sin where you at?” I heard Lil ma on the other line, I looked at Diva who was laid out on the bed knocked out from the love making I just put down and got up.
“I’m in the crib, what’s up?” I asked walking to the bathroom
“When I’m going to see you?” she asked
“I don’t know, I’m busy right now” I told her shaking my head ‘here I go again living a double life’ I thought to myself
“Whatever Sin, you always say you busy. When are you going to see your son?” she asked I could hear her voice cracking.
“Come on Lil Ma, I seen him last week. What’s this all about?” I asked looking out the bathroom and making sure Diva was still sleep
“It’s nothing, I have to go” she said hanging up the phone, I knew it was wrong for both of us to catch feelings for each other but it was something about Lil Ma that kept me coming back, and she always welcomed me with open arms. When Diva and I go through our Lil problems she always there to comfort me and when she going through the bullshit with her baby father I’m always the shoulder she could lean on.
“Ken” Diva called out to me
“Yea Shawty?” I asked walking in the room
“Why you left me?” she asked yawning
“I was right in the bathroom Pretty girl” I said getting back in the bed and pulling her on my chest
“I love you Babe”
“I love you too Pretty Girl, now go back to sleep” I told her kissing her forehead, she was back to sleep within seconds. I stayed up thinking about my life and what I wanted to do with it. I knew I couldn’t keep hurting Diva how I was doing. I also knew she didn’t need extra stress or drama while she was fighting her case.
Anonymous…..
I really wanted Diva dead the moment she walked out of Ricker’s but I knew that wasn’t going to happen with her fucking father and man there waiting for her to get off the bus, then I send some fucking amateurs to shoot her and they whine up shooting her in the back and she still was walking around breathing and living her life to the fullest. I didn’t know Diva from Adam but being in New York for almost a year all I heard was Diva this and Diva that like she was a fucking God, well according to one dude I knew she was a Goddess. These niggas in Harlem act like this bitch walk on water and piss out platinum. Ok I get the fact that her father and Uncle run GMM and her grandfather is in the Family business, but that don’t mean that Lil stuck up bitch can’t be touched. I sat outside her house night and day watching her every move, I wanted this bitch dead it was making my pussy wet.
“Kat what you want us to do next?” Ashley asked sitting in the passenger seat I looked at her and rolled my eyes
“I want you two silly bitches to watch and learn, you have to know how she move and who she move with” I told both her and Star
“She only hangs out with Hershey and Bookie, and I know her every move. Did you forget my brother was with her for three years” Ashley said rolling a blunt, I sucked my teeth at her naïve ass.
“Just shut the fuck up and watch my back” I told them getting out the car, I walked across the street to Diva Range Rover and slid underneath it.
Diva…..
“Babe what you have plan for today?” I asked Kendu while I brushed my teeth
“I got to meet up with Ha later on then I’m going to pick up King from Raya mother so he can stay the night with us, why what’s up?” he asked peeking his out the shower.
“I wanted to go out and eat breakfast” I told him looking at him, he smirked
“We can do that” he said turning the water off and stepping out the shower
“I think we can stay in for breakfast” I said my eyes roamed his body and I licked my lips
“Nah we going out to eat” he said grabbing the towel and wrapping it around his waist
“Punk” I laughed
“Now I’m a punk? You weren’t saying that shit last night” Kendu joked
“Whatever where do you want to eat at?” I asked sliding on a pair of Black True Religion jeans and a blue True Shirt
“Let’s hit up Amy R
uth’s” Kendu said putting on some True Religion jeans and the matching shirt, he threw on some Blue Jordan’s number 5’s and took his du rag off his head.
“I need to do your hair over, that style is so last week” I joked putting on my Blue red bottoms
“Jokes Shawty?” he asked laughing putting his Jewelry on,
“When we finish breakfast I have to go over to the salon so I can go over everything before the grand opening” I told him spraying some Marc Jacobs Daisy on my body, I grabbed my Gucci bag and we were out the door.
“We taking my ride and I’ll drop you off at the shop” Ken said pressing the button to start up his Lexus
“Oh, Babe hold on, I have to get my phone charger out the car” I aid starting my Range I got two feet from the Range when it blew up knocking me on my ass the ground shook around me and my ears was ringing, Ken ran to me picking me up and carrying me back in the house.
“Diva” he called out to me I felt myself slipping into shock, Ken seem so far away but I was fighting to stay with him.
“Babe did somebody really blow my car up?” I asked trying to sit up on the couch
“Lay back down, Yo Mel shit just got real. Niggas want to play with my girl life, I’m about to bring Harlem to their knee until I find out who behind the shooting and now niggas put a bomb under her car” Kendu yelled into the phone I didn’t know what my father was saying but I knew he was on a war path and I knew whatever I had plan wasn’t going to amount to shit once the mob got involved.
Chapter30
Mel(The King Of Harlem)…..
Motherfuckers really had a death wish, this was the second attempt on my daughter life and I wasn’t about to let it be a third. I stayed in the background and let Diva try to handle her business, but now it was my turn to turn Harlem upside down.