Chapter 8 Rowdy
Iwas finally able to take my girl on our first vacation, and it was cut short due to some bullshit ass beef these Texas niggas had started.
When I came into town, I wasn’t familiar with the city, and if I’m being honest, I could have done better research on how things ran out here.
I stepped on some toes, and in return, those wack ass niggas called themselves sending me a message, so I sent one back.
Where I was from, you talked shit out like men, and if that didn’t work, your only other option was to literally dead the shit.
My competitor was a nigga named Jakari. I put his main man down, so he took out two of mine.
If that was all that happened, I could charge it to the game, but this nigga also took a whole week’s worth of cash from me and a few bricks.
That was enough for me to kill a nigga’s momma, but I decided to find something else he loved and take it away.
I had been back in town for almost a week, and there was no sign of this nigga or any of his workers.
He’d moved all his spots. I had been up for over three days straight without so much as a nap.
The only thing on my mind was teaching that nigga a lesson.
“You need to count this as a loss and go on back home, cousin. These streets are dangerous, and niggas are hungry. You moved in on something that was already somebody else’s, and that’s not how niggas move out here,” Dimeo said as she pulled on her blunt.
I had gotten a new spot and set up shop, plus I tossed my last phone.
All I had now was a burner phone. I hadn’t called Harmoni since we left the airport because I knew hearing her voice would throw me off track, and I needed to be focused.
Talking to her would only make me wanna be soft and lay up, but that wasn’t the time I was on.
“Going home ain’t an option. This my city now.”
“Yeah, I hear ya! How is Harmoni? I had an appointment with her today, but when I made it to the shop, they told me that she was on bed rest or some shit. They said some bitches rolled up to the shop, jumped her, and robbed her damn near a week ago. Why you ain’t tell me?”
“What the fuck you mean some bitches jumped and robbed her?” I said as I stood up and searched for my keys.
“I know you not saying you haven’t talked to her in all this time? What you got going on, my nigga? That’s the best stylist I ever had, and I don’t want our relationship going bad because of yo’ ass!” Dimeo said, further pissing me off.
“Ima get up with you later. I gotta go. Make sure Trell walks you to yo’ car when you leave,” I told her as I grabbed my shit and left.
I jumped on the highway and turned a thirty-minute drive into fifteen.
I didn’t know what I was rushing for since I was already too late.
What would I even say to her? When I lived in Mississippi, I saw a picture of Harmoni on Dimeo’s Instagram page, and I was determined to get to know her.
I never expected her to go for a hood nigga, so I only let her see the business side of me.
She was everything I ever wanted in a woman.
Harmoni was intelligent, a hustler, an all-around boss, and a good ass woman.
The sex was a plus, but she definitely had a nigga whipped from the first time we hit the sheets.
I knew she was probably mad at me, and I wanted to make up for being so careless in this situation.
Some fucked up shit happened to my girl, and I was so consumed with street shit that I wasn’t there for her.
I turned off her street and headed to the Tom Thumb near her house.
From the flower section, I got her the biggest bouquet of pink roses and grabbed the yellow ones as well.
I asked the florist to put the roses together and make one huge bouquet.
Then, I walked around the store until I found a life sized teddy bear and grabbed that for her too.
I normally went all out when it came to Moni, but I was already so many days late that my main focus was to get to her as soon as I could. When I made it to Harmoni’s house, I rang her bell, and she answered on the speaker.
“Go back to wherever you been, Rowdy. I don’t feel like seeing you today.”
“Bae, please open the door, and I’ll tell you everything. It’s not at all what you think. Just let me talk to you.”
“Leave my gifts by the door and go away, please!” she said.
“I don’t have my phone anymore. If I buy one today and call you, will you answer and talk to me?” I asked.
“Maybe. Just try your luck.”
I placed her things by the door and walked away.
Assuming I was gone, she waited for a few minutes before opening the door.
I stood on the side of her house until I heard her door open, then I rushed to her front door.
Harmoni’s face was bruised, and her arm was in a sling.
She was still the most beautiful woman in the world to me, but I could tell they did a number on her.
“What the fuck, Rowdy? I said leave!”
“Baby, who did this shit to you?” I angrily asked while I picked her things up from her doorstep for her.
“I guess since you already welcomed yourself, you can come in,” Harmoni said.
I went inside, and she ran me the story about her ex and his crazy baby momma.
She said the girl’s sister got a job at her shop, so they could set her up, but her friend went and got her lick back for her.
Moni was on bed rest until her ribs healed.
As I listened to the story, I couldn’t think about anything other than finding her ex and beating his ass for bringing all this bullshit into her life.
She wouldn’t give me the nigga’s name or nothing.
The only thing she kept saying was she didn’t want anything to happen and I get into trouble.
She just didn’t know that I had my ways of finding out what I wanted to know.
I ran a hot bubble bath for Harmoni and helped her into the tub.
As I slid in the tub behind her, she allowed Alexa to fill the bathroom with Tink’s new album.
Leaning back, she rested her head on my shoulder as I wrapped my arms around her from behind.
We sat in that position in the tub, just enjoying each other’s presence until the water got cold.
We then stood up, and I let the water out before I turned the shower on for us.
I stood under the shower head so Harmoni wouldn’t get wet as I faced her.
I lathered a towel and rubbed every inch of her body.
Once I was done, I switched places with her and let the shower wash all the soap off.
What the shower head didn’t get, I used my hand to remove.
Once I got to her vagina, I inserted my finger, causing her to almost lose her balance.
I laughed and went back to just washing her off as I admired every inch of her body.
While we stood in front of each other naked, she wrapped her arms around my waist and hugged me tightly.
I could tell it hurt for her to stretch her arm out, and I was pissed off that I had allowed someone to harm my baby.
Once we dried off, we went to the bedroom and got into bed.
Harmoni snuggled under me and placed her head on my chest. I put my arms around her and was asleep in a matter of minutes.
After being awake for days, all it took was for me to get close to my woman, and I instantly fell asleep.
I could honestly say that she was my peace.
It was around two in the afternoon when we fell asleep, and we didn’t get up until almost nine. When I woke up, I called and ordered takeout. I allowed Harmoni to sleep until it arrived. I had so much on my mind, and I felt like I was losing it.
While I waited for the food, I stepped outside to my car and called my partner, Trell. He had been my boy since middle school.
“Any news?” I asked as soon as he answered.
“Nah, it’s like them niggas fell off the face of the earth, but I know how to bring them back out,” he said.
I knew he meant setting up shop and taking their customers again. That would be my last resort. I was tired of the back and forth; I needed to show these niggas who was really ruthless.
“I’m gonna be out the way for a week or so.
Something happened with my girl, and I really need to be with her.
I’ll be checking in, but I need you to hold shit down for a while.
Let them niggas think shit is dead and just focus on moving our shit for now.
Don’t do nothing, and don’t say nothing.
Just go back to business as usual until I say otherwise. ”
“I gotcha, my boy. Let me know if you need anything in the meantime,” Trell said.
“Bet,” I responded before disconnecting the call.
I called Dimeo and asked her to go by my crib and grab me some shit. She agreed to bring it in the morning. I had been leaving shit at Harmoni’s house here and there, so I would be straight for a while. I just didn’t want to leave her side anytime soon.
When the food arrived, I went into the kitchen and plated everything. Then I grabbed a tray from her cabinet and a bottle of water and took Harmoni her food.
“Wake up, baby. You gotta eat something. I been with you all day, and we haven’t ate yet,” I told her.
She sat up in bed and smiled at me. I turned on The First 48, and she side eyed me.
“Thank you for the food, baby. You are so sweet, but why do we have to watch this while we eat?” she asked.
“You crazy if you think I wanna watch Vampire Diaries while I eat. Hell nah.”
“One episode, then it’s my turn.”
“Girl, we not in kindergarten! Eat your food and gone on,” I joked.