Page 51 of A Toxic Redemption

He didn't even wait for me to respond before he disconnected the call. Not worrying about what the fuck he was saying, I parked at the end of the lot and eyed Luck as she gathered her things and got out of her car. The bar and grill she decided to visit was a chill spot, so I wasn't shocked that she came straight from work. What threw me off was the fact that she thought she was going to ignore me, and that shit was going to be sweet.

"Nigga, why are you out here stalking this girl on some Michael Myers shit?" Jake asked as he opened my front door.

Upon hearing the back door open, I looked over my shoulder as Bino climbed into the back. Looking at me with a mug, I returned the gesture and mugged his ass right back. Instead of confronting him, I turned back around and looked at thedirection Luck was in. I glanced around the lot, and I noticed she was gone.

"Loon?"

"Man, I'm sure you've heard I haven't seen or heard from her in about three weeks." I climbed out of the car with them on my heels. "I'm trying to see what's up with my girl."

"Your girl, huh?" Jake smirked as he walked beside me. "So you admit you like her?"

"Way past like at this point," I mumbled, and I made my way over to her car and placed my hands on the window as I looked inside. Seeing that her door was unlocked, a slow smile spread across my face. "Bingo. Be my lookout, Jake."

"What the fuck are you doing, Loon?" Jake asked as I popped the hood of the car. If Lucky thought she was going to be out riding around as if she didn't have a nigga stressed out behind her, she had another thing coming.

"I know you're not about to do some foul shit to this girl's ride because she doesn't want you."

"Doesn't want me?" I scoffed as I pulled out my phone to search for the information I was looking for. "This is the real death row over here, my boy." I found what I was looking for and hopped out of her ride. "You just stand guard. I'll be right back."

The shit Jake was saying was irrelevant to a nigga like me. I heard what he was saying, but the day Luck told Mia she didn't want me made me want to go even harder when it came to her. I admit I fucked up by ignoring her, and I will never do that again. A nigga was just going through some shit at the time. Even though I still have things that need to be worked out, I can do that with her by my side.

"Aight, I'm back," I announced with my toolbox in hand. "Hopefully, this shit won't take long."

Holstering the trunk in the air, I looked under the hood until I found what I was looking for. Thankfully, she was parked near a streetlight, so it made seeing a bit easier.

"Let's see if she can gallivant around this muhfucka if I remove her alternator."

"What?" Jake roared with laughter. "Nigga, you're fuckin' insane."

"Luck doesn't know that, though, but she's about to see."

After about thirty minutes, a nigga was working up a sweat, and I rethought my actions. I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing but fuck it. I was too deep into this shit now, so it is what it is. My vibrating phone in my pocket didn't even stop me from the task at hand.

"Move out the way nigga because you don't know what the fuck you're doing." Bino chuckled as he pushed me out of the way. "Disconnect the damn battery and remove that belt first nigga."

I mugged this nigga as I stepped to the side and watched him go to work with ease. Bino has always been good with his hands and cars, so I knew this shit would be a breeze for him. The help is definitely appreciated, but I wasn't asking this nigga for shit.

"Thanks," I mumbled as I watched him work. "Don't try to be funny and fuck up her shit even more because we beefin'. I won't hesitate to shoot you."

"You don't scare me bitch." He glanced over and gritted as he loosened the bolts. "Shorty is my lil' sis, and I'd never hurt her. For one, Lori would kill me, and two, it's her nigga that I have the problem with."

"Do something about it, nigga?" I crossed my arms and leaned against the car while he continued to work. "How in the fuck you gone get mad at me for some shit your mama did?"

I know now probably wasn't the best time to bring this shit up but fuck it. Bino opened the door, and I was going to walkthrough. It wasn't going to be any tussling this time, though. I was going to bust his ass upside the head with this wrench.

"Listen, Loon, I understand." He shook his head as he removed the battery and put it on the ground. "At the time, I was pissed because all I heard was you disrespecting my mama, and I blanked out. The next day, I went over there and asked her about it. She denied it."

"Well, my parents have no reason to lie." I shrugged and removed my phone from my pocket. I couldn't help but frown at all the missed calls and messages from Mia and Persia. The sisters have fallen back since I shot Alicia's ass, and I was glad. "What I said about your mama is how I feel, and I ain't taking it back."

"I know that," he threw over his shoulder as he continued to work.

I wish he would hurry the fuck up. A nigga is tired as fuck and ready to lay down. I want to go in there and bust up whatever Luck has going on, but I'm going to relax. If she's in another nigga's face, I'm going to jail.

"The shit you said was true, anyway."

Hearing Bino admit I was right felt good, and as bad as I wanted to brag, I wasn't. I'm sure he didn't want to believe his mother was flawed, but that's what it is. He'd better hope I don't kill her.

After another hour and a half, he'd successfully removed Luck's alternator for me. Bino should really consider opening an auto shop because the way he worked was insane. Since I was really on my petty shit tonight, I decided to go ahead and remove two tire lugs from each wheel. She was gonna be pissed and confused. The thought of her being frustrated made my dick twitch.

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