The Concourse was booming with life as always. Teenagers gathered along the 161 st. strip, laughing, fighting, cursing and all. Younger children rolled around in the grass, grown men posted up in front of the grocery stores. Drills and hammers used for the building of the New Yankee stadium could be heard, meshed with the rumbling of incoming 4 trains. The clouds were dark, flashes of Lightning lit up the area and girls screamed for attention.
Police sirens alerted local hustlers to hide their stash and move to a new stop. Smoke drifted through the air as the same teens took turns pulling on a cigarette. The hard grey pavement was lightly littered with all types of trash and as the winds began to thrust harder and faster the high traffic area began to be depleted of its population. The tree leaves rustled and the sound resembled the crumbling of paper.
Light's 2008 MDX motored down the same strip the children had journeyed across. It was a very steep hill, many accident had occurred from a combination of slippery roads and bad brakes. The tunnel below was most likely responsible for the steepness. The tunnel was created as and alternate route for buses and cars that wanted to head straight to the cross Bronx expressway, avoiding unneeded congestion.
At the wheel Light's smiled as he drove through familiar neighborhoods and hangout spots. All of this was familiar as he drove past the famous, or by others opinion, infamous 161st. Courthouse. Stopping at the next corner he made a smooth right turn onto 158st. His SUV sprung up a bit as it rolled over a large bump. The dealers on the corner eyed him as he came across the block.
Light parked at the next block and walked back over to the men. Their faces lit up as they saw there old friend approaching them. Red beads dangled from there necks as they raised there right hand to there chest. Curving their pointer finger inward they formed the letter B and nodded at Light. “What up, 5 star. How's the block treatin' you?” The man smiled. “I took care of the block, now it takes care of me. You feel me, fam?” Light shook his head in agreement.
“Yo, I gotta let you know, somethin's about to pop off in this area and I don't want none of ya'll getting hurt--” His friend tried to interject but Light wouldn't allow him. “ This is some type of sh!t that the ratty can't handle. You know there's others with powers in this world, five. And a tournament between people with the abilities is goin' down right here. I'm trying to warn you. You took care of me now let me take care of you blood. I promise I'll hold the black down.”
The man looked in his eyes. Light's eyes held nothing but sincerity. The man nodded, gave Light a pound, and walked off with his entourage. Light smiled and walked off to warn the rest of the people outside, but suddenly his whole scenery morphed. He was in a lounge of sorts. It was warm and the walls were painted a soothing grey. There were cushioned sofa's as well as coffee tables.
Next to the coffee tables were notepads. And next to the notepads were pens. A screen, hung off the wall to the right of him. He turned and saw his partner, Darkchild, standing on the corner of 158. He frowned realizing that the match would soon begin and the bystanders were still there. Not only was it his goal to win, now he had the responsibility of protecting the hood as well.
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