Play Your Cardz Right by Sydia Smith (reading like a writer TXT) 📖

like 120 grand.” She said. “Wow maybe I should do what you did.” She said. “The only car I can actually think that is a half a million is a Rolls Royce or a Maybach.” She pointed out. “Well a Maybach was sounding so good.” She said. “You are crazy. Just imagine your mother’s face if she saw you riding a Maybach.” She said. “Yeah she would kill me.” She said.

Honking her horn again she looked at the time. “Did anyone tell you how impatient you are?” Tay said knowing that they were ahead of schedule. “I don’t like waiting on things that doesn’t make me impatient.” She said defending herself. “I believe you just said the definition of impatient.” Tay said laughing. Getting a phone call from Sammie, Desi answered it. “Stop rushing me my mother said come into the house.” Sammie said hanging up the phone. “Come on we gotta go in.” Destiny said turning off her car. “Is her mother there?” Tay asked. “Yup.” Destiny answered. “You knows what that means?” Tay said. “Yup hope you are hungry.” She said knocking on the door.  Smiling at Desi she told her that she was starving.

Opening the door was Sammie’s little brother. “Hola.” He said inviting them in. Hearing Sammie’s mother speaking in Spanish Tay wanted to know what she was saying. “She said hello hope you have an empty stomach she made our favorite dish.” Desi said. “She made fried chicken.” Tay said smiling. Laughing she nudge her shoulder. “Our favorite Spanish dish you dummy.” Desi said shaking her head. Walking down the stairs Sammie was speaking to her mother in Spanish. “Deja que tus amigos comer antes de salir.” Her mother said. “Usted puede terminar de cocinar, pero tenemos que comer en el coche”  Desi said trying to help Sammie. “Magnifico.” Sammie’s mother said grabbing her cheeks.       

Walking into the living room Tay was so confused. “Okay so what just happened?” Tay asked. “Well we are going to eat in the car so just chill.” Desi said. “You guys couldn’t say that in English.” Tay said sitting down. Looking at Desi, Sammie was impressed. “You know my mom speaks perfectly good English.” Sammie asked. “Yeah but she don’t have to if she doesn’t want to.” She said. “I’ll be another minute I can’t find my binoculars and I probably know who took them.” Sammie said walking up stairs calling her brother’s name.

Sammie and Destiny met senior year. Sammie was born and lived in Panima for ten years. Her mother came to the states for Sammie to better her education and to have a live that she wanted. Her father still lives in Panima for his job and visits the states when he have vacation days. Her pa rents are still married they just live in different countries. Sammie joined the clique for her family. She didn’t want her mother to work three jobs just to put food on the table.

As a senior in high school prices became high for Sammie’s mother. She was laid off of two of her jobs. Sammie tried to help her but she was only an ace and didn’t have enough money to support her whole family. They got evicted from their house and lived in their car for several months. News got around the school that Sammie was homeless. People treated her different her friends turned on her and she had no one. Seeing that the same thing happen to her once Destiny wanted to help. Destiny was an assistant she had the power to rank someone higher and drop someone. She knew that Sammie was a hard worker but she couldn’t give her a raise without confronting one of her leaders and dropping someone rank.

She wanted to help but her plans would take some time. She knew they needed money so she talked to Sammie personally. At first her pride got into the way saying no, but that didn’t stop Destiny from doing what she was going to do. She went to talk to her mother instead. Her mother was just like Sammie and refused to take handouts. Confronting Destiny about going behind her back Sammie made it clear that they weren’t friends and not to help. At first she didn’t help her then Tay put her two cents in it. She had a plan and it wasn’t going to be easy.

They contacted her father and told him what was happening. Not knowing that this was the reason why he haven’t heard from then he wanted to do something but couldn’t. He didn’t have enough money to fly down there and didn’t know how to contact them until Destiny told him what she was willing to do. She flew him down here and got his respect. When she gained his respect, she gained Sammie’s mother respect. Sammie was tricky. She still didn’t like Desi.

They wasn’t friends for a couple of months. Destiny gave them fifty thousand dollars to start off. She got Sammie’s mother a job that paid better than her three jobs she had and Sammie was bump up to an assistant in the clique.  After three months of hating Desi, Sammie begin to hate her less. She thought of what she did and how it turned her family around she thought it took guts. She finally knew that she was only helping and that she cared. That still didn’t make them friends. They became friends when Sammie help out Tay in a dispute with one of her ex-boyfriends. After that they have been friends ever since.

In the car getting directions from Tyrone Sammie and Tay were debating which one was right. “You both are wrong.” Tyrone said. “First make a right on 54th street and then make a left on 44th street. Once you hit 44th street go straight and one of the hangout spots is on your left.” He said. “Thanks.”  Desi said hanging up the phone. “I was close I missed a turn.” Tay said. “You missed all the right turns.” Sammie said. “Like your directions was better.” She pointed out. “Oh my goodness are you guys going to keep doing this. Do I have to separate you guys?” Desi said parking her car.  Looking at the street she picked up something that the blue print didn’t. Going back to the safe house she looked at the time.

At the safe house she saw that Allen was having a hard time. “What’s wrong.” She asked. “So for this building the security is pretty easy to hack but this one is harder. It is the same coding as the last one but there is a firewall that can’t be crack without a code.” He said. “A code. Like what type a code.”  She asked. “A sentence.” He answered her. “Can you narrow down the sentence or something.” She asked. “I can go over it and see what letters won’t go with each other, but that might take a while.” He said. “How long.” She asked. “A day or two.” He answered. “You have a day. Make it happen.” She said. Looking at Denise she told her to come. “What.” She said. “First he is 25 he is way too old for you and I know who put the hit on you.” Desi said.

Looking at her sister her stomach dropped. “Am I that obvious?” She asked. “Not to them but we are twins. I notice things.” She said. Who did it.” She asked. “Jeremy.” She said. “Who the hell is Jeremy?” she asked. “The only doctor you’ve dated.” She said. “His name isn’t Jeremy his father name is Jeremy.” She said. “Follow me.” Destiny said. Going into the room she closed the door. “I put two people on Jeremy and his son. They are watching them now. I am going to do this with or without you but I have to ask. Do you want to do it?” asked her sister. “What happened to you?” she asked seeing more than just hatred but a new person.

Looking at Denise she knew what she is seeing. “My life is changing and I don’t know how to stop it. I accept everything I am. I came to a realization on how far I am willing to go. The only people that makes me happy without trying is both of my family except for one. The one person who hurt me because she couldn’t accept me for who I was. It’s no denying that the love is still there but that desperation to make her happy and accept me is gone. Don’t be that person. Mom is that person and look how that effected me.” Destiny said walking out of the room.

“You two I found an anomaly in the blueprint. This door has been taken out which means instead of four exits there are only three. I need a better and shorter plan for this building.” She said signaling Shelly to come over. “Yeah.” She said. “Punch me.” she said. Looking at her like she was crazy she hesitated. “Do I have to hit you first? Punch Me.” Destiny said raising her voice. Swinging, Destiny caught her fist. “Instead of swinging with all of the force you have, how about you leave some for your balance. The first time you fought me I could of drop you the first time you swung at me but I wanted to see how hard your hits were.

The reasons why I won is because I am a better fighter than you and because unlike you I read most of your attacks.” Desi said walking away. “I doubt it. My father trained you as well as me the only difference between me and you is you are older than me.” She said taunting her. Taking off of her jewelry Desi turned around. “You want a round two then come and get it. Get embarrassed.” Destiny said. Holding her back was Mark. “Don’t do this.” He whispered to her. Not listening, she empty her pockets. “Bring it.” She said.

Charging at her Destiny clipped her. Getting up she was angry. Swinging at her Destiny blocked every single one. Punching her in the stomach Destiny looked at her and smiled. Shaking it off, she swung. Blocking it and counter with a punch of her own Shelly fell. Defeated Destiny waited for her to wake up.

Three minutes past and Shelly woke up knowing exactly what happened. Sitting on the floor Destiny squat down. “The only difference is that I had other training. Your father taught you how to get an opponent to stay down but you need to find the balance physically and mentally. If your first attack didn’t work what will be your second. You will always need a second. That’s call making preparations.” Destiny said walking out of the safe house.

Chapter Twelve: Reconnection

Getting into her car she looked at the time. Getting a phone call she knew exactly who it was. “Smart move putting your sister with your uncle.” Brianna said. “Let see you break into there.” Destiny said. “Are you sure you want to keep playing this game. This can all be over in three seconds.” She said sounding confident. “Listen, this game you