I was sitting outside of a coffee shop, waiting for Harmony to pull up. Harmony was hesitant about meeting up with me, but she eventually agreed to it. I'm confident that I can get the truth out of her before East's hearing. It's a MUST.

"Genesis" I heard somebody say.

I looked up from my phone and seen Harmony standing in front of my table.

I put on a fake smile then greeted her. "Hey Harmony, I ordered you a mocha latte. I hope that's okay."

Harmony was visibly nervous, but I was trying my best to make her feel comfortable.

"That's fine. So, what's up?" She asked as she sat down.

"I just wanted to clear the air between us. I want you to know that I have no issue with you. You couldn't have known that Lola was going to tell on East."

Tears instantly filled Harmony's eyes at the mention of Lola's name.

"I'm sorry, I just can't believe she's dead. She was one of my closest friends, and I was gonna be Josiah's godmother" Harmony said.

The name "Josiah" threw me off for a moment, but I quickly realized that she was talking about Lola and East's son.

"Her death was terrible and unfortunate. I wonder who killed her because East's people knew not to touch her. Only a bold muthafucka would go against East's rules."

Harmony cleared her throat then sipped her latte. It was obvious that she was hiding something.

"People probably think that they can disobey him because he's in jail. I hope East deals with them accordingly. Lola wasn't a saint, but she didn't deserve to die.

"Agreed, the baby didn't deserve to die either. It's no secret that I disliked Lola, but nobody deserves to die."

"You two would've eventually gotten along really well. Lola only acted that way towards you because she was still in love with East. Those two had history behind them. She would've gotten over that history though. I'm sure of it" Harmony said.

"Let's cut the bullshit, shall we?"

Harmony knitted her eyebrows in confusion. "What do you mean?" She asked.

"You know what I mean. YOU know who killed Lola. In fact, I'm pretty sure you're fucking the man that killed her. Or did you do it yourself? Did you kill your own bestfriend to protect an ain't shit ass nigga that dogs you out every chance he gets? I'm sure Lola would've NEVER done that to you. She was a lot of things, but disloyal wasn't one of them. She had courage unlike you."

Harmony just sat there with tears running down her face. That confirmed what I already knew. She didn't even bother defending herself because she knew that I was right.

"You have a chance to do the right thing. I'm sure you know that East's sentencing hearing is coming up. Either way I'm going to find out the truth. I will never stop fighting for my man's freedom. I can be VERY brutal when it comes to the people that I love."

"I'll be graduating college with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice pretty soon. My plans were to go to law school afterwards, but I can also become a detective. I don't care if it takes five years, my man will be free. I'll become a detective and hunt you and Zander all the way down. I'll have you both arrested and put in jail for LIFE. Your son will have no parents. Miss Helen is getting old, and she won't be able to take care of him very long. Anyways, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. The choice is yours."

I flashed a small smile then walked off to my car. Sometimes you gotta give a bitch something to think about.

"YOU DID WHAT!? GEN, ARE YOU CRAZY? WHAT IF SHE TELLS ZANDER?" Kelis shouted.

"You were supposed to work your way into it Gen" Sammy said.

"WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT! I DID WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE!"

"That was really careless of you Genesis. What if Zander tries to kill you? East is not here to protect you and Kaiser" Kelis said.

"I can protect myself, and I can protect Kaiser. If Harmony knows what's good for her, she'll cooperate."

Sammy sighed then shook her head. "I'm going to stay here with you for a few days. You and Kaiser can't be here alone anymore" she said.

"That was so stupid of you Genesis. I understand that you want East home, but you can't be out here moving recklessly. We were supposed to play it smart, and you ruined that. I'm almost certain that Harmony is going to tell Zander. Zander will either panic and leave the country, or he'll kill you. You have people on this earth that love and care about you so much. You can't put your life at risk like that. East would be DEVASTATED if he lost you and another child" Kelis said.

Kelis had a point, but I was confident in the decision that I made. I'm confident that Harmony will do what needs to be done.

"Did Genesis tell you about her theory?" Kareem asked.

I nodded, "she did. What do you think about it?"

"I don't know man. I've been seeing changes in Zander since you've been gone. He seems disconnected from the family and the crew now. He could be going through something though" Kareem said.

"I've been doing some thinking, and Genesis' theory does makes sense. I just don't wanna believe that Zander would do some shit like this."

"I don't wanna believe it either bro" Kareem said.

I didn't wanna believe Genesis' theory at first because Zander has been my friend for years. I love that nigga like a brother, and it'll fuck me up if I find out that he crossed me. The more I think about it, the more Genesis' theory starts making sense. Like she said, the motive is definitely there. He could've pinned this shit on me to save his own ass.

"Watch him closely Kareem. Don't accuse him of anything just yet though. If you watch closely enough, you're bound to catch him slipping."

Kareem nodded, "heard ju. This shit is fucked up bro. The thought of it makes me sick as fuck."

"I feel the same way cuzzo. We gotta get to the bottom of this shit though."

I hate to say it, but Zander is DEAD if I find out that he had something to do with this. Not only did he get me sent to jail, but there's a possibility that he killed my child and the mother of my child. That shit ain't flying with me. I pray to God that he's innocent.

"We will get to the bottom of it. You know I got you" Kareem said.

I nodded, "you been watching Gen?"

"Yeah, she been chilling. That girl really loves you cuzzo. You got a good one" Kareem said.

I smiled and nodded. "I'm already knowing. That woman is my world. I have plans for her when I get out of here."

"Wright, visitation is over" a guard said.

"Keep your head up in here. You'll be home soon East. We ain't letting up" Kareem said.

"Heard ju, love you nigga."

"Love you too cuzzo" Kareem said.

I'm confident that this shit will end soon. I have faith in my family. Like Kareem said, we ain't letting up when it comes to my freedom.

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