Demetrius Williams, at
the age of eighteen, was slam-dunking from behind
the free throw line with college scouts jocking him
every game. The question becomes: what would make a
young man give up on his basketball dreams and trade
them for street dreams, when becoming an NBA player
was in his view? Vickie, Demetrius' mother, is a
loving, caring, and hardworking, unsuspecting
mother. She could have never suspected her son,
having NBA potential, would forfeit it. She thought
he was attending school every day until one morning,
after waking him up for school, he said, "I am not
going to school, and I am not going to the prom."
What she heard from his lips was more than she could
bear. She knew that Demetrius was entering a chaotic
world. What she feared was that he was falling into
his father's footsteps. His father, while he was
trying to rob a bank, was killed by the LAPD in
front of Demetruis as a child.
Scrilla, a hood wizard
who knew the ins and outs of the Los Angeles slums,
befriended Demetrius. Scrilla watched Demetrius grow
up riding his bike down the street where he peddled
cocaine. He saw Demetruis during his high school
years walking down the street, dribbling his
basketball. Even though he was a hustler and a
ruthless thug, Scrilla did not want young Demetrius
to follow in his footsteps. Demetrius joined the
streets after an altercation with his stepfather. He
was attracted to the wrong kind of friends-young,
reckless, wannabe street hustlers. After his getaway
from the Nix Check Cashing Robbery, he considered
himself inducted into the Hall of Hustlers. This
wild roller-coaster ride is a cautionary tale. It
will hold you hostage until the end. You will be
shocked to see how the loose ends are intricately
tied together and deep secrets revealed. A
page-turner indeed! |