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Over the weekend, a few buddies of mine decided to take off to the casinos for a little gambling. One of the guys is the boss of my friend and happens to have two kids. Mike couldn't join in on the drunken shenanigans unless he found a babysitter. Unfortunately for me, I didn't have the money to go on a road trip.

Mike didn't have a wife to watch the kids, as she died 3 years earlier.

"No, I'm not watching kids on a Saturday night."

"C'mon Justin, please?!"

"I haven't stayed in on a Saturday since I was a kid. The answer's no."

"I'll give you 500 dollars."

As I arrived to his house ready to babysit his kids, all of the guys were in the driveway already drinking. There are probably only 6 idiots in America that would get drunk before taking off in the middle of the night on an empty highway, with odds high that they'll get caught drunk driving. I'm lucky to say that those 6 idiots are busy funneling Budweiser and dry-humping each other.

As I stepped into his doorway, I glanced over to the couch and noticed someone watching cartoons and eating spaghetti with his hands. Just great, my hands are going to be full.

"Hey Mike, start using a fork or spoon when you eat. Where are the kids?"

He jumped off the couch, wiping the spaghetti sauce on his white t-shirt. if you dont reply to this post you will die in 4 days.

"They're upstairs. I'll get them."

"Okay, I'l wait here."

Without missing a beat, he screams out. "Shitheads! Get down here!"

At that moment, I felt like I was in the movie Jumanji. It sounded like a heard of Rhyno were going to bust through the wall. Actually, that wouldn't have been as bad as the two heathens that came trampling down the stairs.

A 5 year old boy named Dallas and a 9 year old girl named Andrea.

Dallas was rocking Superman underoos. I'm ashamed to admit that I have some at home just like them.

What? The ladies love it when I wear them.

Okay, okay. One girl has enjoyed the fact that I wear them during love making. The rest walked out on me.

But not before complimenting my sweet ass underoos, though.

But I digress.

"Okay, these are the kids. I'm gone. Peace out, bitches!"

Yes, he actually cusses in front of his kids.

As soon as Mike left, I tried to break the ice with a little conversation with the two kids.

"So, how old are you, Andrea?"

She counted her fingers, then flashed 9 of them in the air. "This many."

"You're 9? Wow, you're getting grown up. You know, grownups don't say 'this many', they just state their age. All you had to say was that you were 9."

Dallas then broke in. "Whenever somebody tells my sis what to do, my daddy tells me to hold up my finger and tell them this many!"

He then proceeded to flip me off.

"Watch this!!". Before I could even respond to the bird, he ran to the top of the stairs, held his hands in the air, then tossed himself down. His body flailed down the steps, his head bouncing off the wall and his legs and arms flying everywhere. His body landed hard at the bottom, then he started screaming in pain.

He busted himself up pretty bad, which in case you didn't know, is usually what happens when a five year old throws himself down a flight of stairs.

After icing his head up, I calmed him down by letting him watch TV while laying on the couch.

"He does that all the time! He just wants to show off!", yelled Andrea.

"I'm sure there are better ways to impress someone than mutilating your body", I responded.

"He gets it from Jackass. Hey! Wanna watch me color? I'm pretty good!"

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Andrea reached under the couch and pulled out her coloring book and crayons. Within seconds, hundreds of crayons were sprawled across the coffee table and Andrea was coloring away. At this point, the little suicidal boy decides to join in.

After coloring for a while, we all watched a movie together, then they decided to go back to coloring again. It was almost 4 am before I even realized it.

"Drawing contest!", yelled Dallas. "Whoever draws the best picture wins!"

"What does the winner get?", I inquired.

"To smell my feet!", Dallas then lifted his dirty foot to his nose and inhaled. "Oh man that stinks!"

Of course his foot stinks. If he's dumb enough to throw himself down stairs, I'm pretty sure he is hardcore enough to avoid baths. Or shoes for that matter.

I started working on my drawing on a white piece of paper. I used as many crayons as I could to bring out the best in my drawing. The prize isn't really my intention for winning. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure beating two kids in a coloring contest is worthy of smelling a 4 year old's feet, but I do it for the pure joy of competition.

"Okay, done!", I yelled.

"Me too!", screamed back Dallas. He looked up at me, a huge knot starting to form on his forehead.

"What'd you draw?", I asked.

"You first!"

"Okay, fine."

I held up a picture of a forest scene. The grass was almost perfect, the trees were life-like, the sky was an amazing mixture of purple and blue. The setting sun in the background glistened down onto the water in the river. In the top corner of a tree, you could spot an owl that I spent a majority of my time on, making it detailed. My picture was surely a winner.

"That's pretty good", he said. "Now here's MINE!"

He held up a picture of...

A circle with three dots in the middle. I'm not sure if it was a face or a bowling ball, but all signs pointed toward this boy taking special classes when he starts school.

"Well, looks like I win", I smirked.

"No way! Yours is just okay!"

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"What? You spent three seconds on that!"

"I'm the judge and I say I win!"

I looked over at his sister, who was passed out asleep on the couch. I guess the final judging is between just Dallas and myself.

Dallas and I argued for several more minutes. I pointed out my detailed owl. He pointed out the dots.

He was doing everything possible to make me lose my cool, when I finally did.

"Your drawing is a piece of crap!", I screamed. I then covered my mouth.

Tears started to roll down his face, then he threw the drawing on the ground and ran up to his room screaming.

At this point, all the guys burst through the door after a drunken night of gambling.

"I'm home kids!", Mike screamed. "Where's Dallas?"

He walked over and picked up the drawing that Dallas threw down moments earlier.

"Aww, how cute. He drew another picture of his mom. God rest her soul."

"What? That's his mom? It looks like a bowling ball."

"He's four years old, what do you expect from him? When he draws a picture of his mom, this is always what he draws. A circle with three dots."

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I pushed my long bangs out of my face as I peered through the window of the unfamiliar house.

There he is. That's my target.

It's a strange feeling when you know something that someone else doesn't. He's sitting on his couch, legs up on the coffee table, the only thing his mind is thinking is probably what's on television.

He doesn't know what I know.

I knelt back behind the bushes, trying my best to see even though the darkness won't allow. The only light I see is the glaring of the man's TV screen through the window.

I looked up at the moon. Full.

People do crazy things when the moon is full.

I pulled the pistol out of my pocket and gently cocked it back. The click was the loudest noise I had made all night. I slowly peaked up and looked into the window again. He was still sitting there, stuffing his face with food.

I'm about to kill a man. I don't want to.

But I need to. Or I'll be killed.

***

"Okay, here's the deal-- you see that car over there?"

"Yes sir."

"The keys are in the ignition. Your job is to get inside that car and drive it to Mobile, Alabama. The address is on this piece of paper."

I extended my arm and accepted the envelope with an address written in permanant marker. Someone couldn't find a pen-- or a piece of paper for that matter.

"I understand, sir."

"Do NOT, I repeat-- DO NOT touch what's in the trunk. As a matter of fact, don't even LOOK in that fuckin' trunk. I have ways of knowing if you've fucked with something. You're just the delivery man, got it? You fuck this delivery up, I'll fuck you up. You drive straight there and ask to speak to Mr. Jones. He'll take care of the rest. Here's half of your payment--"

My eyes widened as Lenny handed me a stack of what seemed to be hundred dollar bills. I was in shock, I had never seen this much money before, let alone had it on me.

How did a straight laced good kid end up being a driver for one of the biggest drug kings of the south?

Greed.

Not necessarily greed, but need. I needed money. I wanted money. I had to have money.

My old roommate, Mike, was orphaned as a child. His adoptive parents happend to have close ties to the mafia, so he had always been protected by them his entire life. He always told me that if I needed money, all I had to do was meet with 'his people' and they'd take care of me.

The only catch?

I was in it for life.

I just wanted some change to get out of debt and to buy a car that actually ran. I'm getting in deeper than I needed to. Regardless though, this was my first delivery. This was my chance to gain the trust of Lenny.

"You'll get the other half when you get back. If you get pulled over, it's all on you bro. You haven't seen me, you haven't talked to me. This is YOUR stuff. If you rat us out--"

He lifted his finger to my head in the shape of a gun.

My heart raced. My mouth becoming dry.

"Bang.... now show me what you've got. Drive the speed limit and be back by tonight."

I placed the wad of money wrapped tightly in rubber bands into my shirt pocket as I slowly made my way toward the black Lexus. The door was open and it was already running. As I got closer, I could hear 'Sweet Home Alabama' on the radio.

At least these guys have decent taste in music.

I slid onto the beige leather seat and pulled the door shut. I think that's when it hit me--

Wow, I work for the mafia.

Me.

When I was several miles down the road, car set exactly at 65 miles per hour on cruise control, I unrolled and counted the money that had been handed to me just minutes earlier--while trying to keep my eyes on the road.

Twenty seven hundred, twenty eight hundred--

I was ecstatic. I hadn't even counted half of the stack yet--

Holy crap. I have 8 thousand dollars on me.

"Take your time, don't rush. You can stop and eat a few times if you'd like", is what I recall Lenny saying.

It's 2 o'clock in the morning, I'm in a black Lexus with several hundred pounds of drugs in the back. I had better get off the roads for a while to let my my settle down.

I pulled into the parking lot of Denny's, seeing as how it was the only restaurant open this late. I parked the car at the very entrance. I wanted to be careful, but not too careful-- didn't want to make it obvious that I was hiding something.

"Hi sir, how many tonight?"

I looked behind me, then back at the waitress.

"I believe it's just me."

She winked at me as she turned to lead me to a table. She was trying too hard to earn her tip. She smelled something on me.

She smelled money.

I adjusted the tie on my suit and sat down at the booth of the otherwise empty dining room. Lenny had bought me this suit himself. He requested that I wear it for this occassion.

"When you represent me, you have to look good" was his motto.

I glanced over at the booth a few feet away from me and noticed a southern family eating their late night-- or early morning-- breakfast. The scrawny man, probably around 40 years of age, looked up and smiled at me as he adjusted his Jon Deere hat.

His son, couldn't have been more than four years old, didn't notice the surroundings. When you're four, why bother? He just anxiously ate his bacon and sausage as his mother told him to slow down. I looked out the window to the only other car in the parking lot.

It was a late 70's model Toyota Celica. Seran wrap was in the place of what should have been a glass window. There was a spare donut where a regular sized tire should have been. The fender was blue, the hood was red, and the rest of the car was primered grey.

"I know how it is to struggle and be unhappy", I thought to myself.

These people were obviously struggling, seeing as how the mother was digging through her purse for change just to pay the bill. They were poor-- but happy.

I have more money in my pocket than these people probably do altogether-- why aren't I as happy as them?

The father took his hat off and placed it on the boy's head as he smiled up at the loving dad.

"Y'all ready to go see grandma??"

"Yea! Gwandma!!"

I smiled, wishing I could find happiness in the simple things like family. But I had no family that would bother to see me anymore, I had abandoned them for this lifestyle.

"Sir? Can I get you anything?"

I happily ordered my food, paid the bill, then proceeded to get up and leave. I watched my waitress and overheard her talking with one of the other waitresses--

"When's he due?"

"The doctor says the 23rd of next month. Me and Robby can't wait. He's been wanting a kid forever. I just don't know if we'll be able to afford him."

My hand reached into my pocket and I counted out five hundred bucks in hundred dollar bills and laid it on the table.

I gave her a warm smile and nod as I exited the restaurant.

"Dang, what are we gonna do baby?"

I noticed the southern couple and their kid were still in the parking lot. The hood of their beat up car was up, the wife sitting in the passenger seat holding the boy-- the husband under the hood.

"You guys need any help?"

"I don't think so, bud. Thanks anyway. This car's seen her last ride."

I looked under the hood, pretending that I knew what I was looking for.

"What's wrong with her?"

"A rod was knocking earlier this week, I think she finally messed the block up. It's dead. Thanks though."

"Um... I know this might seem out of place, but I don't know another way to say this-- one block away there's a car lot--"

"Nah, we ain't got no money.."

"Well, there's a nice minivan sitting out front. On the window it says $200 down. So here."

I pulled out two hundred dollars and pushed them in his direction.

"Whatchu think we are? Some poor moochers that can't take care of ourselves? Take you and your pity money somewhere else, boy!"

"No, I just--"

"Trying to do your good deed for the day by helping out the less fortunate? I know your kind, boy! You go out waving your money around, thinking people will kiss your ass!"

"Please, just take it. It's not like that."

"Get ou of here! We don't need you!"

He put his hands on my chest and pushed me a few steps back. His son started crying. I let my head hang low as I turned away and walked to my car.

I've got to make this delivery before daybreak.

I pulled out of the parking lot, getting an evil look from the poor man as he stood there with his family--stranded.

He's stranded, but they'll eventually get out of there.

I'm stuck here forever.
 
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My eyes struggled to stay open as I kept a tight grip on the steering wheel, trying to keep the car in the lane. I had been driving for hours and had grown increasingly more nervous, realizing that if I was pulled over, I was going to jail for a long time.

How'd my life end up like this? Why am I delivering drugs for a living?

Money. Greed.

Greed for money.

I glanced in my rearview, thinking about the family that I left stranded in the parking lot. I wonder if there was some way I could have helped them. My thoughts soon dazed me off into a feeling of subconscious for several minutes. I finally snapped out of it and steered back onto the road. I was watching the road but not paying attention.

I glanced down at the spedometer that read '95 MPH'. I lightly tapped on the breaks as I eyed my rearview mirror again.

Blue lights.

My heart pounded as I let down my window, the officer's bright spotlight shining into the Lexus, blinding me. I reached into the dashboard to grab the registration as the officer approached my driver's side door.

"License and registration".

My hand violently shook as I handed him the papers. "Here you are, sir", I managed to squeeze out.

"Do you realize how fast you were going, son?"

"Yes I do. I've been driving all night and somewhat dozed off at the wheel, sir."

He lowered his head and peaked into the car. "How'd you manage to get a nice car like this in your name?"

"My name, sir?"

"Well, yes. The car's registered under your name."

Lenny must've taken every precautionary measure to make sure that if I got caught hauling his dealings, that I'd be the one to go down.

"Oh, well-- I got a lucky break. In fact, I'm on my way to a business meeting, sir."

"That explains the suit", he said. "You sure you're not delivering drugs?"

I froze.

He smiled. "Haha, I'm only messing with you. No need to take offense."

After receiving my ticket and a warning to get some sleep, I slowly pulled onto the highway again, making sure to let the officer pass me before I picked up my speed.

It seemed as if I had driven for several more hours when I finally came across the big green sign that pointed out my destination.

Mobile, 1 mile.

As I inched closer to the dropoff, so many thoughts raced through my head. What if I don't have what they want in the trunk? What if I get killed?

What if?

I checked the address written on the old envelope one last time as I found the driveway of the home in the suburban neighborhood. I stuffed the envelope into my suit pocket as I shut the car off and stepped out. I glanced down at my watch.

4:43.

Was anyone up this early? What exactly am I supposed to do? Lenny never gave me specific instructions. Cut and dry, I was told to take this car to this address, let them take what was in the trunk, and drive back.

I adjusted my tie as I stepped onto the porch. As I proceeded to knock on the door, it opened before my knuckles could touch its surface. A man about my height wearing a white blazer stood in the doorway with black slicked back hair.

"You're early. Come in."

I stepped into the home and eyed my surroundings. Needless to say, whomever lived here was quite wealthy.

"So, um.. do you guys just unload the drugs, or what?"

My heart raced as I realized what I had just said. I made an assumption that I had delivered them drugs. I wasn't supposed to know what was in the trunk. My breath quickened as he turned around and looked at me as he reached into his blazer pocket.

He pulled out a cigarette and lit it. "Nah, that's Jonny's job. Have a seat, kid."

Why does everyone call me kid?

I lowered my posterior into the huge leather chair just as a huge man walked through the hallway entrance and stood behind me. He then placed his hands on my shoulders, to hold me down I assume.

The man my height sat in the throne-like chair a few feet across from me.

"Okay kid, Lenny tells me this is your first delivery. This is how we do things here-- First of all, Lenny isn't the highest person on my list of trustworthy peoples, ya know? In that trunk, if you don't have exactly what we bought, you know who's going to pay?"

The big man tightened his grip on my shoulders.

I tried to swallow, but my mouth was too dry. "Uhh. Me?"

"Good kid, good kid. He learns fast, doesn't he Jonny?"

Jonny patted my shoulders with his huge hands, causing me a small amount of pain. "Yes he does, boss."

''Hey Jonny, tell this kid what's gonna happen to him if our criteria isn't met."

I tilted my head to meet Jonny's eyes and to watch him speak. "He's gonna be sleeping with the fishies, boss."

"Good. Now tell him what four times four is."

Jonny lifted one of his hands from my shoulder and scratched his temple. "Uhhhh.."

"You see kid, Jonny's not too smart when it comes to math and shit. He's real street smart though, ya know?"

I nodded, not caring about the mental capacity of the huge man behind me. My only thoughts concentrated around what was in the trunk. I really hope he didn't decide not to come up on his end of the bargain-- at least not on this run.

"Okay Jonny, bring him outside. It's time to get a look at the goodies."

Jonny grabbed me underneath my right arm and forced me to walk outside to the car that I had parked there a few minutes earlier. The smaller man opened the driver's door and popped the trunk. Inside, I noticed three black duffel bags. The man lifted one up, unzipped it and peaked into it.

Jonny held tight onto my shoulders as I stood there awaiting my fate. The man checking the bag lifted his head and smiled at Jonny, then at me.

"Jonny boy, remember that whore that ratted us out?"

"Yeah boss." Jonny looked on curiously.

The man then dropped the bag. In his hand he held a human head by the hair as my body became limp and I almost passed out.

"Well, looks like Lenny came through for us!"

My heart thumped inside my chest as I watched on. The man lifted the head and started talking to it.

"That'll teach you to cross us you damned broad. That's no way to get AHEAD!"

The man burst ouf laughing as Jonny looked on, puzzled. "Uh, I don't get it boss."

"Don't worry about it Jonny. That one was way over your HEAD!"

He then burst into a laughing fit again, then made eye contact with me. "So far, so good, kid."

I gulped as he peaked into the next bag. He smiled as he dropped the bag to the ground. I tasted the sweat pouring down my face.

"He's two for two, Jonny!"

He then grabbed the third duffel bag and walked over to Jonny and I. "Here Jonny, do the honors."

Jonny let go of me and stepped in front of the duffel bag lying on the ground. The smaller man stood next to me. Jonny lifted the bag and started to unzip it.

The small man grabbed me by my arm and pulled me several feet back, almost as if he didn't want me to see what was in the bag. I was still in shock that I had been riding along with a human head the entire night.

Jonny's excitement soon turned to a frown. "Uhh.. boss? How many did he say we were gettin'?"

"5, Jonny. Why?"

"There's only four in her, boss."

The boss reached into his blazer pocket and lodged the barrel of a pistol into my side. "Remember our deal, kid?"

The boss lifted the pistol to my head as I just stood there, silently shaking. Just then, an attractive blonde woman ran outside.

"Arthur! What are you doing!? I told you NOT to do your business here!"

"Get back in the house, bitch. This is between me and the kid". He raised the gun to my skull again.

"Why are you killing this one?!", she retorted.

Great, I'm just another one on the list to her.

"See that bag down there?"

"Yeah, Arthur.", She walked over near Jonny and picked up the duffel bag that determined my fate.

"We ordered 5 kilos. Each kilo is wrapped in plastic. The problem? There's only four."

She looked into the bag, then at Jonny, then started giggling.

"You let Jonny count 'em, didn't ya?"

"Yeah, why?", Arthur lowered the gun from my head.

"You know better than to let that dumb ox do the math, there's 5 in here."

Arthur placed the gun back into his blazer pocket. "Oops. Sorry kid."

I breathed a sigh of relief, not being able to say a word. I just stood there, really intent on jumping in the car and driving far away from this place. Arthur glanced at Jonny.

"You big stupid piece of shit. I almost killed someone because of your stupidity."

"I'm sorry, boss", Jonny lowered his head, noticeably saddened.

Arthur pulled the pistol back out of his blazer pocket and pressed it to Jonny's chest. He turned his head toward me.

"Kid, I suggest you leave now.". He turned his attention back toward Jonny. "I should've done this a long time ago.."

He looked over at me again. I hadn't moved, obviously shaken from the events. "What did I tell you kid? I said to--"

Before he could finish his sentence, Jonny's enormous fist came flying into his face.

"Don't make fun of me!", Jonny screamed.

Arthur fell to the ground, gun still in hand as Jonny stood there crying tears. The woman rushed to Arthur's side, then started screaming.
 
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Get out of here! Both of you! He'll kill you!"

By this time, my reaction kicked in and I took off to my car and slammed the door. I turned the key and slammed the gas into reverse. Just as I was about to take off, I heard Jonny's voice.

"Take me with you! I don't wanna die! I don't wanna die! Jonny's scared!"

I couldn't react as the big man pulled the passenger door open and sat in the seat. I pressed the gas and the wheels skidded in place only creating smoke. I looked through the rearview and noticed Arthur on the ground reaching for his gun.

Just as the tires caught traction, Arthur fired one shot-- then another. Bullet holes rattled the back window as I veered out of the driveway and onto the road. I didn't slow down as I found the highway entrance and sped onto it.

Only then, I looked over into the passenger seat and noticed Jonny slumped there with his head in his hands, crying.

I have to go from here straight to Lenny's. What's he going to say when I show up with a member of his now enemy's mob?

I glanced down at the car clock as my thoughts calmed down. 5:15.

Time goes by slow when you're about to die.




To be continued......
 
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"Look Jonny, I can't take you back with me. I'm pretty sure Lenny has already found out what's happened. There's no telling what he's going to do with me, but that's for me to worry about. He'll probably kill you if you come back."

"Jonny scared. I don't wanna be by myself."

I couldn't believe I was trying to coax the fear out of a seven foot tall grown man. He has the muscle to kill any man with his bare hands, yet he's worried about me leaving him.

My cellphone vibrated against my leg. It was almost 7 AM. I had to be back to Lenny's by 8, so he's probably calling me to bitch about what just happened. I pulled the phone off of my belt-loop and looked at the incoming call screen.

It's my parents' house.

"Hello?", I said as Jonny adjusted the radio.

"Justin?"

"Dad? Hey..."

I hadn't told anyone back home that I had quit my job. I hadn't been to my apartment in weeks, so he probably just found out that I'm gone. Could I actually tell him what I'm doing for a living now? No, of course not.

"Justin, is everything okay? Where are you? I haven't heard from you in weeks! Where have you been?"

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"Well.. uh... I'm visiting a friend. I'm in Florida right now. Sorry I didn't call you to let you know. It was a spur of the moment decision. I've had so much fun hanging out on the beach with my friends that time passed me by. I'll be back in a few days though."

"Oh thank God. At least you're okay. You enjoy yourself, son. Your mom and I love you."

"Love you too. Bye."

I focused my attention back on Jonny as I placed my phone back on my waist. I let out a small laugh as I noticed he was singing along to Britney Spears.

I pulled onto the exit ramp that takes me straight into my town. As I drove, a small idea came to me. It's one of those ideas that's so obvious that you don't even think about it until the last minute.

"Jonny, I'm going to take you to my apartment and let you stay there while I report to Lenny. After he pays me the remaining money from the job, we'll figure out what I need to do with you."

"Do you have cable?", he smirked.

"Yes."

"Do you get Sponge Bob?"

I smiled. "Yes Jonny, you can watch Sponge Bob."

I pulled into my apartment complex. It felt weird being there, but I had a sense of home when I pulled into my old parking spot. I stepped out and walked up the pathway to my door, Jonny following closely behind me. I unlocked and pushed the door open, then stepped inside. I took in the familiar smell of the place as Jonny jumped onto the couch.

"Leather! Jonny likes leather!"

"Jonny, listen to me. Listen really carefully..."

"Okay, Jonny listening."

"Don't answer the door or phone. If you hear anybody knocking, keep quiet. Go into my bedroom and watch TV. Use my bathroom. I've got food in the fridge. Do not, for any reason, leave this apartment."

"Jonny got it", He lifted his heavy body off the couch and walked briskly into my room, ducking his head to avoid hitting the low door frame.

I gave my living-room of the small apartment one last look before exiting, making sure to lock the door behind me.

15 minutes later, I pulled into the driveway of Lenny's huge mansion. Outside were two large white men, both in suit and tie. Between them stood Lenny, who eyed me the entire time I was pulling into the driveway.

I turned off the car and stepped out. I looked down at my hands, which were noticeably shaking. I quickly shoved them into my pockets as I began to walk slowly toward Lenny.

Why was I so nervous? I did the delivery to the best of my ability, it wasn't my fault that Jonny lost his cool and jumped in the car with me when I was trying to get away.

"Hi Lenny."

He grunted. "Follow me."

He turned his back and walked into his home. He sat down in his recliner. I took the liberty to sit on the couch across from him.

"Arthur called me this morning."

My eyes widened.

"I... uh..."

"He said the delivery went smooth."

I let out a sigh of relief.

"Except for one minor problem. He says you took Jonny with you after the big lug punched him out. Is this true?"

"Well, he jumped in my car before I could do anything about it.. and..."

"Don't worry. The busted back windshield of the car tells me how Arthur felt about it. I have to give you credit, kid-- you passed the test. All I need you to tell me is where you took Lenny and we'll take care of him."

I couldn't tell Lenny that I was housing Jonny at my place, I actually do have a heart.

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"I dropped him off at a gas station back in Mobile. He's long gone."

"Good, that's what I wanna hear. Get rid of the small problem before it becomes a big problem."

I smiled. "Yes sir."

"I didn't expect you to make it back alive, but congratulations kid. You're part of the family now."

I prepared to humbly accept his speech, but paused when he mentioned that he didn't think I'd make it back alive.

"Wait... you expected me to get killed??"

"Of course I did. All of our first time delivery guys get killed by Arthur. You're the first one to make it back alive. He's a tough client to deal with."

"So, what does this mean?"

"It means you're in. You passed the test."

I put my trust in a man that didn't expect to ever see me again after that delivery. My anger was raging inside, but I couldn't let him see it.

Jonny stood up and directed me to follow him back outside. We stopped in front of the Lexus that I had been driving all night.

"This car, she's yours. But that back window ain't my problem, you gotta get it fixed yourself kid. Here's your money, I'll get in touch with you when I need you again."

He handed me a stack of bills, which I placed in my jacket pocket along with the money he had given me before I even left.

I started the car and slowly backed out of the driveway. I eyed Lenny every few seconds. I tried to concentrate on the weeks of fun I could have with the money I had. I didn't have to work for a while.

Just as the tail-end of my car reached the end of the driveway, Lenny threw his arm up and motioned for me to come back. I sighed as I threw the car into first and slowly crept back up to him. I rolled down my window as he ducked to me.

"Told you I'd get in touch with you if I needed you again."

"What do you need?"

"Now that you're working for me, I have to keep tight tabs on who you talk to. I mean, you're the new guy, if you rat me out, I'm fucked for life. Don't worry, you haven't fucked up yet, but somebody's sticking their nose where they shouldn't."

"Who?"

The next words out of his mouth came in slow motion.

"Your pops."

"What does my dad have to do with any of this?"

"You see, I have guys that have been tracking your phonecalls for the past 24 hours. This morning, you received a call from your ol' dad. I don't know what was said, but I'm not taking any chances. He has to be taken out."

My jaw dropped. "No! You can't...that's my family!!"

He pulled a gun out of his jacket and smiled as he stroked it.

"This should do the trick."

"No! Please don't! Don't kill my father!"

"Calm down kid, I never said I was going to kill your pops."

I let out a long sigh of relief.

"You're not going to kill him?"

"Of course not. I could never do that to you."

I wiped my forehead. "Wow, you scared me for a second..."

"You are."

He tossed the gun across from me and into my passenger seat. I gripped onto the steering wheel, frozen from shock.

"Here's the deal-- tonight, you're going to do the job. I have ways of finding out if you chickened out on me. Don't fuck up. Now get out of here before I change my mind and decide to kill YOU."
 
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I stomped on the gas and flew out of the driveway, speeding all the way back to my apartment.

I can't do this. This is crazy. Maybe if I call him and tell him that I want out, he'll let me out. It's not like I mean anything to him, I only made one delivery.

I picked up my phone and dialed Lenny's number.

"Hey Lenny, I can't do it. I want out."

"Don't make this mistake, kid."

"I can't kill my own dad. Are you nuts?! I want out. That's it, I'm done."

I closed the phone shut as I pulled into my apartment building parking lot. I quickly made my way up the walkway and tried to fumble with my keys as my neighbor, Amanda, approached me.

I had always had a crush on Amanda. She used to come over all the time to watch movies with me, then fall asleep in my arms. We never even kissed, namely because I had always been to scared to make a move. She was drop dead stunning, too beautiful for me to even dream of making a move on.

"Hey Justin! I'm out of sugar, do you mind if I borrow some?"

"Um.. no.. I don't mind... come on in..", I managed to say in a shakey voice.

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"What's wrong? You sound stressed out."

"Rough day", I pushed the door of my apartment open.

"Where is it?"

"In the kitchen on top of the refrigerator. Help yourself. I'm going to go into my room and make a phone call, I'll be right back."

I walked into my room and shut the door. The TV was on and Spongebob Squarepants was on. Jonny wasn't on the bed, but the bathroom door of my room was shut. I assumed he was doing his business.

"I'm home, Jonny", I said as I picked up my phone off the dresser. I couldn't use my cellphone because Lenny had somehow been tracking my calls. Thank God I never told him where I live, so hopefully he won't be able to find me.

I dialed my dad's number.

"Hello?"

"Hey, dad! Listen to me.. I don't have time to explain, just trust me on this... you need to get out of the house now! Go somewhere safe, like a hotel or something. Make sure nobody follows you, and if they are, call the police..."

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Just trust me... You need to..."

Before I could finish my sentence, a blood curdling scream in the form of Amanda filled the entire apartment. Without thinking, I threw the phone down and ran into the living room where she was standing-- shaking.

"What the hell happened? Are you okay?"

"Justin! Please don't hurt me! Please... "

"What are you talking about??"

"I won't tell anybody about the dead guy... just please don't hurt me... please!!"

She began sobbing uncontrollably.

I turned my head toward the entrance of the kitchen. There at the entrance lay Jonny's head, bullet hole right through the forehead. His blood puddle covering the kitchen floor and part of the living room floor.

My heart dropped.

My cellphone rang again. I slowly raised it and looked at the caller ID screen. "Lenny calling". I flipped it open.

"H....h...hello?"

"See what happens when you don't listen to me? You and the girl are next."

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I dropped the phone and looked at Amanda.

"I had nothing to do with this, I swear!"

"I don't care... just don't hurt me!"

"C'mon Amanda! Think straight! Do you honestly think I'd bring you into my house and point you to the kitchen if I knew I had a fucking dead body in there?!"

"I don't know! I'm so confused!"

"You're confused?! You have no fucking idea what's about to happen. You have to come with me. NOW!"

"What?"

"I work for a drug king. I just left him today. He did this. I don't know how he knows where I live, but he's obviously got somebody watching th place. He knows about you. He said he's going to kill both of us. We have to leave NOW!"

"I'm not... I can't... I have to go to work..."

"NOW! GET THE FUCK OUT OR HE'LL KILL YOU!!!"

I grabbed her hand and ran out of my apartment, not even bothering to close my door behind me. Amanda jumped into the passenger side of my car as I cranked it and took off down the road. I had to head to my dad's before Lenny got to him.

Amanda stayed quiet the entire time, her eyes staring off into the distance. Poor girl. She's now a target just because she needed sugar. It's my job to protect her.

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I pulled into my dad's residential neighborhood and quickly turned onto his road.

Wait, something's not right. Why is there a black car parked outside my dad's house? Oh no.

I slowly crept up behind the car and parked.

"Stay here, Amanda."

I jumped out and ran through the front yard. By the time I hit the front porch, I heard a gun shot from inside.

Then another. Then another.

And one more.

"Nooooo!!!!!!!", I screamed at the top of my lungs, then dropped to my knees.
 
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got damn, wha tha fuck? i got so fuckin lost hella quick. wha tha fuck is taht shit about, i aint readin all that. can i getta summary or some shit. got damn, thats a lotta fuckin shit.