OAKLAND's GREATEST

Chapter 8

Chapter 8: The Fatal Kiss.

"Yes it will be starting the week after Thanksgiving so in two weeks. Audition to join my Ballet Company will be honest and fair. If I can out a few flyers in your bulletin for parents or staff members to sign their children up would be great." Raven told the Principal at the neighborhood K-12 center about 7 minutes from his dance studio. The man sipped his coffee and replied, "It will help keep some kids off the street. Why not? You can put some up. Ill even pass some along to the neighboring schools."

"Thanks." Raven said as he stood up and walked out the office as his phone started ringing. He saw ROME across the screen as he rolled his eyes and declined the call.

"Your call has been forwarded to an" Rome exhaled as he hung up the phone as his office door opened. Gregg walked into the office and exhaled, "I spoke to my father...I have to speed up the timeline of finding the diamonds. I am to take the throne pretty soon."

"Dont you have an IN with the son?" Rome asked him as he used air quotes. Gregg sat down and exhaled, "last night we had another date and Im starting to see that he cares for me and If im being honest"

"Oh God! Dont tell me you are catching feelings?" Rome asked.

"He is just different from anyone I've been with back home in Garlandia. He is real, you know? And imm starting to think what if he doesn't even know where the diamonds are at...."

"Then im out of the money you promised me and Garlandia will have a missing prince because the tone in your voice is saying to me your dad is banking on you." Rome said as Gregg rubbed his face and stated, "I don't know what to do."

"Let me help you! Maybe I can apply pressure on the son and get him to"

"NO! You aren't going to use your tactics in him." Gregg snapped as Rome eyebrows raised and he chuckled, "Just give me his name."

"Nope. Now Lionel is changing our oil and then we heading to the Gun pickup. We will be in touch when they in are possession." Gregg said as he stood up and Rome clapped him up and exhaled, "This is your real mission...get Lionel to trust you. I don't know how long you have left but with a Lionel on your side its better."

"Are you fucking crazy Lionel?" Jackson whispered as Lionel changed the oil on the truck.

"If Gregg goes missing on this little trip he wont be missed. I think I can smooth it over with Rome. I don't trust this kid and"

"Rome does. And as long as he does means he is my brother and a member of Son of Roses. Lionel you aren't always right. We all have a past and wasn't it you that told me that shit doesn't define you. If I remember correctly you and your siblings came over in a damn storage unit to be sold"

"Not to be sold...we were sold! I watched my older sister be raped by men after men in the house those Russians had us in. If it wasn't for Mister Bass storming that compound I wouldn't be here."

"How is that old fuck anyway?" Jackson asked.

"Haven't spoken to him in awhile but its 2020...and knowing him he into some crazier shit than he always been in." Lionel said as they clapped up as he peeped Gregg coming into the garage. He exhaled, "you driving!"

"Alright." Gregg said as Jackson told them, "check in on the hour..every hour." He stared at Lionel and mouthed, "DONT DO ANYTHING STUPID."

"Yess that midway fair is under major construction its to be opening spring next year. Its about to bring so much fun to our kids." Some annoying ass lady said behind the counter of Setta's section in Izzy's beauty bar. Setta put her natural candle down in front of her and stated, "and so much traffic to the streets. That will be 25.45." Setta stared over and saw Izzy staring at the photo of his dad and him that he had put up a few days ago. Setta then realized it was his Dad's birthday today. She walked over at the cashing the lady out and stood next to him and exhaled, "you are literally his spitting image."