Surviving

How It Beings

Colt Reed age 11

" inside of you there's a Survivor, a fighter, a wild thing chaser." Thoues words run through my head as I walk down the road not sure where I'm heading. All I do know is I'm looking for a man named Lorenzo Reed. Im told he's a tall man with brown hair a souther drawl that's disappeared over time a heart of a fighter and a temper of a pissed of bull. Miss Nelly told me that her son Lorenzo would take good care of me. But she never got the chance to tell me where he was or how to find him.

I was sitting by fireplace playing with Hex a pup I beg Miss Nelly to let me keep. As Miss Nelly knitted another blanket for the kids at church. At 6 years old a man Miss Nelly trusted brought me to her houes and asked her to take care of me. She of corse welcomed me with open arms. She gave me the love I needed but also taught me how to survive. She wasn't just some sweet old lady. She was raised in the bak country with her dad. As she got older she fell in love with a biker man. And became his old lady. Back in her day she could kick as and skin a deer with her bare hands. But after her husband died of old age out living her. She decided to settle down here in a little town of Blue River. Her sons all grown up. Miss Nelly taught me everything she knew I can fight, shoot, cook, clean, drive and much more.

" Miss Nelly pleas can I keep the pup I'll take good care of him I promise" she tisks at me thinking as she knits " I'm not sure hunny that's another mouth I'd have to feed" I sigh just as a gun shot go's out. I duck down covering Hex " Colt take that pup and head to the cellar. Grab the gun down there and don't come out till you know I safe" " no I won't leave you come on" " Colt hunny go ill be ok" I sigh pickin up Hex and running down to he cellar. Locking the door and grabbing the glock down here and put it in the back of m pants huddling down with Hex hoping that Miss Nelly will be ok" I hear 2 gun shots then 2 more then another set of 2 gun shots then one. I hearing people walking above I keep quite then after a few minutes I hear a truck drive off. Grabbing the gun I make my way out of the cellar. Clearing the houes like Miss Nelly taught me. Finding her in the living room on he floor shot in the stomach bleeding out. Running to her side I cry " shhh Colt it's OK I'll finally see my husband again after all these years. But don't you worrie my youngest son Lorenzo will keep you safe and take good care of you now go grab the emergency packs and that pup of yours and come back" I nod kissing her cheek I run off grabbing the packs we packed long ago and grabbed Hex from he cellar. Running back to Miss Nelly " wheres your son Miss Nelly where do I go" she rubs my cheek " make sure you grab all the guns hunny and the first aid kits you can't stay here and wait for him the men could come back" " what men" " my husband's enemies. The cobras and you let my sons know this ok" " yes Miss Nelly I know how the MC works" she nods " good now things have changed since I was involved and now my son Hawk runs things you look him in the eyes and tell him I'm proud of him and that the dragon lives he'll know what I mean my sweet Colt" she coughs up blood and I cry more " in my room under the bed in the floor boards is a small wooden box grab it and run hunny don't let anyone take it guard it with your life onl share it with the first person you trust" she coughs up more blood " go dear find Lorenzo" " where Miss Nelly you never told me where he is or eve where to look" I say into her chest but I know she's gone as her breaths are no longer. I shead a few more tears and run off grabbing the box and the things she said to and with Hex on a make shift leash I close Miss Nelly eyes and kiss her cheek one last time and leave Turing off all the lights as money doesn't grown on trees.

Walking along the road with Hex now an adult dog. I've been searching for Lorenzo for 1 year now living off of what I can staying away from cops.
I find my self in a town called Rivers end. I remembered that Miss Nellys husband rain yhe MC here hoping I can some one to help me. I know I'm in the right place as I see bikes parked infont of a biker club. Knowing this is only the office for them and where they spend there time parting. Taking a deep breath I walk into the club houes and smell booze looking around these a good amount of bikers here now all looking at me I was in further looking for someone to ask questions. I see an older man and from story's and pictures I know this to be Boomer walking over to him " excuses me Boomer" he looks shocked to know I know him " how do you know who I am kid" " um Miss Nelly bit you probably know her as Dragon's old lady" he shoots up " come with me kid" I nod and follow him to a hall way and into an office where a man sits about 40 or so but if I'm right this is Hankly and he's 42 almost 43 " prez we need to talk" Boomer tells Hankly " what's up Boomer" I dint let him speak " I'll talk to him thanks Boomer" he stands there smiling at me I turn to Hankly " Hankly Reed age 42, 43 on December 3rd. A wild younge kid who's grown up into a respected man but you should realy keep away from thoues pies your wife makes it shows more then you think" Boomer laughs his ass off " now how he'll do you know all of this shit " " your mother would kick you ass knowing you just cusses infornt of me she kicked many others for the same reason " he growls " how do you know my mother" I sigh " she took me in as a younge kid was there the day she died" he growls again " tell me everything you know kid" " sorry I can't I was told to find Lorenzo first by your mother" he looks shocked " my baby brother Lorenzo" I nod he sighs " knowing my mother she has a good reason for all of this, Boomer have Das get Lorenzo here and fast the and the rest of the Reed brothers pleas" he nods