For What Its Worth...Lust

Rocky

"How the fuck did you forget the drive? You had one simple job."

"Nick"

" I mean what could have made you so distracted? Don't tell me you're doing drugs, again. Or are you drinking? Is it the stress?"

"Nick" I say a little louder even though I know he's gonna keep on rambling. But I couldn't help being distracted, lately all my thoughts have been filled with her. I thought after my win the other day I'd be fine. But all I want is to go back there and do it again. Even if it lands me in the hot seat. I mean every speed limit was broken trying to leave my fathers house before anyone noticed. I could only imagine what would happen if I showed up empty handed, again. I don't even know why he's putting so much pressure on me right now. I'm ready to become the head of this mafia without being sent to complete such low level tasks.

"I knew this day would come. You're dying and all because you couldn't develop one healthy habit. Can I have access to your bank account when you're gone? No need for all that to go to waste, right."

"NICK, I swear to god if you don't shut the hell up right now I will throw off that bridge."

"You wouldn't, Because I'm your one and only best friend. You'd miss me too much, and get into way more trouble."

"I would not and it was not my choice."

Sometimes I question why I made this man my second in command. He wormed his way into my life in highschool, by being the only dumbass in the whole school who was somehow not afraid of me, especially with all the rumors going around. Even after he saw the kind of life my family leads he stuck around. And most of the time I'm grateful but this is not one of those times.

"So we need a new game plan." "I'm clearly not going to find this drive anytime soon so what can we do to get this to at least be the last thing on my fathers mind. Clearly the drive wasn't all that important if he wanted to sell it." I can see Nick's eyes go wide.

"Tell me why your face just did that or I'm really pushing you off that bridge." "So the deal was actually bigger than just a bunch of money. This was supposed to lead to an alliance and a getting a bunch of new territories to control." " ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME. You're telling me that my father let all this ride on a stupid flash drive delivery with rookies without even telling me how important it was. If I had known, I would have made sure that everything went right from the start. What's even on the drive?" I ask to hopefully get an idea of what's so grand that everyone is willing to put so much on the table. "Nobody knows. It's the one thing he won't tell anyone."

Thats my father oh so paranoid. Part of me isn't surprised he hadn't shared his true intentions. But, In a few months I'm supposed to become the head of this mafia. I should know when these things are happening, at the very least be let in on them. "Come on man, let's just go get dinner and figure out a plan to continue the search tomorrow." I just stare at him with a dark look on my face. "I'll take that as a yes." " I hate you."