CHAPTER ONE
Why? Thats an interesting question. That was my life. I knew my name. That was Alley. Yes, spelled A-L-L-E-Y definition a narrow street. A narrow street where gangsters pull out their Tommys and you decide to run. Well, I knew my job. Waitress at the Cove. I knew my house. Apartment 2e. But I wondered, who was my father? Who was my mother? Did I have siblings?
I thought about that as I collapsed on the couch after a hard day at work. I walked to my bedroom and was suprised to find a note from my only friend laying on my bed. It said:
Alley,
Come over when you get home from work
Sonny
So, I got out of my uniform and slipped on a pair of comfortable shorts and a tank top and headed to the window. I climbed on to the fire escape and clammered up the steps. I finally reach apartment 3f and found the window wide open. I jumped right in and hollered “Sonny I’m here!” A twenty-one year old man looked around the corner “As if I couldn’t hear.” Sonny looked at me and knew I had been working at The Cove. That’s because I always come home with my arms sore. He could tell that by the fact I tried to lift my glass of water up to my lips and almost dropped it Sonny said “ I get a straw.” I never knew why he didn’t put the straw in already. But there’s that why question. I didn’t really know anything about Sonny and when I ask him He always says, “Even if I told you you wouldn’t believe it!” But he was right I would learn his history and be very suprised. I asked him when he comes back”Are you going to tell me today?”
He said “Actually I’ll show you.”
We stepped into his room as he said”Direct yourself toward the bulletin board. That is my dad...”
I was stunned. Al Capone. Sonny’s dad. But Sonny was so nice how was Al Capone his fathe- my thought were interrupted by Sonny “I know what you’re thinking why does he want me to know this I could report him to the authorites. Well sorry to rain on your parade but he’s your’s too.” I was confused because I had just learned the followingy:
Mom is Mae Capone
Sonny is my brother
“OK that was weird I’m just gonna leave now think things thru a little.” I spun on my heel to go out the door and noticed something I didn’t before. On Sonny’s desk was a bright pink Tommy gun he walked over picked it up and handed it to me. “Here” Sonny said ”it’s your’s.” I pulled a note out it said:
HERE’S A GUN
LOVE,
yOUR DAD
A SMILE GETS YOU FAR BUT A SMILE AND A GUN GET YOU FARTHER!
