The Snow Within Me

Chapter 1

1 gram = 0.3 ounces.
14 grams = half an ounce.
28.3 grams = Ounce, an "O"
1000 grams = 35.27 ounces, 1 Kilo.

Cocaine: /kō'kān, kō,kān/
noun
1. an addictive drug derived from coca or prepared synthetically, used as an illegal stimulant and sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic.

Also known as "coke", "snow", "blow", etc.

Ever since March 15, 2013, and even before that, Justice Keman's life surrounded and was based off of this drug. Every move she made, was decided by her dealing of this drug.  Three years ago, Mariah and Relan Keman hugged their daughter goodbye to leave for what they thought to be a quick transaction. But when the Daniel Defense AR-15 came out, everything change, Justice's life especially.

It was around 2:30 a.m. when Relan's
phone rang with a call from and unknown caller. He got up from his seat next to Mariah in their family living room, walking past his daughter and into the kitchen to take the call. Both Mariah and Justice looked at each other making a common mental agreement. He's about to leave for a move. Mariah looked down at her hands and cracked her fingers, a nervous move. Each night Justice's father leaves for a sale, she gets more and more nervous. She busts most of his sales with him, she just never got over the anxiety part that comes in with it.

Justice looked back to the entrance of the kitchen, watching for her father to return. They don't tell her much about the drugs and sales, only when they're leaving and when they have returned. And she liked it that way. She kept her nose exactly where it belonged and didn't ask questions. Her adoptive brother Isaac on the other hand is a completely different story. Justice's parents took him in when he was 6. He got into the drug business with his adoptive father around the age of 17.
At this moment, he's out somewhere. The whole family agreed to a family movie but Isaac never returned home from work. Justice sent him a few texts but like always he never responded.
Relan walked back into the living room and made eye contact with his wife, nodding his head. In that same instance Justice's mother got up from her seat and grabbed her jacket then walked to the office in the next room. Relan walked over to Justice and leaned down, kissing her forehead. "I love you, we should be back in a few hours. Lock all the doors and the windows, call me if something goes down."
Justice nodded in agreement as her mother walked out the office and back into the living room with two Silver Eagle pistols, handing one to Relan. She turned to Justice, "I love you." She leaned down and kissed her cheek then headed to the door, followed by Relan.
Relan stepped out, closing the house door behind him. Both of them walked and got into their black Escalade. With Mariah in the driver seat, they headed out to the warehouse for one of the biggest moves of the year. It's a quick meeting, but big bank.
The whole ride Relan and Mariah shared private thoughts, they just didn't know they were thinking the same thing. They both wanted out of this lifestyle. It was cool and fun when they were younger, before the kids, when there were less things at risk. Relan is one of the biggest dealers in the whole North American continent. And during his rise he made many enemies along the way. Little did he know his enemies were closer than he thought.
Both of them hopped out the car and headed to the truck after popping it open. They've been stocking up for weeks. They grabbed all the bags out and closed the truck, both pulling out their pistols as they walk to the entrance of the warehouse. As they walked into the dimmed light building, they followed down the hall to their usual meeting room. As they stepped in the room discreetly, Mariah shot the body guard on the right and Relan shot the one on the left then continued walking to the large table in front of them, with a mid-height built man sitting behind it.
He spoke to them as they placed the bags on the table, "Must you kill my men every time me meet?"
Relan responded with a laugh, "Personal protocol. You have 9 more behind you. Let's get to bu—"
He was cut off, by the sounds of bullets that were headed in his wife's direction. Relan seen Mariah fall from the corner of his eye and he attempted to turn but he was stopped by bullets. His body formed a pile with his wife's as he fell, and the pool of blood formed quicker.