Family Business Gone Wrong

Family Business Gone Bad

I remembered as I sat at my desk, when my life took a twist. I was only 17 when my Father died. There was secrets that I didn't know, that no one bothered to share with me till I was older. When my Father died my Uncles and Mother took me into my Dad's office and told me what I never thought I would hear.

"Edwardo there's something we need to tell you." Mother proclaimed.

"Yes Mama what is?" I stared at my family nervously.

"Your Dad was a loving and kind man, but there's more to your Father then what you know."

" Mother whats going on?"

"Your Father's known around here as a very powerful man."

"Mother what do you mean?"

"Edwardo, its taking me so much strength to tell you this, your Father was the leader of a Mafia, his Mafia."

"What are you talking about Mama?"

"We were waiting to tell you when you were going to turn 21, but now's a good time to tell you."

"Why now?"

"Because your taking over the business Edwardo, Its time."

The whole world stopped as I replayed those words in my head. Me, a Mafia Leader I cant do that. I can get killed or worse, get others killed.

I finally snapped back in the conversation. "By Myself?, what if something bad happens?"

"That's what we're for, we're known as the mafia followers, we were apart of the business to." One of my Uncles explained to me.

I hear someone call me, so I snapped out of my flashback.

"Edwardo, phone for you" My uncle handed it to me.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hello Edwardo?" The voice asked.

"This is him."

"Yes, this is Juan, the package has came in."

"Okay. My men will go and get it"

"Okay, Met my man at 17th Street. The package will be in the back of a blue Ford Focus, If you try to pull any fancy stuff there will be consequences."

"Listen here Juan, you worry about you and I will worry about me got it?"

"Whatever, just be on time. 9:15p.m."

Beep, Beep, Beep! He hung up. I gathered my men and told them what the plan was. We have to make sure we get that package and very carefully.

We got our things and left to go prepare for the job. We pulled up to the cornor of the street and I sent three men out to go gather the package, all armed and ready. As they located the car and opened the back, guns fired left and right, but not my guys guns, other men have ambushed us. My men try to fight back, but they got killed trying.

"Get Edwardo out of here fast!" My uncle demanded.

"What about the three guys out there" I asked

"They're gone, dead, we have to get you out of here, Now!" he commanded

The car spead off, the bad guys started shooting at our car as we drove off. Heart racing, mind thinking, eyes blinking, I became frighten to see what would happened next. We made it back to the mansion, and one of my Uncles called my Mom to tell her what happened. She came running out of the house, eyes tearing up.

"My Edwardo, your okay." She cried

"Yes Mama, I'm okay." I went inside fast and walked straight to my office and sat down. I wondered what I was going to do this never happened before. Who would want to do this? I thought, as I stared at a photo of my father and I together on a family vacation. This would of never happened to him I thought to myself. "I let you down Papa" I said under my breath. The phone began to ring, but before I could answer it one of my uncles ran and answered it for me. He put it on speaker.

"Hello?" My uncle answered

"This is Juan, I told you not to pull any fancy stuff, now you will pay. I told you there will be consequences."

Before I or my uncle could say something back he hung up. I looked at my uncle, and I started to wonder what's going to happen next. My cousin then ran in and said there was a gang of cars coming this way. He turned to the left wall and walked up to a book shelf then pulled a book and the shelf moved. There was a wall of guns that appeared. He threw guns to every one and told them to get ready. He handed me a hand gun and told me to stay low.

Shooting sounds came from every where outside. The sound of glass braking came from the windows. My office is on the fifth floor, but they still managed to shoot at my window. My cousin fell down, due to a shot in his chest. I crawled under my desk next to my dead cousin. "What am I still doing here, I need to find mama and leave." I got up and ran to her room down the hall to her room.

"Mama! Mama!" I screamed.

"Edwardo is that you?" It came from her closet. I ran in and saw her curled up in the corner. "Son!" she yelled. I grabbed her by the hand and ran.

I made sure the gun was loaded and ready to shoot. We took the elevator down, and ran through the back. The rest of my family didn't know where I went. We got to the back. I stopped to breathe and think what to do, before we ran again.

We took off again through this war between Juan's and my Mob. Legs burning, mind throbbing, heart racing, I yelled "Run mama." and we ran faster, still holding on to her hand. Gun shots firing everywhere, I could see the gate that lead out from here. Our run almost came to an end to get freedom.

we almost got to the gate, when all this weight pulled me down. I looked back to my mother and to find a bullet in her head. My heart dropped, I couldn't breath anymore.

I crawled to her and screamed her name "Mama! Get up mama!" No response. I sit there as I fell hot tears run down my face, but I could not stay here for long. I had to get out of here before the same thing happened to me. I got up and ran to the gate, I started hearing sirens and turned around and saw flashing lights.

I made it outside the gate and ran as far as I could, passing street by street. I had to hide I took a sharp turn into a dark alley. I sat down by a trashcan, and whimpered to myself. "My family, my house, my business, my money, and my mom. All gone because a dumb package, because I messed up. I never wanted to be apart of this family business, it ruined my life."

I look down at my hands covered in dirt, grass, and the blood from my mothers head. How has my whole perfect life gone to hell? I have nothing else in life, nothing.

As I sat there forever I finally hear the sirens again. I don't run or get up I just sit there. The sirens get closer, next I can see flashing lights of red and blue. The lights get closer, and the sirens get louder. The cop cars turn in to the alley, and it didn't look so dark anymore. The police got out of the car and shined a flashlight on my face.

"Edwardo Juarez?" One police asked.

"Yes, that's me." I respond

"Your under arrest for stolen items, murder, and gang violence."

They helped me up and I put my hands behind my back, as they put the handcuffs on. I thought to myself as they helped me in the back of the car. "Well this is the end and a new beginning to my life." I sat down and looked out the window to see what I wont be seeing in a long time.