Thicker Than A Snicker

Prologue

PROLOGUE

Josiah's POV

I remember it like it was yesterday,  going into that Correctional Facility. I got arrested for stealing food and clothes. I had to survive in these Miami Streets I didn't have anybody but Me, Myself, and I.  

Flashback

When I first walked in all I got was piercing hard looks and some smurks from inmates. I was scared I was only 10 years old. I was still a little kid, the bed was hard and as cold as a icecube.

Some nights I cried myself to sleep thinking how did I get here and where was my mom and did she even care about me or how I was doing.

The longer I stayed in there the longer I started to feel like I didn't have anybody on my side,  but you know what...I learned to not care.

I was born alone and I'll die alone, nobody could ever tell me it's going to get better because they don't know what I've been through.

When I get out of here I don't know what am going to do but I'll find something and maybe someone too. I got 400 more days left and am a free man.

Soon enough 400 days later I was out on the Miami streets, I tried to get what I needed in a different way but times are tough so I fell back into my old habits and ended up where I started...In prison.

Some of the inmates welcomed me back with open arms,  others with piercing stares and others were sorry to see that am back.

 One day I was sitting in my ceil when the guards shouted "Ross you have a visitor" waking me up from my tear induced nap.

Wiping crust from my eyes I wondered who would come and visit me, I thought I was alone. When I walked into the visitation room  

I scanned the room looking for who would come and see me . My eyes stopped on a tall dark figure. He had to be about 6'3 weighing 230lbs a bald head with an intimidating look in his eyes but had an welcoming aura about him.

I stood there looking at him wondering if this was my visitor. The guard pushed me toward the booth and I picked up the phone.

With a deep raspy voice he said "Josiah I know you don't know me but I am family". I sat there in shock , this man did seem familiar  "Who are you" I said, "Am your Uncle Rodney , your mom's brother" he said. I don't ever remember meeting him maybe it's because I never did.

"I have some bad news for you Josiah" he stopped his voice seemed to be shaking "Your mother's dead". I looked at him in confusion because she was never there for me , I said to him with a cold stillnes in my voice "And".

His eyes widened in shock "I know she wasn't the best mother but she was yours Josiah" he said.

"That woman never cared about what happened to me so why should I care about what happens to her" , I slammed the phone as hard as I could and rushed out the room the guard immediately took me back to my cell.

As I was walking out I saw this tall cocky figure with long black dreads swinging from side to side  walking my way with the numbers 908735612 written on the upper right hand side of his bright orange jumper.

He had a puzzled look on his face "Lil Nigga" he whispered shaking his head as he walked in the visitation room he saw who his visitor was.

When Shaud walked in the room he spotted his long time friend Rodney Ross. Shaud and Rodney have been friends ever since they were in diapers, their mom's have been bestfriends for over 35 years and now they were bestfriends as well.

"Wassup big Shaud how you been"

"I been good just waitin to get out of hea I got 4 more years in hea until am a free man"

"I feel you,  but wen you get out we hittin up my new club , I named it KOD(King of Diamonds)"

"So you workin wit diamonds na huh"

"Yeah , but Shaud I gotta ask yhu a favor"

"Yeahh Wassup My Nigga"

"I need you to look after my nephew Josiah Ross"

"Who"

"The Lil nigga who walked pass you just na"

"Oh that lil nigga yeah I gotchu I'll keep ah eye on him"

"Thanks bruh stay up"