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I remember this story like it was yesterday, the story from when I first met this guy's father, to now, the son that is now the Godfather of New York.
My Godfather, my leader, my friend, best friend, the Bromance, it all started here ...
November 1937 (2008), such a very cold night, I read my fathers journal and he had specially mentioned being rapped up in a blanket with the open fire at blaze, well, it was the winter season, what did he expect, sun?
My father had retired from this "Thing Of Ours" a long while before, it was about February time, his father, my grandfather, had decided enough was enough, our bloodline has been around for many years, now it's time to call it an end.
It was early November, my father got a message through post explaining that a friend of his was getting auth and that he wanted him to join, the first thing going through his head was that he didn't join the crime world for other friends of his, why would he do it for a friend of a friend? - he said no, and made it clear he was retired.
It was a good few months later, January 1938 (2009) I think it was, I can't be sure, I lost my fathers journal in an unfortunate arson attack during a war, but he joined, not sure why, weather he was mailed by other family friends I'm not sure, but he decided that perhaps the life of crime was easy money and perhaps it would be what his father would want, following in his footsteps, or not, who knows ..
When he first came to the shores, he received many mails from many different people, offering him help, asking if his line was new around these parts, my father was polite, he said no, but he knew they didn't actually care either way, it was all a form of member whoring, but in a smart way, so he just carried on with his business without their help.
In came Hypno, then Capo of the family, my fathers very good and loyal friend, he spoke with my father, offered him an invite to the family and my father gratefully accepted - In any other case, this could of course have been deemed member whoring, but it was completely different, they were best friends, my father was planning to join him anyway, he was just grateful he didn't have to write a two page essay to get into the family which he later learnt was how people got in.
My father didn't get to meet his new leader that day, he was away on a business call, but he had no trouble fitting in, most of the members within the family were friends of his father which was a very good result, what more could he ask for? other than a winning lottery ticket a suppose..
The next day, my father, Frankie_Gogolak, I really should have disclosed his name earlier on, but ow well, sue me ..
"TheSmilingAssassin giggles to himself"
My father, Frankie ..I'll call him by Frankie, it's a lot easier and less time ...he met up with Hypno and he took him to the leaders office, a very bright, yet quite creepy place, very cold, you could see the boss doesn't really spend a lot of time sitting around, everything still looked new, even the chair by the desk looked as if it had never been used ...
Frank stood there with Hypno, twitching in either excitement or fear, perhaps both, for being able to finally meet the boss for the first time, but I'm sure he didn't wet himself (so he claimed)
As Frankie stood there, he looked behind his shoulder, and in the doorway was a tall man in a black suit, the real deal, a face which you would never believe to be involved in such business like the Mafia ...
He spoke, Frankie's mouth moved but no words came out..
Boss: You must be Frankie_Gogolak..
Frankie_Gogolak: uh..er..
Boss Afternoon sir, my name is MickeyRourke, it's a pleasure
Frankie_Gogolak: uh..er..
*Mickey extended his hand towards Frankie..
*Still speechless, struggling to get the words out, Frankie shakes the hand of MickeyRourkey
A new friendship is born, a new found loyalty and respect is discovered.
To be continued .. |
