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| A Tale Of Tales Chapter 1-The Fall | Started by: Viper on Nov 04, '20 17:44 |
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Damian wakes up early in the morning due to the phones nonstop ringing. He hears his father answer, mutter a few words then the front door slams and his father is gone. "I guess its gonna be another one of those days" he says with heavy eyes and a grogginess in his voice. The sun hadn't come up yet, that meant his mother was probably in the kitchen already rustling up some grub for him before he went to school. Damian took a quick bath before getting dressed. His father was strict when it came to hygiene and cleanliness inside the house. He needed to be bathed twice daily, once in the morning and again in the evening. The house couldnt be dirty, the laundry needed to be done and there was no such thing as a dirty dish in the sink. Damian threw on some black slacks and striped long sleeves real quick and moved to the table so he could eat breakfast. His mother quickly fixed him a plate with two eggs sunny side up, two strips of bacon and a slice of ham. Damian wolfed down the food, gave his mother a kiss goodbye and walked out the front door as quick as he could, not wanting to converse with his mother about the first day back at school since his incident. The morning air was fresh, kids, men and women filled the streets walking to work and school. A Packard rolled by with a couple of men in suits and nice hats. Damian stared at the car in admiration, one day he would be sitting in that vehicle having drinks with those folks. School was a 20 minute walk from Damians house so he began to huff it. On the way he would walk by Gary's house, Gary was Damians closest friend. They did everything together, from stealing cars, to selling smokes on the side of the gym at school, to picking up girls at the local movie theater. Gary sat on his front porch in a pair a Jean's ripped at the knee and a plad shirt on. His shoes were basically comedians already, always flapping their mouths. "Heya Gary, what's the word on the street pal"? Damian asked jokingly in his best tough guy voice. "Ya know, the same old same old." he replied with a quick laugh. "Enough with da jokes though D, remember Sally? The girl with the cleft lip?" Gary asked. "Yeah, wasnt she the one who took that slip and fell off the stage at last years talent show?" Replied Damian with a smirk. "Well she's also Kevin's little sister, she dont really like him very much. So get this, as we were walking home from school yesterday she let it slip that her father who owns that store Burts Goods on the corner is having a resupply truck coming in this morning. " said david with an evil look in his eyes. "Our cigarette supply is running awfully low and we could sure use the extra money" complained Gary. Damian knew he couldnt pass up this offer, he would have to miss school to do this though and his mother wouldn't be very happy with him if she recieved a letter from the principal in the mail again. Also he knew he was gonna have to run this by Lazy Eyes in order to get the ok and avoid any consequences if there were any, and Lazy might even want a cut as well. "Alright, sounds like we got some work to do, let's get to Luckys." Replied Damian. Luckys was a corner store up the block that sold various goods such as milk, bread, ham, and booze to the locals. On the other hand, walking up to the front counter and whispering the words "I Feel Lucky" would grant you access to the gambling Den in the back of the store along with the usual pat down from the doorman. Damian and Gary stepped into the Den, it was a completely different setting in there, there was a poker table set up in the middle of the room, a small fridge on one of the walls and a large safe on another wall. The room smelled of cigar smoke and expensive whiskey. "What the fuck you mean they are refusing to pay?" Yelled Lazy Eyes. "They said that they no longer needed protection" replied Monose. Monose was an Soldier like Damian, he had his wits, not much of anything else though. Lazy usually sent him to do his collections but he had been having trouble collecting recently due to his problem with violence. He got his name early on his childhood when a Mole started to develop on his nose as you may have guessed. "What did you do when he said this?" Lazy asked in an angry tone. "Well nothing, he looked pretty angry and I was all by myself." Monose replied with scared look about him. "Get the fuck outta my face." Yelled Lazy Damian walked up to the table Lazy was sitting at and laid his plan out. "So, theres this resupply truck coming in to Burts Goods on the corner. Gary and me plan to take some smokes off it to line our pockets. I wanted to let you know about it first before we take it." Said Damian "Coincidentally, old Burt owes me some money to pay off his how do you say, gambling addiction. So by Robbing that resupply truck you will actually be robbing me. On the other hand, this fucking furniture store owner feels like he doesn't need protection anymore. I'll tell you what, head to this store, I believe it's called "Pin Cushion". Smash the place up a bit, let the owner know Lazy Eyes sent you. If you do this for me, I will allow you to take one of my trucks and unload my supplies from "your" resupply truck. You can keep your cigarette cartons from which I still expect my 25% cut off of." Said Lazy. "Also, take two bats from the storage closet and take this gun just in case." said Lazy. The cards were laid out on the table for Damian and Gary, now in order to restock there supply they needed to complete a job that Monose couldnt. Damian and Gary took the bats from the storage closet and Damian hid the pistol in his back between his belt and his shirt. Damian peaked around the corner as Gary stood behind him. There was a sign holder outside Pin Cushion. Possibly a family member just trying to help sales. There was telling when that resupply truck would be showing up so the two boys had to act quick. "First things first, we run up fast. If they see us with bats they will call the police. Hit the sign holder in the leg, dont kill him, just cripple him. I'll run in the store and do the same to the clerk." Whispered Damian Gary just nodded his head in approval. Gary begins to run up on the store, as the sign holder spins around he sees Gary out of the corner of his eye and jumps before the bat comes into contact with his leg. As a result Gary's bat hits the pavement and with pure adrenaline in back of his upward swing he hits the target square in the jaw knocking him unconcious. Damian is already in the store, he heads behind the counter where it looks like the clerk is seconds away from pulling a pistol from under the counter. Damian swings his bat in a chopping motion and connects with the clerks forearm. He is able to hear the bone crunching as the bat connects solidly. Then out of instinct he swings again and connects on the spine. Damian and Gary proceed to smash every window, every shelf, and and every item in the furniture store. When they feel like they have done enough damage, Damian walks behind the counter and tells the clerk. "You may want to reconsider Lazys offer". Damian and Gary leave through one of the shattered windows in the store. On the ground there lays the sign holder, which appears to have a broken jaw due to the fact that his mouth his hanging so loosely from it's intended spot. A pool of blood is gathering on the pavement, possibly from a head wound he suffered after his head smacked the concrete after being knocked unconscious. Damian and Gary head back to Luckys to pick up the keys to Lazys truck. The brakes on the the Volvo LV9 screech as the truck comes to a complete stop right next to an almost identical truck. Damian and Gary begin to unload and reload all the supplies from one truck to the other. They take all the cigarette cartons and place them upfront as to separate their take from Lazys take. "Hey, what the fuck you think your doing?" Yells Burt. "You owe Lazy Eyes Money, and were here to collect, dont do anything you might regret now" answered Damian with a commanding tone. Burt stomps off in an angry fit but he knows what he owes and he dares not return to fight it. The boys drive off with a completely filled truck back to Lazys lockup where they could drop off the truck and continue on with their day. "Fuck, it's been 5 hours already, were sure to get in trouble." Exclaimed Gary. "Dont worry about it, its lunchtime, let's get back to class and act like we been there all morning." replied Damian The remainder of the day was pretty uneventful, just teachers yelling at kids to not run in the halls. The two boys had already planned to meet on Hikers Bluff, it was a mountain at the rear of the school in back of the track field. The entrance to the bluff was covered in thick brush that the city had intentionally put there to stop people from going up the trails. The mountain was only a 200 ft climb to the top, once there it was a sheer 200 ft drop to rocks and trees below. The boys would always hangout in that area because nobody would ever think to look there. Gary showed up first, he stood atop the mountain admiring the great view of the forest surrounding their town. As he was gazing he couldnt help but hear some movement in the brush. "Hey Damian your late" he laughed "Dont call me Damian" said Kevin in an agitated voice. Gary knew that kevin would be mad at the fact that Damian and himself had just ripped off his father Burt for all his goods. Kevin approached with a demeanor that didn't look to friendly. "So you think you can rob an innocent honest hard working man like my father just because Lazy Eyes said it was ok?" Said Kevin. "People like you are the problem now a days, with your fresh suits, nice cars, and funny talk. You think you can take advantage of us good folks because you got muscle?" Said Kevin He seemed to get more agitated as he spoke to Gary in turn his attitude was becoming more aggressive. Kevin pushed Gary but Gary caught his balance and stayed standing all the while backing up closer to the cliff. "I heard Wayne's store was trashed today, I bet it was you and Damian. Always starting trouble making it difficult to operate in this here fine city if your boss ain't making his cut. You know Carl is in emergency surgery, he may not make it. That blow to his head caused major hemorrhaging. And his poppa Ralph has a broken arm now. Imagine the pain hes going with his sons impending death all because they refused to pay your boss. I've never seen a bigger pair of tools in my life besides you and Damian. We need to remove filth like you from this earth." Yelled Kevin And with that being said, Kevin lunged at Gary, punching him clean in the eye. Being the captain of the football team, kevin was able to overpower Gary pretty quickly pinning his to the ground while being in a sitting position on his chest. Gary tried to punch back but it was no use, kevin had his arms pinned to the floor with the weight of his legs. Kevin begin to brutally beat Gary into the dirt, gary continued to try and fight back, with his mouth full of blood he tried yelling between blows but just ended up choking on blood. Suddenly a shot rang out, it sounded as if a pistol were fired right next to Gary's ear leaving them ringing. The volley of punches stopped and Kevin lay on the ground next to him clenching his hands around his stomach. A small hole in his shirt would reveal what looked like a bullet hole from which he was bleeding profusely from. "You shot me Damian" Kevin Cried in pain. Damian rushed to aid Gary, lifting him off the floor and onto his feet. Gary felt extremely weak but rose anyway standing next to his best friend. "You couldnt just leave it be could you? You cry about us thugs who rape and pillage your city for all its worth. Lazy didn't beg your father to borrow money and lose in gambling. Your father had an addiction and when he lost he ran. What kind of man doesn't own up when hes wrong. Pussies like your father, the only difference between him and you is he knew when to bite his tongue and let it be. Your laying here at my feet with a bullet hole in your stomach. So here's some advice for your next life, when someone tells you to leave it be, just leave it be." Says Damian in a calm collected tone. With that being said Damian and Gary helped each other roll Kevin's already weak body off the side of the mountain. He screamed for his life on the way down, they both watched as his body came to a halt on the ridged rock beneath them. "You ready to go home buddy?" Asked Damian. "Yeah, what am I gonna tell my mom?" Asked Gary. "You fell off your bike right?" Laughed Damian. |
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