As a young boy i grew up with my dad coming in going for days and weeks at a time. Then one day i went with him to get some milk at the corner store and when we walked in a guy came up to him and told him that he need to do this job for him now. We left the store and want to this house with no windows and with alot of gangster sitting outside. He want in the house and then came out like 2 min later with a back pack and said we had to run down the street to drop this off and pick up some things. So we did next thing he was telling me about what he does for his crew. That is when i told him that i want to learn more about it and i wanted to help him out and get into it.

Well the next day my father came to me and said if u want to this you need to be in it for life and there is no turning back.  I told him i was in and he said lets get to work so we left the house and want to the same house with no windows and i got to go in, I had to sit their when i father got all the information about this job we had to do. We left the house and want to this shop and he walked in front of me and said what ever u do dont get scared and dont back down. He walked to the counter and then told the guy behind the table to hand over the money and dont do anything stupid. The guy handed him the money and then got on the ground like he said to. We walked out got in the car and left i couldnt believe it but when i saw the money and the thrill of it i wanted more. I want around with him for months doing drugs deals and taking money and i just couldnt get enough so then my father said it is ur turn. I was about to go do it and my father said u might need this and he handed me a 9mm. I put it in the back of my pants and walked in my heart pounding tho my chest. I did it and left with 400 buck and afther that i couldnt get enough of it.

Then after during alot of drugs deals and robing the corner stores my father told me one night when we got in the car that we had something else to do tonight and it would take all night and want to ask if i wanted to get into this i need to be in it for like. I told him yes and then we left and he started to tell me that we had to go and find Charles a guy that has been taking money from the Godfather. I said ok so what are we going to do get the money back and he said no that Godfather doesnt want the money back. He said we are going to be useing the 9mm i gave u, I looked at him and he said no turning back and i thought i dont want to turn back this is what i love and this is my life. We waited outside of his work for 4 hours nothing then we want to his house and waited. After 5 hours he walked out and my father told me this is it so i said i got this and got out walked up to him and shot him in the head and before new it i didnt even think about it bc like my dad said this wasnt a job anymore this is my family and you dont mess with them.

I had to start at the bottom on the family and do all the stuff know one wanted to do and the whole like i am thinking about the time i had with my dad doing all the stuff he got to do. Next thing i know i am geting drugs to sell on the street and then stores to go rob. I worked my way up step my step with hard work and never letting down the family that i respected and loved so much. I got up to were i was selling more drugs and doing stuff my the boss and the Godfather. I got to no more family members and now i am just hungry for more.I now live and breath for my family and will do anything i can for them no matter what. So a year ago my dad got out and is living is life with all the money he saved and everyday i talk to him he tells me how much he misses it. That is when he told me that my whole family has been into this for century's and it is in my blood.

                                             Forever loyal ------- The Thoroughbreds-----NY

Archer listened to the man speak about his upbringing, contemplating all the while how very unlike it was from his own. When the Mafioso had finished, Archer greeted him.

That is quite the story, sir. Thank you for sharing it. I'm surprised that your father included you on all of those jobs, but I suppose everyone's raised differently. I'm not sure if I were in his shoes that I'd include my child, though having no children I can't say for certain what I'd do.

He stopped, realizing that he wasn't sure where he was going with this line of speech. Gathering his thoughts, he quickly resumed.

Anyway, it must be nice to have a familial tie to your second family.

It isn't always nice to come from a family like this. It takes alot of hard work and alot of hours but in the end i think it is all worth it and i wouldnt have it any other way bc my 2nd family is so great and all my family members in it are always there for u no matter what.