The nights began to get longer and longer. I've been at this for a month or so. At first I was hesitant to take the job, but I had to do it for the family. As a mafioso, I am not supposed to be worried about petty shit like this, but this was something else.

It all started when those damn Durdens started coming around. After seeing them, all sorts of small gangs thought they could stir things up with the mafia.

The family owned a local ballroom, that was also a front for our racket that we had down in the basement. Gangs came and attacked us a few times, and the attacks are starting to get more frequent.

Me, and group of my fellow brothers were assigned the job of protecting the business during the latest hours of the night. We got The Graveyard Shift.

Usually I felt decently calm about doing the shift, but that night... for some reason I was really uneasy. I didn't have the heart nor the balls to tell the boss that I didn't think it was right for us to work that night, and that instead we should maybe post up inside, instead of being out in the open. Me and my group got ready for that night, like usual. We got our guns ready, stocked on ammo, and put on our bulletproof vests.

At first the night was moving smoothly. Beautiful women walked by, some of our regulars came in, and some members of the familiy and other families came in to enjoy themselves. I heard the telephone ring inside, so I slipped inside to answer.

I didn't recognize the voice, and the phone call was quick

"You guys don't know what's coming to ya"

Before I could reply,  the anonymous caller hung up, and I went back outside.

Me and the group met up for a minute, ate some food real quick, and went back to our positions. The night began to get quiet... a bit too quiet.

The somewhat dark streets, began to lighten up a bit, as the headlights of a dark car appeared on the corner. My pal, and fellow group member, Franky went to the car.

After about two minutes, I heard a gunshot, and I saw Franky fall to the ground.

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