~A~ and the story continues …

 Joey pissed that the women had taken his letter yells “Bofongu, I told you that letter is important only Lorenzo is supposed to open it.”

“I didn’t open it you dumbass, but now maybe I should.” The lady yelled back at Joey.

She began to tear open the letter and Joey was getting nervous.

The guard made a reach out for the letter to pry it out of her hands but that only made things worse …

“AHHH, OH MY GAWD!!!!” screamed the lady at the top of her shrilling lungs, as a thumb fell out of the letter onto the ground in front of her and a pool of fresh blood oozed out of the thumb.

“What the hell is that shit doing in this letter, whose thumb … what are you doing … who the hell are you … GUARDS KILL HIM!”

Sweat beading down from his forehead Joey thought this was going to be it, he was going to be the next clean up in isle 3 and somebody would be getting an envelope with his thumb in it, and for what , he didn’t do anything wrong or even know what was in the envelope, maybe the thousand bucks wasn’t going to be worth the trouble after all.

Still stunned about everything that was happening he didn’t hear the guards start to laugh.

“HAHA, you stupid broad, next time don’t open the letter when you’re told not to open this.”

Joey was now more stunned than he was before, all he could think is what the hell is going on.

“Alright kid, just get the hell out of here and don’t say a damned word to anyone about what you’d just seen here.”

Just as Joey was about to leave he seen a rather short stout man walking out the front door dressed like a real boss, in a fancy suit and hat.

“What the hell is going on here”. The man yelled out.

“It ain’t nothing boss, nothing to worry about Mr. Lorenzo, your package came in and it’s a clean hit.”

“Shut your damn mouth there’s a damn civilian shit head over there.”

“Nah, he’s good Tom sent him.”

Then Joey spoke up, “I don’t want no trouble mister I just did Tom a favor this women here ripped open the letter, it’s getting late I ain’t seen nothing here and I got a good drive ahead of me that I’d like to start now if you don’t mind”.

“Well shit, you came all the way out here to do my good friend a favor let me pay you some kindness. Stay here for the night I got plenty of rooms I’ll have my boys set you up, I got a change of clothes and everything just keep it when you leave in the morning.”

Joey didn’t feel like driving back and the offer did sound nice, plus he didn’t want to piss this guy off after seeing some poor guys thumb.

“Alright, I thank you for your kind offer and I’d like to take you up on it.”

“Mary, show our new guest around.”

“What the hell am I supposed to do that for? Have one of your men do it.”

“You complaining you’re bored, you’re bored, and now you got something to keep you from being ‘bored’.”

And then Lorenzo whispered to one of his bodyguards at this side and returned back in the house.

“So what’s your name slick?” Mary asked.

“Joey, and if you don’t mind Ill just find myself a room and get some shut eye I’m dead tired.”

“Fine, be an asshole about it.” She said as she stormed off around the premises.

Joey found himself a nice plain room and made himself comfortable in the bed and laid down.

About an hour later he heard another familiar sound he had heard earlier that day.

BANG! BANG!

And then again,

BANG! BANG!

Then he heard footsteps outside the door and then,

Knock … Knock,

Knock … Knock.

What does Joey do next …

A)     Joey reaches under the bed for his side arm and posts himself up against the dresser and waits for the door to open.

B)      Joey calls out to see who it is behind the door. And keeps the gun under the covers just in case.

C)      Joey walks up to the door gun in hand and opens it from the side to see who it is.

Yes I was right again.

Im going for C) Joey walks up to the door gun in hand and opens it from the side to see who it is.

Duke slid over to make room for FatPig.

"Make yourself comfortable i think we are in for the long haul. This man is a genius!"

Duke got a craving for some popcorn, and looked around for a vendor, but didn't see one. Duke felt sad, but luckily Joey continued on with the story. After Joey had finished Duke considered the options.

"I like option B! Make them come to you."

Duke now felt parched, and wondered off to get a drink and popcorn.

Actually T-Man the story continues with the most popular vote, so if you really want to see your optioned picked, tell your friends to vote too and help you out.

Also Im considering taking personal requests in the form of mob mails to find out how a different option would've turned out had the vote turned out  differently.

I must get everyone to vote for C now.

C

imma go with B element of suprise and what not

~B~ and the story continues …

Joey calls out “Who’s at my door?”

“Just open the door silly it’s me Mary, I heard some gun shots got scared now let me, its freezing out here.”

Joey slowly walked to the door holstering his gun and began to slowly crack open the door.

As it started to open Mary busted her was threw and walked right over to the bed and sat down.

“Is that a gun you’re packing, or are you just happy to see a real woman in your bed?”

“You know it’s late I need some sleep what the hell are you doing in here, why don’t you go back to Lorenzo or something?”

“Lorenzo … you mean my brother … HELL NO!, that piece of garbage is why I’m in this mess in the first place.”

“Why what did he do to make your life so miserable that your wearing pearls and silk night gowns?”

“I’ll tell you what he did, if you can keep a secret that is?”

“I’m not interested in any fairy tales miss and I got a tight trap on these lips.”

“I can tell.”

Mary walked up to Joey put her finger on his shoulder and began to twirl around him.

Once she got onto his right side, she started to slip her finger in the corner of his lips.

“Tight as a statue’s cement lips …”

“Yeah well I’m sure if Lorenzo saw what you and I were doing here we’d both have some cement accessories so I think it’s time for you got scram lady.”

BANG!

Mary grabbed Joey around the shoulders frightened at the sound of the gun shots.

“Why don’t you lie down for awhile I’ll rest my eyes in this chair and keep a lookout in case anyone tries anything inside.”

Joey loaded his gun and set up as comfortably as he could in the only other chair in the room, the seat was too short and the back rest was too tall, it was made of cheap wood and it scratched on the back of his neck and his arms.

It looked as if Joey wasn’t going to get any rest tonight.

After about five minutes of trying to sleep in the chair it turned into pacing around the front of the room, Joey knew that it must have been close to morning and he would just wait for the commotion to finish before he would try to leave.

He started to change into a suit that he found inside a closet and lit a cigar.

“What are you doing Joey?”

“I’m gonna smoke this here cigar and then I’m leaving.”

“Wait, let me walk out with you just in case there’s still something going on outside I don’t want to be left all alone in here.”

“Fine, you ready now then?”

He put out his cigar a little early but he was ready to get the hell out of there.

“You go first” Mary said as she crept up close behind him so that she was protected but so that she could also see what was going on.

Soon as they were both outside the door they heard somebody shout.

“Drop that weapon, kick it over here and turn around slow with your hands behind your heads.”

Joey knew that they talked like cops but they sure as hell didn’t sound like them, and those gun shots outside sounded a whole lot like rifles the cops didn’t use.

Something wasn’t right …

What does Joey do next …

A)     Joey drops the gun and follows the instructions planning on talking his way out of the mess.

B)      Joey quickly spins around with the gun in his hand using Mary as a human shield, to try and take out the strange men.

C)      Joey waits for one of the men to get close to make his move and take control of the situation.

Im for B) Joey quickly spins around with the gun in his hand using Mary as a human shield, to try and take out the strange men.

I want  B Joey Quickly Spins around with the gun in his hand using Mary as a human shiel to try and take out the strange men

Option C! Seems more exciting that way. Great story so far by the way!

Option C also, cant wait for the next issue, it's a very good story.

benefit of the doubt, A, play it safe, hopefully it's not your only gun.

Duke returned just in time to here the next segment of the story. He took a seat, and stuffed a handful of popcorn into his mouth. Spitting popcorn all over the ground Duke shouted out his choice.

lether thee...

Realizing how much of a slob he was, Duke swallowed hard to clear the popcorn and tried again

Option C Joey! Great Story by the way. I can't wait for the next part.

Duke opened his Dr. Pepper, and took a huge gulp.

yo joey this is by far one of the best threads in streets for me:) good job man!:)

well i will have to go with C, would like to know what happens if we took the other two options though

Hmmm. C... I have a gut feeling  that Mary's gonna die.

Can't wait to see how it ends though, this is like one of those fancy radio shows.

~C~ and the story continues …

Joey slowly dropped his gun and kicked it over to the side of the hall.

“I said kick it over here you knucklehead!” yelled one of the gangsters in the hall.

Joey could hear the footsteps of the men walking towards him, as they got close all of a sudden…

Bam!

… waking up to a slap in the face by Mary was not what he expected.

“Wake up you sleepy head.” Mary said.

“Get the man a drink” Lorenzo said, as he motioned to a server in the room.

“Sorry about all that, I got some new security around here and they weren’t notified I had a guest for the night … so what were you and Mary doing with a gun at 4 in the morning for anyways? Never mind, I’m sure it was nothing you look like a trustworthy gentleman and there was quite enough excitement for everyone last night, here is our drinks have a glass with me and let us talk a minute … alone.”

As everyone leaves the room Lorenzo moves to his desk and sits on the edge of the desk motioning for Joey to sit in a chair nearby the desk.

Joey sits down nervously in the chair, takes a big gulp of what appeared to be whiskey in his glass hoping it would calm his nerves ... it didn't.

“Look here Joey, I talked with Tom and I can see that you’re a guy that he trusts, and I need a guy I can trust right now, but not just any guy I can trust a new guy that won’t get recognized. Now Tom told me that you only do strict legitimate by the book business and I wouldn’t be asking you to get your hands dirty or nothing I just need to you … get some information for me from a guy who’s been giving me some trouble. They call the guy Fast Eddie but his real name is Eugene Trapponi, he owns a bar back south by you. I hear that he’s been selling some drugs that he hasn’t told me about and I’d like you to ask around the joint see what you can find.”

Lorenzo pulls out a fat envelope … not again Joey thought to himself…

“Here, take this for your troubles whether or not you decide to help me out or not, buy yourself something nice and take care of that lump on your noggin it’ll go away before you know it. If you do decide to take that job you can just mail me whatever information you come across and I’ll send you another envelope.”

Joey shook hands with Lorenzo and took the envelope he thanked him for the cash and told Lorenzo that he should expect to hear back from him soon as he found out the information.

At this point Joey was too tired and in too much of a hurry to get back home.

By the time Joey got back to his home town to drop off the grapes at the store Tony had just gotten there to open up the place for the morning.

“Hey Joey, where you been with those grapes I been waitin for you for forever and tomorrow. Tell me, what happened to you? You look like you got flogged in the head with a paddle.”

What does Joey do next …

A)     Joey says to Tony, “I tell you all about it later. First could you tell me what you know about this man they call Fast Eddie?”

B)      Joey lies and tells Tony that he had some issues with the truck on the road and had to stay up in the city till it was repaired.

C)      Joey tells the story about Tom and his run in with Lorenzo to Tom, and asks him for some advice on what he should do next.

A everyone pick A!!!

Im with A

Keep it interesting, A.