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Turning the corner, I see Rich, Collin, and my dad all sitting at a table. Nothing else in the room except for this table with chairs placed around it. Three on one side, three on the other.
Rich lifts his hand, gesturing to the chairs. “Sit, please.”
We all nervously shuffle to the chairs, sitting down and waiting for direction. I feel like we’re in trouble.Did we get in trouble?
I think back, trying to remember if we’ve done anything lately that would call for a meeting like this.
Nope. Nothing.
Like I’ve said, our lives have been boring as shit lately.
“Easton, Logan, Jackson. Do you know why you’re here?”
Three heads shakenoin unison.
“Okay, then. Let me take it a step back. Do you know what kind of business operation we run here?”
“Yeah.” We all mutter.
“What is it we run here?” Rich tests us, zoning his eyes in on his son.
“One of the biggest trade dealers in the United States.” Easton answers like citing it off a piece of paper.
“What kind of a trade are we associated in?” Rich looks to Logan.
“Guns and drugs.” Logan says.
“And finally, what kind of drugs do we sell?”
Fuck.Of course, I get the hardest question.
“Uh, marijuana and…” Obviously marijuana, but what is the other one?
What is it, what is it, what is it? Fuck, Jackson!
“Cocaine.” I spit off the top of my head. Because I don’t think that they would be as disgusting to deal with meth or anything, but am I right with cocaine? Or did I fuck up?
“Very good.” Rich nods his head, and a thousand pounds sweats off my body to the ground. Fucking hell.
“We’ve called you boys here today because it’s now time to start integrating you into the family business. You’re all sixteen, and we fully expect you to take over our roles someday.”
“What about fighting?” Easton says, and I can tell he immediately regrets it by the look on Rich’s face.
“What about fighting, Easton? You out of everyone here should know what kind of lifestyle you’ll be living someday. Fighting is your hobby, but this will be your life. One day you willbe the business.”
Easton sits back in his chair and nods.
“This is a serious job. There’s nofucking aroundand there’s nofucking up.” Collin says, looking his son in the eye. Understandably. Logan is known as the class-clown everywhere he goes, and this is a big deal.
We all nod.
“To be able to work in this business, you have to be able to deal with the good, the bad, and the nasty. That includes dealing with people who want to hurt you and the ones closest to you. What would you do then? How would you react?” My dad says to me.
“Kill ‘em.” I mutter. Thinking about anyone coming after Easton or Logan… I would kill them. I’d always protect my mom, too. I’m still deciding on what I’d do if someone threatened my dad, though.
“Exactly. Good job, Jackson.” Rich appraises me. “The first step in working in the family business is to make sure you have the ability to work in the field. You might say you can, but when it comes down to it,can you really do it?”
We sit there, staring at him. What the hell does that mean?
