"Look at you" my mom circled me as she admired my new pair of uniform "you look handsome son"
"Got it from you" I smiled
"And you said the police department gifted you this for the unlawful offenses done on you…plus five hundred dollars? How the hell did you pull that off?"
"It's a long story mom. Let's just have a good meal tonight at a good hotel, it's my treat" I said helping her pack her supplies
"That's sweet of you Shane dear but don't you think you should save it?"
"Mom" I handed her four hundred dollars "that's for you and I'm buying you a meal. Please let me"
My mom regarded me with kind eyes as she held my arms
"Okay" she smiled "…but you should find a girlfriend. You aren't supposed to take me out whenever you have money"
"Mother" I frowned
"Yeah seriously. "My mom laughed "I know of a girl who has her set on you since we rented our apartment"
"I don't need a girlfriend" I shook my head. Do I?
We ate dinner at a local hotel, I would say it was the best meal I had eaten in a long time. We even took lots of takeaways on our way out, you would be surprised what a hundred dollars could buy. We spent almost two hours after our meal just talking and laughing as we walked home. After my mom was safe at home and asleep, I changed and left for Deborah's place. Earlier on I wasn't sure if I would attend the party but since we ate dinner early, I still had some four free hours till midnight. What better way to use it than attend a party.
Southside royal club was a big club frequented by mostly the rich, the heads of gangs and mafia bosses. Even as I passed by its gate, numerous posh cars and motorbikes were parked on the sideways. Loud music was blasting from inside, it was a wonder why no one had filed a noise complaint and not even one policeman was here. Not everyone was allowed into the club, unless you had an invitation, an appointment, lots of cash or you were a member of Snake eyes gang, you won't be allowed entry.
The snake eyes gang owned the Southside royal club and other businesses in the south part of the city. It was one of the two big gangs in the area. Just like any other typical gang, snake eyes gang had many underdogs. The large ones were posted as security around the club. The snake eyes gang was led by a certain rich family, the Vyrad family. The gang has been on Vyrad family's leash for decades and it held a considerable amount of power in Pitmerden city.
The other gang wasn't family based, it was an independent one headed by a mafia boss by the name Leo Wringer. The gang was christened Dracula, after the first vampire. Ridiculous right? Who in his right minds forms a gang on a vampire's name, I shook my head. Leaving the gang's name alone, the gang held a lot of power, power that was only at par with snake eyes gang. There was a saying I heard that two lions cannot stay in one den, well, that was true in Southside of Pitmerden. Though they existed as the most two powerful gangs in the southern part of the city, they often fought for territory and resources. Sometimes their fights would lead to death of some members from either sides and thus their relationship was as fragile as an egg.
There was also another saying, when two grasshoppers fight, the one who stands benefit is the bird that looks above them. In this case, I was the bird and the two gangs were the two grasshoppers. I thought on how I would use the situation of the two gangs to my advantage.
Fourth Street was a drug infested neighborhood behind the Southside royal club. What I mean by drug infested is that many people who resided here were addicts…crazy addicts. It wouldn't be surprising if Deborah stayed here. She thought and acted like a coc addict though she didn't seem like a user.
I have been to Fourth Street once and the experience wasn't something I was proud of explaining. I was only twelve but... I mean …. Let me just leave it at that.