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Chapter 4 - A Day At The Newspaper Station

<> *radio station news at 6:00am "Good Morning America, My name is Jeff Carrie, from your super radio 'Quora Press 88.3' today's headlines are as follows, Today's the birthday of our favorites Governor "Governor Eric Stevens of Washington DC", <> I work up at my a Newspaper Station this time and everything feels strange again, I looked up just to check if the Sun will come shining but it was too cool this morning, the Sun was still struggling with the weather, and beware I looked sideways and I saw Verizon Newspapers Company Plc., Yeah I know where i am this time again but, the reality is that my sore face is still very much still there. And when I looked around I couldn't find Dad here, I rather saw a Gateman smoking Cannabis which managed to borrow me his bed to lay for the moment I was laying inside the Gateman couch, it's my lucky Guess, and at this moment the Gateman was trying to throw away the Cannabis which he managed to do, And he was like "Hey, Dad's boy, you're up?, He asked with a weird face expecting a reply, and I managed to answered him "Yeah, I'm up" I answered, he then offered a hand to lift me up from bed saying "The name is Boyle, sorry for, for the smoke everywhere, it's just to clear the atmosphere huh?!, He said and his hand is very much waiting, and I couldn't help but to have it and sat well on the couch and before I decided to utter a statement he already gave me a broomstick saying "Take this, and clean up the mess you made" and I was like "Can I ask a question, please" I said, and he answered "okay let's have it" then I started asking my questions here "Where's my Dad?, How did I get here?, Can I enter there (pointing) just to see my Dad?, Can I leave here for school, and possibly come back here by afternoon?. He screemed at me in a loud voice and said "Enough" looking angry,.

However, he turned and turned on the same spot looking frustrated saying "I told him I can't raise a teenager for him" he then turned back to me and said to me "Which of your questions do you want us to answer first" then I started stammering and trying to get to get together and gave him my greatest wish saying "Can I leave here for school? Please!" And he answered me snapping his fingers and said "that's not gonna happen today, maybe any other day okay!?". And a car was blarring it's horn at the gate this time and he had to rush and do his job he just told me "gotta go, boy!". And guess what it was the boss and he started lashing Boyle the Gateman with words saying "Are you here to take of your boy?, Do you wanna loose your job?" The boss which I don't his name asked him in anger while banging his horn, and Boyle the Gateman answered with a sorry face and said "No sir" with his face to the earth.

He then returned to me and asked me why I haven't started working and I answered "I'm hungry". And he said "Oh yeah, you must be, you know what just clean up the floor and let me get you Pizza down the road" he smiled, but I wanted to reject pizza again this time again but there was no strength to give a reply, and he left in no time just as to return to his position and boom in 6 minutes Boyle was here with a pizza, but sincerely this was the worst of all pizza I've ever tasted in my lifetime, so I poured it out of my mouth and Boyle was now more offended this time snapped my throat and his angry fist was on my face and I think he reconsidered that because of my messy face.

At that moment, that I got released from his grip I fell to the floor and he said again to me "I see now why everyone kicks your ass, Huh?! You don't appreciate nature, it's your life anyways, now get up and clean up the floor right now, Am I clear?. I answered soberly "Yes Sir"and I picked up the broomstick and started working and that's a reserved energy you've got use when you think you're weak and suddenly you heard a Gunshot, you gotta run, but i'm sincerely hungry, and I have to finish up the work before I go back to the pizza I've forsaken, so I pushed and pushed to clean up the mess on the floor before any other incoming situation lands and I realized that to clean up a mess you made intentionally isn't easy untill now, I feel irritated while Boyle the Gateman was blowing his Cannabis anyways, and when I finished the clean up I was already eager to eat the stupid pizza he bought me.

Suddenly, I heard a loud this on the window, a man dropped a Big Riffle there, I don't even thing I could lift it merely looking at it, and Boyle the Gateman came in and exchange pleasantries with the certain man and concluded in his conversation which was the only word I happened to understand "Confirmed" and he asked Boyle in another language of theirs staring at me who I was to be in that room hopefully I won't leak out any of this information but, Boyle the Gateman nodded to approve the answer "NO", and when he left the window side, Boyle the Gateman took the Big Riffle from there and looking for someplace to place it, then he turn to me and told me to stand up which I did and place the gun underneath the bed, he held me with tight grip and looked into my eyes and said "you shouldn't be here at this time and since you're here, you job is to keep shut and never tell anyone about this, even your Dad and guess what? Still holding on to me and I answered "what?" He smiled at me and answered "I'll get you more Pizza" but I nodded in disapproval now his smiling face changed and he said furiously "you better maintain the freedom I just offered you or else you'll be hunted down even when you're out of this" but I said "Cereal, Cereal is what I want! I don't want pizza anymore please" I made this deal because obviously I had no way out or anyone to call due to the threat, he looked around looking for something we both don't know but actually he was happy to cut the deal.

Meanwhile, my Dad's workplace is not only producing Newspaper but also they deal with arms and other dangerous products, and what do they need newspaper for? That question is what I'm for a answer to after I ate my digusting pizza and I started vomiting again when started reading some newspaper in the Gateman's office this kind of news paper I've never seen before, the dates were rewinded, I mean something like 05-06-1930 and no one would be interested in buying these kind of newspaper which of course, they don't distribute it on the street but only to the people that deserves the information inside the first three (3) pages consists of news of people who were recently killed in neighboring countries and the name of the gang that performed the operation, these first three (3) pages could reed by any other person, they fine-tuned these news to be readable and of course, in a legal way but the moment your turn that page get to know about the upcoming kills and operation that are upcoming on that very day. I know of a very Old man down the street who rides a bike to distribute newspapers but I couldn't place if it's the one I'm reading currently.

More of these guns came, and some people came to do the collection on every hour of the day, with a newspaper and a proof,based on the deal we made per gun I decides whatever I wanted to eat every single hour and I was worried the gateman the mere Gateman will spend his salary to feed me on a day so I asked him to stop buying things but he declined my offer and gave me a of information saying "this man I called the boss pays them on a daily basis, so why are you worried about the spending". And I thought of it in my head "and my father still looks poor". Hours swung and it's getting dark around 6:40pm I'm guessing right now, my dad popped up and said "Hey you Jimmy, what's up? What're you doing here?" He asked. I was looking supprised that he wasn't informed that I was there ever since then, and Boyle the Gateman answered him and said "Garry, he has been here since yesterday even when you left for home". Mr. Garry Johns appears to be as supprised as me and asked out of curiosity "and why is he here?, Don't mess with my okay!" Gary said these words angrily to make himself to Boyle the Gateman, but Boyle the Gateman replied him and said "Look out for the Daddy of the year and you'll get your deserved information from your boy, he was rushed down here, yesterday evening bleeding heavily and I took him in, What have I done wrong?" And he turned his back walking back to his office. Garry went inside the office and asked Jimmy to stay outside, which he did so Boyle the Gateman could continue the explanation, he continued "I only did that because for you I know you do the hardest job in there, and I don't want the kid to give you emotions that would make you lose your job", but Garry rushed to conclusion and and asked him "does he now know the nature of this job?". And Boyle the Gateman answered him and said "Of course, he does know now that you print those money making paper" he scoffs, but Garry left there out of annoyance.