Well it's November now, Ron and Danny went to Vegas on behalf of us.They we're happily welcomed to the resort that was opened to the public as they got greeted by a man named Bobby Walton.A short man with a moderate build, greasy looking fucker with a slick back hairstyle.Bad postured and looked like if Jonah hill decided to be a mob boss.
"Boule Var !" He said to the two as they arrived at the resort.
"Yea hello, Boule Var …" said Danny questionably.They walked for a bit as Bobby said
"You see this place we'll suit you two well, I know you have talked with Mr.Murphy and I think you gentleman will help this place grow, if you follow me here, we'll be setup contracts…." He says as they enter a room that's empty.Just has a table with some papers as they look around,
"It's alright -" says Danny as a man shoots him and Ron in the head.Killing em both and dropping them to the ground.With this a whole chain reaction will occur that I know is my fault.
"That'll keep us clean right fellas ?" Asked Bobby as men walked out and said "Yea Bobby boy, your safe for now …." Said the man as they left the room.
"I'll have some people get em in a few minutes …" said the man as Bobby joined them as they exited.
I remember I was with Ellie in his home me him and James excitedly ate Pancakes and bacon that day.
"God were really going big now, Imma just make a call to check up on them …" said Ellie as he got up and exited the kitchen as he went to his house phone in the living room.As me and James talked in happiness we I look over to see a shocked look on Ellie's face.
"Alright …." He said as he turned to us and looked back at the floor and hanged up the phone.He stepped out quickly and angered as we followed.
"Ellie where you going, what happened ?" I asked as he looked into the streets and tried not to tear up.He turned to us and said "they're dead, those Vegas cunts set em up, it was all a setup …." He said as James in shock turned away and I just felt destroyed.I can't say I couldn't believe it but I knew it would happen eventually to us all.What got em killed was those upstate assholes still wanted Danny dead in revenge for the guy him and Ricky killed.We thought things were cool since they got Ricky but I guess they wanted the two, they just couldn't get Danny when he least expected it.This isn't good for us for we did have the rule of asking to Kill someone but this was Vegas, they had their own way of doing things.
Ellie ran back inside to make some calls as James followed.I stood outside and looked into the flowers of the apartments and see a little black cat chasing a little rat around as another just watches.I don't see what god is trying to show me but it ain't funny.
By this, the 19 club was dying out.Ellie got paranoid and only trusted me and James.He started cleaning house, killing those he felt suspicious about and always being blind to the bigger enemy.The FBI was on us from a murder linked to Ellie, it was his driver.He was found dead in the woods, naked and shown to have died of multiple stab wounds and a shot to the head.
Those many he held close to him and helped be secured.Half of them ended up dead, most likely because of him.That warehouse business and scheme shut down after his workers suddenly just "disappeared".Listen Ellie was living alright by this time, he had money saved.Ricky did as well for him and his family but me I had crumbs.I was living off money borrowed from James.They kept me out of loop and left me in the dark in this point in time.
"James please, anything would help me…" I said to him at a little restaurant he owned.
"Alright here but please get better …" he said as I took the envelope, it was two thousand dollars.
"Thank you also how's the kid ….?" I asked as he rudely said "he's fine, just go please …"
It was a new year, around May as it was All different.They left me to rot now, like a cockroach.
I lived back in that home that friend of Ellie's lived in the neighborhood.He got paranoid with her too but had pity.Didn't kill her, just kicked her out of the apartments and got her back in her old home.Me and her have been together for months now, she works at a diner to make us have enough for rent.Look I said Ellie trusted me but he still looked out for himself first.We've lost Ron, Ricky, Marvin and Danny.It changed him into someone more ruthless around here.I couldn't do nothing but live life like I was never part of that.
It was April 22, I left that morning to the same liquor store we robbed all those years ago.As I walked I put on my headphones and played "Something Stupid " by Sinatra and said goodbye to her as I exited the home.
"Don't forget we need milk …" she said as I said "I know …", I slammed the door as I went on the walk to the store.I see this white cat as it followed me halfway until it ran back.I kept walking as I'm wearing kaki pants and a white tank top, also a navy blue jacket.I kept walking as I made it to the light.I waited as I see cars pass by and just feel all alone now.I felt a bit odd like I'm being followed but I turn and see nothing.I walk the light and make it into the liquor, it's still the same guy Danny hit.I pass him and go to the back.The song changes at it plays "Blues Before Sunrise " by Eric Clapton, love this song.I got the milk and even got a box of cookies.I got up to line to pay as I pass the man twenty dollars.
"Can I get a bag ?" I ask as he bags it for me.I look through the little candy isle he has and I see a bar I like but decide not to get it.He hands me my change and gives me my bag as I say
"Have a good day …"
I leave as I look around and smell the fresh air to feel-
God damn it, I've been got, some young kid.I don't know who he was with if he was sent by Ellie or if he was trying to make a name for himself but he shot me dead outside that liquor store.He shot me once and just ran after wards.Bystanders yelled and it took em a while to go to help me.I just laid on the ground, dead from the bullet of another dead man.It all came full circle in the end, I'll never know if Ellie meets my fate, I pray James never does.All I know is a Murphy has died and many will cry.The 19 club was a change in our community.We started as a band of brothers but ended in a ballad of bastards.Funny to think now, that billy we beat up all those year ago, outlived us.