Even though we took the illegal path, we tried our best to stay true to our families and ourselves. We didn’t want our shit to touch them so we tried our best to give them the finer things in life, telling ourselves all the while what we did was okay because we still were honorable when it mattered most. I think that’s why this situation with Rogers is keeping me up at night. I wouldn’t want the drugs he’s trying to push onto our streets to touch my son. I lay awake thinking if we fail at this and Rogers gets the upper hand who is to say ten years from now I don’t bury my son because he overdosed on Rogers’ product. I don’t want that and if I can do something to change that, I am going to do it. If our organization can accomplish one good thing by keeping the kids in this neighborhood safe, than all the bad shit we have done may just be worth it.
I want you to know that even though I’m having mixed feelings about this situation I wouldn’t change a thing about our partnership. The loyalty we have for one another is unheard of, especially in our world. I would jump in front of a gun for you because I know you’d do the same and not because we’re abiding by some code of honor but because we’re brothers. Maybe not by blood but by everything else and that shit runs deeper than blood, that doesn’t leave you when you die it stays with you and goes wherever the fuck you go when you check out.
I know that without any doubt in my mind that if only one of us comes out of this thing the one left standing will do right by the people we love. I know that if I don’t make it out of this you will give my boy a chance at a good life, you’ll be there for him and teach him how to be a man and not the kind of man you and I are but the kind that we had hoped we would’ve been. I know that you’ll teach my son the right way, that you’ll show him a different path. One that he can hold his head proudly and say he took. I also am sure that you would take care of my Maryann. I hope you know that I’d do the same. I think you do, I like to believe that you do anyway.
Let’s shut this motherfucker down Vic. Let’s do it for our kids so that they never know how ugly life can be. Let’s do it for the two kids we once were and if the temptation wasn’t there maybe those kids would’ve had a chance at something better.
I’ve got your back and I know you’ve got mine,
Val
Playlist
Take Me To Church – Hozier
Goodbye’s (The Saddest Word) – Done Again
Wild Ones (fest. Sia) – Flo Rida, Sia
The Man – Aloe Blacc
Make It Rain – Ed Sheehan
Blaze of Glory – Bon Jovi
GDFR – Flo Rida
I’d Do Anything For Love – Meat Loaf
We Weren’t Born To Follow – Bon Jovi
Runaway – Bon Jovi
Jealous – Nick Jonas
Divine Sorrow – Wyclef Jean, Avicii
My Hometown – Bruce Springsteen
Happy – Bruce Springsteen
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Leatherface
Blame – Calvin Harris
The Heart Wants What It Wants – Selena Gomez
Heartbeat Song – Kelly Clarkson
Your Song – Ellie Goulding
Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
All About That Bass – Mo’jive
I Need Your Love – Shaggy, Mohombi
If I Lose Myself – Corey Gray
My Way – Frank Sinatra
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Acknowledgments
“We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”
~Barbara de Angelis
If I had to acknowledge all the people in my life that are constantly showing me support, this page would exceed the word count of the actual book. I am very fortunate for the people in my life who all play a significant role in the most amazing support system a woman could ever ask for.