It’s hard being a traitor.

The police said, they will make me a new man. All my crimes will be forgotten. They said, my days of murder would be forgiven, if I became their rat.

And so like the coward I am, I agreed.

Even though I had bathed towns in blood, I didn’t want to clean it up, I just wanted to run away. But running away was expensive, I had to eliminate my ‘family’ first.

First, I had already start with James, who was the Don. You always have to start with the best, to get rid of the worst.

Don was a cunning thug. Always got the young lads, to do his dirty hands. The police knew he was scum, but they couldn’t arrest him without evidence.

He was a cunning old fox.

If only I had taken this fox’s wisdom more seriously.

***

‘Everyone, i am thankful for coming. I shall retire from my position of Don.’ James softly said, he seemed like a weak grandpa. But his eyes lit up with youthful sneakiness.

‘I would like to give my position to….’

Then he pointed at me.

At m-me? Me, Nelson Charles, who had never been noticed by James Hush, was now in the spotlight.

‘Welcome my son!!!’ James excitedly yells,

I reluctantly go up to the stage.

James place his hands on my shoulder snd whispered:

‘Now, how you will escape, you damn informative of a rat…’