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BIG SCORE

THE BOOK OF CHANCE

By Tyrell MarshallPublished 3 years ago 7 min read
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BIG SCORE
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Tommy, Jake, and Tubs are all good friends. They was young. Fresh out of high school. They live in a rough neighborhood. Surrounded by drugs, violence and sex. They was trying to followed the older guys around the neighborhood.

They wanted to become one of the biggest crime lords of the neighborhood

The tree had they own style. Tommy was the smart one. Jake was the pretty boy. Tubs was the toughest, and the biggest. Tubs came up rougher than Jake, and Tommy.

Tubs would fight all they battles for them if they had one. The protector of the group . He was recruited by the other tough guys to get down with is crew. But they just wanted him. Not Tommy, and Jake. He was too loyal to them.They started to do petty crimes. But nothing big.

Until one day they will get their big chance. to hit big.

Tommy ,Jake and Tubs all you use to hang out in the bar called The Grip. I t was a bar .Slash social. Club, but it been around for years. It was landmark in the community.

One night. Tommy, and Jake was at the grip. Tryin to pick up some girls. To take them bake to Jake basement apartment.

Tubs came running in the bar. All excited. He immediately pull them both from their girls. Telling them he got something big in the works.

The all go back to Jakes house. Tommy, and Jakes are trying to bring some girls home.

Tubs, telling them to leave the girls alone. That in time they was gonna have so much money that they would come back for the girls.

they reached Jake house. Tubs so excited. He tells them to sit down.

He got a come up for them.

Yo'' check this out. I just hit it big man. We just hit it big man. We just came up for real. You guys'

Tubs pull out a black book.Place it on the table.

''What the hell is that? Tommy asked.'

Our future'' Tubs replied.

""Our future, Tubs what are you talking about? Jake said

Look you remember you know my aunt Karen right? Tubs said.

Yea, I mean no disrespect. She a street walker right. Tommy said.

''Yea, Tubs replied. Well check this out she been with Mega and his crew since the 90's.Tubs said.

So you know Mega had have so much money That he hired an accountant to keep track of his money. My aunt messed around with his accountant. His name is Ernie. He always walk around a hold to this black book.''

''Wait the mega that goes around here. Killing people. He run everything around the neighborhood. Jake said.

Forget the Neighborhood he run the towns. Mega is a psychopath. I know you not thinking what I think you thinking. Tommy said.

''I'm achieving brother, That what I'm doing. We do too much thinking ,not enough doing. We want to be the biggest of the biggest right. Well here I chance is all in this black book. Tubs said.

''Okay, so what you stole it from your aunt.?. Tommy said.

''Yea, Tubs replied. Tommy and Jake rolled their eyes.

''Now look before you guys get all crazy here me out.? Tubs said.

This accountant be coming around my grandmother house. You know she got that big ol basement. Since my aunt got out she be crashing. My grandmother let her stay there. until she gets on her feet.

Well early this morning. Her and the accountant was doing what they was doing. He get an heart attacked., or couldn't breathe or something. They had to call 911. Me, and my Uncle Phil was upstairs playing spades. we heard the commotion. We get downstairs.

They had coke, weed, Liquor all on the table. My aunt started to panic cause she on paroled. So we start cleaning up before the cops come.

As I'm cleaning up.Bingo. here is the black book. All the names ,and stash houses are all the place.

''Look man Tubs pulls out the black book. Look at this you guys.

This is our dreams, right here for the grabbing.'' Let do this. Tubs said.

We are boys, with this we become men. Tubs said.

We become dead man If we do this. this is not a good.Tommy said.

Tubs shake his head in disagreement.

''How bout you Jake. how you feeling on all of this.

Huh. You don't wan to progress. You wan to keep sneaking girls to your basement. With this money brother, you can get your own spot. We be the youngest ballers in the neighborhood. Tubs slap Jake on the shoulder.

''I hear you Tubs. It just that this ain't no corner store. This Mega, who a killer. I f we get caught. Us, and whoever we love is dead. Jake said

It not gonna be no blowback. He not gonna know it's us. It the last thing. he gonna know. I tell you what he will blame his crew before us.I tell you that.

We not gonna spend it, once we get it all. We gonna lay low. Then couple of weeks we leave. Go out of town. Tubs said. Maybe we get lucky. Mega gets killed. Tubs said.

''Jesus Christ man.Tommy said..Come on Tommy let do this. Jake said.

Tommy , looked at his friends. shakes his head in agreement.

''Okay I'm down.Tommy said.

Okay, Tubs open the black book. Started to devise a plan to get one of Mega stash houses.

''okay since it our first take. let start off small. Let hit this house on Dill drive.By the looks of it has 600,000 dollars in it. Tubs said.

''What bout this one on Pinnacle Ave .It has over 2million dollars in it. Jake said.

Nah that his biggest stash. That means more guns. More security. More of a chance we don't make it out of that motherfucker. Tubs said.

They all get in the car headed to Dill drive.They look at the house from a block away.They notice the the upstairs house the light was off. Notice bout 3 guys with in house in the living room. watching T.V.

One guy get up, and leave the house get in the car . Drive away.

They know it was their time to make a move.

Tubs, and Jake approach the front.Tommy went through the back.

Tubs ,and Jake was on both side of the door. They knocked on the door. Guy asked who is it.

They replied it Mega. As the guy open the door. Tubs forced his way in. knocking the guy out with a gun.

Tommy kicked the backdoor in. Contained the men in that house. Tubs ask the men where is it. The men stay quiet. Tubs kicked him in the groin to make him tell him where the money.

Tubs ordered Tommy to check the house. While Tommy is checking for the money around the house. He goes upstairs to the room.

While Tubs, and Jake contained the men on the floor.

A car in pulls up It Mega ,and his boys.They hop out of the car. They notice something was up.

Tubs, hear them . He said Oh shit. bro I think that Mega. Tubs said.

''It is, Jake mistakenly went to look out the Window. Mega notice Jake.

Quickly alerted his men. They quickly surrounded the house

Tubs called out to Tommy.

'Tommy was still looking. he found the cash in Closet in treasure chest.'

'YO I FOUND IT !!!He Yelled. As soon as he yelled it.

Aloud boom. came out of now where. Mega men have storm the house shooting it up.

Tommy watched as Tubs, and Jake was getting killed by Mega, and his goons.

Tommy immediately ran back up stairs. went into the room. locked the door.

One of Mega men called out hey somebody up there.

Tommy with the cash in his hands. Quickly jump out of the window. he landed in another yard. he wasn't hurt he started to run.

Mega men started shooting.. They ran downstairs. To Inform Mega that he got away.They also informed him that his stash was missing.

Mega checks Tubs, and Jakes lifeless bodies .

He found his accountant little black book.

One of Mega men notice Tubs.

Hey'' I know this kid. He umm Karen Nephew. 'Guy said.

This one over here too I know him too. He always be with this one.

''Oh yea really/Mega said.

''As a matter of fact it 'a third one they be with too. I forgot his name. But all three knuckleheads. They be doing petty crime around the neighborhood.

Put the word out on the guy. grab that Karen broad and get Ernie dumbass. I want to know why my book with my information is in this scumbag pocket.

Meanwhile Tommy is at a gas station stall with the money crying. Cause he is bestfriends are dead. he knows his family is dead too. Because of the little black book.

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Tyrell Marshall

MY name is Tyrell Marshall I'm form far rockaway new york.I love to write , love to discuss ideas with people .Meeting new people. Eager to learn. Willing to share

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