Chapter 7 Chapter 7

Listening to the sound of the gunshot, everyone separated and Mr. Leonard asked every one of them to report to his office immediately. Walking closer to them, he welcomed Warren back into the community as well as the fraternity and he whispered how much he has missed him, taping his shoulder with a traitor's look.

Walking into the back part of the taproom where Mr. Leonard's meeting room was and where they always held their meetings, he welcomed Warren into the group once more as he turned around his table and finally taking his seat.

"How are you today and how did you get out?", Mr. Leonard raised a question waiting for Warren to respond but he sat quietly looking at him. Noticing that he was not going to respond to his question, he claps his hand on his table telling the boys that it was a good thing that Warren was out of prison as he was going to Draft good plans for the future.

Taking out a plan, he handed it over to Warren, telling him to go through it and get back to the boys as they were to carry out that operation in an hour. Lucas who had thought that his father was going to make him the head of the gang after Warrens's arrest, had the shock. when he noticed that he was still having his position even after his release.

" Papa, how can you do this to me, I am your son so why do you keep on favoring this idiot called Warren?", Lucas asked with an angry tone and his father told him never to question his decisions and to also obey what Warren was going to tell him to do. Being recalcitrant, Lucas has always seen Warren as a rival whereas he was only doing his job as the bravest person in the group.

Also, Lucas was not able to have Catherine for Himself, he felt frustrated after knowing that she has always been in love with Warren whereas he only saw Catherine as a stripper that he could have a good time with whenever he wanted to.

The other gang members who were already fed up with Lucas's behavior called him to order as they told him to either control his emotions or he will have to stay back and not follow them for the operation. Warren who had been silent all through the noise as quarrels spoke out and his first words fell like an atomic bomb.

"I do not want to continue with this kind of life anymore".

Everyone in the room turned with a surprised stare at him as they all wondered what had happened to him in prison. Josh walking up to him, whispered in his ears asking what he was blabbing about but Warren told him that he had already made up his mind so hence he could not continue with that kind of life.

Mr. Leonard rising from his seat with an unacceptable stare asked Warren what had gotten over him that he had to speak out such gibberish but he kept on repeating what he had just said calling it a quit.

Lucas gazing all joyous, rushed to Warren and hugged him with a broad smile. Warren stood there looking at him with a smile on his face, told him to take off his hands when he was done with the agitation.

The other members looked at Lucas like an idiot with that attitude that he was displaying. Having seen enough, his father called him out to quit the absurdity he was committing and get back to his position.

Mr. Leonard returning his gaze on Warren asked him whether he was certain if his decision as he has a lot of refunding to do and Warren shaking his head while laughing, said,

" I know that you have been giving my mother some money for her treatment, and she also told me how you have been harassing her as well", Warren spoke out firmly looking at him straight in the eyes.

Stammering in front of the boys, Mr. Leonard instructed everyone to step out and give him some minutes alone with Warren.

Lucas scared that his father could succeed to persuade Warren, denied going out but as usual, he was scolded by his father and asked to seep out like the others, and growling like a kid, he followed the others outside and his papa screamed at him to lock the door behind him.

Singing in happiness, Abby was preparing herself for the event as she checked her outfits finding the one that will correspond to the occasion. Running her fingers through them, she sang her favorite song and letting herself be happy, her eyes closed and her voice raised to the rooftop, Abby sang as her whole existence depended on it.

Shaking her buttocks and twerking down to the floor level, she was happy that her mother was going to make some cash and while doing what she loves most, helping the homeless children and the needy.

Passing in front of the mirror, she flinched as she was reminded of her teenage days when she did not have any but and any breast but now she could see some tiny little things sprout out like tangerine and her smile went out as she walked past looking around for her phone that had been ringing under the dresses that she had lived on the bed and pausing the music she responded,

"Hello Bernard", she spoke out supporting her phone with her left shoulder as he was on her left ear. Bernard had called to know whether he was supposed to come to pick up his fiancee, but Abby running her hands through her kinds of stuff told him sweetly not to bother himself as she was going to be present at the venue with the help of her friend and neighbor Jimmy.

She was certain that at the hearing of Jimmy's name, Bernard was not going to be happy but she was amazed that he did not make a fuss about it, so they exchanged kisses over the phone and she hung up the call.

Going through the outfits that she had picked, she could listen to her phone ring again, and grabbing it up without catching a glimpse of the caller, she put it on her ear and the first thing she gave attention to was Bernards voice sounding so angry as he mumbled,

" Do you prefer to come for the event with your friend Jimmy instead of letting me come pick you up?", her thoughts took off to the screen of her phone as she had a gaze of the person calling just to be able to certify her curiosity.

Taking in a deep breath, she tried to convince Bernard not to think that way, but he was so mad at her that he hung up the call right to her face. Taking off her phone to check what just happened and she smiled as it was Bernards normal way of reacting whenever he gives attention to Abby calling Jimmy's name.

Abby taking up her shoulders and returning to what she was doing, turned on her music and began again with her dancing.

"What do you want us to talk about?", Warren asked as he moved an eyebrow waiting for what his boss was going to say to him.

"Have a seat Warren", Mr. Leonard spoke out while he took out a bottle of whiskey with two glasses. Turning down his offer, Warren said that he preferred to stand and he did not have much time in his office.

" As you wish boy", Mr. Leonard let outpouring out the liquid in a glass as he closed the bottle and taking the glass, and sipping the sap rolling his eyes as he felt the hotness going down his throat.

Landing on the matter at hand, he asked Warren how he intends to pay back his money if he doesn't have a job to do so and Warren responded with a breath of hope, that he was going to get a legal job so as to have a decent life.

Bursting out laughing, Leonard rising to his feet and walking from his table as he approached Warren, he asked what he had just said with a provocative voice.

Containing his anger, he sat quietly while his boss went on ranting on all the thing's he had done for him from small and saying that the debt his mother was owing to him, had multiplied and it was no longer the amount that he had given her, but extra interest had put in.

"I know because I know the kind of man that you are", Warren let out and without wanting to beat about the bush with his boss, he inquired what he wanted from him and Mr. Leonard tapping him on his shoulder while standing behind him said that he just needed him to continue with the operations as a leader of the gang.

Warren had understood that he had no other choice but to do with the option as it was certain that he was not going to have a job easily especially with his ex-convict profile. Turning around and facing his boss, he accepted his proposal but included a factor and this made Mr. Leonard shove his face in concern as he wondered what his condition could be and what he must be thinking at the back of his mind.

Flipping his coat and returning to his seat, he raised a question on what he meant by constraint, and Warren rolling his tongue in his mouth and cracking his fingers spoke his mind as he told his boss that he had got to have an augmentation.

Spilling out the drink in his mouth on listening to that, raised his eyes to look at Warren in surprise thinking that he was joking.

Keeping his grounds, he told his boss that he was not going to do another operation if he was not getting on addition and his boss wanting to know what he had in mind, asked the percentage he was referring to and Warren said that he needed 40% from each deal.

" That is too much Messenger", Mr. Leonard screamed but Warren was very serious with what he had just said as he put in that, "You need me to do you have to do extra".

Sounding like an insane person, he told Warren that he could be replaced at any time and the response that he received made his face lose its brightness as Warren said,

" If I was not important you would not have asked me to stay as the leader of the gang and you will not be making an effort this hard to pin me here in your group".

Mr. Leonard reasoning to Warren's demands told him that he was going to get back to him in some minutes as he needed to talk with the bigger boss about his request. Dropping the plan for the place where they were to rob that evening, he excused himself as he will be waiting outside for his feedback.

Josh and the others were chatting outside and while they were wondering what could have made him change his mind, Warren walked out meeting them, and chatting up made him feel good.

Craig who had been disturbed by what Warren had said back there in the boss's office, asked him what he was thinking about when he said that, and Warren narrating everything that had happened in his life when he was in prison and the beautiful woman that had saved him and given him a reason to live again, he promised her that he was going to change his mood of life once he gets out from prison.

"This is interesting, our Messenger is a changed man because of a gentlewoman?", Craig raised a question while waiting for his friend's answer and they all giggle.