The Deal About Us

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"I don't understand what's wrong with you men." I heard Julia speak while taking the bullet out

"Well, I hate him" Tyler replied

"You just don't shoot someone you hate. Look at us, Walkers are known to have the cruelest. temper. We don't shoot the people we hate" Julia said

"Diana's offend-" Tyler started

"I swear I'll throw you out Tyler" Keith cut him off

"Can you please concentrate on Jane?" Mike peeped in

"Oh, shut up, we aren't weaklings like you" Tyler scoffed

"Tyler-" Mike started

"Ross, stay away from my wife" Tyler cut him off

"You just shot her-" Mike started again

"Mike! In your room right now" Julia shouted

"But-"

"You are not in any place for argument, we all rank higher than you and Tyler shut up for God's sake" Julia said

"Shu upp" Gio giggled and Julia gasped

"Gio, don't say that" she said but he only giggled

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'Mrs. Hernandez said something about the blood pact" I said as Tyler walked into the office

"Yes" he said sitting in front of me

"I'm not doing it. We needed to ensure we wouldn't shoot each other by the pact if our fathers shot each other and we already shot each other" I replied 

"Does it hurt?" he asked talking about the bullet wound

"It does" I replied pulling out a cigarette from the sea of papers

"Are those normal?" he asked pointing at it

"No, cocaine" I replied huffing out smoke

"How did you get it inside a cigarette?" He asked

"It's been going around for decades"

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A year later:

"Jane, I need you to come with me"

"Why?"

"Russell has a fever"

"I can't, I have a mission to lead. You can manage"

"Your child doesn't matter to you? Wow!"

"Don't talk to me like that" I said as I gripped the desk tightly to get up. Tyler's bullet hurt a nerve and I'll always have a problem.

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"Jane, we need you here"

"Home?"

"Yes"

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We walked into the house and it was oddly silent. I walked upstairs and saw everyone huddled around the hospital wing. Everyone as in almost the whole mafia.

"Andrew, what happened?"

"Grayson" he said, I pushed through the crowd and finally reached the medical door. I place my hand on Julia's shoulder and she stiffened up. She turned around and broke down in my arms.

"Why didn't you go with them. It wouldn't have happened if you went. I trust you to bring your men back because you do" she yelled at me between sobs. I hugged her tight and then glared at Tyler standing behind Julia.