Love and Authority

Oliver shot me. I ran straight to the bathroom, taking out the first aid kit. I took out my pocket knife and opened the bullet wound. I tried finding the bullet for 2 minutes until I got it. . " Yes ! ". I exclaimed as I took it out and then dressed my wound. I didn't bother about anything else. If an artery ruptures, I will take care of it someday. . I was here only to kill and go back to my house, The boss said it was an easy kill, but He forgot to mention that this guy had a fucken bodyguards with big guns. Oliver was a witness in a recent shooting, and he knew everything that happened that night, so it was either he died, or The boss got imprisoned. I killed him, a bullet straight to the forehead, and cut out his tongue. Well, that part was only to send a message. That's how we usually deal with people who don't mind their business, also snitches. . After dressing in my room, I cleaned the bathroom. Thankfully, the dead guy had cleaning supplies; otherwise, I would be the first dumb suspect in history if I could leave my blood on the floor and the bathroom. . After cleaning up, I put Oliver's tongue on his windscreen to warn anyone who decides to snitch on us. Driving back to my apartment, I got a call from the older Boss. . " Hey, boss. " I answered the phone. . " Did you deal with the nosy parker? " He asked. . " Yes, boss, he will forever hold his peace. " I answered proudly. . "Good, come by the house. I have a small announcement. " He told him. " Okay, I'll be there in 20 ". Said the boss, dropping the call. " Maybe he's finally retiring; it's been years since he said he was retiring, but many gangs trusted him. " I thought as I drove to The boss's house. It was a huge mansion; some could even mistake it as one of those old school buildings, but then, they would see guys with big guns at the gate and decide to walk past it. Walking past the driveway, I met up with a screaming Charlie. He's my best friend. We both joined the gang life around the same time, and we have been together through thick and thin. " Hey Charles, what's up ? ". I asked. " Ohh wait, please don't tell me. " I said, regretting even asking Charlie, As his grin grew wide. " Alright, you have convinced me. I'll tell you. " Charlie stated. " No! No! I said don't tell me." I groaned, . " We are getting a new boss, and he's hot!". Charlie exclaimed happily. " Please don't tell me it's Daniel. " I groaned. The last thing I need is to follow his orders. He can sometimes be a little crazy, and he doesn't like me. Daniel Hendrix is a drug lord. He has his men and stuff, and he's already got power, so why would he want more power? It's clearly about power now. . " It's Mike freaking Hendrix ! ". Said Charlie, shaking me in excitement. Well, Mike is Daniel's twin brother, older than him by minutes. . " Shh ouch! Ouch! " I moved his hands from me. . " Ohh, dear ! Are you hurt ? ". Charlie asked, frowning. . " Don't worry, I'm fine. " I told Charles it was not the first time I had been hurt, and with my line of work, it was surely not going to be the last time. . Well, I don't know much about Mike. He likes to keep himself busy and very scarce. . " Okay, then, back to Danny, boy. He's technically our boss, too, since he's the underboss. " He said excitedly. . " Why are you so excited ? ". I asked. . " Because he's your forever childhood crush. " He said in a duh voice. . " Shouldn't I be the one excited then ? ". I asked. . " Yes, why are you not excited? ". Charlie asked. " Because I know him, well, not too much, but I know he's an asshole. He only said one sentence to me ever since I worked here. " I answered, looking at Charlie. Amusement was evident in his face. " Yeah, I remember you telling me that. What did he say again ? ". He asked. Even though I knew he just wanted to laugh at me, I decided to tell him. He said,' You look like a factory fault mistake,' I told Charlie. He started laughing, hitting me on the arm. . " And Might I remind you, Charles, that time my shoulder was dislocated, I had bruises on my face, and the doctor was busy with John, who was stabbed. All the pain I was feeling from my shoulder went straight to my heart ". Charles was still laughing, with tears rolling down his face. " Argh, I'm leaving you. " I said, going inside the house, ignoring him as he choked on his Woah, there were a lot of people here. He usually announces things like these with close friends. I'm honoured to be his close friend, but how many close friends does Boss have? I'm counting like 50 people in here. Being a close friend with the boss is like being part of the family. No one in the underworld can touch me without the express permission of The Boss. . I have more insider knowledge of Family gossip, business, who’s making money, who’s losing money, and so on. Sometimes, I was granted a crew of associates to run, but at the moment, the boss put everything on hold due to the changing leadership. A few minutes after a long and tedious speech, he finally announced that he was stepping down and his older son Mike was stepping up. There were a lot of gasps and murmuring. Well, it looks like I will be doing a lot of cleaning. Not everyone likes changes, and they will turn on him, so I might as well mingle with them and see who poses the most threat. As for me, I don't care. I'm more of a loyal soldier. I'm just more of a calm gentleman. You'll never hear me whispering or saying anything that will end up in a fight, but when there's action, you'll find me sinking in deep without even knowing the purpose.