He knew this day was coming, for today was the day he would stop being a boy and finally become the man he always dreamed of being.
He spent his entire life thinking that being a man was measured only by his strength but today he had realized that being man had nothing to do with that.
It was about being aware of everything and person he touched. He prayed as he walked into what he knew would be his final saga.
He prayed not for himself but asked the Lord to forgive his enemies and to grant peace unto those who wished him well.
He came across the people he was looking for. They were hardened men, deep into their 30s, most of them had scars on their faces from their past conflicts and they wore dark Armani suits. He approached them, to confront them on their wrongdoings and threatened their leader distinguished by his red pinstripe tie.
They all turned their attention to the boy who was shaking with fear. They gazed into his eyes and began to laugh hysterically. The boy’s fear quickly turned into anger as he charged and tackled the leader tearing off the top button of his suit.
The boy was restrained immediately and was beaten to point where he could barely breathe.
The leader pulled out his Beretta 92, rested it on his temple and pulled the trigger.
Immediately after the sounding of the discharge, the sounds of sirens could be heard from all directions. Within two to three minutes they were surrounded by armed police officers wielding semi-automatic M16 rifles.
“They” were the Gambino Crime Family and “he” was Levi Thompson; a seventeen year old boy from Brooklyn.
That night Levi's mother relaxing that night watching her T.V. when she heard a knock at her door.
At the other end of the door were two police detectives who explained the to her the fate of her son and how is sacrifice led to the conviction of the Gambino Crime Family. Sgt Miles then handed the mother a note "We found this in your sons pocket I think it was meant for you.
It read:
"No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."(John 10:18)... Remember mom the Good Shepherd dies for His Sheep.
She began to weep immensely knowing that her son had found his way home.
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It's really High-Contexted so a lot of people find that it drags on a lot but I felt that it was okay. Probably not one of my best but I tried.