1 Joining a gang

Kenny a boy who was just fifteen years of age couldn't help himself as he saw the only way for him to survive was to join a gang. He has been roaming the streets for a long time with no place to call home.

He was an orphan and didn't have anyone to help him, when most of his mater were in school, he was patrolling the streets in search of someone who would help him with food so he can survive.

After staying three days straight without anything to eat, he was becoming skinny by the day, not like he has much flesh in his body to begin with. After contemplating on it for some time, he crossed his heart to join a gang so as to ensure his survival.

As a boy from the street, he already knows where most gang members would be at this time of the day, walking into an incomplete building, he could see a man well dress in a black and blue strip dress with a cigarette on his hands, smoking and puffing the smoking from his mouth and nostril.

Kenny having seen the man more than once and seeing as how he always command his people and how they show respect for him made him know that the man must be among one of the high members of the gang.

Even though the man was a gangster, Kenny have never seen him bullied the weak like the way other gangs usually do, so walking towards him, he wasn't as fearful as he think he would be.

"I would want to join your gang if you don't mind" said Kenny plainly like if he was talking to his mate.

With amusement in his eyes, the man looked at Kenny carefully from top to down.

"I do like the look in your eyes right now, the fire in it says it all that you can do anything to survive" said the man as he continue smoking.

"I'm not here for you to compliment me, I want you to take me ad one of your gang members" replied Kenny.

"I do admire your courage boy, but what's your reason for joining a gang when you have a bright future ahead of you?" asked the man.

"There won't be a future for me if I was to die, so please let me join you" replied Kenny.

"Okay then, it you are so adamant on joining my gang, I will let you in, but as I can see that you are still clearly a child, I will give you a choice, you can leave after a week of you see that the life of a gangster isn't for you, but if you wishes to stay after a week, then you become a full member until you die" said the man.

"I accept" replied Kenny.

"What's your name kid?" asked the man as he throw away his cigarettes and step on it so as to quench the fire.

"It's Kenny and I'm not a kid" replied Kenny.

"What a good name you got there kid, follow me so we can go get something to eat, I can tell you're clearly hungry" said the man not paying any heeds to Kenny words.

"You don't mind telling me your name also, do you?" asked Kenny.

"It's Stephen" said the man as they walked out of the building.

When they got to the restaurant, they were immediately attend to because of the status of the man beside Kenny. No one would want to offend him as they clearly know who he was.

Kenny didn't waste time as he quickly start eating the moment the food was served to them.

Since he could remember, he hasn't seen or eaten so much food all at once, the hunger that have been killing him slowly for the pass three days was finally subsided by the large quantity of food he had eaten.

The man couldn't help but shake his head at the way Kenny was rushing the food like an hungry lion. He didn't care to stop him as he knew what he has been through must be clearly turf, so he deserves everything good that would come his way.

After the meal, they both walked into a public bath so Kenny could take his bath and wash out the dirt and stink from his body. The few minutes Kenny was taking his bath at the bath pub, the man walked out to get him a new set of clothes so he can put on.

On walking out of the bath pub after taking his bath and putting on the new clothes, he turned to a completely different person as his blonde hair was now cleaned and properly combed unlike his former shabby type, his face was now smooth not like when dirt was sticking almost every part of his face. His new look was so stunting that even the man couldn't believe he was the same boy who was with him not too long ago.

"Money sure do bring out the looks in people" said the man.

After doing everything they wanted to do, the man then took him to the place he would be staying for now, the gang house. It was a three story building with training equipment in almost every part of the place, people could be seen training and doing different types of things.

"Welcome back sir" greeted everyone the moment the man walked inside.

One of them quickly walked forward to meet Stephen as he saw him with someone.

"Show him to his room and make sure you start training him tomorrow" said Stephen to the man.

"Understood sir" replied the man.

Stephen turned to look at Kenny one last time before leaving to go his way.

Kenny already heard all what Stephen said, so without being told, he followed the man quietly as he showed him where he would be sleeping and different places in the building.

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