I was invited to a bar by my two friends Michelangelo and Francesco and we were accompanied by one of my superiors, his name was Luca.

Michaelangelo and Francesco were quite thin and were about the same height as me, so about five-eleven. We were all wearing coats as it was the middle of winter and the temperature these days tended to be around thirty degrees. Michaelangelo had black hair while Francesco had hair of the blonde color.

Luca was the tallest of the three of us, so maybe about six-five or atleast around that, he had an eyepatch covering his left eye, his grey slicked back hair gave him the presence of an old wise wolf.

It’s been six years since the 18th amendment was repealed and I had just turned eighteen not too long ago, and so my two friends wanted to celebrate by drinking some booze, since they couldn’t let three young Rockies in the family run wild drunk they had Luca look after us.

We were at a local bar that was located in an area that was controlled by the family we were in which was called the Angelo family. We could drink booze all night and not have to worry about rival families. If they were to trespass and possibly kill someone from another family that’d mean war.

And the Angelo family isn’t exactly weak.

“Come on try some!”

Although I was invited to drink booze to celebrate me turning eighteen, I had never drank booze in my life. Even during when the 18th amendment was in effect and everyone was drinking, even teens, I still was too young to get a hold of it and so I’ve never had some in my life.

Francesco and Michaelangelo were my childhood friends but their fathers were involved in the mob so they were exposed to it a lot earlier, unlike me, whose parents lived a simple and peaceful life avoiding trouble…...trouble such as the abundant amounts of gangsters and families.

Francesco handed me a bottle of booze, I hesitated at first but then Michaelangelo started to clown me.

“You scared Antonio? Or are you just a kid?

After I heard those words come out of his mouth my hesitation disappeared and I grabbed the bottle out of Francesco’s hand and downed the whole bottle.

“That’s the spirit!”

Once I finished drinking the whole bottle the flavor of the booze started to hit me and it made me cough uncontrollably.

“This is disgusting!”

Francesco patted me on the back and said: “you’ll get used to it in no time.”

“HAHAHAHAHA!!!”

Michaelangelo burst out laughing, he was hitting the table as he wiped the tears from his eyes. Then Michaelangelo followed up by saying “well you are still a kid after all!”

“We’re the same age!” I say as I hit his shoulder.

“You're all kids.” Said Luca in a monotone voice.

“Shut up old man how about you have a drink too?”

“Who you calling old man I’m only thirty-six!”

“Like I said old. Right, Antonio?”

You fucking——ughh why you gotta put me on the spot!

Since I was put on the spot and Luca was staring at me as if he was a hungry wolf looking at a defenseless rabbit I gave an answer that would get Luca off my ass.

“Thirty-six isn’t old…..”

“Thank you, Antonio.” Luca had a that's what I thought face on him when he said that.

“Wow, that’s no fun! Hey, waitress a couple more bottles here!”

“What! Why are we drinking so much! And I gotta drive y'know!”

“Don’t worry I’ll drive you to get too wild up.” Said Luca.

“But your drinking too right?”

“Hey, it takes a lot more than one bottle to get me going Although I'm not that old I'm definitely older than you kids, and I've probably drank twice the amount of alcohol than you have.”

“Alright, then your choice.”

The waitress brought us a couple more bottles of booze and set them on the table. And she said “Enjoy!” as she gently walked away.

“Let’s have a fun time tonight boys!”

Michaelangelo peered over, looking at the waitress with perverted eyes and said: “This bar has great visuals don't you gentlemen agree?”

I punch him in the arm and say “That's not very gentleman like of you.”

He punched me back, “Kids like you won't understand!”

And I remind him that we were the same age once again.

“Were the same age!”

And before we knew it we were at each other's throats but it wasn't anything serious, just us having a little fun with each other.

Michaelangelo has always been a skirt chaser, ever since he hit puberty all he went on about was about women.

In the blink of an eye, Michaelangelo had called over a waitress and started to use his womanizer charms to seduce the waitress. And from the looks from the waitress, it seems that his charms were definitely working, the waitress was tomato red and giggling whenever Michaelangelo said an unfunny joke.

Then Luca put Michaelangelo in a headlock and started to repeatedly flick his forehead in front of the waitress.

“LUCA STOP! YOUR EMBARRASSING ME IN FRONT OF THIS FINE LADY!!!!”

“LIKE HELL DO I CARE YOU WOMANIZING BABY!!!”

“ANTONIO HEEALP PLEAEAS!!!”

There goes Michaelangelo dragging me into his business again………..

“Let him go, Luca, I think he's had enough.”

“WELL, I SAY HE HASN'T!!!’

Luca and Michaelangelo both made a ruckus inside the bar which attracted the attention of all the other customers present. They all saw what they were doing and everyone started to laugh, even the waitresses and especially the waitress that Michaelangelo was talking to earlier.

“LUCA LET GO OF ME NOW!!!”

“SAY I'M NOT OLD! SAY IT!”

“ALRIGHT!!! ALRIGHT!!! YOUR NOT OLD YOUR NOT OLD!!!”

Luca finally let go of him after he admitted defeat. Michaelangelo's face was beet red and he was rubbing the area where Luca constantly flicked him.

“HAHAHAHA!!!”

Luca couldn't control his laughter and not long after I couldn't too.

“Hahaha!!!”

We were having fun times in the morning, we were drinking some booze, cracking jokes, and playing around but then suddenly.

BANG!!!

I see the back door swing open and see three guys in suits each with a Tommy gun in their hands.

“Everybody put your hands up!”

Waitresses dropped glasses and booze bottles and people started to panic. The three armed men looked around and then asked a question.

“Anyone here from the Angelo family?”

Aw, shit…...they must be from another rival family…..if we lay low maybe we can get out safely.

One of the men stared at the four of us and he smirked.

“Please spare us!” Said, one customer.

“Please we will give you anything!” Said one of the waitresses

“Oh, ill let you free once I find out whos from the Angelo family.”

One of the armed men grabbed a waitress but it wasn't just any waitress it was the waitress Michelangelo was talking to.

“The guys from the Angelo family have three seconds to stand up before I kill this woman!”

I glanced over to Michaelangelo and he was furious but he was also sweating.

“Three!”

“Two!”

Before he said one Michaelangelo stood up.

“Right here!”

“OOOH WE GOT A BRAVE BOY RIGHT HERE!” said the other armed man.

“Here's a message for your boss.”

The man held up his gun and before he shot Luca pushed the table over and took out his gun while the armed suited man sprayed out bullets each being blocked by the thick wooden table.

Michelangelo, Francesco and I take out our pistols as well, we hid these pistols in our coats, we were able to carry it wherever we went and use it in case of an emergency, an emergency such as this.

From behind the table, the four of us returned some bullets. Since they were still firing at us we couldn’t aim our shots or stay up for too long so we didn’t expect anything to hit.

“Ahhhhh!!!!”

“Ahhhhh!!!!”

Once the shots were fired people in the bar screamed and panicked as they tried to find the nearest exit.

The bullets hit glass bottles and glass windows but the three suited men still wouldn’t back off. Once I heard them reload or what seemed to be them reloading I stood up and fired a couple of accurate and steady shots that hit each suited man in the chest.

Once they were taken out of the picture it was time for us to run. We ran out of the front door which was behind us and we got in the car. Luca was in the passenger seat while I was in the driving seat. Both Michaelangelo and Francesco sat in the back seats.

“Hit the gas Antonio!” Yelled Michaelangelo.

“We gotta hurry they might have more guys trying to get us!” Yelled Francesco.

And then the oldest of the group Luca told everyone to “calm down!” Since he was the oldest he’s probably been through many things, some may even be similar to this one which might explain why he was so calm.

I put my foot on the gas and we start to bail.

“They’re “coming for us.” Said Luco.

“What?”

“They’re on our tail right now.”

I wondered what Luco was saying but then I glanced over to my wing mirror and I saw a car hot on our tail.

Aww, shit……

Soon gunshots could be heard outside, the sound of bullets denting metal could also be heard.

“Luco they’re shooting at us!” Yelled Michaelangelo.

“Shoot em back!”

All of this was happening as I was driving, at this rate I’m gonna have to disobey traffic laws.

I heard more gunshots behind me, some were from pistols and others were from Tommy guns.

We either had to shake em off or get to a safe haven where there are more people from the Angelo family armed and ready for conflict……..but what place fits those requirements……oh I know!

“Next stop! Angelo family headquarters!”

I take a right running a stoplight, once I turned the corner I put the pedal to the metal driving past every car and rocking the car left to right in an attempt to avoid being hit with bullets. Some cars that I passed all stopped in their tracks probably to avoid a crash but it also provided us with some cover from the enemy family’s goons.

“I think we lost em!” Yelled Luco.

Luco Yelled that just as we were approaching the family’s headquarters. The Angelo family headquarters was this large mansion with a gate. There were men in suits and men in overalls surrounding the gate.

“Hell ye——“

Michaelangelo stopped mid yell.

“Guys……….I’ve been hit…….”

We were stopped in front of the gate by the guards outside, this gave me time to look back.

Michelangelo's hand was covered in bright red blood, and his coat was stained red. He had sweat running down his cheeks and he looked paler than then snow.

“I don't think I'm gonna make it……”

“WE GOTTA TAKE HIM TO A HOSPITAL!!!”

“Antonio…….theres not gonna be enough time to get to a hospital….our best bet would be to try and treat him here, there should be some doctors in the mansion.” Said Luco who seemed to be unphased by what was happening.

One of the guards knocked on my window and so I rolled down the window as fast as I could, once the windows were down I told the guard about the situation, everyone knew each other in the family and when the guard looked back at the back seat and saw Michaelangelo bleeding out he yelled out “Open the gate! Michaelangelo's been wounded!”

Guards ran and got the gate opened as fast as they could and I drove in once I could, not waiting for the gate to be completely opened.

“Francesco put some more pressure on his wound now!!!”

“Alright!!!”

“AGHHHH!!!”

All of this was happening behind me as I drove through the gardens and I decided to park in front of the mansion.

The mansion doors opened and A suited man who was quite plump walked out with many other suited men holding military-grade weapons surrounding him, this gave the sense that the plump man in the middle had some importance, and important he was, he was the head boss of the Angelo family, Flavio Marquez Angelo.

Luca and Francesco carried Michaelangelo out of the car as I force myself out of the car and almost falling onto my knees.

Flavio asked us in a stern deep voice.

“What's this all about?”

“It’s Michaelangelo he’s been shot!” I say crying out loud panicking.

He looked over to the three of them and saw the state Michaelangelo was in.

“Hurry inside, I’ll see what my medical team can do.”

Then we all rushed into the mansion as if there was no tomorrow, but for Michaelangelo, there might really be no tomorrow if we don’t hurry fast enough.