"They are going to kill her, no matter what I say or do, saving her is out of my hands,she is going to die anyway and it's all my fault."
Hello, my name is Zane Bennett. I'm nineteen years old and this is the story of how my life changed, of how I got involved in a gang, of how I got the blame for the terrible things that happened to my girlfriend.
~ A year ago ~
Rikki and I were holding hands at the beach, we had been walking all afternoon and when the night came we lay down on the sand to see the stars and talked about a lot of things, we talked about our wedding, even though she thought that was silly. Then we talked of how we were going to grow older together, I remember what she told me that night
" We are going to grow older together, till death do us apart and if i pass away before you I want you to give a hug, the strongest and most loving hug."
"Of course Rikki and if i die before you i want you to do the same with me deal?"
"Okay." Rikki said.
Everything was perfect that night, what i didn't knew was that night I was going to meet my new friends. I took Rikki home with my motorbike, later i went home but on the way i watched some guys having fun with their motorbikes, they were having races and i felt the like joining them so i started to approached them and i told them that i would like to take place in the race.
"Are you kidding me? Are you planning to compete with us with that piece of trash" One of them asked me,
"Just watch me." I answered with a smug tone, so they give me an opportunity and for their surprise i won, when i saw their faces i thought for a moment that they were going to kill me or at least they were going to give me the biggest beating of my life but they didn't.
"We will waiting for you tomorrow," The leader told me,
"Yes we want our revenge!" the others told me, i smiled and them and answered
"Of course i will give it to you but i will win anyway."
The next day i couldn't wait till that night to go to the race although if my dad could see them he probably would tell to not speak with them. They weren't the type of people he would want me to hang out with, they had tattoos and piercings; they were cool.
After school i went home and hung out with Rikki, we went to the movies and the marine park but even though I was with Rikki y mind was
focused on the race that night. Rikki noticed that i was so distracted and she asked me what was happening, "Nothing." i answered, i don't know why i didn't tell her, i just didn't feel like telling her.
That night i took Rikki home earlier that the other nights, and arrived at the street from last night. They were already there waiting for me to
approach the starting line. I smiled a little and accelerated, everything went too fast the only thing that i knew was that i won again they were really angry but John their leader just smiled at me.
"You are a really good rival, boy." He told me,
"Thanks!" I said,
And that is how i started hanging around with them every single night, they were really cool always knowing how to have fun. Then i started to look like them, i dressed with dark clothes and i got a piercing - my dad didn't like that but Rikki did, she told me that looked good with her personality, Rikki is so open mind but she didn't knew why i was changing, the truth was that i just wanted to look like them they were the coolest guys of the private school that i attended, they do whatever they wanted to do, and go wherever they wanted to go. Everyone in the school respected them, i don't know why but i just wanted to be part of their band, I wanted to hang out with them. I know that in the nights i can go
and race with them but in school i don't exist for them they told me that i wasn't allowed to talk with them in school because i wasn't part if the
band and if i tried to talk with them i was going to regret that so in school we didn't talk to each other, we didn't see each other that was the rule.
The more days that passed, the more i wanted to be part of the gang, part of something even if i knew they weren't only those guys who race in the nights, they were a gang. People who had guns and drugs, they attacked peoplei knew that was bad but maybe my reason was to attract the attention of my dad.
Few days passed and one night they talked about going to a place and when i tried to follow them they told me that only the gang was allowed to go to that place, so I finally asked them what I had to do to join them.
"Really? Do you want to know?" John asked me,
"Yes, what do I have to do?"
"Well there is a trial that everyone did to be part of this gang but i don't think you can handle it."
"Why not?" I asked,
"Because you are a daddy's boy.."
"Oh! Come on just tell me what i have to do and I will do it!"
"Okay, I will tell you..." He finally said.