Chapter 8 I had Thanksgiving at my Grandma's I saw Frankie. I wished him a happy Thanksgiving. But as an early Christmas present he got Tickets to Michael Jackson Bad world tour. How did you know I like Michael Jackson? I asked surprised. You have his albums, he said. I like him too. We both went we got a lot of stuff cassette tapes. Bad album. T shirts Posters book program and more. We saved all that stuff. After the night at the concert I told him it was the best night ever and we were totally in love at this time. We had Christmas Eve at my Mom's house. He got me many cassettes games for my Nintendo entertainment system but the best thing of all was a Super Nintendo and a bunch of vinyl records candy and much more. I got him lots of NES and SNES games and we got it before release date. I got Frankie's family lots of good presents. We had Christmas day at his house opened more presents. Until I he gave me a jewelry box. For me ? I asked, Yes, he smiled. I opened the box it had earrings and a necklace. I just wanted to say will you be my girl Emily? He asked. YES THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER! I shouted. We both hugged he put them on me. That was the best Christmas ever but after Christmas day something awful happened. On December 26, 1988 you will never believe what came down the chimney, well that is what Fat Tony says. Frankie woke me up real early in the morning it was 3:30am I had slept over his house. Emily… Emily! Wake up! My cousin Anthony is not here! He shouted. Frankie this isn't funny its 3:30am, I said. No I am serious were down stairs searching for him, he said. I ran downstairs. Where could he be? I thought. We went outside. There was a man on his doorstep across the street. He said, That he heard yelling in the early morning and he saw this large man holding his gun up to a younger man and taking him hostage. He had also said he read the license plate and called the police to follow it. We found where Fat Tony was and we asked the police who could be holding him prisoner. When they said it is his father I was shocked. They were hiding out in this old warehouse in Harlem. Legs had heard this he decided to come along. We all went up to Frankie's room. Frankie got something out of the bottom of his draw it was buried in a ton of his clothes. And then I saw it. It was a gun! A gun! I yelled. Fat Tony gave it to me on my 11th birthday and he said it would come in handy if he were in trouble, said Frankie. He put it safely in his jacket. We all got in the car. The warehouse was surrounded with police it looked like a war zone. Stay in the car, that is what our parents said. But we did something wrong we snuck out. I have to save him, said Frankie. No Frankie his farther is dangerous and you will end up dead like his mother, I said tears forming. Frankie ran out of the car our parents told us to stay in and stay out of trouble, I said. I am going to, said Legs after all he is very nice to me. Legs had a switchblade in his hand. I ran after them. Legs went in first I went in behind. All I saw was Fat Tony his hands and ankles tied up and his mouth covered trying to scream. This ain't right tying your kid you haven't seen in years tied up like this, he said pulling the switchblade out. He loosened the ropes and cut them one by one. Until I saw a large figure come up. LEAVE MY SON ALONE! Shouted the large man. This was Fat Tony's father Paulie. He looked just like him same black hair grey eyes and same body only bigger and stronger. He started to strangle Legs. Fat Tony the look on his face was horrified. I SAW YOU STRANGLE MOTHER! He screamed. YOU ARE STRANGLEING MY FRIEND LIKE YOU DID TO MOM! YEAH IF YOU DIDN'T SMASH THAT WINDOW I WOULD HAVE BEEN INNOCENT! Screamed Paulie. Then Frankie busted in through the window. He shot Paulie through the eye with the gun. Come on lets get out of here! Shouted Fat Tony. Where are you going?! Said Paulie. We ran out the door and Paulie followed us covering his eye. Freeze Big Paulie you are under arrest for abuse and hostage, said the police. But Legs is in there and he is badly hurt, I said. The police ran in the old warehouse the next minute they were carrying Legs he was badly beaten his neck didn't look good. They handed him off to his father. But the day wasn't over we had to go to the police station where they took a bunch of pictures of the bruises on Fat Tony's body. They said he needed x rays too so we went over to the hospital and got that done but there was no injury. I also heard that they would lock his farther up forever thank god. But Legs was hurt the most. When his parents were in the waiting room they were crying over if he would live or not. But Legs just came out with a neck brace on. Paulie had popped a bone in his neck. So this was a crazy Christmas vacation.
