Hi Kid's
Welcome to the mind of Thomas Teller.
Thomas' POV
Abel had killed a man, I wasn't supposed to know but over the year 's I discovered the only way you found out anything in my family was by eavesdropping which I had quickly become a professional at, I probably knew more about the club than Abel did and he was a prospect. I had always been closer to my Mum growing up, my Dad was always busy at Teller- Morrow or the club he used to take Abel and I to work with him and while Abel was fascinated by our father and loved to get his hands dirty in grease and oil I preferred to sit with Grandma Gemma in the office reading or playing on the computer eventually I would just turn down my Dad's request to come to TM with him and instead stayed home with my Mum. Abel was always my Dad's favourite I heard the story of the Club's trip to Belfast to rescue Abel countless times and after every recount I wondered if my Dad would go through the same amount of trouble for me? I doubted it. Abel had been raised on the back of a motorcycle and loved every minute of it, I however was uncomfortable and awkward on a bike sure I knew how to ride one and sometimes used it to impress girls at my old school with my in with the club but not anymore. Last semester I scored far above average on my end of year exams and received a scholarship and offer to attend an exclusive private school in Lodi, My Mum was over the moon of course, My Dad tried to be supportive and happy for me but I could tell he's heart wasn't in it. In truth I'm sure my dad would be content with us only graduating and following in his footsteps to T.M and the club but that wouldn't be my life, I didn't have the stomach or courage for it and that's not something I'm ashamed to admit either I knew what a life in the club could bring and I couldn't deal with it, I was jealous of Abel he was giving my Dad exactly what he wanted a Son he could be proud of and a future President to the Sons Of Anarchy.
When I woke up Monday morning at 7 I could hear my Grandma Gemma and Mum in the lounge room
"I'm so worried about him Gemma," My mum was saying I could hear the sadness in her voice
"Don't be, Abel is going to be fine Tara we all are" Gemma said
"Nothing is fine Gemma! My 17 year-old- Son just killed a man this morning" My mum replied and I felt my heart stop in my chest
"Oh my god." I said out loud I felt sick to my stomach who? Why? I strained my ears to hear the rest of the conversation but I could hear my mum crying and I guessed there would be no more discussion I dressed in the compulsory school uniform of a blazer, dress shirt, tie and slacks when I walked into the lounge my Mum had stopped crying and was instead was drinking a cup of coffee I could hear Grandma Gemma in the kitchen with Rebekah.
"Hey honey, nervous? Your first day at new school?" My mum asked as I leant down to kiss her on the cheek I sat down on the sofa beside her
"Yeah a bit" Who was I kidding it felt like there were giant moths flying around in my stomach
"Oh well you'll be fine, Thank god you got my brains and not your fathers." She said laughing I smiled at her and speaking of the devil my Father chose that moment to walk in the front door,
"Hey baby" My Mum said and stood up to hug him and the two shared a brief kiss
"Hey Babe" My Dad sat on the single seater couch beside the one I was on and my mum left the room to get him a coffee, he ran his hand over his face looking exhausted after a few moments he looked up and seemed surprised to see me there, I wasn't really surprised he hadn't noticed me
"oh hey Abel," He said before he squeeze his eyes shut in concentration "Sorry Juice, No Chibs" he's expression relaxed "THOMAS!" He said with a moment of clarity "Sorry kid it's been a rough morning." Ouch that hurt.
"S'okay, you've probably got a lot on your mind" I said and he smiled at me
"First day at your new school right?" He asked, I nodded
"Yeah, I'm a bit nervous" I said
"Ehh don't be you're a Teller and Teller's always get what they want" He said standing up and clapping me on the shoulder before walking out of the room
"If only that were true." I said to an empty room.
Abel's POV
"Abel, Son wake up" I opened my eyes to see my Grandpa Clay standing beside my bed at the Clubhouse
"What time is it?" I groaned out sitting up and rubbing at my eyes
"Almost nine" He said "Look Abel can I say something?" Clay asked sitting on the end of my bed, I nodded not knowing what was coming
"Abel, I know I wasn't there this morning but I heard about what happened, Abel it's awful shit what you had to do but now you have to pull through it you mean a lot to this club and what you've done this morning has gained you a lot of respect you gave the club revenge for Matt's death and you struck back at the enemy, now I don't know what's going on inside that head of yours but you need to sort it out and I wanted you to know that I'm here if you need any help with all that sorting" Clay said and I stood up and pulled him into a man hug
"Thank's Grandpa." I said he nodded
"We've got church in an hour, You're dad wants you there" Grandpa Clay said I nodded and he walked out of the dorm shutting the door behind him, I sat on the edge of my bed and rested my face in my hands elbows on my knees and tried to shake the despair that hung over me, I did what I had to.
An hour later I walked into church without my cut on, I had searched everywhere for it and guessed someone had taken it to clean the blood off while I was sleeping, Most of the members were already seated around the table when I walked in aside from Kenny who was still in the hospital my Dad stood up and hugged me I returned it.
"You okay son?" He asked me, I gave him a reassuring smile
"Yeah I'm fine" I said and went to sit beside Jake out of everyone's line of sight where the prospects usual sat
"No Abel, take a seat there," Opie said pointing to Kenny's empty chair, I nodded and sat down beside Happy who clapped me on the back
" Most of you know why we're here, this morning there was an attack on the club, We think it may be NORDS trying to re-establish business in Charming" Jax said and the table became tense "So now we have to put some extra precautions in place until the situation is handled, from now on I want three members covering the warehouse at one time and I need two members staying here at the clubhouse in case they try something here, Of course you'll all be paid accordingly. So what do you say everyone on board with the extra work?" he asked looking around the table there was all nods
"Okay good, Juice you take the rest of the day off Tara mentioned you might have some concussion take your ass home and rest, Jake, Clay and Bobbie take first watch at the Warehouse and the rest of you should hang around here for the day catch up on some sleep" There was general murmurs of agreement from around the table,
"And before we finish, Abel we have something for you" Opie said standing up and pulling my cut from somewhere behind him and handed it across the table to me I opened it up so it wasn't folded and on the front of the cut beneath where it said Prospect sat a patch that read Men Of Mayhem, It was a patch awarded to any of the club members who went above and beyond for the club by spilling blood in its honour.
"But I'm not patched in?" I said confused but feeling pride spread through my chest, Opie nodded
"We know, but the club voted and we all agreed that you deserve it Abel." Opie said walking around and placing a hand on my shoulder, I hugged him
"Thanks Uncle Ope, Boys" I said nodding in the direction of the table to all the club members who applauded me
"Abel remember whatever happens, SAMCRO will always be you're family." Happy said and the rest of the club nodded there agreement.