I will continue the story after this chapter. I wanted to give you some perspective on how Marcus became the Chief. There are some real OMG moments (at least I think so) I want this story have twist and turns and unexpected events. Please review and tell me what you think of my latest chapter.
To be on the safe side: I DON'T OWN DIVERGENT, JUST MY IDEAS.
Marcus the Chief.
Present day:
"Sit boy" I tell him as he steps into my office. I elected him to be the next "me" and take my place. I knew my son could never do it, after his mother left us I never looked at him the same I was cold and distant. I wanted to mend things so many times but it never felt right. That's why I selected someone else to leave my legacy to, and if Tobias ever found out it would probably be too late, I would probably be dead.
"Yes sir" he says I can tell he is nervous my presence makes his shift uncomfortably.
"Let me tell you a little story boy" I begin.
Marcus starts too reminisced about his younger days:
Everyone is this game starts at the bottom, but how far you come is what counts. I've played this game most of my life, since I was fifteen. People think that being the biggest Kingpin of all Chicago is easy, just because what I do is illegal does not mean I haven't worked my ass to keep up my throne. Most people wouldn't last a day in my shoes.
I wanted to be better than the loser of a father I was blessed with. I needed to prove to him that there was more to the game than that stupid corner where he passed all his mornings and every night. Making ridicules chump change, compare to what I have made in the last month alone was a lot more than he ever made in his lifetime.
I clearly remember growing up as an only child I never really had anyone to look up to; my only "friends" were the thugs from the neighborhood. My mother left my dad because she said "this life is not for you Marcus" we left my dad, but I don't think the son of a bitch cared if we left him.
Regardless something about the hustle always brought me to him. I observed from far, took as much as my brain could handle at a young age. I saw the mistakes my father made he was too cocky for his own good, that's what killed him. I also learned not to be greedy, take what you can get and get the fuck out.
The defining moment of my hustling career was when I was fifteen I met my one true friend and partner his memory still hunts me till this day. I made choices that I don't regret, but someday they will come back for me, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow shit maybe not in ten years but someday my karma will come and when it does rest assure I will take my punishment like the Chief that I' am.
Flashback:
I was walking back from making a drop; I gave them the product they gave the money which I was supposed to return to Shark a big time hustler from back in the nineties. When I got jumped they came out nowhere I was ambushed, I tried to fight I was big for my age and well-built but I was no match for six against one. I got in a few good hits but that didn't stop them. They took the money all twenty-five hundred dollars. Some people don't think that is much money but for a fifteen year old where the hell was I going to get all that money in the next twenty-four hours.
That's when he showed up Irving I guess he saw the whole thing and came to my aid. Irving was a stocky boy with tan skin and light eyes. From that day until he died we were like brothers, we were unstoppable but a woman drew a wedge between us, I ended on top and he six feet under.
End of flashback:
Continues recollecting his days:
That night we came with a plan to rob a liquor store, everything went according to plan and we made off with three-thousand dollars. Since we had five hundred extra we split it between the two of us.
After that, I asked Shark if Irving could be down, he was reluctant at first but then agree for Irving to work for him. We started small at first making drops here and there. Shark would pay us good money. By the time we both turn twenty-three we decided that working for someone was not something that we wanted to do forever. It was time that we made our path to become bosses, so with every pay we put away all the money until we had enough to buy at least five brick then we would flip it. We knew it would take some time and we were willing to work for it.
After six months or so we had saved up more money than we anticipated. We knew we couldn't sell in the same turf as Shark, so we went three towns over to Dauntless were Shark's reign didn't get to.
We flip those bricks for more than twenty-five thousands. Irving suggested that we should take that money buy more bricks and flip those as well. I thought that was a great plan, by the end of that year we had more than hundred thousand. That's when we need to make a bold move we flew to New York and made a deal with one of the biggest most notorious hustlers from that era "T-bone" he was ruthless, but he had the connections we needed.
Flashback once again:
"You ready for this" I asked Irving as we landed in New York
"Well of course, I'm no pansycake" he retorts with a grin
"What does that even mean, you jack in a box" I playfully hit him in the arm.
"It's mean I aint no bitch"
"Whatever" I roll my eyes
End of flashback:
Continues to ponder about his younger days:
After we met with T-bone, he directed us to one of his connections, bull-eyes. They said he got his name because every time he shoots he always hits his target right between the eyes; he is not to be fucked with. Bull made us a deal; he would charge twenty-five hundred for each brick he sold us. We had enough to buy ten bricks of cocaine, but we had to take it because this was going to be our foot in the door.
After everything, the deal was seal we decided to stay in New York to explore the Big Apple and see what all the fuss was about. After a few hours of walking and sight-seeing we walk in into this pace call "shake shack" that's when I saw her, the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. I may be cold and mischievous now but once upon a time I was soft and I loved. I loved Evelyn Johnson like I would never love another in this world.
I was love struck the moment I laid my eyes on her, but if I knew then what I know now you best believe I would've run the opposite way as fast as my feet would've taken me. Not many people know this but Evelyn was my kryptonite.
I approached her that same night, and by the end she was flying back to Chicago with me and Irving. Our relationship was intense, hot passionate our sex was like no other. She had me where she wanted me, so when she did what she did I never saw it coming.
I was twenty-four when Tobias was born, I though life couldn't get any better. Irving would handle the streets while I handle the administration part of our operations. Irving found himself a woman and I had Evelyn. We were getting bigger after a few years or so we started to gain more turf, we had more people working for, we had the best product in Chicago our reputation was growing.
People just gave me the nickname Chief I liked the way it sounded so I stuck with it.
Nothing could've gone wrong I had my right hand man, the woman who gave my first child all that change the moment I was offer a bigger kingdom than the one I already had. Bull-eyes offer me to take over all of Chicago, the feds were on his case, and they had evidence against that can put him away for life or even give him the death penalty. He need the feds to be occupy with someone else other than him that way he could have time to come up with a solution to his problem.
He wanted to leave the game for good he said he had more money than anyone could possibly imagine, he just wanted the feds off his back so he can have a chance to escape the U.S.A. and move to an island that he bough of the grid.
I didn't think setting up someone all going to be a big deal because honestly I had people that I wanted to get rid of anyways. What I didn't expect was he already had chosen the person, he chose none other than my right hand man Irving. He gave me two days two processes all, if I agree I would be taking over his place here in Chicago t was easy for him to move everything from New York , and if I didn't agree he would harm my family.
I had to set my one friend, I knew it was going to be hard and I didn't know if I could live the guilt.
One cold winter night I was home alone, Evelyn went to visit her mother I decided to stay behind I need to clear my head, and come up with a way to set up Irving, I knew it was wrong but I had to do it was either him or me. The doorbell rang, I was hesitant to answer I wasn't expecting anyone.
Flashback:
"Hey panyscake open up" I knew exactly who it was.
"Hey man" I felt like Brutus I was going to betray him and he didn't even know it.
"We need to talk man, I need to get something off my chest" his demeanor changes all of a sudden. I wonder if he knows what I was going to do.
"Yeah what's up?" I ask him sounding a bit concerned
"Well you there is no easy way to put this so I will just come out and say it. I don't expect you to forgive but I need to be a man and tell myself before anyone else does. You and I know each for a long time and we been through a lot we came up in this game together. I know tomorrow is never promise for people like us. I fucked up, I betray you in the worst man"
I'm starting to get antsy
"Get to the point now Irving" I rush him to finish.
"About two months ago my lady and I had a big fight. I came looking for you because I needed advise I needed someone to talk too. I completely forgot that you were away on business, Evelyn let me in
He better not tell what I think he is going to say.
"And" I urge him to finish his statement.
"And we were drinking one thing led to another and we slept together."- "I'm sorry Marcus I never meant for it to happen it just did, I swear it was only one time"
I couldn't wrap my head at the idea of Irving and Evelyn having sex in my house.
"Get out NOW, and don't ever come near me" I yell
"You are going to let pussy come between us, I know she is your baby mom's and all but we are partners Marcus" he tries to plead his case.
"I said GET OUT NOW"
"Ok Marcus, I'll give your space I know I fucked up but you can't throw all our hard work away just because of some broad" he turns on his heels and leaves.
End of flashback:
Reminiscing once again:
At the moment I knew I was going to live with setting my best friend up. I called bull-eyes and hatched out a plan to set Irving up.
Three days later I called Irving told to meet at one of our spots that we needed to talk and resolve things once and for all. Little did the bastard know that was going to be his last day. I set up one and half million dollars' worth of cocaine for the feds to pin and put away for the rest of his life.
Irving didn't go down without a fight; he opened fire on the feds killing three of them before killing him. When I got the news I didn't cry nor did I feel anything he slept with my lady, I got him back in my book we were even. I decided to confront Evelyn weeks after, about the affair she had, what came out of her mouth was like a buck of cold water.
Flashback:
She told me "you idiot I' am pregnant with his child. I wanted to sleep with Irving I got him drunk that night, he wouldn't shut up about his stupid girlfriend" "I was only with you because I wanted to be close to him now you took him away from me and his unborn child"
End of flashback:
Marcus lost in thought again:
Irving was drunk and she wanted him. I felt like pure shit. He was man enough to tell himself he was right pussy should never get in the way. The next day she was gone, she left Tobias. I never saw her again, nine months later she came back with a baby Irving's son. She said she wouldn't raise the baby without Irving by her side.
I didn't want to be responsible for a child that was not mine, went to see the woman that Irving use to kick it with I dropped off the baby to her and to my surprise she also had a kid that was Irving's. I provided her with enough to live well for the rest of their lives and to keep the secret that Zeke and Tobias were half-brothers.
Present day:
"See boy there is this saying: "keep your friends close and your enemies' closer".
That's why I have Zeke and Uriah with me at all times because if they knew the truth that I was responsible for their father's death my world would crumble down.
"Tobias must never know that Zeke is his half-brother, my son is too soft I can see it in his eyes. One day my end will come and when it does you must be prepare to take the throne, are you ready?
"Peter, are you ready?"
Please let me know if this whole chapter made sense. Yes Zeke and Uriah they have the same dad and Tobias and Zeke have the same mother. I know this chapter has a lot of chapters but I do hope it was easy to follow. Please give your honest opinion. Next chapters will pick up where I left off, don't worry more Tobias/Tris is coming just give some time.
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