"Hale, your lunch is ready" His ma said
"Mom, I can pack my own lunch" He said
"I know I just want to look out for my baby boy" She said patting his head
"Are you going to help out at dad's business today" She said smiling
"Yes, I think so as long as I can get paid" He said
"Alvino, your brother is ready" She said
"You two have a good day" She said waving
"Hey Al, what is college like" Hale asked
"Well it's normal, like u learn I guess like hs but more things u can do, basically more freedom" He said
"You're going to learn, and I am going to also learn, have a good day kid" Alvino said ruffling his hair
Hale smiled and ran out the car to find his friend Zamir
"Hey dude"
"Yo"
"So what are we doing today" Hale said
"I dunno parents are picking me up early, I have to attend a lame wedding, man" Zamir said
"Wow my oldest brother is getting married too, we don't know when though, they're planning it" Hale said
"Why get married when u can just have girls at ur fingertips" Zamir said
"I dunno I guess people find that special person or something like that" Hale said
"Come on we don't wanna be late" Zamir said
"Oof"
"Fuck, did u just bump into me for"
"Sorry man, I truly didn't see you there" Hale said
"Well fuck you then" He said
"Jeez everyone woke up on the wrong side of bed" Zamir said
"Alright class, take your chemical substance first"
"Bro did you hear" Zamir said
"What"
"Kash Lakersfield, is throwing a party" Zamir said
"You gonna go, are u even invited" Hale said laughing
"Heyy, I don't know I promised to play board games with the little sis" Zamir said
"Then u gotta play board games with her, I gotta help out at my dad's business anyway, he's paying me to" Hale said
"Woah could I get a job too" Zamir said
"Hey actually yeah I could put a good word in for u" Hale said
"Really thanks man, 💥"
"Woah" they both said
"Alright class, take out your books and turn to pages 78- Ring Ring"
"Alright which one of u lucky ones are leaving" the teacher said
"See ya, Zamir" Hale said
"Bye"
"Zamir ur up kid, read the pages to 87" She said
"The rest of u, read"
"Mom I'm to go straight to Romero and Sons" Hale said on the phone
"Just wanted you to know incase I don't come back in time" He said
"Damn, Zamir missed review, he is not going to like the test tomorrow" Hale said to himself
Hale put some air pods in and listened to music
Ring ring
"Hello"
"Hey dad, I'm going to be there soon enough, I'm walking home now" He said
"Yes, oh wait you should consider hiring Zamir, he's a good student and friend" Hale said
"He is"
"Huh, I probably should've done that in person" Hale said playing back his music
"Huh, huh"
"Something feels of- Humph Humph Humph Humph
Slam
"Look the kid is waking up" a man said
"Who are u guys" Hale said
"Ah, my head" He said trying to sit up
"Shit up" the man said hitting Hale across the face
"Ah!!!"
"What do u want from me" He said
"Money, your dad is Gino Romero, he owns that construction business"
"The hell does that have to do with me" Hale said
"Get up and we'll kill you" The man said looking at a blade
Hale began to panic and breathe very hard
"Please don't kill me, my mom would cry the rest of her days" Hale said
"Well I guess the bitch is going to solve world drought" The man said
"My dad is going to find me and he'll kill all of you fucking cowards" Hale said
"I THOUGHT I SAID TO SHUT UP" the man said kicking Hale in the face with steel toed shoes
"AHHHHH!!!" Hale wailed in pain as he grasped his face
"Next time your head will be by ur feet, kid" the man said
The two men walked out leaving a third guy to haird Hale
"I've gotta think of something" He said
Hale looked around and saw potential weapons
"That's it" He said
Hale began to shake, he proceeded to grab his pockets knife, cutting the rope inch by inch very carefully as to not be suspected
Hale pretended to pass out, prompting the man to walkover
"Kid's dead?" The man said looking over Hale
Hale leaped up stabbing the man in the arm, he took his chance and ran for the door
Hale ran as fast as he could screaming HELP
It was already 3:00 a.m.
He could tell the men were onto him
He begam to cry but not losing sight of what was important getting to safety
"Hale collapsed in the middle of the forest and proceeded to roll off into a flat area
Hale woke up, his head being dizzy and him not knowing where he was, he checked his phone but there was no service
Hale began to walk the other way knowing those men would be wating for him
He struggled to club a small mountain like terrain
"Uh, uh"
"The cement blocks should be placed on that side over to the right"
"Alright"
"Wait a minute stop" someone said
"Go get Gino" Someone said
"Gino there seems to be a person down there, a kid maybe"
"They aren't dead are they" Gino asked
"Yo that kid kinda looks like your boy, Hale" another dude said
Gino ran down the mountain like terrain to see his young son collapsed on the flatter area
"Hale"
"Guys I think we needa call an ambulance" someone said
"Gino, this is all your fault, he would've went straight to me had u not convinced him to work for you" Rose said
Rose continued to cry and Gino hugged her
"I'm sorry, baby" She said "I don't want my baby dead" She said crying
"Baby look at me he's not going to die" he said
"When you birthed him you had to get 20 stitches because he he was so big, okay our boy is strong" Gino said
Rose continued crying
"Uhm Mr. And Mrs. Romero"
"Yes" Gino said
"Your son is a very special boy, very special" She said
"He's a live and doing extremely well, it's almost like he was never hurt" She said
"He has multiple wounds but it's like they don't affect him at all, however I still want him resting up for about three days" She said
"But other than that he's alright, u two have a very strong fellow in there, u should be very proud of your child" She said
"Thank you thank you thank you" Rose said to the doctor beginning to cry
"May we seem him doc" Gino said
"Sure"
"Hale baby" Rose said running nearly tripping to see her baby
"Mom, I feel good" He said smiling
"I know baby, I know" She said rubbing his cheeks
"We're here" Hale's three older brothers walked in the room along with his oldest brother's fiancee, Emily
"Jr, Ellis, Alvino" Hale yelled extending her arms out
"Hello Emily" Hale said
"Wow kid I thought you died" Jr said
"I almost did" He said
"I was like damn he isn't going to see his oldest brother get married, and I'm not going to lie I did she'd a tear" Jr said
"Yeah I'm sure u did" Hale said
"Man whoever did this to you must've really hated u" Ellis said
"The guys wanted dad's money" Hale said
"Pretty sure they got them though, I heard it on the news here" Alvino said
"I want to hurt those men, torturing my baby like that" Rose said grasping her son
"Mom, losen up on him he's a big boy now" Jr said
"But he's my baby, u all are my babies, there is nothing I wouldn't do to keep u all here and close by me" She said
"Even if u attend school halfway across the state or getting married, or still love with me" She said
"I don't want anything happening to my babies" She said cupping their faces
"Guys your mom loves you all very much, and Hale I'm glad you're safe" Emily said
"Thanks Emily"
"Hello Zamir" Hale said
"Dude I heard u got kidnapped"
"He's really on the phone right now"
"Yeah I'm good man" Hale said
"You gotta tell me all about it when I get back" Zamir said
"So anyway the guys kept beating me, I told them dad was gonna fuck them up if they'd hurt me" Hale said
"But I wasn't afraid, those dudes are in prison now, probably getting their asses kicked for hurting me" Hale said
"Dude u needa write a book" Zamir said
"You're right I should" Hale said
"Boys I made chicken nuggets and fries" Rose said
The two boys ran in the house
"Alvino's greedy ass ate em all" Hale said
"Sorry guys I was hungry" He said
"This is stupid" Hale said slamming his fist
💥
"What the heck" Zamir said
"Hale?, how the fuck did you do that" Alvino said standing up and grabbing Hale's arm
"I dunno" Hale said
An entire plate of chicken nuggets and fries sat in front of the boys
"Are u magic" Zamir said
"I dunno what I did" Hale said
"U literally just created more food, Hale wtf" Alvino said
"I did, I created something else" Hale said confused