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Coke

Fuckin’ cocaine

Coke on caht

"Austin, there you are, onna show"

I fleard, ready to tearout fro beat

No

No… no… no… no, no, no, no, no, no!

Levi

"Hey, Austin!" Levi said, waving, and my stomach rolled to the point I felt sick My baby brother cae body and all the pockets weighed doith perfectly measured packets of snow He was fairer than me and Axel, who, quite frankly, could pass for my twin Levi was our baby brother… the damned innocent one The one who still had a chance stay clear of the wrong side of the law

I kneorking with the crew, of course We all did as kids, but it was doing things like being a lookout back at the trailer park or counting out cash and collecting packages, but no fker had reeting and, pulling him to my chest, met Axel’s eyes over his shoulder Axel’s face dropped and he turned away He kneas pissed, but, knowing Axel, he didn’t give a shit

"Done good tonight, bro Nearly got enough for Ma his voice as he pulled back to look at , deep breath

"Austin?" Levi questioned, and I felt his eyes focused on ripping his two-sizes-too-big shirt "When did you start dealing with the crew?" I hissed out, and Levi took a huge fkin’ gulp, the blood draining froray eyes darted back to Axel, alking toward another group of guys heading in our direction Great More frat boys looking for a fix, a fix fro Levi back, I placed us behind the protection of a tree, way outta sight I couldn’t be seen dealing or even be associated with dealers, or my scholarship would be revoked on the spot The dean was already suspicious Hell, he never even wanted me in his school It was Coach’s persistence and Ro in He’d never wanted the boy with the rap sheet fro side of the tracks

This shit would play right into his hands

Checking that ere hidden, I shook Levi, as busy staring at the ground, by the collar "Levi! When the hell did you get recruited to deal coke?" I hissed

"‘Bout a o," he adoddaripped his head in o down that road Do easy shit for the crew, that’s fine But not this! You’re a born wide receiver like et in here at UA The crew, Lev, the motherfuckin’ crew! Gio won’t ever let you leave Ain’t no e’re both getting out!"

Levi pulled back and rested his back against the tree, arms folded over his chest in defiance, a scowl fir worse, Aust Medicare ain’t cutting it no more We wanna keep her pain free, we need to pay for it She needs a frame all the time now too She hasn’t left the trailer in weeks Can’t ithout shaking and falling to a heap on the floor"

Levi’s eyes filled with tears, and ht The kid was fourteen four-fuckin’-teen He shouldn’t be concerning hi care of Mamma

"And why the fk has this been hidden fro from the pressure

Levi dropped his head "Mah to worry about And I knew you wouldn’t approve of hters"

And hell if that didn’t otta h on his own no s He’s out all the da to otta step up, take care of business, be the ood The brothers in the crew look out for lia, h me Fuckin’ Gio looks out for no one but himself