A Gangster Turns Writer

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A GANGSTETR TURNES WRITER

There was a kid named Tony Davidson who lived in Italy, Tony’s dad had a very powerful gang in Italy and everybody knew who they were. “If you’re having any problems I’ll fix them.” Said Tony’s dad. Tony however didn’t like violence he thought that all things could be handled peacefully. However everyone at school was afraid of him. They always bought him presents, gave him money because they knew if they didn’t they would the price. Tony never asked for any of it though. All he wanted was real friends, not friends that just use him to be on his dad’s good side. Everyone was too scared to tell the Italian police because if they did they and their families would be in trouble. Until one day one brave man told an officer at the train station. A person who was at the station at the time quickly told Tony’s dad. “We must move to America.” Tony’s dad told Tony. “Fine let’s go!” said Tony. So they got on their private which they stole from a rich Italian family, just for the fun of it and moved to America. It was still summer in America so school had not yet started. Tony, Tony’s dad, and the gang all knew English from when they took lessons in Italy. In the high school in which Tony was to be attending there was a-lot of mean people who were jealous and beat you up just for fun. In Italy Tony heard that American schools were bad and didn’t teach you anything except for stupid stuff. However when Tony arrived at his school he realized this was not true. However what was true was that people kept making fun of him for no good reason. They were all jealous of his first day outfit; he had on a Gucci suit, with Prada shoes, and a Louis Vuitton backpack. Everybody messed up all his clothes and when he told his principal, the principal said neither “Sorry I don’t like nor help Italians”. Tony almost started crying; when his dad came to pick him up in a Ferrari a kid threw an egg at the car. Tony’s dad got out of the car and beat the kid up. The kid was injured so badly he was put in a wheelchair. “Dad why did you do that?” Violence is wrong said Tony. “No it isn’t violence is good!” said his dad.

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