a collection of my short stories

family secret

TOPIC: ...and that was how I got caught

It doesn't come as a surprise that many families have their own unique family secrets. It may be the recipe for a delicious cheesecake or a fool-proof life hack that's been around for centuries. Mine, however, is not exactly your everyday occurrence. You see, my family secret is more than just a tip or trick. My family secret IS my family, the founders of the world's biggest mafia.

Most people would assume that raising a child in the mafia isnt the best idea. Honestly, speaking, my childhood was phenomenal. My father, Kai Hernandez, took the liberty of starting my mafia training early. Unlike your day-to-day children, the sole reason I ever asked for teddy bears was to practise my aim when throwing mini blades. I was actually quite good at it for a five year old. Since then, I've gone on to master it.

My father used to work for the government's financial department, when he moved to the United States from Mexico. It was quite ironic, considering he hated accounting. Upon working there, he faces many challenges and was constantly discriminated against for being an immigrant. It was somewhere in September when he had noticed that an enormous amount of money had been transferred into the government's account.

After some thorough investigation, him and his close friend, Dante Diaz, had discovered that the US government was being paid to be involved in a ploy to secretly insert chips into the citizens. The plan would commence in the basis of a compulsory vaccine against a supposed "deadly virus". When my father and Dante tried to warn the other government workers, the chief in charge caught wind of it. Soon after that, my father and Dante were forcefully admitted into a mental hospital. It was then that the duo managed to escape the mental hospital and form our beloved mafia, The Hawks, in order to protect the citizens.

It's been 21 years since then and my brother, Raul, is now in charge of the mafia. Father had promised me that on my seventeenth birthday I would be allowed on my first mission. A couple months ago, we received news that the government was on the lookout for my father and Dante, because they still had all the evidence in their possession.

They had skillfully tried to get us to budge with a bribe. Their price was quite hefty if you ask me. They wanted us to return the evidence to them in exchange for a partnership in their devious plan. And if we denied their offer, it meant that they'd put an end to our mafia. How silly of them to think that their minuscule price would set off fireworks in our minds.

I took it upon myself to devise a plan to distract them, however they managed to trap me. My plan would've been a success, but I played my cards wrong and that was how I got caught... or, so they thought. I lured them straight into the lion's den and figured it had been a while since I practiced my aim. So, I did exactly that... for old times sake.

In conclusion, Your Honour, I did what I felt was necessary not only for the safety of my family, but for our country as well. Although, I wouldn't expect you to sympathize with me, as you yourself were also involved in this plan, Mister Blackford. In fact, I feel it is only fair that the jury is also allowed access to the evidence my family has collected, which would prove that you, sir, were the mastermind behind all this havoc. I rest my case.