Come to find out, things were not as they appeared. Billy started these robberies in order to draw John Smith out into the open. As strange as it may seem I had nothing to do with any of it. The Banks clan and John Smith did hit some of the houses of kids who had made my life miserable over the years. Unc filled me in on the rest. I said " When are they going to bring the stuff here?" Unc smiled and said "Sit down. There are some things you need to hear. Remember when Billy came over and we went outside to smoke our cigars?" I nod "Remember when I told you we needed to stay away from John Smith?" I nod " Bobby went to and died in jail because of what John Smith did. Bobby was only driving. It was John had the gun. When they got caught Bobby kept his mouth shut and John blamed it all on him." I say "But what about all that stuff he told me and us going to the restaurant?" Unc says " Jest window dressin' boy jest window dressin" Unc continues "Boy as soon as you told me that Billy was the janitor..." Unc stops suddenly " I ask " What? Tell me." He continues " The reason he pulled all this foolishness was to keep you out of the way. Remember he's Buddy's brother and whether we like it or not that boy loves us. Nuttin' we can do 'bout that. So he explained that you can't keep your mouth shut" I interject saying "Hey who says I can't keep my mouth shut?" Unc laughs and says "The universe that's who. You're a lot of beautiful things. But you ain't and never gonna be no smooth ass criminal.It's as simple as that. I ain't even supposed to be telling you this. If Mr. Julius find out , you'll be writing me the next time we talk. You got a decision to make . You wanna be a gymnast or you wanna be like those guys. Cause as charming as they can be they all gonna wind up in jail or dead in the next 10 years. So go and chew your cud on that fo awhile." I couldn't believe that all of this was a charade to keep me out of the way. Now come to think of it I always wondered about Smith and that weird shit he pulled pretending to be Buddy's brother. I go back to Unc and ask "So what's going to happen if there is no big restaurant job?" Unc shakes his head and says " You ain't gonna leave me to my peace are you?" I smile and say " Nope so dish old man I want to hear it all." Unc snaps me quick look about the old man crack. I say "Sorry" Unc waves his hand like it ain't no thing but I know it is. He says "Billy says to me that night that he's got something that just can't wait. But he don't want you in the way. He says that if we hide it or make it secret then you're going to start snooping. Like you did. He says if we pretend to let you in then there's one less thing to worry about. I agreed as long as it was safe. While Johns is finding out that the restaurant is a set up, Billy and his family gonna put all that stolen shit, from all those homes in his house and drop the dime. Billy looks good to his parole officer and Smith as they say goes up the river. There's nothing else to tell. So if you got questions think of them now." I say " So all of this was just to put John Smith in jail?" Unc shakes hs head and say " You should have heard his first plan.It took me a while talkin' to him so he wouldn't end up back inside. Jody it's time to get all those gangsters out of your head. You have to pack for gymnastics camp tomorrow. So go on" I say " Thanks unc I love you" Unc says " I love you too Now skidaddle to bed ." I do as unc says and go to bed thinking of 50% less gangster stuff. Thanks and goodnight. Jody
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