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8th Grade Writing 

Gangster Stories **The Store** – T. O On 5th Avenue there was a store called Al’s. Al was an older man who was in his mid 40’s. Al was the owner and only employee of the store. Every night when he walked home he passed the alley that was right next to the store. Every morning and every night there were 3 gangster-looking men. They looked to be in their early 20s. Al really didn’t care that they were there. It wasn’t like they were causing problems or anything. One night when Al was leaving he decided to go and talk to them. He went into the alley and introduced him-self, “Hello my name is Al.” Nobody said anything for a few minutes so Al went to leave. Then one of the men said “What do you want?” Al said “I see you sitting here all the time so I wanted to introduce my-self.” “Well next time you want to talk to us  don’t. Got it?” “Okay” Al said and he went on his way. The next day when Al got to the store he noticed that some of the stuff in the store was missing. He thought that maybe he did the inventory wrong or something. So he went and placed an order for the stuff he needed. When he came back he found a note saying: “Are you missing any thing?” Al thought it was a little weird but he did not do anything about it. The next few days were normal but then one day Al noticed that the gangsters that had been in the alley were gone. The thought that the might have moved or something. He really did not care what had moved or anything. They were gone about 2 days or so and then they came back. A few days after they had come back Al just nicely said “hi” as he walked past them. Then next day when he went back into the store the noticed that more stuff was gone. Al decided to call the police. When the police arrived they looked around but did not have any suspects. So they told Al “ If you see anything suspicious please let me know.” For the next few weeks everything was fine. Then one night Al thought that he would give the Gangsters another try. So he went up to them after locking up and said “hey guys what’s going on?” They just looked at him and then one of them said “What did we tell you about you talking to us?” Al just looked at them and the he deicide to walk away. When Al got to work the next day all the stuff was gone Al did not know what to do. So he called the Police. The police went and talked to the gagsters and figured out it was them that took all the stuff from the store and also they had robbed a bank not that long ago. They were taken away and were in jail for the next 30 years.

“So you going to give me the money or what?” Sheryl said as she tried to punk her way into getting some spare cash. Sheryl had lost her job a month ago and she was tired of being bullied around, so she decided it was time to, as they say, “man up.” “Well see I kind of lost the money in…” Mister Wiliat said as Sheryl interrupted. “ You lost the money? What do you mean you lost the money? It was a simple task! All you had to do was tell your little friend to lend you some money and then the rest would follow!” Mister Wiliat was this really cocky guy. He was skinny, not very muscular, but he was friends with some of the richest guys in town, which was why everyone wanted to be his friend. “Well, I was talking to…well you know my friend, and he said that he is umm sort of umm bankrupt because he was kind of umm…” “ My God Wiliat! Could you tell me what the man did to lose the money!” Sheryl said. “ Well see he was gambling and he was winning for a while but then the cheating Gary Gillerd came and took it all!” Sheryl grabbed Mister Wiliat by the collar and said “ look here buddy I ain’t playing so get me the money or your swimming with the fishies!” Ok I know what your thinking wow what is this girl’s problem? But in her defense back a few months ago I would say two to be exact, this Wiliat guy told Granasa who back then was a sheriff for our town Myllerd that he could have a shoot out with her any day and win but no one could ever defeat the one and only Sheryl Granasa at her own game! So after the fight they went back to check the wounds and she found that Wiliat had skimmed her arm with a bullet and left a really bad scar so she lost a lot of blood and ended up going to the doctors. When the doctor told the head sheriff of the town that she had accepted a shoot off with a towns folk he flipped and kicked her off the team. So now Sheryl blames Mister Wiliat for her no job problem. “Ok Sheryl calm down we can fix this I will get the money my self ok?” Wiliat said “Do what you will but it is your fault that you are in this mess! Remember that!” Said Sheryl. Later that month, since it was the end of November in Minnesota the snow fell like rain in spring, and the ponds were frozen. It was chili especially since Mister Wiliat still hadn’t given Granasa her money and if you were smart when messing with Sheryl Granasa you should always follow through! Other wise you’ll be sorry. “Ok Wiliat time to give me the money or its bye bye birdy to you! And I’ll tell you one thing its wont be a pleasant good bye.” Sheryl said. “ Umm Sheryl please give me a break there is a better way to solve this! Come on please?” He said it in such a voice it was like he was going to cry. “Wiliat really? We are having this discussion? I gave you a dead line you passed it and I gave you a break now I’m serious! So walk with me talk with me.” They started to walk. “Mister Wiliat would you say we are close?” she asked. “No I would not why?” “Well would you like to make a bond that is unbreakable between us?” She was stepping closer now they were by a river with ice-cold flowing water. The current was moving so fast that it was almost impossible to freeze. Also the river was called Rocky River because it was filled with rocks and most of them very sharp. As she stepped closer to him he stepped closer to the river and it seemed like as he got closer to the water it moved faster and faster and Mister Wiliat said “ Sheryl I wish to have a friendly bond with you but as you can see you are pushing me closer and closer to the river and I would prefer if you maybe could umm just back up a little?” Sheryl says “Oh? And what makes you think I would want to spear you from your death as you almost cost me my life just a few months ago. Hmm? Well ill tell you one thing. You want to know what?” Granasa stepped closer bye one step and tapped Wiliat on the chest and he fell as she said “Consider yourself saved by a villain.” She threw him on the ground as he breathed deeply and regained some sense he looked up and saw that the Sheryl Granasa who had just pushed him to his death and then saved him was now gone no where at all. Searches were begining everywhere and yet no one new where she was no one had a clue. Yet Mister Wiliat somehow new that she would be just where they had had their last words. So he went to look down by the river that was still flowing strong and persistent. He looked both ways down the east side and up the west side nothing. Then he looked real close on a tree branch down the east side and went to take a look at it. What he saw was the blouse of the one and only Sheryl Granasa.
 * Sheryl Granasa** - S. S.