Chapter 17: A New DirectionCHAPTER 17
A NEW DIRECTION
Wilmington—19 Years Ago
After the night we made love, Angela and I were inseparable. I had sampled the forbidden fruit, but there was no way I was telling the guys about it. They would spread the news, then I would have to kick their asses. It was better to keep it quiet. Let someone else have the glory of being “first.”
Soon afterwards, I stopped hanging out with the guys and did everything with Angie. I left Tony, Bugs, Suit, and the rest of them to fend for themselves, though I saw Tony every day at his house and we got together when we worked Doggs’ games. Things were different with Tony, though. He had been messing with drugs, and it showed.
One day when I came into Tony’s house, Rosa and Angie were in the kitchen. Mamma Rosa
