Those words made Tiaz’ eyes turn glassy, but he refused to shed a tear in front of the men present. Without saying a word, he wrapped his arms around his old man firmly. His father kissed him on the cheek and the side of the head.
“Go, son, go! Get outta here.” Melvin threw his head towards the door.
“I love you too, pop.”
“I know. Now gone son, get!”
Tiaz headed for the door, glaring at the henchmen as he went along. He stopped at the one that had just opened the door for him, hocking up spit and hawking it into his face. The man closed his eyes and brought the end of his bandana up to his face, wiping his face clean. Tiaz crossed the threshold out of the door. Going down the steps he heard the muffled commotion coming from inside of the house he’d just left.
“It’s time to pay your t
