"As a mark of appreciation for Victoria's efforts in entertaining us, I request that all present show their thanks in the accepted fashion." With litt...e hesitation, a round of applause broke out amongst the customers, and this was accompanied by shouts of 'Well Done' and other salutations.As the round of applause drew to a close, James signalled a waiter to bring him a liqueur called a 'Rusty Nail' being a measure of Drambuie whisky liqueur and a measure of malt whisky mixed. In addition, he. Whoa, what was I thinking? I quickly shook my head and concentrated on the race taking place on my cousins flat screen TV. My cousin was in the lead and about to win. So he did. They were playing winners I guessed since the next kid got a hold of the controller and began to set up his car. A pasty kid with overgrown curly hair, big round glasses, some acne on his face, and a little overweight. The race was counting down when he hit pause and said to my cousin, a hundred bucks says I can smoke. He reluctantly agrees.At 7:30, Kirby and I are ready to leave. Our parents lecture us while our sister watches. She’s a few years younger and doesn’t understand she’ll be chastised the same way in the near future. We nod to show understanding and head out. Kirby in only twelve months younger than me – I was born on May ninth; he was born on May fifteenth just a year later – so I make him drive.We arrive at Kara’s house. Again, we live in a small town and there isn’t much to do here. My mom and. It was a very quiet group that stared at their fallen comrade.Squatting to view all of the men, Ed recognized three of them from the time in Georgia. The wounded man looked a lot like Devin, but it wasn’t him. He asked, “Are you Devin’s brother?”“I’m his cousin. You fuck with one of us and you fuck with all of us,” snarled the man as he stared at the dead man that George had brought over. Glaring up at Ed, he vowed, “I’m going to kill you one of these days. You killed my kin and for that you.