Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Gangster 1994:
Ekin Cheng - Lung Gor ‘Hung Hing’
Jordan Chan - Chan Wai aka 'Fingers'
Ada Choi - Delilah aka Dee
Vivian Leung - Joey Lam
Gordan Lam – Chun Gor ‘Fu Ting Gang’
The following morning, Ahron woke up early to mail the advanced cash that Lung Gor gave him. His sister needed the cash and his mother could use it for medication. He walked out to the living room of the mansion that Lung Gor shared with his boys. But not all, only the ones he counted on. Ahron stopped when he felt something thick under his feet. Looking down, he found a bundle of thousand dollar bills. He looked around to see if anyone had dropped it. Feeling the tingle in his hand as he reached for it, but at the last minute he retrieved his hand back. It was wrong to pick up someone else’s money, he thought to himself.
But no one was there to catch him, it was too early no one was up. The pile was way more than what he was going to send up to his family. Temptation was calling to him and he felt the need to answer as Ahron began to reach his arm down. This time he accomplished in picking it up, it felt heavy in his hands. Smiling, he placed it in his pocket and walked out the door.
Heading to the nearest mailbox, he dropped the envelope into the bin. Feeling lighter now that his family would have some cash in their hands, he walked along the streets to find a coffee shop for breakfast. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed downwards and his ears arched back, he was being followed. Ahron remained cool as he quickened his steps and whipped around a corner into an alley. The steps behind him began to sprint and he quickly stepped out to confront his follower.
Joey gasped, he startled her “Jesus! You almost made me pee in my pants!”
Ahron sighed with relief, he didn’t want to fight anyone that early in the morning “Why are you following me?”
She straightened up with her chin in the air “You don’t own this street.”
He laughed with a nodding head “Okay, princess. You want to follow me? I’m going to look for a hooker.” He dared her with a grin.
Joey wasn’t at all fazed by his comment “Really? Okay, let me take you to the best brothel in town. I know the owner.” She winked and quickly grabbed his hand before he can protest, “Let’s go, there’s this girl that’s so damn hot…I think her name is Angie. Gorgeous breasts and her butt…wow!”
His stomach grew queasy after hearing a description from her mouth “Hey…I was just kidding.” He pulled her back.
“That’s what I thought.” She crossed her arms with authority “What are you doing so early in the morning sneaking out?”
“Mailing some things to my family.” Ahron imitated her crossed arms “Since when did I have to check in with you, princess?”
“Since we lost a chunk of cash this morning. Do you know anything about it?” she asked, testing him.
Ahron smiled slowly “Oh that…I mailed it up to my family.” He turned and began walking the streets. The morning air was cool and he liked how it numbed his face.
“You what??!” Joey exclaimed as she tailed him “It doesn’t belong to you, how could you just take it? When Fingers told me this morning, I cursed him for framing you but now, I think I owe him an apology.”
“What?” he stopped abruptly “Fingers saw me?”
Joey nodded vigorously “Ah Hung, if you needed money, just tell me. You shouldn’t steal, its bad.” She sounded like a sister giving her brother a lesson in stealing.
Ahron rolled his eyes after a sigh escaped his lips, reaching a hand into his pocket he pulled out the wad of cash “Are you talking about this?”
She took it in her hands “How…but you…said…” her words drifted away after she realized he was only playing with her “I’m sorry.” She said regretfully.
“It’s okay. I’m used to being framed.” He shrugged it off “Come on, you can treat me to breakfast.”
Joey smiled “Okay.” They walked to the nearest coffee/donut shop. They were seated outside the shop where tiny wooden tables sat ready to be used “Did you have a good sleep?” Joey asked.
Ahron debated whether or not he should tell her the truth “Yes.”
“Yes you did or yes you didn’t?” she pressed with a teasing grin that made him laugh, “I take it that’s not a good thing. Too foreign?” she asked after pouring cream into her coffee and four packs of sugar.
He wasn’t too interested in the talk about how well he slept “You kill the coffee if you drink it like that.”
Joey’s usual smile was replaced with a grim expression “You drink it black too?”
Ahron’s grin faded “He drank black coffee didn’t he?”
“Who?” She turned away and concentrated on mixing her coffee and it’s contents.
“You know who.” He said. They could run around the bush all day, he didn’t mind. But she needed to move on.
Joey’s eyes turned upward to meet his “Gor told you huh?” he nodded confirming her answer “Yeah…he did. It’s like, the harder I try to forget, the more little things he use to do remind me of him.”
“That’s in the past. Don’t you ever hear the saying, don’t look back?” he asked earnestly “Things in the past are meant to be forgotten. Your future is all you have.”
She nodded, her eyes dazed as if in a trance “I know. But I can’t seem to forget him.”
“That’s understandable. He left a huge scar in your heart. There are others that care about you.” He pointed out.
Joey snickered “My brother doesn’t count.”
“How about me?” he asked in a flirting tone.
She tilted her head upward “You?”
He nodded “I care about you.” Ahron smiled “Since that minute I met you, I realized just how special you really are. Not because you’re a gangster and a female but you were different. I could feel it in the core of my bones.”
Joey smiled slowly as her head bobbed up and down “Corny…but it’s nice to hear.”
Ahron laughed comfortably “If you like, I can do it everyday.” Joey looked down at her hands shyly “Oh my gosh, did I make the all powerful and mighty Joey blush?” he pointed at her flaming cheeks. She hit his hand away “Feisty!” he growled.
She turned away with an apparent smile she couldn’t wipe away “You’ve got problems.”
“Yeah, that’s what my sister always said to me. Except she really means it.” At the sound of his family, he grew worried “I wonder how they are.”
Joey looked sincere as she patted his hand “I’m sure they will be okay, they’re good people. Good people are always taken care of. If you need money, let me know.”
He laughed, “Yes, because you’re running a secret brothel.”
“No, I’m serious. It may not be much because I splurge on clothes and shit like shoes. But I do have extra cash…I don’t want you to ever think of stealing money.” She was careful not to offend him.
“I won’t.” he insisted “Lung Gor was right, you act like a mother sometimes.” He chuckled when she scowled at him.
Later that day, they returned to a solemn house. Joey and Ahron exchanged glances “It’s like a morgue in here.” Joey commented. She bounced her way over to her brother who was seated at the center of the living room couch. The boys dressed in black as they lined up carefully behind him. Dee was sitting on Lung Gor’s other side, who shook her head at Joey “What happened?” she asked more cautiously. Her brother had a temper of a lion.
Lung Gor turned his head over to her, his eyes angry and ready to kill “This does not concern you.” He stood up while Joey moved closer to Dee.
“What’s going on?” she whispered, “He’s talking like a civilized person.”
Dee hushed the girl “Fingers caught Ah Hung stealing money.”
Joey let out an exasperated sigh “IS that all?!” she exclaimed and stood up to explain to her brother.
“Did you or did you not take the money?” he asked Ahron coolly.
“Yes.” Ahron replied honestly. He saw it coming but did nothing to dodge it, but what he didn’t expect was the fist that stopped millimeters from his jaw.
“Why didn’t you dodge?” Lung Gor asked.
He smiled in response “I did take the money, I’m not denying it. Gangs are like families, they have rules. If you do something wrong, you have to be punished regardless.”
“Noble.” Lung Gor retrieved his hand with a smile. He turned to Joey, who looked relieved and scared at the same time “I fuckin love this guy!!”
“Ahem!” Dee cleared her throat loud enough to cause the boys to laugh.
Fingers’s smug smile had long ago faded “Lung Gor…how could you let him off the hook? He fuckin stole a hundred grand!”
“Uh uh, he did take it. But he gave it back.” Joey pulled the wad of cash out of her purse “It should go back to the rightful owner.” She smiled proudly while handing it over to her brother.
He bounced it on the palm of his hands as a thought occurred to him “This money was lost and now found. I am all about rewarding people.” He smiled while pulling out a thick layer. Lung Gor did the unthinkable as he handed the cash to a shock looking Ahron.
“But…I can’t…” he shook his head.
“It’s not stealing if I give it to you.” Lung Gor laughed. He tossed the remaining to Fingers “Looks like you owe someone an apology.”
He knew he was stumped “Sorry, Ah Hung.” Fingers bowed with respect.
Ahron was well aware the guy was out to get him “No problem, it was an honest mistake.”
“I’m glad that’s over with!” Dee sighed “I was sweating bullets over here.”
“Is that what that smell was?” Joey asked while waving a hand in front of her face “I thought it was a dead rat.”
“You bitch!” Dee growled but was laughing.
Lung Gor stepped closer to Ahron as he placed a hand firmly on his shoulders “You deserve this. Thank you for being honest.”
“It’s what I should do.” Ahron smiled.
He turned to his boys “Come on!” he commanded as they followed him out.
Joey’s face dropped “Where are they going?”
Dee sighed “Unfinished business with Fu Ting.”
“He’ll be okay.” Joey comforted her future sister in law.
“He better be.” Dee said silently.