Respect: One Man's Journey

By Carlos Blackwell

Marcus Johnson was a young man living a pretty simple life. Until one day he lost everything, his job and family all in one day. Marcus turns to his friends for help. Marcus two childhood friends lend their support they convince Marcus to step up to the plate and be a man. Marcus convinces himself to step up. Marcus enters a world of hustling,decent and murder. Take a ride on ONE MANS JOURNEY as Marcus tries to gain the one thing everyone thinks hes lacking.RESPECT.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 17, 2008
• ISBN: 9781465318145

Carlos Blackwell

My name is Carlos Blackwell. Born in Brooklyn New York in1964. I was raised in Motown Park and Huntersville section of Norfolk Va.

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Respect:

One Man’s Journey

Carlos Blackwell

Copyright © 2008 by Carlos Blackwell.

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 1

The Old Marcus

Marcus Johnson was a somewhat shy but humble type of person who had gone most of his life with little respect. By November 2005, he was twenty-five with with two girlfriends who bore him two children. He married one of his babies’ mamas in May 2002.

To understand Marcus, his story begins in February 2006, as a twenty-five-year-old married man. He only has two real friends whom he could talk to like brothers. Eddie, a twenty-four-year-old brother with no kids and Anthony, also known as Ant, a twenty-five-year-old brother with one son. They had all grown up in the same hood. Marcus had real problems: a low paying job as a warehouse supervisor and a wife who cheats in the streets. Lexus, his wife, is a twenty-two-year-old mother who works full-time at the local hospital, attends the local college; she loves money and men, but is an overall good person, at times. At other times, she can be very selfish.

Marcus was at work Monday morning when his supervisor called him into his office. The company had terminated him. The reason: Marcus was too easy on his employees. On his way home, Marcus decides to call Eddie.

Yo, man, what’s up?

Nothin, Marcus, what’s good?

Man, Eddie, I just got fired!

what? Wow, Marcus, I’m sorry, but everything is going to be cool!

Man, I’m fucked up in the head over this bullshit! Lexus is going to leave with my son when I tell her.

Fuck it, man, you know she’s sleeping around. Why don’t we meet up at The Sugar Shack? Maybe some strippers will take your mind off all this bullshit!

Yo, I can’t, I got my son tonight while Lex is at school.

"Wake the fuck up, Marcus! That bitch ain’t going to school tonight! She’s