Chapter 17 Fabian The Gangster.

Fate had been cruel to Fabian.Only the lost of that girl's love could have done so much damages to Fabian,he overnight became a notorious gangster.Naughty,naughty that was the word.Overnight folks in town had a young an ruthless gangster.
and marked by the law,their latest addition to a list of bad hats.

Prior to this Fabian had roamed the streets with school mates.Students like his cousin John,Hang,Leng and Richard.John and Hang were of the same school and Fabian's but Richard and Leng came from Assumption school.This group never stayed in town after 10.00 p.m..Main activities were looking at girls and singing.Hang was a good singer and most of Fabian songs were taught by him.

Those were the days Elvis became Fabian's idol.He imitated Elvis way of talking, walking and also the way he dressed."If you are looking for trouble,You came to the right place",just like Elvis.Then there James Dean.

Fabian became the odd one out thereafter because he had lost something which very precious to his dear life ,thus he turned Bad real bad.Initially he had a gang of boys after 10.00 p.m.,for there was Yusof a mutton seller,Ah Pai (slightly lamed on one leg) and Moorthy a student (who later became a Planter also).

These people were no rowdy and not the trouble causing types but just want to have fun.Evenings were spent roaming about the Great World Park.drinking coffee and "assam Laksa".Very cheap then.There was also an Indian soup vendor.

Fabian dropped them to join another group later and they formed a formidable foursome.Wei Sang the tailor boy commonly tagged as the leader by the Police,and two brothers,Hee and See.Both brothers were big size.And finally Fabian,the smallest size of all four.
Their existence proved to be a force to reckon with.

They have yet to fight anybody still people duped them as notoriously dangerous.They have no name to their credit yet gangsters from bigger gangs respected them.Some even wanted to recruit them into their gang but they flatly refused and ignored them.Even gangsters on the run from other states looked for their protection against other gangs.

Once an older man approached them to initiate a new gang with him as adviser.Wei Sang was interested but not the two brothers and Fabian.This man was always up to no good and he even arranged the foursome to join in a gang fight to test their abilities and courage.All of them hot full blooded took out the challenge without second thought.

They actual to assist another gang out to thrash another rival.At the appointed time Fabian and gang left for the location for the fight.It was supposed to be on the road leading to Rice Mill at Sungei Nibong.Before going to that place Fabian suggested a diversion of plan.

"Instead of going there directly we walked there,parking our bicycles at a safe destination at least a 100 metres away"."Yeah just in case it was a trap".said Hee.So all agreed and they left their bicycle at a safe spot. Even walking to that arranged destination they split up.Walking in ones and twos,on different side.

"If we find it a trap,we dispersed in different directions,and finally meet at the spot where we had our bicycles",said Wei Sang.As they neared the place there was no one ahead,sensing something amiss they looked around before proceeding further.True enough they spotted Police waiting in ambush.

Seeing that they dispersed in different directions to avoid being detected,it was a very lucky escape indeed.The two brothers went somewhere on thier own to hide for the night.Wei Sang had no where to go,so he followed Fabian home at the Plantation.

Next morning Fabian attended school as normal and his friend Wei Sang went fishing at the water gate which Fabian showed him.At school,a Police officer came near to Fabian's class with the Principal and he pointed out Fabian from outside the class.Fabian knew what was happening pretended not to notice them.No arrest were make for no one committed any crimes nor was there a gang fight.

It was fortunate otherwise Fabian could expelled from school.It was his last year in school,Fabian had second thought in involving in such ridiculous perilous activities.He promised himself not to be so foolish again.Later after school he saw Wei Sang,as nothing had happened he finally went back to work.

Soon school cert.examinations was over and without hesitation left for Kuala Lumpur for holidays with his brother Francis plus cousin John.Despite the fact that their Grandmother had passed away their Auntie still requested them to go to Kuala Lumpur for holidays.It was there that a job was arranged for Fabian in the plantation.

Thus Fabian became a planter.It was a good turn of fortune for him.Work he must,to prove that he can have a good career.An excellent position that can convince the parents of the girl he loved that he was never what they gauged of him.To show them not to look down any young man from a poor family.

Most of all,Fabian relieved from those gangster stuffs and go straight as a man should be and he never met with them ever after.He had intended to be a successful man in what ever he indulged in the future.That he did but failed in his endeavor to achieve his sole goal.Or he missed that goal by miles.

Nevertheless in the end he was blessed with a beautiful family.With all those came to past he still cherished fond memories especially the first girl he ever loved.Praise the Lord for His everlasting love.