Member-only story
McGill Magnetism, Why Is It So Potent?
Man, why me? ~ Tommy Oliver
For generations, families have always had two things. One, a black sheep. And two, people that were unequivocally popular; whether they wanted to be or chose to be or not. See, that’s how it is with me and how it’s always been with the McGill family. I used to see people gathering around my father or even always hitting him up whether it was friends from high school or just next door neighbors.
The thing with popularity is that some people that are, don’t ask and while they are keen on not being in the spotlight, one thing has become evident, sometimes, you don’t choose the spotlight, it chooses you. Take the McGill family. Now, dating back to the days of my uncle, Melvin McGill, the days when he was a school teacher then principal; his descendants, his niece and nephews became legend.
Back when I was in middle school, when people heard the name, ‘McGill’, they stop and ask me, “do you know Melvin McGill?” To which I respond, yeah, that’s my uncle.
Even when people used to see me by myself, people from my father’s past would look at me and say, “are you Rodney McGill?” “Close enough, I’m his son.” I would counter.
Of course, being a spitting image of my dad made this also evident.
