“I found it!” I shouted. Marina jumped and quickly made her way to me.
“Is that it? Is that the article we were looking for?” She asked. I nodded and showed her the article. It showed the same article name with the same picture as the one we saw online. We knew we had the right one. I was so excited to start reading it. I wanted to know what the author thought about when he wrote this article. Marina put her face beside mine and we read the article together. At the beginning, it only detailed the gruesome deaths that happened as a result of the war, but it had no information regarding how the war started. As I was reading the last paragraph, the author briefly mentioned something about the war.
“Listen to this Marina: Rumors have begun to circulate that the daughter of the Bratva went missing when they visited New York.
The following day, Marina and I went down to meet the guards that were brought in by Dino. I had the paper with me ready to ask them the questions. I asked them if we could sit by the living room so it would feel less awkward. The guards agreed and Marina and I led them to the living room. Marina took the paper from my hand and she started asking them the questions that we prepared.“Were you around when this article was published in the newspaper?” Marina brought out the newspaper clippings and showed it to the guards. They took the paper from her hand and examined it. It took them probably around 10 seconds to realize what the story in the article was. One of the men handed the clippings back and he told us what he could remember.“I recently became a Made Man around this time. My family had been with the New York Genovese and it
“You just have to stop thinking negatively, sis. Sure it’s likely to happen but there’s also a possibility that it won’t happen. Just look on the bright side.” Marina said. I nodded and told her that she was right. I was thinking too negatively about it. I put my attention back to opening the package that Salva sent to us. I told him I needed the photo albums we had at home. I opened them up and Marina and I slowly skimmed through the pages, looking at our pictures from when we were young.“Look Luna, Salva used to be this small before. He was even smaller than the two of us but now he’s taller than us. Oh how time flies. I miss these days.” Marina pointed out. I smiled while looking at the photo she was talking about. It was the three of us happily smiling and talking to each other. I guess mother was the one who took these photos. As I was flipping th
“What are you talking about, Luna?” Primo asked. I already made up my mind that I wanted to go back to California. I needed to clarify things with my own mother. I don’t know if I can even tell Primo about it but I’m really sure that I want to go back. I sat up and looked at Primo.“I need to talk to my mother. There’s something important I have to ask her.” I said. Primo looked confused. I knew he wanted to hear a reason as to why I wanted to go back and I knew the reason I just said wasn’t enough but I wasn’t ready to tell him until I knew for sure that my hunch was right. Primo’s face looked stern and I knew he was about to say no.“I can’t let you do that.” He said. I knew he’d say no but I wasn’t about to give up. I forced myself to stand up
“I’m fine, Marina. I just realized something and I was in so much shock, I fainted. I’m really sorry if I made you worry so much.” I told her. She shook her head and told me that it was okay and that I didn’t need to apologize.“But why can’t you tell me what you realized? What could you have seen that could make you go into shock?” She asked. I pulled away slightly and I looked her in the eyes. Until I get enough evidence, I will certainly tell Marina what happened but for now, it’s best if she didn’t know anything.“You’ll find out soon enough.” I told her. Marina didn’t question what I said. She simply went back to picking out her clothes and deciding what to take back to California. I didn’t bring much, just the bare necessities. We were only going to be th
We arrived at the airport just in time. We weren’t taking a commercial flight though. Primo had arranged a private jet for us for a smoother and safer travel. Our bags were taken from us and we were escorted inside the jet. The inside of the jet was lavish and a bit posh for my taste. I was still having a weird feeling in my gut so I couldn’t really pay much attention to the details. I looked over at Marina and as I expected, she was so curious about everything that she couldn’t take her eyes off of the decor.“Wow! This is so amazing. Luna, look at this.” I heard Marina call me but I just sat on my seat and put on my seatbelt. We were instructed to sit down as we were about to take off. Back in California, Salva was already waiting for us since I told him beforehand that we were coming. I tried to get some rest during our flight. Primo was busy looking over some documen
“Too bad we’re only going to be here for a few days. I would love to explore those new stores.” Marina mentioned. I put my hand on her shoulder and she looked at me. I mouthed the words ‘I’m sorry’ to her. I know she wants to go out and explore but we didn’t come here for fun. We were here for something important. I don’t know how all of them will react if they found out what I found out but I hope everything will go well.“It’s okay sis, maybe I’ll ask Niccolo next time if he’s willing to come here with me. I’d love to take him out and irritate him by making him carry all my shopping bags.” Marina joked. Salva chuckled and Primo was trying to hide a smile. I’m glad that the mood is so light today; I’ve been having so many bad thoughts lately that I couldn’t even enjoy the little things. I just wante
“How are you feeling?” He asked me. I told him I was tired and I wanted to sleep since I didn’t get much sleep last night and on the plane. Primo told me that I should sleep and he’ll wake me up when it’s time to leave for lunch but I told him I was okay.“I might just take a shower just to wake myself up.” I told him. He nodded and I got up from the bed. There was already a bathroom in my room so it was convenient for me to just take a shower there. I took a towel from the cabinet and I went in. I didn’t bother locking the door since Primo was in my room. I took off all of my clothes and I put them in the hamper. I turned the knob of the shower to a slightly warm temperature. I didn’t want the water to be too warm because I’ll end up getting relaxed and wanting to sleep more so I made sure the water was a bit warm but a bit cool as well to
“Are you feeling better now?” He asked. I rolled my eyes and smiled. Of course I’d be feeling better. Who wouldn’t after experiencing something like that. It was still quite early but Primo and I decided to dress up early for lunch. We just stayed in our room until we were called down. Everyone was dressed and ready for lunch so we headed out to one of the Castelvetrano-owned restaurants. Salva offered to take us to that location since he was the one who recommended it to us. When we got there, the owner showed up and greeted Salva. As I looked at him mingling and talking to people older than him, I could really feel that the people around here are starting to treat him as the Capo.“Welcome, welcome. Please come on in.” The owner told us. We were placed on a big table that was able to fit all of us. Since Salva made the recommendation, he was also the one in charg