Framed as a Gangster at My Girlfriend's House
When I visit my girlfriend's house during the Christmas holidays, her cousin, Antonio Esposito, humiliates me in front of everyone because of a scar on the back of my hand.
"This scar looks like a remnant of the crossfire with the mafia! Bianca, why did you think that bringing an ex-convict home was a good idea?"
The entire Romano family stares at me in a mixture of horror and shock. My girlfriend, Bianco Romano, even shakes my hand off while staring at me in disgust.
Not only does Antonio flip the table, but he also calls over a few hooligans in an attempt to take me to the local police station.
"We must teach scumbags like him a lesson!" he declares.
After that, Antonio and the hooligans strip off my jacket and strap me to the tree in the courtyard. They then attempt to force me to admit that I'm working for the mafia.
I can only gnash my teeth together stubbornly, refusing to yield no matter what.
What they don't know is that the scar is a medal from my time in a peacekeeping war as a soldier!