MAFIA'S PIANIST ✔

12| Neighbour

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"So you can go on a date with the Mafia boss and I cannot even see the assistant?"

Kahlil whined from the kitchen counter while flipping the omelette as Aria shook her head and sipped her orange juice. It was 7 in the morning and she had just told him about her date with Abigor.

"He wouldn't have agreed if I said No, Kahlil. I had no choice" she said quietly as her eyes raked over the newspaper.

Two more murders to add to this month's deaths. This city was truly haunted by the American Mafia, but no one dared to say a word against them. Because they knew that in times of need, they will protect the nation instead of the incompetent police.

Either that or they'd just be killed if they protested.

Kahlil finally turned around and placed his hands on his hips, his eyebrows furrowed "How much more of a hypocrite can you be, sis?"

That line got on her nerves as she gritted her teeth and glared him down "I know what's good for me"

"So do I!" he retorted back.

"No you don't!" she shouted back "You are 19, barely an adult. You just got out of an orphanage you don't know what the world is like!"

"And you do?" he asked smugly.

"YES!" her vision blurred and her eyes burned with incoming tears "and you know that too!"

But she didn't let the tears fall. She never did.

Kahlil's tough exterior broke as his eyes softened "I'm sorry" he apologized.

Their relationship has been sour since Abigor and Karl entered their lives but the siblings tried harder than ever to stick to each other.

She stood up and went to him, her hands reached his head and caressed his curly black hair "I'm not stopping you, Kahlil"

His eyes widened at her sentence "W-What do you mean?" he almost stuttered in excitement as Aria gave him a soft smile.

"I'm not stopping you to meet Karl, I just want you to be careful" her soft voice echoed in his mind as a huge grin broke out on his face, he hugged her tightly while muttering various "thank you's"

She chuckled and hugged him back "Does he treat you right?" she asked as he nodded feverishly.

"He's the best!" he declared and hugged her tighter "after you of course"

She laughed again and kissed the side of his head affectionately "Aw my cute baby brother"

Their small moment was interrupted by the buzzing of their doorbell as both of them pulled away and frowned. It was only 7 am, no one visited them this early.

"I'll check it" Kahlil said as Aria nodded and followed behind him towards the door. On the way, she grabbed her pepper spray from her purse and clutched on it tightly.

Better safe than sorry.

Kahlil sighed at his silly paranoid sister and unhooked the chain and opened the door. Their breath hitched as they saw the person standing in front of them.

"What are you doing here this early?" Aria asked, coming forward as she looked at Abigor standing in a simple white t-shirt and dark grey joggers. It was the first time she had seen him in casuals, he looked good.

Who was she kidding? He always looked good.

"I brought cookies" was his reply as he thrusted a paper bag at her.