Mikkel

Part Five: The God Child

"You cannot kill without etiquette."The woman says.

Mikkel was in the back of the class, in next to an empty seat that Jin should have been occupying.

After seeing Jin's death, Mikkel felt different. Changed.

He felt angry, and hurt. All the time now, not just because.

He could feel himself losing small parts of his humanity with every execution he witnessed.

But Jin's execution took the biggest piece.

"Mr. Mikkel?"the teacher says.

Mikkel's eyes slowly look up, glaring at her.

"Answer the question."she says.

"No."Mikkel responds.

The entire room gasps and the teacher widens her eyes.

She pulls a thin metal ruler from the pocket of her gown.

"Do you know the punishment for talking back to your superior? I'm sure your father would be very disappointed."she says.

Mikkel scoffs and the rolls up his sleeves, and then laying his arms face up on the desk.

"I don't care what my father thinks."the room begins chattering again as the teacher looks around.

....

Yosef strikes Mikkel across the face and Mikkel falls down, looking blankly at the floor.

"Shame! I should never hear my son's name in such a situation!"Yosef shouts.

Mikkel clears his throat, looking up with a striking red hand print across his face.

"Maybe you picked the wrong son to favor."Mikkel says in a nonchalant tone.

Yosef chuckles as he puts his hands on his hips.

"That boy that was killed the other day, was he someone to you?"

Mikkel doesn't respond.

"Oh, he was?"Yosef says.

"You're showing such promise, Mikkel. By your 14th, you could graduate from this place. Join me and the rest of your family, serving Мафия."Yosef says.

Mikkel doesn't respond and Yosef huffs.

"You will go to the house, and you will go to your room."Yosef demands.

Mikkel stands, his face angry as he leaves the office.

"Yes papa."

....

Mikkel does not go home. Instead he heads to the cafe, hoping to see Tony or Alecia.

He sees Tony leaving the cafe with a small box and he rushes to greet him.

"Oh, hey hombre what's up?"Tony asks.

Mikkel struggles to make the words, he was beginning to get emotional.

"T-take, Mikkel. New York."Mikkel whimpers out the few English words he knows as tears stream down his cheeks.

"Whoa, what's wrong?"Tony asks.

Mikkel wipes his cheeks and tries to speak.

"You know what, just come with me."
......

Alecia smiles, folding her clothes neatly. Suddenly she hears the door of the hotel unlock and then open.

She looks back, seeing Tony.

Then she sees Mikkel.

"Oh my god did you steal a kid? Tony!?"Alecia asks in English

He leaves Mikkel by the door and then pulls Alecia aside.

"Look at him, he's begging to come to New York with us. He's being abused, I can tell."Tony says.

Alecia looks back at the pale boy by the door and then frowns.

"I know, Tony. But baby, what's the Don going to say if his two senior assassins bring back a little Russian boy?"Alecia says.

Tony huffs.

"We can't just leave him. He's miserable."

Alecia looks down.

Then she walks over to Mikkel, kneeling down and thumbing his tears away.

"Mikkel, are you being hurt at home?"she asks in Russian.

Mikkel's lips quiver, and he nods.

Alecia let's out a stressed huff as she looks at Tony.

She bites her lip and looks down, her eyebrows furrowed.

"Mikkel, you're a tough kid. And I promise you, one day, tony and I will be waking you up with pancakes in your new bed. You're such a smart, brilliant boy Mikkel."Alecia says, pulling him into a hug.

Mikkel hugs her back, closing his eyes.

"I know you can get through this. You have such a strong spirit baby."

"And a feisty one. The mujeres bonitas love that shit mi chico."Tony adds, making Mikkel chuckle.

"Tony, stop that. Mikkel, listen. You cannot come with us now. We're on an important task. And our task is quite difficult. We wouldn't be able to care for you as we should.

"I can take care of myself."Mikkel says.

"Then, just for now? Stay here, and I promise you with all my might that we will come back and we will take you away from this place."she says.

Mikkel looks down but nods.

"You can do it, Mikkel."she says softly.

She stands and walks back to Tony.

"Tony is going to take you back to the Cafe."Alecia says.

"Mi vida por favor."Tony says.

"You guys can have a tea, and then you're going to go home baby."Alecia says.

"Okay."Mikkel says, wiping his cheeks.

...

Mikkel sips his tea as Tony looks at him.

"Mikkel. Is it your father that's hurting you?"Tony asks.

Mikkel looks up.

Tony sees the answer in his eyes.

"What's your father's name?"he asks.

"Yosef. Yosef Jensen."Mikkel says.

Tony shifts, hearing yosef's name.

"Keep your voice down hombrecito. I didn't know that was your father."Tony says.

"You know my father?"Mikkel asks.

Tony nods, not looking at Mikkel as he goes into his pocket.

"I know of him."Tony says, pulling a cigarette from a pack.

"..what do you know of him?"Mikkel asks.

Tony shakes his head as he lights his cigarette.

"It's not important. What would you like for your 14th, kid?"he asks.

"You're going to get me a gift?"Mikkel asks.

"Of course. In fact, I officially dub the my god son. "Tony smiles, making Mikkel smile.

"You're going to get out of this, Mikkel. You're a strong boy."Tony says.

Mikkel smiles a bit.