Mafia Queen

Time Stops

My heat was pounding, I looked around
and I was in my father's bed. I got out of
bed and walked into the bathroom, I
looked like I was ran over. My hair was a
mess, my eyes were puffy, and my clothes
were the same from yesterday. My heart
ached for the lost of my family but I knew
I was now the leader and I had to get the
Romano's back. I went to my room and
took a shower, I washed my hair and just
left it out. I put on a red spaghetti strap
dress, a black leather jacket, and black
leather boots. I walked to my sister's
room, I haven't seen her in a week and she
was probably hurting as much as I was.
When I walked in she was on her bed
watching tv.

"Buon giorno mia sorella (good morning
sister), how are you ?" I sat next to her and
wrapped her into my arms.

"I'm tired Caterina," she said looking
straight at the tv. A tear fell down her face
and I gave her a kiss on her forehead.

"I know, but I won't let the Romano's get
away with this." I whispered in her ear

"I... I can't lose you too.... promise me.
please." Her voice was cracking and I
knew I had to stay alive for her, without
me she has nobody.

"I promise," I said to her and we just laid
there staring at the tv in silence.

The emergency alarm for a meeting
sounded and I kissed her forehead and left,
I went to the meeting room and there he
was. Louis Romano in my house with
Luca Romano, they were obviously stripped of any weapons at the door so I
could easily kill them right now. Louis
stepped towards me and I backed up, I
shook my head mouthing don't.

"Caterina you have to know we didn't
think Lorenzo would kill your father,
Louis said to me and he looked sincere. I
trusted him but not Luca.

"But he did," I pointed at Luca," and you
hurt me because I took revenge." I said to
Luca.

"I'm sorry principessa and I don't want to
fight I want things between us to be better,
not like generations before us." Luca
words didn't mean nothing to me he was a
Romano and I knew better then to trust
one. I looked at Marcello and he nodded at
me. Marcello took out his gun and pointed
it at them.

"Please Caterina, we're not here to fight, we're not like Lorenzo." Louis pleaded to
me but I didn't know what to believe.

*** GUNSHOT***

I couldn't believe what just happened.
Marcello pointed his gun at me and Luca
jumped in front of me and took the bullet.
Louis grabbed the gun from Marcello and
held him down. Luca was smiling at me in
my arms bleeding, I don't know why but
tears rushed down my face. My men came
in and I held Luca in my arms, "HELP!
HELP PLEASE !!!" I begged the men,
they picked up Luca and brought him into
our infirmary. I followed them but my
men held me back saying I couldn't see
him now because they had to do surgery.

I went back to the meeting room and told
my guards to lock up Marcello. My uncle
tried to kill me and I wanted to know why,
he was dad's best friend. how could he. I
started crying and Louis helded me in my arms,
"don't cry it'll be ok." Being in his
arms felt wrong, I kept imagining it was
Luca holding me like how he did that
night. I finally pulled myself together and
Louis and I walked into the cells and saw
Marcello.

"Why?" I looked at Marcello and I just
wanted to know why.

"I was supposed to take over, not a girl."
Marcello looked at me in disgust, I
punched him in his face.

"I can't believe you, you sound like
grandfather." I said to him.

"I rather die then follow under your
leadership," he said spitting by my foot.

I grabbed him by his shirt and said "Death
is too kind for you, you will rot in this cell
till you die." I punched him and left. I felt
powerful I stood up to my enemy and in that moment I knew I would be a great
leader. Louis and I went to the living room
and discussed about the future for our
mafia.

"What now." Louis asked me.

"I will become the leader of the Medici's
and I will continue to work hard to keep
the title of number one mafia in Italy," I
told Louis, "What about you guys."

"Luca will be the next leader and I will
stay with him to keep him in check." He
said looking down at the floor.

"Is this something you want," I asked
putting my hand in his hand.

"No but I have to Luca needs me," He
moved in closer and leaned in. "You look
pretty in that dress." He said whispering
into my ear, he leaned in more. He was
going to kiss me, but did I want him to ?