Sephora

CHAPTER 20

Aries :

If it came down to what a man could do just to get by the harsh days of his life?, Aries could swear that he had done it all and more.

Hailing from the deepest parts of the beautiful city of sicily made life a bit harder than normal because whilst others saw a tourist attraction, Aries saw a place that hunted his very own existence.

Growing up, he wasn't particularly one of the lucky ones who got brought into the world with a golden spoon hanging out of their mouths.

He was the basic kid who had a basic drunk father, a hardworking mother and a younger sister who always tried her best to be grateful for the things that life offered even when most times it offered absolutely nothing.

Aries hated their lives, he hated their daily struggle for food, he hated that the person that was supposed to be the head of the house spent his every dime on drinks and drugs, he hated that he was helpless to the hands destiny repeatedly served them but that didn't mean that he was going to accept it.

Over the years he would wake up and go into the streets of sicily, walking legit jobs by morning and illegal jobs by night, it was his only saving grace and it also brought food to the table.

Everyday his mama would cry at his feet, begging him not to venture into the path he was headed because she couldn't afford to loose him too, only problem was that he could never bring himself to listen to her pleas.

Every night they'd have the same conversation with his mother begging him to let her take care of him as it was her responsibility to do while he would sit and nod only to go back to those same streets the next night.

For so long they did this until that faithful night, he had taken too long on a drug run, it was supposed to be a quick run but the buyer had tried to act smart, keeping back what little money he was supposed to pay.

Aries had no business begging for the money he'd worked hard to earn hence the reason why the next few minutes became the moment that not only redefined his life, it reshaped his future as well.

The next few months became his best ones at the time, he got popular amongst the bigger players, if there was a run to the more dangerous parts of town, Aries became the go to guy.

Strange as it may have been, Aries could tell that although things were beginning to look up for him, Living an illegal life had never been a part of his dreams in life, he wanted more out of life, he had dreams, dreams that he wasn't about to let crumble because of greed.

So he did what he'd taught was best for him.

He asked to pull out.

A simple yet terrifyingly crazy request he'd made.

He believed that no one showed him the way into the mafia so why did he need anyone's permission to walk away?

It was a reasonable argument, it's not like there were any manuals or guides into the mafia.

He believed so at least but he'd learned then that as easy as it was to walk in, it was a rather dangerous thought to even desire when it came to walking out.

A price had to be paid, "A Life For A Life"  they'd said.

He had no interests in paying such a hefty price so he came to his mama, she always seemed to have a solution for every problem.

He never knew what he expected her to do, all he needed was a solution to his problems Except she'd provided more than a solution,.

She'd led their father her own husband straight into the slaughter, "His life for her son's" she'd said to them.