Mafia Vendetta: 血の誓い

#5 The Black Claws

"Vera, please help me."

"Vera, please."

"Vera!"

.....

"..!!" Vera sits on the bed and opens her eyes immediately. She's breathing heavily now. She had her hand over her lips. Because of what she just heard and seen, her heart is racing. She recognised it was only a bad dream. She sighed deeply as she stood up from her bed on wobbly legs. Even yet, she was unable to forget the specifics of the nightmare she had just experienced.

That voice...She is unable to ignore the voice's owner, whom she knows quite well. Given her background, it is pertinent. She had a subtle look of pain on her face. She closes her eyes and grinds her teeth. firmly believing that she is to blame for her trauma. Beside her, she can hear the cat meowing. Despite her recent nightmare, Vera forced a kind smile. She bent down and held the cat in her arms.

"Sorry, did I scare you?" She stares into the kitten's eyes and gives it a gentle head rub. She approaches the cat's plate and fills it with cat food gradually. The kitten always prioritises food, as may be expected. As usual, she makes breakfast and cleans herself. She bites onto it carefully, being careful not to choke. Her mind was flooded with uncertainty and chaos. 

What else can I do? Vera thought. But even if she could catch Polar in place, they would just kill her and nothing would happen. But what about her feelings? She doesn't really care about her own feelings anyway. Vera rests her forehead on her palm as she sighs out. 

She wears her usual uniform. Getting out of the house. "Should I be a stalker for today?" she speaks to herself quietly. 

.....

"You met another mafia group?" says Samuel. He sighs and makes a facepalm while inserting another hand inside the pocket of his coat. Polar smiled nervously as she looked at him. Arthur walked towards them with his arms folded. "What happened?" Arthur tilts his head slightly and asks. Samuel glances at Polar and then back at Arthur. "Last night, she was a curious cat," he said with a shrug. "She nearly was captured after meeting the two mafia leaders." Arthur laughed as he listened to Samuel's words. "Aha! Our boss is also a kid, isn't she?"

"Hey, come on. You don't have to act innocent all the time you know?" Arthur lightly pokes Polar's cheek while speaking in a derisive tone. "Everyone can make a mistake, let's find a way to fix it," Samuel replies with a quiet chuckle. Then there's a loud bang on the door. When Emmeline enters her room, she discovers that everyone is there. "Who gave you permission to come in my room!?" asks mad Emmeline. 

Samuel eventually soothed her and told her everything after some time had passed. "I get it now..." Emmeline nods and speaks. "So, what will we do? I don't believe it is okay for us to ignore it and continue our lives normally." Arthur asks, before he pulls the beer from the pack, sits down next to the tiny table, and sips it. Samuel sits next to him and rests both of his arms on the table as he waits for Polar to say anything. However, she has not responded. Samuel made the decision to talk alone.

"What if we do something with the evidence of what they did?" says Samuel. Arthur adds, "Oh, that's a nice idea," Samuel suggests again, "What about we just confront them?" "What a fantastic concept. I'll murder them and—" Samuel choked Arthur with the alcohol before he could finish speaking. Emmeline listened to him carefully. After a long period of silence, she said, "Eva is a highly dangerous member of The Black Claws gang. Someone once tried to convince her by presenting the police with the proof. However, since she had actually hired that individual, the cops killed him instead. I don't believe that the proof will be sufficient."