Mafia Connections

Eleven

I sit nervously in the car. My legs bounces no matter how much I try to keep it still. "Are you scared?" Oliver asked.

I turn to him and smile "Tell me. What's the deal with Katerina? She's marrying Viktor right?"

He frowns at me but obliges to my questions "Arranged marriage. He's not too happy about it as you can guess"

I shrugged "He's still young. No one wants something like that forced on them"

"What will happen to you. When you get out this car and go into that bar. What will happen?" He asks. He genuinely sounds concerned.

"No doubt Isaac will be mad at me. Rose defiantly. Rob will get angry when we get back to the house and an argument will break out. Someone will cry. Probably Angie. Then Rob will get angry again and she'll cry more. It'll end how it always does. We'll finally make up but I'll go back to being the reckless fuck up that they have to clean up after" I stare at my fingers.

He sighs "What about Sean? What will he do?"

I bite my lip "I don't want to think about that. I'll deal with it when it happens"

"A few more weeks. There's just a few loose ties before we can get you guys out. Viktor says it'll be no more than six weeks. When is Angelica due?" He asks.

I shrug "We think just over two months"

He smiles and grabs my hands "Everything will be fine. Ok?" We pull up in front of the bar. "You can't come to ours for a bit. A week or two. Can you handle that?"

I nod "See you then"

I climb out of the car and walk up to the doors. Liam is the first person I see and he looks genuinely surprised to see me. I walk up to him and he grabs my hand. His hair is now neon green and stands out in the low light.
"You're alive!" He breathes out "Thank fuck"

I frown "Didn't Freddie tell you guys I was alive?"

He scowls "Darling. Freddie never came back. We thought you were both dead"

****

It turned out exactly how I expected it to. Now I sat in the corner of the room with my head in my hands. Angie was sobbing and Rob was still shouting at me. Rose was screaming in French and Isaac wouldn't even look at me.

My heart hurt.

Everyone was mad at me.

Viktor lied to me.

Sean was the devil incarnate.

And I was sitting in the corner silently crying into my hands.

My throat throbs from when Sean tried to strangle me the minute he laid eyes on me. My fingers hurt from clawing at his hands until he let me go and air rushed back to my lungs.

For the first time in a while. I want something that I know I can't have. I want my mum. I want her to hold me and tell me everything is alright. For her to take me away from my harsh reality.

But I know that she's back at home. Grieving over her daughter who isn't really dead.

The shouting stops and I hear the smashing. Someone's throwing things. Gales showers over my head and then I hear Angie scream as I curl up further. Gus steps in then and drags Rob away from me. I close my eyes again and cover my head with my hands. I sit like this until I eventually fall asleep.