The Untouchable

Chapter 21

Allen tightly gripped the steering wheel as he watched two men threatened the drug store owner. He quietly snuck to the side of the building and waited until the right moment. As the two thrives made a run for their car, Allen tossed a handful of marbles in their path. The lead man's legs wobbled but he caught his balance, his partner on the other hand was not so lucky. He fell flat on his back as his feet flew out from under him. The lead man saw Allen strutting towards them, "Ah fuck!" He climbed into the drivers seat and speed out into the night.

Allen knelt down to the robber and patted his face as he smiled an evil smile, "Looks like I found a new friend. Your going to give me what I want."

The thief was shaking, "What's that?"

Allen's smile grew wider, "Answers."

Lilly felt a sense of relief after she received her meds, but she hesitated taking them since this made her question her confinement, "Are they ever going to release me?" She silently sobbed as she thought of her family, especially Allen. "He probably will think I'm dead and move on. Who's to say he already hasn't." Lilly put the medication in her top dresser drawer with out taking her dose. "If I die, so be it. I will be free of this weak body and my family will no longer see me suffer. She dried her tears as she made her way to dinner.

She could hear Luciano talking with Roman, "I told you my friend, I'm not letting her out of my sight. I've waited too long to find her, just to let another man to get a hold of her."

Roman cleared his throat towards Luciano as Lilly walked in. Both men stood and Roman pulled out her seat. Luciano could see her eyes red with tears, "Are you alright my dear?"

Lilly took out her notebook and wrote one word, "Home."

Luciano's jaw tightened after he read it, "You are home dear. Do you know how long I looked for you? That bastard Marcus stole you from me."

Lilly shook her head as she wrote, "No, he saved me from a terrible life. My mother never took care of me."

Lilly jumped as Luciano banged his fist on the table, "He had no right! He took something that was not his and raised you against me."

Lilly quickly scribbled, "He never spoke of you. He never included me in business, I swear it."

Luciano's temper eased, "You are innocent in this, but Marcus was a bad man to take you from me."

Luciano shoved away from the table leaving Lilly and Roman alone.

Lilly raised her head as Roman spoke, "Don't hate him just yet. He has years of anger against Marcus, before he even took you. I know he loves you."

Lilly tried to contain her tears Roman strolled over and gave her his handkerchief, "Your eyes are far too pretty to cry. Please dry them."

Lilly shyly smiled as she dried her tears. Roman knelt down beside her chair and brushed a strain of hair away from her face, "Better now?" Lilly shyly nodded and tried to give the handkerchief back but he pressed her hand closed and kissed it, "Something to remember me by."