Perceive

I Am Sherlock.....Sort of..

It took me a few days to get out of the hospital. Now I know how they potray characters in a movie or a show or even a book. They're so infalliable aren't they.
Moronishness.
I'll tell you the real inside scoop. There's no happy ending after a sad beginning. No one is ever going to come save you from yourself. It's you, it's always going to be you. If like me, you're lucky enough, there'll be that one little annoying son of a bachelor that won't ever get the hint and leave you alone. But that shit rarely happens.
Now if you're wondering why I'm telling you the realities of life first thing in the morning, it's because I can.
In other news, on getting my discharge the first thing I did was make that call I was itching to make. And soon after, I sent ma home packing. She left but not before giving me a sound tongue lashing on how I was still unmarried or how my house was so cold and clean or how there was a man no matter my bestie since high school, living in close quarters with me.
Time had flown by already, and yet it was too damn slow. Adri hadn't finished his shift yet and I hadn't gotten a call back. Maybe she had forgotten me like I had made her promise.
If you want to know who she is you also need to know her background context.
Gia Cianti.
I met her when we were in preschool. Since we lived close by, my parents and hers had become fast friends. It didn't take her long to become my best friend and partner in crime. The Cianti family has always been an influential one. We always amounted it to the fact that they had a lot of family money. No one knew where that kind of coin came from. For all that they did, in the cops eyes as well as Uncle Sam's, they've always been squeaky clean. People like me and Gia, who actually knew the truth, were always in danger, so when that horrible nightmare ended we parted ways agreeing never to talk and if we had to it would be through phones we could use once and toss it away. Every year twice we would wish on birthdays like that, or quietly meet up in disguise.
Quite honestly if it wasn't for me meeting her every now and then, I would lose touch with humanity and myself.
While I was reminiscing, my burner cell kept ringing near me. As soon as I saw the time and place I memorized it and tossed the phone in front of the oncoming traffic.
It was 7:30 already, and there was no way Adri would be back anytime soon, so I put on black tank top over black yoga pants took my leather jacket, which was *surprise* black, and left. Dressing up like a cat burglar wasn't my favorite disguise but it had to be done, for fear of identification.
She was going to dress like a male homeless guy this time. Would pay to see that.
We had a code, a flash of bright white light. No one ever does that to you intentionally. I realised that the meet up place was the back alley of Bo's, the local bar. I brought two beers, and went into the alley. Once I was sure that no one was watching, I walked towards the big refrigerator box, that had a shining white light on it. Very faint but visible if one was careful and observant.
"Hey, Gigi, it's been more than a year, family troubles?"
"Yeah, pretty much, it's not like they want to kill me, just get me to get married into the Longo family, apparently the boss's son, has taken quite the liking, to me, a certain man named Roberto, not that he looks bad, but he's creepy as hell!"
"Just declare yourself lesbian, they'll cut you off, and you'll finally be free."
She gave me a long sad look and with a huff, she said, "Sure I'll ask them to kill me quickly then, torture is so medieval, Sandy!"
"It's that bad Gi, and you don't even try to call? Come on Gi, I thought we agreed, any trouble at All and we catch up, to hell with them. They're trying to kill me anyway. Not directly per se, but it won't be long before they figure it's me. Now I don't feel like putting you in any more trouble than you're in, but I thought it would be best to warn you, you want to move to India, you got to go now. They're distracted with me, I doubt they'll hunt you down there".
" Yeah, I'd believe you, but I know them slightly better than you, I tend to share dna with the shitheads. They'll hunt me down like a dog after bone".
"Ok, then, since they're already out to get me, stay with me, how bad can it get?.... They want me anyway,Gi".
"Who do I come as this time? Your lost cousin, bro? Or a boyfriend girl??"
"Nope, just you!"
She was so overwhelmed she hugged me tightly and whispered her thank you in my ear.
Adri had never met Gia, hell, like most people I'd wanted to protect, he'd had no idea she'd even existed. This would be a nice surprise for him. I'd always seen this woman as a sister I'd never had. But sometimes she'd casually drop lines like I'd wear you out and marry you or if we're both 50 and still single let's get together, romantically.
I knew myself pretty well, so never had taken her seriously and never would. I preferred sausage over seafood any day.
On reaching home, she went straight to the bathroom, I assumed it was only to change maybe. I went to my bed, to lay down for a while.
She walked out of the bathroom, stark naked and she said," You're right, Sandy, I should tell them the truth, but before that, I want you to expreience my truth, with me".
An emotionally heightened person looks at anyone, and I mean almost anyone to comfort them and give them a sense of security and acceptance. Which was exactly the case with Gia, or so I was hoping desperately, or this would take one of my best friends almost family away from me.
I had frozen, because the only thought I had running in my head was, " Wow, she's an angel". She straddled my hips, and touched her lips to mine. Taking my frozen demeanor, and my silence as a yes she continued her movements on me. She continued lower and lower, when I suddenly thought, I heard Adri walk in.
Oh fuck, it registered to me all of a sudden, I don't know this, it was unchartered territory. Thank fuck for Adri.
I stopped her and said," Adri's home. Hey, Gi, he's home. Come on, Gi!"
She looked up at me and grinned, " Tell me Sandy, it's always going to mutton chops over shrimp gumbo isn't it?"
"Yes. I'm so sorry, don't hate me Gi".
"Alrighty, go then. He better be worth it, or at the end of the day, I belong to a mafia family".
As she was getting dressed and I was getting up to go out and see him after a long day, I realised, I really did love the rat bastard. I also, realised in that one moment that I would have to trust him, and tell him the entire truth come what may.