Kill or be killed

Remember me?

My brows knotted, trying to understand what just happened.
"Sanchez it's Me. Veronica?"
I said looking behind me to see Ace and Christopher.

What the fuck was happening.
"Sanchez, you don't remember me?"
I asked as my heartbeat was starting to increase.
It was silent in the room except for his monitor beeping.

My gulping could be heard a mile away.
I was praying that what I was hearing was wrong.

"Uh.."
Sanchez said tilting his head slightly.
He looked me up and down before slowly shaking his head.

"I don't know who you are.."
He said with his brows raised.
A scoff suddenly left my mouth as I leaned back in my chair.

No words would leave my mouth.
Sanchez doesn't..
He doesn't remember me..

My gaze was fixed on the ground, just remembering all of the times I completely ignored him.

Fuck I regret it a lot..

"Have you seen my mother?"
Sanchez suddenly asked making my eyes lock with his again.

How Sanchez... How, she's dead. But you don't remember.
Right that second the doctor walked in taking his gloves off.

"How long has his brain gone back?"
I asked standing up.

"A year"
He spoke
"A year?!"

A scoff left my mouth as I just shaked my head.
Everything..everything he knew about me..gone.
Just like that..

I physically couldn't Stand in the room any longer, his presence and just the fact of knowing I mean nothing to him anymore hurt me.

Walking out the room I sat down on one of the benches and pulled out my phone to check the time.

"Veronica"
Ace said coming closer to me.
I didn't reply and he just sat down looking straight ahead

"What do I do.."
I mumbled out.
I felt weak..because of a man?
Fuck I didn't even have feelings for him. So why am I like this?

Maybe it was just his..personality?
How much he tried to always be positive when his life is shit?
I couldn't pin point it. But there was something.

"Theres not much you can do.."
He said sighing.

"Almost everyone that comes into my life..leaves. I finally cared for him and now this..

I promised myself to never care for another person outside of the Mafia..guess this is karna huh?"

"You have to stop undermining yourself. You deserve better..you have a negative view on the world because you're still young..you haven't experienced the good parts to life yet"
He said holding my hand gently.
He softly grazed my bruised knuckles while looking at me.

"You are our leader... but we keep in mind your age. We try to make sure not too much burden is on you, you're trying your best, and I'm proud of that"

Looking back down to the floor I closed my eyes.

"We will leave Tomorrow morning"

"What about Sanchez?"
He asked furrowing his brows.

"I still have a Mafia to run Ace"

"No. You stay here, while we take care of
Everything. Stay till Sanchez is allowed to leave hospital, then bring him back with you"
He said as I looked up to his eyes.
Bring him back ?