Mafia's World

Chapter Ten

I watched as Elijah looked at all of us. "Angelo, I want you to make the shot on my command. You know the inside and the outside of the house." Angelo pulled out some papers from inside his jacket and he laid it out on the table in front of us.

Then he looked at us. "Fernando's men are always in the living room, kitchen and dining room. But tomorrow night, he will have them spread out throughout the entire house. Liam, your men should spread out throughout the house. But they should blend in with the darkness in the background. Once Fernando sees your men then it's game over for us."

Before anyone can say anything, Elijah's phone rang. We looked at him as he answered it. When he looked at me I knew that things were about to change once he got off the phone. His face changed from serious to angry in the matter of two seconds. As he hung up the phone Liam says, "What's wrong?"

Elijah ignored the question as he got up and left the house. I looked at everyone at the table. Before anyone can say anything, Elijah walked back into the house. He had his hand wrapped around some guy's arm as he dragged him into the living room. He looked at me before he let go of the guy. "Robert are you working for Fernando?"

I watched as everyone in the room pulled out their gun and Faith came over to me. Robert looked at me, so Angelo moved to block his view. Robert laughs and says, "I knew that you would find out, but I thought it would have been a while. You are smarter than you look. But since I know that you will kill me, I should tell you that Fernando has men all over the place, so you shouldn't trust anyone."

Before he can say anything else I saw Elijah shoot him in his head. I watched as his body dropped to the floor. I covered my mouth as I moved away from them and Faith says, "Elijah." I watched as everyone turned to us and I ran out the room. I ran all the way to Elijah's room, to the bathroom, and I started throwing up.

I didn't realize that someone followed me until I felt my hair being pulled into a bun on top of my head. After I finished I sat down with my back against the tub. I kept my eyes closed the entire time as I tried to get my head to stop spinning. I heard Elijah say, "Melody, I'm sorry that you had to see that." I said nothing, but I knew that he was still here. "When Fernando is dead, I will take you to my safe house and we will get away from everyone for a few days."

"Why are you doing this?"

I heard him sigh. "Doing what?" I said nothing, and I heard him move. I felt when his arm brush against mine as he sat down next to me. "Melody I'm protecting you."

"Because my father asked you to, I know you told me that already."

He laughs as he says, "If you let me finish my sentence you would have heard the rest of that. Yes, I started protecting you because your father asked me. But that's not why I'm still protecting you." I looked at him, and he smiled at me.

"So, why are you still protecting me?"

He took my hands in his. "I'm protecting you because I care about you." He smiled at me and I looked at his face.

"You should smile more often."

He squeezed my hand. "Why?"

"Because you look cute when you're smiling." He started laughing, and I looked away from him when I realized what I told him. "Did I say that out loud?" He nods, and I started blushing. Then I got up and walked over to the sink. "I need to brush my teeth now."

He got up and walked over to me. I looked at him in the mirror as he stood behind me. I felt his chest against my back. He had a serious expression on his face. "Things are about to change, and I really hope that you will handle it." Before I can say anything, he walks out the bathroom. I brushed my teeth four times before I rinsed with mouthwash.