Up To Hourglass To Decide

Chapter 26

"guys, please stop fighting," Martha tried to stop them to throw their fist to each other, but both of them don't care.

So, Martha went to the nearest table and looking for glass or something big to throw, she found a old flower vase, she grabbed it and threw it on the floor and the sounds were so loud, loud bang from a broken vase, gladly Martha's not hurt.

And they realize what they do is not acceptable at all, why would a two grown up man fight over things that can be settled down when they calm themselves down and talk. The three of them sitting on the floor right now, and Vincenzo and Cody promised not to fight any more if they have a different opinion inside their mind.

"you already know that if you're with him, he will in danger, right?" Vincenzo asked Martha while he's sitting across her.

"talk slowly," Cody told Vincenzo, and Vincenzo's more irritated after Cody speak.

"is she deaf? Why should I slow myself down?" Vincenzo asked without knowing the situation.

"yes, I am, I have lost my sense of hearing, sorry," Martha answered his question without hesitation on telling him she can't hear his voice.

"do you have to go this far?" Cody asked him out of frustration.

"I don't know, I don't know that she's sick," Vincenzo answered and he feels bad for being mean towards Martha.

"it's okay, anyone in his shoes will react the same for sure," Martha's lips curved into a little forced smile.

"I'm sorry, I mean it," Vincenzo look down as he answered that.

"it's fine, don't worry about me," Martha assured him that it's fine and she's not mad with it.

"so, what are you trying to do? they will hunt you down tonight I'm sure," Vincenzo asked Cody with a calm tone.

"I don't know? should I just bring my money and run away?" Cody answered him while sighed.

"if that's the only option then, you got no choice left, go and went for that," Vincenzo told Cody and he pointed Martha and said, "bring her with you, both of you will live in unsettled anxious feeling soon," Vincenzo sighed as he told them that.

"anyway, for now on just run away and bring your money with you, if something happened find a way to talk to me, go to the nearest payphone and call me, this is my home number," Vincenzo said while handing him a small written paper.

"thanks, I mean it," Cody smiled for the first time after he no longer knows Martha's not going to be with him, after he received the news about Martha's getting married to clear up his family's debt.

"if you're really that thankful, then live as a better person, don't cause any problem anymore, I don't want to find out that you're on a top news in newspaper okay," Vincenzo said while laughing.

Vincenzo stayed with them to pack their stuff for running away, basically they don't know where they want to headed to, they just know, their live will ended up in coffin if they still think that the house is a safe place to hide.
"how about Rome?" Martha suggested while looking both of them.

"I don't think Rome is the best option," Vincenzo shook his head.

"but I really want to visit there so bad," Martha said.

"can we still choose now? my friend is sacrificing his life to save you, yet you still want to go Rome?" Vincenzo's trying to hold on his anger, and he continued saying, "unbelievable," he scoffed.

"be nice to her will you," Cody said to him nicely, but Vincenzo glared at him.

"but I really need to go there, the romantic city, Rome," Martha keep suggesting on went to Rome.

"you're crazy really, psyhco for sure," Vincenzo responded to her last words she said, and that made her startled after processing what he said.

"hey don't be a jerk," Cody throw him a jean, and Vincenzo throw it back.

"can't we go there?" Martha pleaded so bad with her puppy eyes, and melted the two of them.

"let's go then, to Rome," Cody nodded his head while saying that.

His answer made Martha smiled so much, and mouthed thank you to him.

Cody cleared his throat and said, "since I'm on my exam break," then he rubbed his back head.
"then what?" Cody asked him, and Martha talk with her eyes full of hope to look forward on what he's going to say.

"I'm running away with you two," Vincenzo said while avoiding both of them.

"it's a good idea," Martha claps her hands lightly but that made Cody glared at her for a few second and his eyes soften after saw Martha put her hands down.

"why? three of us will go on a trip," Martha looks sad while saying that.

"hey, you know what we're sacrificing our live to save you, and this is not a trip, this is called running away from our country," Vincenzo shook his head with unbelievable look on his face.

"I said earlier don't take it out on her, and why would you come with us? Go and study your books here," Cody sternly said to Vincenzo who's already made up his mind.

"do you think I will eat and sleep well to let you go with woman who is in a trouble to leave your home? No, I don't, you're weak too, your nose bridge will be gone after their fist touched you," Vincenzo angrily said that, and that made Martha sighed sadly.

"Don't sigh, this is all your fault," Vincenzo angrily said to Martha who's scared to face him.

"I don't care, I'm going with two of you, in case something happened later at there," Vincenzo made his own statement without thinking if they're agree on that or not.

"just until her husband settles down on his anger, before then I'll keep an eye for both of you, I don't want to hear from my neighbor that Cody died in gunshot and his blood spilled anywhere," Vincenzo's avoiding Cody and Martha's gaze while saying that.

"fine, all right," Martha and Vincenzo look at Cody who's saying something that he's against before, and Cody continued, "why are you guys look at me with that eyes? Let's go then, three of us, just pretend that this is a trip, three of us," and he smiled.