Broken

Chapter 31 - rewritten

As soon as I get downstairs I walk into the oversized living room, sitting down on one of sofas I play with the gun. ''So, Miss Lucia Demone.'' I pause slightly hesitant; I recognise that voice. Slowly I look up to be faced with a once dead man, ''Now. Now Lucia it is not the time to let emotions get the better of you, I thought I taught you better.'' Please say I am hallucinating, slowly I lift my head up to be faced with cold dead eyes of a suited man. Nope I'm not doing this. ''well, hello to you to.'' I stand up ignoring him.

''I thought therapy was supposed to make you better not worse.'' I growl

''You need a bit more than just therapy going by your bloodied fist and broken one. But is that anyway to treat the man that made you. I taught you respect not insolence''

''Mamire, nice to see you again. Although I would've preferred our conversation to be in hell'' I start walking to the kitchen. Turning to look at him he is eyeing me confused, ''are you coming capo?'' Walking out of the room I curse myself under my breath and walk across the entrance to the kitchen. In the kitchen the 3 boys sit, they are sitting on the kitchen island. Walking over to the freezer I search for ice cream, ''who ate all the ice cream?'' Lucifer looks at me.

''Umm, Mario?'' He says but it comes out more as a question.

''So, it was you?'' I ask.

''Yeh,'' well at least he admitted it, Mamire walks in and I stare at him. I want to kill him.

''If there's no ice-cream, I want alcohol where does Ace keep it?'' I open the cupboards and start searching. I come across a bottle of vodka at the back of one of the cupboards, pulling it out I undo the cap and take a big swig.

''Baby do you think it's wise to drink?'' Andre cautiously asks walking towards me.

''Trust me, I need it right now.'' Andre lifts me up so I'm sitting on the counter top.

''Okay baby but if you're getting drunk, I am to.'' He takes the bottle off me, then I lean in and start to kiss him.

''Aww look at my little sister, so happy'' I hear a deep laugh interrupting Lucifer.

''Is this how I taught you to behave in the company of others. I taught you to be cold, heartless and sadistic, but here you are being soft.'' I look down at my wrecked hands. Soft my ass.

''Sorry capo, it won't happen again. But if you don't mind, I would like to ask you a couple of questions?'' I turn stiff and slightly robotic, jumping down from the counter I hold my hands behind my back and feet shoulder width apart.

''Proceed, my protégé.'' He gives me a curt nod.

''So, if you don't think me rude could you please explain to me why you pretended to be dead? Why you show up now? And, where the fuck you have even been?'' my voice goes from dead to cold.

''I shall answer your questions one at a time. Patience is a virtue.'' He chuckles slightly, ''I have too many enemies and didn't want people to know where I was, too many people wanted to kill me. I have been off grid. And as for why I have shown up now that's because of you my darling protégé.'' I send him a confused look.

''Do you want your mafia back? I would be more than happy to give it back to you capo.''

''I do not want it back; from what I've heard you have done a tremendous job. But it seems you do not live up to your name of being the cold, heartless and sadistic mafia queen. It's a shame really, you have such wasted potential.'' I instantly feel a twang of guilt in my heart at that.

''I apologise capo.'' I look down at my feet ashamed. ''Could you please elaborate on what I have to do with your return to the land of the living?'' I look up to see he has moved closer to me.