VENDETTA: BETRAYED BY MY MAFIA BOSS

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Flashback continues

 

In a grocery store located in Bologna, Enzo walks into the store and heads straight for one of the cashiers.

 

“Hey, I need your help with something” Enzo said, stretching his hand revealing the bullet which he had picked out from the scene.

 

“My friend Enzo, good to see you.” Marco replied with a big smile on his face, but that smile disappeared when he saw the bullet Enzo brought forward.

 

“Are we now tracking guns for the street lords? I mean, is that what it has come to?” Marco asked.

 

“Spare me that shit…. Someone shot at me and missed, I need to know who it is and quit being a chicken bro, I almost got shot today.” Enzo responds and hands the bullets over to him.

 

“Oh no… Oh no… Oh no… Did you at least get the necklace? The cashier asked as he collected the bullet from Enzo.

 

“Who do you think I am? Superman? I just told you that I got shot, and the first thing you do is ask me if I got the necklace. Of course, I got the necklace with three bullets in my spleen.” Enzo answered, sounding as sarcastic as possible, which made himself and the cashier laughed for a bit.

 

“Tell me, the men that chased you, did they see your face?” Marco asked curiously.

 

“Yes they did”. Enzo answered.

 

“Oh no, we are in such a deep mess.” Marco replied.

 

“What is it? What is wrong?” Enzo asked.

 

“There is only one cartel in the whole of Italy that uses a gold engraved bullet and if it is who I am thinking, you don’t want to mess with them, did the bullet touch you?” Marco asked.

 

“No, it just missed a few inches away from me before I deserted the area.” Enzo said.

 

“Thank God because this bullet is laced with poison, and even at the slightest contact would still kill you.” Marco muttered, looking stressed.

 

“Who are they? Which family owns those bullets?” Enzo spoke in a low tone.

 

“The Baltimore’s, they own nearly half of the east lands.” Marco whispered.

 

“Where is the heart of their operation?” Enzo enquired.  

 

“In the middle of the east lands, just after you passed the iron height, but I think you should lie low for some time, probably travel out or something.” The cashier advised.

 

Enzo smiles as he suddenly ends the conversation and walks out of the grocery store.

 

Right in the middle of east lands, Enzo saw a mansion right in front of him which was heavily guarded. It was like a fortress with guards snooping all around with their very bright torchlights and dogs.

 

“How the hell am I supposed to get in now? This place is flooded with guards”. Enzo said to himself while still scanning the building for loopholes.

 

“It is showtime.” Enzo said to himself as he approached the building, using a stone to create a distraction by aiming for one of the headlights and putting it off with a strike, which made most of the guards divert their attention towards the area the light turned off.

 

While he tried to sneak in from the other part of the building by scaling the fence, which saw him fall a few times, he finally got it right.

 

The third time he tried, he fell inside the compound, landing with his arm and almost dislocating it. But he gets up and starts crawling towards his destination.

 

Some of the dogs which the guards were controlling started barking loudly all around the compound, one of the dogs dragged the guard controlling him towards the bushes Enzo was hiding behind and this got most of the guard’s attention as they all turned towards that area slowly gaining grounds on him. 

 

Another stone hits a different headlight and the light turned off in that area, which made most of the guards run towards that position in order to reinforce that area. 

 

Enzo then sneaks up and climbs up to the rooftop, scaling through many windows, and then finally sees the girl which tried to warn him earlier. 

 

Enzo softly hits the window until he gains her attention, and she opens up the window for him to come in, which he did.

 

“How you find me? How you up here without guards seeing you?” She asked with her not so perfect English.

 

Enzo dips his hand into his pocket, brings out that piece of jewelry that almost got him killed earlier, and dangles it in front of her face. And she tries to take it from him, but Enzo withdraws his hand a little.

 

“Why are your guards trying to kill me? I did not steal from you, yet your guards pop up shooting blanks on my face” Enzo asked.

 

“My mummy died long ago, my mummy own store, you steal diamond from store, daddy and me angry because you steal mummy diamond.” She replied.

 

“Well, I’m here to give you back… Could you tell your dogs to chill with the shooting? I almost got killed today. I am a thief, not a terrorist.” Enzo said.

 

She laughs as soon as Enzo was done with his statement.

 

“What’s funny? What’s making you laugh so hard?” Enzo asked while smiling.

 

She just kept laughing. Enzo tries to give her back the jewelry and be on his way, but she stops him and stands up. She turns her back to him, lifting her hair with her hand.

 

“aiutami (help me)”.

 

Enzo did not understand a word that came out from her mouth, but as soon as she turned her back towards him, he did not need an invitation, he gained a clear narrative of what he needed to do, he walked towards her and tried helping her put on the jewelry, she attacks him bashing his face to her knees and kicking him in his guts as he fell on the floor while she turns on the alarm system which alerted the whole compound and guards began to troop into her quarters.

 

Enzo tries to flee through the window to make out an escape route, but she was not going to allow that to happen, she drags him from his waistline and dumping him on the floor and sending him another kick across his face which made him lie flat and for good this time.

 

As the guards came into the room, they picked up Enzo’s weak body from the ground, restraining him while the girl walked slowly towards him.

                                                                                                                                        

“Wh. Why.. Why? Why did you do that?” Enzo asked while groaning in pain.

 

“What’s that popular saying? Fool me once…….” She replied while smiling.

 

Enzo eyes popped out in surprise seeing that she could speak perfect English, but the guards dragged him away from her chambers.