THE MAFIA'S PENANCE

LET ME HUG YOU

Although I am getting better, I still can not walk far or leave the room. That kept me in the room.

There's nothing I can do, every day just watch television. Especially after Vernon took my phone, I felt more bored right now.

"Stelevision at this hour is nothing interesting." I turned off the television and after that slammed the remote onto the bed beside me. "Where's Vernon? It's been her days she didn't come and just had the waiter take care of me. Damn it, he also brought my cell phone." If remembering that makes me very upset.

I'm thinking of getting out of the room right now. It seems like I have to get used to walking so that the pain in my stomach becomes less and less pronounced. I slowly rushed down from the bed and stepped up.

It still hurts but I think now I will start walking out of the room to reduce my boredom.

I walked out of the room very slowly. While passing through a balcony with curtains and doors open, Alec and Sesya were talking there.

"See, are you here?" Struggling as I walked out of the balcony. "You're here too, Alec?"

"Viv, can you walk?" Sesya immediately walked out and approached me. Embrace my left arm to help me walk.

"You better not get out of bed, Viv. You're still not healed." Alec exclaimed with a face looking worried to me.

"What are you talking about?" Look at those two people. "Sure why didn't you come straight to me? Alec, you too why haven't you seen me in the past few days?"

"Se—actually I also just returned after a few days in Genoa." Answer Alec. "Vern's home or is he still there?"

"You go with him?" My toot.

"Yes, we went together but he came home first yesterday because there was something he wanted to take care of. I think he's here right now." Alec. "Looks like he's not in this house."

"Yes, he's not back yet." My answer. "What business is there in Genoa? Why are you two going there?"

"There's a small business that Vernon just created." Answer Alec. "See, you better take Vivian back to her camp. You still look pale Viv. You need to keep resting and be on the bed. Don't get out of bed before you get well."

"All right." My reply was pleased with Alec's words that sounded very attentive to me.

Sesya made me walk back into my room. I was a little curious about what Sesya and Alec were discussing earlier. I asked but they did not answer my question.

"What are you and Alec talking about, Ses?" I asked as we walked into my room.

"Hmm, Alec just asked who the best designer of wedding dresses is. She wanted to make a beautiful bridal outfit for Oliv." Answer Sesya.

Hearing it makes me sad. Even though I knew Alec and Olivia would still be married but I couldn't help but feel jealous about what Sesya had just said to me. Alec is indeed a good man, although he does not love the girl he will marry, it seems he still wants the best for the girl who will be his wife.

It seems that because of Alec's kindness to Olivia, I have to hold back my jealousy, now or later when the two of them are married.

"Viv, are you okay?" Tanya Sesya broke my daydream. "You must be feeling jealous right?"

"No, I'm not jealous." Answer lies.

I opened the door and immediately went inside. They help me lie down slowly. Because the way a lot of my stomach hurt became more and more painful.

"Instead you stop liking Alec, Viv." Sesya cried sitting on the side of the bed on my left. "You should not be in contact with her, if you see Alec and Olivia together, you will be very hurt."

"Don't call him paralyzed. That sounds very disrespectful." Protest Sesya with a frown. "The girl was paralyzed because of your own sister."

"At least let me call her that so that I don't get too jealous of the girl." I said after that, taking a deep breath.

"I keep calling you but why is your phone number still inactive?" Look Sesya.

"Vernon had my phone with him, like he wanted me to feel bored alone in the room." I answered while laying down my body. "Due, lend me your phone, I'm really tired of being alone in the room."

"Yes, here you can use it, later I will buy a new phone." Sesya gave me her phone. He was indeed my best friend, without a second thought he just gave it away without thinking first. "Your life is full of suffering." Sesya's tone sounded like she was mocking me.

"You are, yes!!" My misery.

"Viv, did you know that Vernon wasn't the son of the Skjoldbjarrg family?" Ask Sesya with a serious look.

"Yes, I already know. Have I never told you?" I asked back. "But how do you know?" I looked at Sesya wonder where she knew that.

"I heard Alec calling. Looks like Vernon's filing for a transfer of his citizenship." Sesya explained.

Hearing him I was not too surprised because Vernon was indeed trusted by his uncle to continue his role as the supreme leader in Camorra.

"Yes, I could have expected it. His uncle must have asked him to replace himself in the world of the Camorra mafia." My answer.

"That means what La Nostra and Camorra come together?" Ask Sesya. "That will make other mafia groups feel more threatened."

"I don't understand, however, that our marriage wasn't meant to unite the two mafia clans in the first place." I said one who had never thought about it before. "Arthur and Vernon's relationship is not good either. I don't think there's such a purpose."

Suddenly the door of the room opened and Vernon appeared from outside. For a moment he was silent because he saw the existence of Sesya who was with me inside.

"Alright, Viv, I'll go home first. Get well soon." Sesya said as she hugged you and then walked towards the door. "Vern, I'll go home first."

Vernon simply smiled knots at Sesya and immediately walked in after closing the door. I just stared at his arrival who had been two days doing nothing.

"It seems you're not too bored." Vernon said as he poured water in the glass in the cup in front of the bed, then gulped it down. "It's just that I confiscated your phone."

Vernon walked over and gave me my phone, and I picked it up immediately. If you know this, I shouldn't have borrowed Sesya's phone.

"You're from Genoa? Where did you go after that? Alec was looking for you." I said to Vernon who kept staring at me by standing beside the bed.

Vernon sat on the side of the bed to my right. I could immediately smell the champagne on his body. Looks like he just drank a bottle of champagne until he's half drunk now.

"You drunk?"

Without me thinking Vernon pulled me straight into his arms. I tried to push him because the wound in my stomach hurt a little, but Vernon didn't let me refuse his embrace.

"Let me hold you for a second, Viv." Vernon's pinta whispered in my ear.

...–NATZSIMO–...