THE MAFIA'S PENANCE

HE'S ALREADY DEAD

One month passed very quickly, the wound in my stomach had started to improve at this time so I had already walked out of the room and was free to move anywhere.

Boredom has also caught me. When the wound was still sick I was reluctant to go anywhere and stay on the bed even though I was bored but when my body was feeling better, it felt I could not resist the feeling for now.

"Art, I'm going out today." I said at breakfast with Arthur at the dinner table.

We only had breakfast together because there were only the two of us in a house this big. And once Renata doesn't stay, he'll usually stay overnight whenever Arthur is home.

"I'm so bored and want to go shopping." I said and immediately got a sharp look from Arthur. "I'll go shopping later in the day."

"I told you you should always be home, Viv!!" Arthur exclaimed in an annoyed tone of voice. "You're not going anywhere."

"I feel so bored, Art." My protest. "I want to go out because I feel so full. It's been over a month that I've kept silent on the bed."

"This time you have to listen to me." Said Arthur.

"I won't listen to you." My answer is not to lose. "I'll ask Sesya here and we'll go shopping."

"Viv!!" Arthur looks very angry because of my stubbornness. "It's dangerous that you're traveling any time soon. No, for now you're not going anywhere."

Hearing Arthur's words made me feel that my current condition was no different from when I was still living in Vernon's house. He also locked me up and didn't let me go anywhere while I was there.

"Then it's the same as how I was when I was living with that son of a bitch!!" I'm annoyed. "You're all going to drive me crazy!!"

Immediately I left the dining table even though I had a few mouthfuls I ate the spaghetti on my plate.

"Damn it!! It makes no difference if I live anywhere!!" I was very upset when I was in the room.

Suddenly my phone in my hand shook. Sesya called. Very quickly I answered it. I have to ask him for help so he can get me out of this prison.

"See, come here quickly, get me out of here! I'm really tired of being in the room constantly." I told Sesya who called.

"Viv, do you know? There's just been a shootout in Genoa, is Vernon there, or is he just telling his men?" Ask Sesya. "I heard that there was a very severe commotion, even the police did not dare to act. Have you heard of Vernon's latest?"

The news Sesya told me made me feel like I heard something bad. Although I try not to care, I still feel something until my heart beats quickly and loudly.

"Viv, you heard me, right? Many died in the attack. Camorra attacks Sacra Unita but it seems that Sacra Unita already knows the plan until they deploy many people to Genoa. Many victims from Camorra. Did you know, Viv?"

"No, I don't know." I answered with confusion. "See, I want to go to Genoa."

"When you're Viv, that's not possible, Sicily to Genoa takes 15 hours drive by car—"

"No, Viv. What can you do while you're there? Before you get to where Vernon is, Sacra Unita will catch you first. It'll only make things worse for Vernon. You better not go anywhere. Arthur said, You must continue to be in your house. Arthur's been pulling people out of Genoa for the past week."

"Then what should I do?"

"What's wrong? Are you worried about Vernon? Didn't you say you didn't care about her and didn't want to see her again?" Ask Sesya.

I didn't answer right away because I started to realize that I couldn't help but worry about Vernon right now. It made me feel a little stupid and embarrassed, but still, I wanted to know Vernon's news at the moment.

"Try calling Vernon, Viv." Sesya. "Or ask Arthur for help to send his men to Genoa to help Camorra. The number of Camorra is not very much at the moment because you must know that Uncle Vernon is unlikely to leave Naples unguarded."

Hearing Sesya's words I immediately hung up the phone. And I quickly found Vernon's name on my phone, called him right away. But my guess is correct, the number is off.

I quickly ran out of the room and searched for Arthur to go to his study. Without knocking first I immediately opened the door, making some of his men stand by to see my sudden presence.

"Art." Call me to walk in to Arthur sitting behind his desk with a glass of wine in his hand and he's watching television reporting about the shootout in Genoa.

It seems that Arthur is enjoying everything. He seemed happy when he saw the television show so he did not care about my presence. Yes, how he was not happy, he was just silent when his enemies were in a situation like a war.

"Ofur!!" I cried a little with a loud voice because Arthur still did not notice my arrival.

Arthur looked at me with a smile that he might just show me, his little sister.

"What's up, Viv? You want a drink too?" Arthur asked, holding a glass of wine he held. "I think you're happy now, too, right?"

For a moment I held back what I wanted to say to her after Arthur's words just now. I should have been as happy as he was because I was going to part with Vernon soon but what I felt was strange, I could not help but care about Vernon's current whereabouts and circumstances, especially happy, it's impossible.

"Art, I want to know Vernon's whereabouts." My speech.

"Most likely he's dead." A happy smile came from Arthur's face.

Seeing it I doubt that they were both friends. And Renata said that Arthur thinks Vernon's best friend is impossible.

"You're free of him, Viv. That's news that's gonna make you happy, right?" Arthur said after that gulp down his wine.

"Art, I don't want Vernon dead. You should help her. Don't let him die." I said in a trembling voice because of my fear that Vernon was really dead.

...–NATZSIMO–...