Until The Music Stops

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'he always liked it out here' sitting by the tree, Connie kept the gun in her trackies just Incase. 'you were just like my brother. He may have been a lot older but he was the only one there for me. Just like me, the wethermores destroyed him and my uncle killed him. How could they put it as suicide. I know it wasn't. I was there but they just thought because I was young, I would forget. I don't forget. I hate him, I hate the wethermores. I hate all of them' getting a tap on the shoulder, Connie looked around. "Alena" Alena sat down "how are you holding up?" "Not the first death I have witnessed" "you two were close" "yeah.." "there's something else isn't there?" Connie put her head down "something from your past that no one knows about" Connie nodded. "I heard Levi and joel mention some markings on you. What are they?" "Knife markings" "when did you get them?" "When I was five" "you tried protecting someone didn't you?" Connies eyes watered "yeah.. Lorenzo bianchi.." "what?" Connie kept her head down "how do you know Lorenzo?" "He killed my brother" Connie let her tears out. "My uncle worked with the bloods. Lorenzo gave me these scars. He tried stabbing my brother" Alenas heart sunk "I jumped to try save him but I couldn't, they shot him anyway. He landed right on me, it's the last.. the last time I felt him. The last time I felt his weight.." "that's why you wear the hoods?" "I wear anything weighted to have him with me. They think I don't remember, they think that putting his death as a suicide would make me forget. I will never forget. I will never forget him saying I love..and then stop talking. I want them all dead. I want the entire cartel dead. The sargos, the bloods, the westeez, the tolls.. all of them. I will never be one of them. I will never belittle myself. I will kill myself before that happens" 'i need to tell simmo' "THEY SHOULD ALL FUCKING SUFFER" Alena put her arm around Connie and pulled her close. 'now I understand'. Sitting with Connie for a while, when Connie stood up and walked away, Alena walked straight to her car.
Arriving at simmos, Alena got out of her car and walked straight in. Seeing all the men there, Alena looked around "where is Simmon?" "IM IN THE KITCHEN" Alena walked past all the men and into the kitchen. "No more simmon" "YOU CAME HERE TO TELL ME THAT?" Alena shook her head "you don't understand.." "WHAT I FUCKING UNDERSTAND IS SHE IS ONE OF US AND ALL YOU ARE FUCKING DOING.. " "LUCIANO BIANCHI KILLED HER BROTHER RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER" all the men hearing alena, they stopped talking. Simmo looked at Alena in shock "THOSE FUCKING MARKINGS ON HER ARE FROM HIM. HE TRIED STABBING HER BROTHER AND SHE JUMPED UP TO TRY SAVE HIM. HE FUCKING SHOT HIM ANYWAY. THE ENTIRE FUCKING REASON SHE WEARS THOSE HOODS OR FIVE FUCKING LAYERS OF CLOTHING IS TO FEEL WEIGHT.. the last time she seen him was when they killed him and he fell on her" simmo slumped in the seat 'fuck' "her uncle worked with luciano. they put his murder as a suicide. She can't forget simmo. She wants every cartel member dead. She doesn't.. she can't do it simmo. You need to stop trying. That was her brother and my guess is the only person that looked after her. You can't make her suffer anymore. Being in the bloods, isn't good for her" "we aren't him" "no but.. he was the boss of the bloods before you took over" all the men had their heads down as they listened in. Joels stomach tightened. 'her brother. That's why she rebels. That's why she speaks with venom. It's not who we are, it's the name that surrounds us' simmo stood up and walked out to his car. "SIMMO" simmo drove out to Alenas. 'i don't know what to say to her but we aren't them. I need to speak with her' arriving at Alenas, simmo got out of the car and walked inside. "Where is Connie?" The men turned their eyes "on the roof" simmo walked out and looked up. Going around the side of the house, simmo climbed up. "Connie" "WHAT?" simmo sighed and moved to sit beside her. "Alena.. she came to see me. She told me about your brother" Connie put her head down even further. "I know we are bloods and they are who killed your brother but that's not us..." "YOU KILLED LEVI" simmo turned his eyes "WHATS THE FUCKING DIFFERENCE. HE WAS LIKE A BROTHER. HE WAS A SON, A COUSIN, A FRIEND.. FAMILY" simmo put his arm around Connie "yeah.. I knew you would kill omre. Omre had done somethings I didn't like. Luciano was.. he was all about power. He didn't care who he killed. What we have is a family Connie. We all look out for each other" seeing all his men arrive, Connie immediately moved away and simmo put his head down "BOSS.." "BACK OFF" all men moved back and simmo dropped his weapons on the roof in front of them, telling them no gun fire. "So you killed Levi to what? Kill omre? Omre should've died but not Levi. Levi had a heart" simmo kept his eyes away from everyone "do you know what Gareth means?" Simmo shook his head "it means gentle. He was caring, sweet, kind, loving, a doting brother. He cared, he was funny, showed kindness, he loved me. The only person who ever did love me and the bloods killed him. He wasn't even part of the fucking cartel. He was only a teenager. He was thirteen. Luciano died easy and then the title.. it went to you. And somehow an association with bloods took me, raped me, abused me, kept me in a house with no food and one bottle of water. Then the bloods came along. You all seemed great at first. Protective, caring.. but that changed. It was control, a want, a need for greed..." "It's not a need for greed. It's a want. A want to see you be who you could be without being fearful, without hiding away. A want to see you stand and fight.." "I'm not fearful. I'm not hiding from any of you and I'm not backing down from a fight but I will never be a blood, a sargo, a toll or a westeez. I will fight for my right to stand my ground. To be me. To live my life. Not only for me but for him. It's always the good that die young. I know that" "yeah.." "I'm not a part of anyone's family. I choose who my family is. Blood may be thicker than water but water keeps you alive" simmo showed a small grin "so does blood" "there's more water in ones body than blood. We don't drink blood to keep us going. We drink water" simmo nodded "so who is your water?" Connie stayed silent "we haven't hit that trust huh?" "No" "you have no interest in Ashton do you?" "No" "any of the men here?" "No" simmo grinned "yeah I guessed. You see them as water" "not all" "Kai, christian, Sean and Ezekiel" Connie looked at simmo "not all" simmo nodded "I know it's definitely christian. Why?" "Christian is.. him" simmo grinned "coming down off the roof?" Connie looked around "I'm armed" "they won't touch you" all the men looked between simmo and Connie. 'she just got him' both climbing down, Connie kept her eyes away from everyone and walked inside. "OI CRIM" Connie looked at Christian "I'm having a scotch. I don't believe drinking is in the bible" "bullshit it's not. If it isn't, they better fucking rewrite it" Connie internally grinned as simmo laughed "did you break him?" "A scotch?" The guys grinned "a bourbon" "argh" entering the kitchen, Alena looked at Connie and simmo. "I heard drinks" "yeah.." Alena showed a slight nod. "Your life.." "body and choice. Yep. Might take up smoking to smell like a dirty ash tray" "bullshit you are. I will drown you in the watering hole" "you can't run to catch me" christian grinned as he put his arm over her shoulder "nah.. I don't need too" Connie made a drink for her then walked off. "And where do you think you are going?" "Out" "no boyfriend's without my knowledge" "pfft sure thing cowboy" Kai laughed as Connie walked off. "I don't think we have a problem with a partner" "she is hard to work out" "I HEARD THAT" "YOU WILL HEAR ME FART IN YOUR ROOM" "DONT ENTER MY ROOM.. DARN FART ASS" "YOU CANT DENY YOU DONT" "FLUFF" the men and Alena laughed. Seeing his men enter, simmo looked at all of them. "Boss" "have a drink".