Omerta- Book I (Winner of the 2015 People's Choice Award)

Chapter 48: Pun Intended

"You made us trust you, you psychopath!" Robert snarled. "You made us fücking trust you!" Robert looked defeated, again. He yelled the words, but his eyes showed so much despair...it broke my heart.

"Just drop your guns and kick them to me," Ben said, almost in a bored way. "Nobody else has to get hurt, and Purple Princess here doesn't have to drained like a cow at a slaughter house." Ben tightened the knife on Maria's throat and made a slight cut, letting some blood spur out. Unable to fight him, Maria squeezed her eyes shut, tears falling down her cheeks.

Ben rolled his eyes. "

Robert's jaw clenched and he flared his nostril. After a few seconds, he began to lower his gun but hesitated and looked to Ferro, who shook his head slowly.

"I didn't mean for it to play out this way, Bobby," Ben said.

He had the audacity to show some guilt?

"You trusted me because you knew I would never hurt you," Ben continued to say to him. "I still won't. You're my friend. That's real. It's always been real. I just had to lay it on a little thick. Nobody expects the sex addicted goofball to be the traitor. " His attention shifted to Ferro. "And no one would expect Ferro over here, either. They wouldn't expect youto stab them in the back. Because you've never stabbed anyone in the back. You've never abandoned someone who trusted you, right? Ferro would never do such a thing."

"What is he talking about?" Robert asked.

"I don't know," Ferro said lowly.

"Oh, he didn't tell you?" Ben asked Robert, laughing a little. " He didn't tell you how he's been playing double agent between Fico's cøck and Gasparro's for months now? Of course he didn't It's confidential. But don't worry; he's still loyal to Fico. Take his word on it. Right, Ferro? You're a good guy. Who wouldn't believe that you're loyal to the code? You're as good they get, friend." Ben's jaw tightened and he looked like he was holding back a swarm of emotions. "As good as a wanted assassin gets. As good as a criminal, a killer, who could shut off his emotions and shoot through Maria right now just to kill me. As good as a big brother who didn't hesitate to turn his back on his little brother when his brother felt abandoned and a time where he needed someone the most. Needed you the most. What a great fücking guy you are, Ferro. A fücking plus."

"I didn't abandon him," Ferro said and lost his calm. "I didn't abandon him!" Ferro lunged towards Ben, and this time, it was Robert who had to stop him. Ben had yanked Maria's head back at an awkward angle and exposed her neck to the blade, so that everyone knew he meant business again. The nearly dried up blood was still there and reminded me that Ben could and would kill her. Ferro calmed down after Robert giving him a short pep-talk on how Ben isn't worth it.

"That's right, Ferro," Ben continued. "I know all about your fücked up childhood and your parents getting murdered. I bet you milked that one real fücking good to your girlfriend over there." Ben poked his head out to look at me behind Ferro. "Did he tell you how heroic he was, Scarlett? How he tried to look for his brother for years, but just couldn't find him? Why didn't you tell her what really happened, Ferro? Too embarrassed? Why didn't you tell her how you saw your little brother being dragged away, crying and screaming, by the men who killed your mommy and daddy, and all you could do was run away? All you could do was run. That's all you ever do."

Nobody spoke and the sirens continued to ring. In the distance, guns were getting louder, and Ferro's expression slowly shifted into a realization.

"Vincent," Ferro said.

"Not quite," Ben answered, his feet inched towards the door in the room, and on cue, there was a bang on the door. "Not anymore, at least."

In one quick motion, Ben threw Maria towards Ferro, who instinctually caught her. As Ferro recovered and Maria moved into the corner with me, grabbing her neck, Ben lifted the metal tray of surgical tools next to the bed. He thumped Ferro's gun right out of his hand, and then brought the tray back and smashed Ferro on the side of the head, knocking him to the ground. He moved the tray again, predicting a bullet that Robert let out, and then tossed the dented tray hard like a Frisbee towards Robert, who'd hesitated to shoot again. The tray hit Robert, who let out a howl of pain and dropped his gun as well. As Robert grabbed at his wrist, Ferro snapped back into action and ran into Ben like a quarterback. The two wrestled, broke away, and then brought their fists up and went at it.

Jab. Jab. Block. Block. Jab. Block.

The two were evenly matched at first, and neither Robert and Maria nor I had any idea what to do. At some point, Ben got the advantage and hooked Ferro right in the face. Ferro's head snapped to the side, and everything seemed to still. Ferro's eyes darkened and he worked his jaw a few times, and then he practically morphed into something unfeeling. Something cruel. He threw his entire weight into Ben and hurled both of their bodies onto the hard tile, knocking things over.

The door of the hospital room flew open. Maria and I gasped, and Robert ripped his eyes away from the two men fighting and brought his gun up towards the door. There, in the doorway, stood Fico Vitali, with splatters of blood on his face and a handgun. His furious silver eyes slid to Ferro and Ben, and then Maria and I in the corner. With a flat expression, he took out another gun from his pocket and aimed it blindly behind him at the brawling men, and fired.

Boom.

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