Toys For The Big Boys ✓

(29) Respected

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     "What the hell is going on?!" Romeo angrily shouted as he ran out of the room.

     Mat and I quickly stood up from our seat and followed Romeo out as well.

    When we arrived outside, we were immediately welcomed by smoke and flames. All the guards were running around with fire extinguishers, trying their best to put out the fire from the cars that were parked in front of the house.

    I don't know if this is me being insensitive or not, but I'm glad the explosion didn't come from the house itself.

    Romeo looks at the scene. I knew he was trying not to have a mental breakdown, especially when fire was the last thing he saw when Johnson died.

     But I felt so proud when Romeo sucked it all in and acted calm for the sake of everyone.

     "What happened?!" Romeo asked as guards approached us.

     "Don Romeo, a man riding a motorcycle suddenly drove pass the gates and threw a bomb. Some were badly injured, and sadly, a few didn't make it", one of the guards explained, shocking me.

     "Where's the rider?" Romeo asked. He looked calm, but I knew deep down he was inches away from exploding.

     "The rest of the men are driving after him", the guard answered.

     "Don Romeo! Don Romeo!" we suddenly heard someone call out.

     We turned around and saw Antonio running towards us.

     "Oh thank god you're okay. A bomber suddenly-"

     Romeo quickly lifts his hand to stop his uncle, "I've heard. But the bodies? Where did you put them?"

     "We placed the injured ones inside the house. And for the dead ones...we had to put them aside first", Antonio explained with a sad expression.

     "How many of my people were killed because of the bomb?" Romeo asked as he looked at the fire slowly getting smaller and smaller.

     "Four dead, six injured. Those ten men were the ones who were guarding the front", Antonio explained.

     Romeo took a deep breath and says, "We'll burry the four first thing in the morning."

     Romeo then looks at me. He was about to say something when another car suddenly explodes, startling everyone.

     "Shit!" Mat shouts.

     Every one of us backed away as the fire grew bigger.

     "Get the water hose! Now!" Romeo shouted as more of his men went out of the household to help put the fire out.

    "Someone got stuck!" We heard someone shout.

    "Then fucking help him!" Romeo shouts back, but no one dared go inside the smoke and flames.

     His men stood around the fire. Some helped put the fire out while some just stood there, helplessly watching.

     "We have to do something", I say as I grabbed Romeo by the arm. I looked at his eyes, and then I remembered what Eric told me earlier.

     Romeo is feared. If he could be able to do something that will end up making his family respect him then I'm confident that his men will protect him back from my own brother or anyone who will be against him.

     "Romeo", I simply called out. I looked straight at his eyes, mentally telling him that he should take action to prove to his men that he cares for their lives too, and that he can give them a reason why they should be loyal to him.