My Italian Capo

chapter 7

"Wow!" I exclaimed

"Is this a house or a hotel?"I asked

"That's what I thought on my first day in the house" Vince said

"How many floors does this place have?" I asked while looking around the most luxurious place I've ever been in

"There's eight floors" he said and my eyes opened wider than they already were

"This place is huge" I said

"I know...and this is only the West Wing" he commented.

It's BEAUTIFUL...but I'm not supposed to like this place. I've been kidnapped and I need to find a way out of this mansion

"Let's go outside; before it stops raining"I reminded him
He grabbed my hand and we went downstairs

Once the door was in full view I ran to it. Vincent hot on my heels.

"I'm not running away...I'm running for the rain" I assured him. He relaxes abit but still runs after me

When I got outside I was met with an army of bodyguards. This is a little excessive Mr Rosi

I smiled at them and they just stared at me. Vincent walked over to them and whispered something to them. They looked at me skeptically...but I really didn't care, I truly did come out here to feel the rain

I looked up at the skies. The rain felt overwhelmingly comforting, the rain drops hugging me as if I was it's life line. I started moving around as if I was dancing; trying to enjoy the moment.

"Thank you for crying with me" I said outloud to the skies with closed eyes. I was overcome with a rush of emotion and I started crying. I didn't bother to wipe my tears away. I just let them blend in with the rain drops. I've never felt so miserable while doing something I loved so much; and Lorenzo is to blame.

I need to get him out of my mind. I need to enjoy this moment because to be honest...I don't know how much longer I've got to live.

When I looked over to Vincent and the other men; I was kind of taken back by the fact that they were still staring at me

"Don't you guys want to join me?" I mused. They all just stared at me; so I went over to them and pulled them towards me so that they could feel the rain... They didn't even budge

"Oh come on!" I huffed "Are you glued to your spots or something?" I tried pulling them again, I was starting to get annoyed "Vince; a little help here please" and he just smiled but didn't move

I counted about 30 guards and decided I should get to know them.
I asked them thousands of questions... some of the men didn't answer or even acknowledge me but many conversed with me after I tried cracking a few lame jokes; all that matters is that they atleast smiled at my jokes. They're my friends now...well for as long as I'm in this place

We were currently standing in the rain with damp clothing
"Just dance with me guys. Move a little!" I told my new friends and they robotically moved
"Boy! You men are stiff" I commented
"If you keep dancing like that; I'm afraid your wives might leave you" I teased them

"My wife won't go anywhere...she loves me just the way I am" Samuel says

"Mine too!" Steve says proudly

"How about you Scott?" I ask

"Oh...I'm not married" he says "I don't have time for a relationship"

"What is it like... Working for Lorenzo?" I questioned

They looked at each other before Vincent spoke up "Well...the pay is great" he laughed

"Why and how did you end up working for him?" I asked

"All I can tell you is that...I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for Mr Rosi" Vince said

"I owe that man my life" Steve said

"...aren't you putting your lives at risk by working for this man?" I ask "what about your families?" I ask them accusingly "will they be okay with finding out that you died on the job?"

"This job comes with a lot of responsibility and danger; we knew all that even before joining and as much as we'd want to leave; we can't afford to...and plus; it's not easy leaving the mafia" Samuel said

"Have you ever thought of escaping?" I questioned

"I hope you're not thinking of running away Angelina because I can assure you; you won't get very far. The only thing you would achieve by doing that is Death" Scott said "many have tried and none have made it out alive"

How the hell am I going to get out of here?

"We should get you inside Angelina; you'll catch a cold" Vincent said and I immediately shook my head 'no'

"Let's stay a little longer, aren't you guys having fun?" I asked and they all shook their heads

"We're cold" Scott said and they all chuckled

"Fine!" I sighed "but wait here; let me ask someone to get you towels...you're all dripping"

I started sneezing uncontrollably as I tried walking towards the doors.

"You've already caught something; you're sneezing enough for everybody" Vince said as he carried me bridal style into the house "Let's get you warm!"

As soon as the doors opened; we bumped into a wall... or rather someone

"What's going on here?" Lorenzo asked and I instantly felt Vincent stiffen