The Mafia King

Chapter 7

Aliza’s POV

My entire body ached in pain everything hurt.

Beep. Beep.

Will all the strength I can mutter, I raised my body and sat up straight mu eyes opened slowly, wanting to kill the source of the sound.

I rubbed my eyes when I suddenly got pushed over the bed and fell on the round.

“ALI!” Nika.

I opened my eyes and realized that she was hugging me while we were both on the ground.

“You i***t, I’m in pain.”

“Sorry…” She got up and helped me up too.

“The doctor said the moment you wake up you have to take your medication.”

“Come on. We have a surprise for you!”

“Lucas, is he okay?” She nodded.

I looked around and realized that I’m still in His room.

“I’m going to take a shower and take my meds. Give me 30 minutes.” I got up from bed and headed towards the bathroom.

I the shower, I turned on the hot water. My body was aching and when the water touched it, felt like a weight was lifted off of my shoulders. After I finished I went to the walk in closet. I picked a white jean cropped jacket and matching baggy high wasted jeans outfit with Nike sneakers.

I left the room and tried remembering the way on the dining room. I went down few flights of stairs, twisted and turned till I reached the dining room’s door.

I slowly opened the door and saw the mafia members sitting down, and so was Lucas. They all looked up when they heard the door open.

“Aliza!” Jaxon got up from his chair and hugged me so tight.

“How are you feeling muffin?” Caleb asked and I smiled softly and wrapped my arms around him.

“I’m feeling better. I just got a really long nap. Wait, for how long was I unconscious?” I looked up at him.

He sighed. “3 days…”

“3 da- hold on what?”

“Please don’t. He can kill any of us…” He whispered so I was the only one that heard.

“I’m privileged I got 72 hours of sleep.” He ruffled my hair.

“Ali?” I heard Lucas voice speak as he got off his chair and come towards me.

“Are we still friends?”

I hugged him close to me. “Of course.”

We both headed to the chair to sit down and I unconsciously sat in the same place I sat in for the past weeks, which happened to be right beside Lance.

We ate in silence for a bit because of the man right beside me. My brother was glaring daggers at Lance and so was he.

Lance won the death glare competition.

“Lucas, have you watched Icarly before?” He shook his head ‘no’.

“Do you want to watch it with me?”

“Yes.” He nodded as he whispered to me so his brother doesn’t hear.

“I’ll find a way so we can watch it…” I whispered back and we both giggled with a hint of mischief.

“Lan?” Lucas spoke and Lance hummed ‘yes’.

“You know, she reminds me of Mom.” Lucas said pointing at me.

Suddenly Lance’s headshot up and he banged his fist on the table.

“LUCAS! Go to bed now.” He yelled at Lucas. He got up from his chair and ran out of the dining room.

I immediately stood up to follow him when Lance shouted. “DON”T YOU DARE MOVE. He is my brother and he will learn discipline!”

“Don’t you dare talk about discipline. You’re the first person who doesn’t abbey the rules. And don’t you dare tell me to stay when your own brother is crying somewhere because of you!” I yelled back.

“He remembered his Mom and you go ballistic on him! He is just 7 years old for god’s sake that’s what a child needs, A MOM!”

“Maybe you should ask Caleb how it feels to lose your younger sibling and your only family!” I turned around and ran after Lucas.

I tried following his cries but they suddenly disappeared. Then I remembered the garden.

I quickly passed the guards before they could see me and ran towards the garden. Lucas was crying on the swing he sat on the first time we met.

I crouched in front of him. “Do you miss her?” He nodded. “Do you know where she is?”

“She died. She left me and Lan. Lan said some bad people took her away from us and ‘they’re going to pay’. I don’t know how someone can pay for taking my Mom away.”

“My Mom too, some bad guys took her and my dad away from me.”

“She would’ve loved you.” I told him.

“Really?” His head perked up and I hummed a ‘yes’.

“You really remind me of my Mom, she always smiling and happy. She would always sing me to sleep and play with me on the swings and read me bedtime stories, and make me chocolate milk…”

“Well then, let’s do everything your Mom used to do. She wouldn’t want to see you sad, she knows that your brother wants to protect you, but sometimes he gets angry. But in the end he loves you so much, even more than you can imagine.”

He smiled. “Come on! Let’s make chocolate milk.” He said getting up from the swing forgetting my mini speech.

We went to walk back inside when we almost bumped into Lance, who was standing right beside the swing set.

“Hello.” I said calmly but I was about to s**t my pants from fear.

I looked at Lucas who was shaking, so I pulled him and hi him behind me.

“You’re not going to hurt him.”

“I’m not.”

I got confused but then smiled and turned to Lucas behind me. “See, I told you.” I winked at him and he smiled.

“If you’ll excuse us we have some chocolate milk to make and a show to watch.” I took Lucas hand and to get inside the house.

“Your first mission is tomorrow. So get ready. You will be hacking from here so you don’t have to bother us by coming.” He said.

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We change into our pajamas and made chocolate milk and went to Lance room since Lucas didn’t want to sleep alone and wanted to watch Icarly.

We sat on the bed and drank our chocolate milk while watching the show. By 9 pm I turned off the TV and got the bedtime story and read it to Lucas.

When I finished I asked. “Do you want me to take you to your bed?”

He shook his head and said. “I want to sleep here, can you to sing a lullaby in the story book?”

“Okay then let me see it.” He opened the page with the lullaby.

As I was singing the door opened revealing Lance. He was confused at first then saw Lucas. He just ignored us and entered the bathroom.

I continued singing.

I kept stroking Lucas hair as he started closing his eyes slowly.

I finished the song and slowly drifted off to sleep with Lucas in my arms.

I was haft sleep when I felt the bed dip like and I felt someone cover us with another blanket and wrap his arms around us.

What I also remembered before I was engulfed with the familiar darkness of sleep, was that no one was allowed in Lance room except me, and now his brother.

So it has to be…

Before I could come to a conclusion, I fell into a deep sleep to the sound of 2 people snoring.