The Mafia's Obsession

Chapter 11

He ran as fast as his leg could carry him to the hospital that was 20km away, when he got there he was out of breath. As he entered the hospital, he saw doctors wheeling a girl on a stretcher towards the mortuary. It was Josephine! Edger was devastated, he cried until his voice was gone and there was no tears left to shed. How he got home, he didn't know but trouble was brewing when he got there.

Claire has lied to his dad who returned immediately he heard the news that Edgar was trying to run away from the house with Josephine but they were unlucky and a car ran over Josephine. Mark was bitter, he berated Edger calling him a devil. "You are my heir, but a murderer can't inherit all I have worked hard for. So my heir is Arnold and all my will would be signed in his name by tomorrow" Mark said and from that minute Edger became an alien to his father.

That night as he was going to his room to rest, he heard the shocking truth!'How come Josephine ran into the road? I thought she was with you' Claire asked in hushed tones. 'Yes mom I wanted to do that thing to her but she refused' Arnold replied guilty. 'Smart boy! Though unknowing you have paved your way to what is rightfully yours' Claire encouraged hugging him. Edger ears almost went deaf. So it is Arnold that is his sister killer? He gritted his teeth and laid down to sleep, but sleep has eluded him completely.

He decided to run away from the house before they kill him 'unknowingly' as they claimed. He packed his clothes and toys but he had no money, so where will he go to spend the night? But he quickly decided that anywhere was better than this hell hole. Sneaking as quietly as he could, he ran into the dark cold night. He walked for hours in the still night not seeing any living soul in the quiet street. Then he felt a little stone hit him at the back of his head, he saw two boys about his age smirking at him.

"What are you doing out here so late? Are you a thief?" One of the asked walking closer to Edger to intimidate him but to his astonishment he didn't move a muscle. 'What's your name and where do you come from?' The second boy asked curiously shoving the first boy away from Edger's front. 'My name is Edger and I ran away from home' he replied. There was a very thick silence for some minutes before the voice of another boy broke it 'let's head back' he ordered. The two boy mounted their bicycles and the second boy looked back at Edgar. 'Wanna tag along?' He asked and Edger quickly nodded and joined him on his bicycle.

'Who's he?' The third boy obviously a bit older asked. 'Just a kid, ran away from home' the second boy replied and the third boy shrugged and pedaled away. Due to Edger's weight on the second boy bicycle, they were lagging behind. But it enabled them know each other more. Edger got to know the boy name is Jonathan and he ran away from his home because of his step father who treated he and his mom like dogs and eventually killed her one day while beating her. A tear slipped down his cheek as he narrated this to Edger, he felt a pang in his heart.

He also narrated his story to Jonathan and after, they both fell silent each deep in individual thoughts. After about two hours, they haven't still gotten to a place and he noticed that they were heading towards the outskirts of the city. "Where are we going?" He finally asked. "We live in a cottage in the outskirts of the city with our boss. His name is Michael and he is twenty years old, he was falsely accused by his step sister and sent away. Since then he has been living in the cottage gathering and sheltering people who were seeking revenge one day too. To survive we beg and do menial jobs while at night we come into town to steal. Are you sure you want to join us?" He asked him seriously.

Edger nodded quickly right from time he has been strong hearted but now he wants to be ruthless! For the next two years, Edger stayed with them, he was invisible. He mastered the act of stealing quickly and before long he began to rob too. He became immensely wealthy and began to gather his own disciples. In the next six Years, he became a name that sent shivers down people spine but no one knew his real name everyone only knew him as Rugger. He a dominated the chains of companies in the district and even the law was afraid of him.

Claire also heard about him but she heard about him as Rugger and didn't know it was the Edger she killed his sister six years ago. Until.........she was cooking dinner one afternoon and called out 'Arnold go watch over your sister!' She gave birth two years later after Edger ran away to a baby girl named Sarah. But to her surprised, there was no response and Sarah's cry she heard few minutes ago had seized. Curious she left what she was doing and headed upstairs where a gruesome sight awaited her.

Sarah was dead and so was Arnold too, his manhood was cut off and taken away. She saw a note on his body which read "Mrs Macphersons I hope you remember me but if you don't, let me remind you. I AM EDGER now popularly known as RUGGER. I want to thank you because you made me what and whom I am today because if you haven't taken away everything I loved I won't have been where I am now. The inheritance in which you wanted to kill me for, I've taken away the heir and Ooops sorry! There is no one to inherit it anymore!

BYE! FROM EDGER