The Mafia Queen

chapter 6: The phone call

When we got inside the house, we were greeted with two extremely worried parents.

"where have the two of you been? do you know what time it is? couldn't you have at least called us once" mom asked

"I'm sorry, mom. it's just that my phone's battery died a while ago and because we ran into a bit of trouble, I completely forgot to plug it in."

mom wanted to continue speaking but dad beat her to it " what do you mean 'you ran into a bit of trouble'?"

how am I supposed to tell them that a few goons came out of nowhere and attacked us for an unknown reason. oh and if it wasn't for Alexander and Lorenzo, we would have probably have been dead by now!

they were looking at me waiting for an explanation

"I- uhm, I-" As I struggled to make out a complete sentence, dad's phone rung

it was an unknown number. dad looked irritated but still answered it anyway

"Hello." he grumbled

we couldn't hear what the other person was saying but it definitely pissed my dad off

"What do you want, John?" dad greeted his teeth

i felt mom snake her arm around mine in a protective stance. her facial muscles were completely tense.

who is this John and why is mom reacting like this just by hearing his name?

just then, dad tapped a few buttons and then put the call on speaker

"I'll ask you this just one more time. what do you want" dad asked in a low menacing tone which sent a chill down my spine.

The man over the phone chuckled, "Why do you always have to be so serious, Roman? lighten up!" a deep voice sounded

"Speak!" my father snapped

"Alright, alright. I heard about your "new" daughter and I decided to do something special for her," he said in a suspicious tone,"how is she doing anyway?"

my mind drifted back to the attack at the pizzeria

was he the one that sent those men after us?

why would he do that? I thought to myself

"my daughter's wellbeing is none of your concern. if you dare lay a finger on her I swear I will kill you" my dad hissed

"oh? I'm guessing she didn't tell you about what happened earlier but that doesn't matter because I will tell you. I sent a few of my men over to scare her a little bit " he said arrogantly

"You son of a bi***! say your final prayers because once I find you, I will put a bullet between your eyes!"

I have never seen dad this angry before and to be honest I was a little bit scared, not for myself but the man on the other end of the line.

John scoffed, "Relax, Roman. This was just a friendly warning. if you don't hand over last night's shipment, my men will do more than just scare her" he threatened

"Who do you think you are trying to threaten me in my own territory? Now you listen to me. I will hunt you down and I will torture you so badly that you begin to beg for death. I'm coming for you." dad said and then cut the call.

he then made a call to another number "Did you trace him?....... Good. send me his location." and he ended the call

what shipment was he talking about? dad seemed hell bent on killing this man.

if this is some sort of sick joke then I'm not freaking amused! I turned to look at mom for answers but she looked almost as angry as dad, Sarah had a horrified look on her face and that confused me even more. Questions were clouding my brain but no one seemed willing to tell me anything.

"That bastard just signed his death wish," father said as he paced around the room,"Sky, call Joshua and Stacy. schedule a meeting with everyone tomorrow morning." mom nodded and both of them were about to leave

"Can someone please explain to me what going on" they both froze as they realize that I was actually in the room and heard everything

"Sweetheart, please forgive me, it's all my fault. I didn't think he would come back so soon but don't worry, I will handle everything. I promise I won't let him or anyone else hurt you" dad said with a sad look in his eyes.

I have come to love this man and woman as if they were my real parents and I knew they loved me too and they would keep me safe from harms way. I trust them.

I ran in my dad's arms and hugged him. I could feel his tense muscles relax a bit as he hugged me back.

"Don't blame yourself, dad. I just want you guys to tell me what's actually going on. I'm sure that what ever it is, we can handle it together." I said looking up at him with pleading eyes.

dad was hesitant and told me that it wasn't yet time for me to know but his attitude only made me more curious

"Mi amo," mom touched his shoulder, " I think it's high time we told her our truth." she sighed.