My eyes widened in bewilderment. That was Mama V’s scream. What was it all about? Was it because of my action trying to escape the Pazellos? I know she’d definitely not want me to leave. Or did something else occur? Something else we were unable to witness before what happened?
That scream was too loud to be casual. Mama V is not dramatic. Something bad must have truly happened, and whatever it was must have been brutal.
I couldn’t move. I just stood in shock, staring as everyone around panicked. Lorenzo and a few of his men hurriedly ran towards the direction of the scream, while the ones who stayed behind mounted their guard so well that everyone was shaken.
Did she fall? Was it a minor accident? No! That scream was too loud for anything minor, I thought.
“Mom,” I heard Lorenzo shout
