I was anxious to get the hell out of here. The next two days of the ceremony were pure torture, but they gave me the opportunity to set my plan in motion. I had Don Amato in my corner, even though he didn’t agree with my decision he would still back me up, knowing that I wouldn’t change my mind.
Don Massimo from California, who had just taken over a few months back, was just a little older than me, so I’m confident I could get him on board too. That one wouldn’t be hard to sway since he and I were both new blood and from a different era than the rest of the dinosaurs. Three out of five was all it took, and that’s what I’m going for.
I’m going to make this happen for her.
I exhaled in both relief and annoyance when all the festivities finally ended. It’s like I had been breathing underwa
