Massimo
I turned my head towards the window, looking at the cloudless sky, and then fixed the man with a stare
" I'll take the over the company either they like it or not".
I stood up, marcos and dominico followed suit. I shook hands with the men in the room and headed to the door. I took off my jacket and undid another button on my black shirt. I was sitting in the back sit of the car savoring the silence and coolness of the conditioned air.
"Home", i growled at the driver as i scrowl down the messages of my phone. Most were business related, but one was fron Ann. I need to set things straight with her, I thought. I will meet you at eight i replied her and sat back comfortably, closing my eyes .Am going crazy if i dont dont find her. It has been five years since the accident. Five years dreaming about her, . I named her my mistress, my obsession, my curse and my salvation.
The car finally came to an halt, I grabbed my jacket and stepped out. Dominico, Marcos, and the other guys i'd taken with me were already waiting on the tarmac. Maybe i'd over done it, but sometimes you just need a show of force to catch your enemy off guard.
I greeted the pilot as i entered the plane as i sat on the soft seat. A flight attendant passed me a glass of whiskey and a single ice cube, she knows my taste.
"Take off," i called to the pilot
I returned to my companions and sat as i drank the exquisite liquor as marcos stared at me.
Back in your father's day, they'd shoot us dead".
I leaned back in the chair, pining my consigiliere with an angry stare.
I am the head of the Torricelli family and i got where i am by no quirk of fate. It was my father's decision. I have been brought up prepared to lead the family to a new era.
"Marcos", i said "i know you used to like shooting."
The older man, my adviser, allowed himself a slight smile.
"We'll have an oppurtunity for that soon enough". I sent him a grave look.
"Dominico" i turned to my brother, who was stealing glances at me the whole time. "Tell your men to start looking for the whoreson, Alfredo". I turned back at marcos, " you want a shootout ? You'll get one.
The sun over sicily was setting when we landed in Catania. I put my jacket on and we exited the plane, then headed out the terminal entrance. I pulled out my sunglasses, feeling a blast of the schorching - hot air on my skin.
"The guys from Aruba want to meet with you over that issue we talked about earlier". Dominico said, walking by my side. " we have to take care of the Palemo clubs too.
I listened to him intently, silently making a list of things that still needed tending to. Suddenly, it was like everything became dark, even though my eyes were wide open. I saw her. I blinked frantically. My eyes widened, but she was already gone. Was my condition deteriorating? Were the hallucinations growing stronger? I needed to go back to that idiot doctor to get examined again. For now, i had to find the cocaine dealer who had mysteriously disappeared. Well not "disappeared" per se, but the term was the closest one that finished the situation. We were approaching the car when i saw her again.
"It's her", i whispered my throat constricting. I pointed at a girl down a walkway, away from us. " it's the girl.