When Salvatore and Gabriel left Suki's bedroom, the little girl went to take a long shower. She wanted to forget what happened, but it was stuck in her head. That pervert almost assaulted her. She put comfortable clothes and put her hair in a messy bun.
Then, she wanted to clean her uniform. She could have put it in the laundry but no, she needed to clean it now, by herself, as to erase every traces of what happened earlier. She was focused on her task when someone pushed the half-opened door of the bathroom.
Enzo: Suki... what are you doing? (He came closer.) Dad is waiting for you downstairs to have dinner... you don't need to do that now!
Suki: (She didn't stop and answered without looking at him.) I'm almost done...
Enzo: (He grabbed her arm to make her stop.) Stop! Look at your hands, they are red! Why are you doing that right now? The maid can clean it later... (She looked at him with teary eyes.) Are... are you okay? Does your... injuries hurt?
Suki stayed silent but she was still looking at her brother. She had never stared at him like that before and it disconcerted him.
Enzo: Eh... say something!
Suki: I... I...
Enzo: (He was still holding her arm and dragged her downstairs.) Dad... is waiting for you... let's go!
Enzo didn't know what to say to the little girl. He saw her distress. She was usually quiet, the discreet type but it was something else this time. He didn't have heard details about what happened, but he was sure that it was serious enough to have break something in her.
The young man dragged her to the dining room where they were all waiting for her. Salvatore was a bit worried when he saw Enzo dragging her into the room, but he quickly noticed that his son was not hurting Suki in his doing.
Enzo: Here... sit! She was cleaning her uniform for so long and so toughly that her hands are red!
Salvatore: Thank you, Enzo. (He looked at Suki who was staring at the plate in front of her.) Suki, look at me. (She lifted her head.) Do you feel better?
Suki stared at her father the same way she stared at Enzo few minutes earlier. She was uncomfortable to feel all those gazes on her. Why were they still there, without even a plate of food in front of them? Only the eldest sons and her father were served. So why hadn't they left already?
In fact, Salvatore requested their presence. They were a family, for the best or the worst. And the worst, in that case, was the result of one of their faults. They had to face the consequence of their choices, of what it did on that little human, with their own eyes.
Salvatore was not sure if this way, his youngest sons would change their mind regarding his daughter, but he wanted to try. He wanted to give them a chance to reflect on themselves.
Salvatore: Gianni... (His voice was cold and serious.)
Gianni: Kid, listen... I'm sorry... I never planned to let you other there... I was focused on something else... (Gabriel and Salvatore glared at him.)... but it doesn't excuse my mistake.
Suki was looking at that giant man, with all his tattoos, that was apologizing to her, in his own way, a bit awkwardly. Her attention was attracted to Gianni's right hand who was showing traces of hits. She deducted that he was the one who saved her from that man.
Gianni: Did you hear me?!
Suki: (She started.) Yes... I'm sorry... and thank you...
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A missing piece... The other half - A Mafia Brothers Story
General FictionSalvatore Smith meets a woman with whom he shared few nights after loosing his wife. It was 12 years ago, she was way younger than him, from a different country. He is a powerful man, Don of the American Mafia, leading his businesses with his 6 son...
