14

Michele Russo

I picked up my mobile after it rang a couple of times knowing who exactly it would be Cade.

Shit he knew. I was fucking dead.

I picked up the call. 'Cade.'

'Michele.'

'Is there some kind of a problem? You never call twice in one day.'

I swallowed hard I knew he knew o was a dead man.

'Yes there is.' There was a pause as o composed my self for the blasting he was about to give me.

'I AM DISAPPOINTED IN YOU MICHELE WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR OFER TEN YEARDS AND YOU DO THIS TO ME!'

'What did I do to you?'

'YOU KNWO FULL WELL WHAT DID MICHELE. OUR KIDS WER EAT THST SCHOOL AMD YOU SEMT TRAINED ASSASSIN IN MY QUESTION IS WHY?'

'I don't want him finding me Cade and you know damn well why.'

'THSI HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY DAUGHTER AND THE SCHOOL JUST YOU AND YOUR S0N. SO I SUGGEST THE]AT YOU KEEP THEM OUT OF IT.'

'I understand.'

'I KNOW FULL WELL YOU DO. NOW LISTEN TO ME MICHELE AMD LISTEN TO ME GOOD. NO MOEW OR I WILL NOT HESITATE IN SHOOTING YOUR ASS DEAD ARE WE UNDERSTOOD?'

'Yes I understand Cade.'

'Good and one more thing. And I hope I don't have to repeat this for a third time Michele. Talk to your s-n and explain why you chose to not be in his life.'

'I can't and you know why,'

'Tell him Michele before someone else does.'

'What of his uncle comes looking for him.'

'I've always had your back Michele amd I always will do this before it's too late and he finds it out form someone else.

;I'll think about it.'

'Don't take too long.'

'I won't.

'Michele.'

'Cade.'

The line disconnected and I put my mobile down, shit what the fuck was I going to do? if Lucious knows I'm still alive he will use Michele as bate to lure me out of hiding.

Gabrielle Russo

I was angered and deviated that I couldn't even continue to find my father I'd had the entire room up in air after I'd spoken to Charlotte's fat he I could understand where he was coming from we all needed to keep safe and so dod the school I understood his concern I heard it in my mother's voice as well as his his concern for his daughter was his main priority not finding my ungrateful son of a bitch father. I understood al lot well the loyalty of family even though I don't know mine and I don't really give two fucks the only ones I care for is my mom -, nan and great nan they are all that counts in this works the rest of them mean nothing to me they all turned their backs on my mother when she chose my dad fuck em.

'Calm down Gabrielle it's not going to solve anything by trashing your room.'

'He's right Gabriele coals the fuck down you'll find your father it just means you'll have to wait a little longer until it blows over.

I knew they were right they were always right me Edison and Kaleb had been friends since we'd all begin here when we were four. Now in year eleven we all trusted each other with our lives they both knew I wanted to find my father and it had been a perfect opportunity to knowing Charlotte was the school geek and the only hacker in the school.

'She was good wasn't she?'

'Who?'

'Charlotte der.'

'Yeah she was.'

'I didn't know she had a gun let alone handle one.'

'Neither did I.'

'Do we really know anything about her?'

'Not quite sure what you're getting at Gabe.'

'It's Gabrielle.'

'Chill your beans.'

'We're not char we don't get privileges.'

'He's in lurve.'

'Fuck off.'

'So to the point what the fuck do you meant] Gabrielle? We've known char since reception.'

'But we don't really know her.'

'What are you saying Gabrielle? She's not who we think she is?'

'I know one thing she's as hot as hell.'

'Kaleb.'

'Just stating a fact she can shoot engine what else she can do.'

'We need to find out everything about her and her family.'

'Why are you so interested Gabriele?'

'There's somthng about her and I want to know what it is. I want her with us something is telling me she's more like us than she is letting on.'

'Sure Gabrielle.'

'I want it by the end of the week this is between us guys so no slipping it out to anyone especially her.'

'We won't.'

The knock came to the door. 'It's open.'

It creaked as it opened. She stepped in 'Char.'

'Gabe.' She said shutting the door Elijah and Kaleb grinned at one another.

She sat down. I'm sorry Gabe I really hoped he wouldn't do that I wanted to help you find your father.

I flung my arms around her hugging her my friends grinned widely I shot them daggers telling them to shut the fuck up before they said anything dumb.

'It's fine Char really. I understand. I'll just have to hold back until it dies down and try again.'

'Are you sure?'

'Yeah positive.'

I pulled away realising her from my hug.

She looked around. 'What the fuck happened to your room?'

'He had a hissy fit.'

;it's what we call Gabrielle destruction.'

'Should I ask even why?'

'Not unless you want to be on the receiving end of it no.'

'Okay.' She looked at me I smiled. 'Well we best get it tidied up its inspection day tomorrow.'

Fuck with all that was going on I forgot.

'It's okay Gabrielle we'll help.'

I nodded as we all began to tidy my room and get all the furniture back to where it belonged.

'Thanks guys,'

'No problem we have to go now Gabrielle we need to sort our shit out for tomorrow.'

'Sure night guys and thanks again.'

'Night Gabrielle.'

'Night Gabrielle.'

I nodded. 'Night Char.'

'Night Gabe.' She smiled.

I returned her smile and closed my door god I wanted her but first I needed to know everything about her she was hiding stuff from me and my friends, sure she showed me her gun but what type of father would give her a gun? And who the hell taught her how to use one? There was something she wasn't telling us I'd been trained during holidays with my friends. Their parents were close with my mother and she wanted us to be able to take care of ourselves I knew I was mafia since I was eleven she held nothing back I knew my father was mafia too so I had to be strong I'd I was to become the next in line.