Part 1 : Macaroni Sunday
Huff....Hufff.....Huffff ( Breathing heavily)
A footstep echoing the hall.
Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!
A man breathing heavily was laying on the floor with bruises and cuts on his faces.
Click! A gun barallel was pointed towards the man laying on the floor. The man on the floor tried to speak something, but no words were from his mouth. He was too tired, He pointed a finger towarda the man with the gun.
"Fuck you! Ke...
Bang! Bang!
(5 YEARS LATER)
It was a quiet street—the kind that smelled like cut grass and cheap soap.
The sun burned overhead, glimmering like gold. It was one of those summers where everything feels so slow and golden. It was noon, and no one was around the street , in this heat, everyone was inside their house.
Among the other houses on the street, there is one house— a house that gave off the a feeling of a peaceful family home.Inside one of them, laughter echoed faintly through an open kitchen window. A child's squeal. A woman's voice calling someone to lunch.
Then a red pickup wagon rolled to a stop in front of it.The engine ticked as it cooled, the driver's door creaked open slowly.
A man stepped out— brown leather jacket,heavy built.
He stood there a moment watching the window, silently.
Then he started walking toward the door, he was limping—one of his leg was dragging. With every step, time seem to streach.
'KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK'
"Honey! can you open the door, I'm busy"
"Come on I'm watching a fucking match... Dustin is just about to knock the teeth out of Max! " (Italian asscent)
"Language honey, the childrens are in the house. Go open the door or no lunch for you"
"Tang tang tang! And the match has been stopped by the refree—it seems we have our winner by TKO, Max Holloway!"
"Dang! I'm also having a fucking sunday "
The Italian man marched toward the door, stomping in anger after the fighter he bet on lost. He opens the door.
Chick! Click ! Creak!
"Yeah what do you want?"
He froze like he saw a ghost in front of him— someone he knew and someone he never wished to see ever again.
Click! A silver smith & wisson with a long barrel was in front of his eyes.
The man was sweating, his eyes was shaking, he couldn't believe this was real. He thought that he must be dreaming, he must be drunk or high..... but inside he knew it was happening he was denying the truth.
The Italian guy pleaded with summoning all thee courage he can
"Please dont do this! I'm a new man now I've a family now they don't know about it"
"Must be nice, I also wanted to live a life like this but some bitches didn't gave the chance. Right La lama?"
Italian guy: " I know, I know ! But that time I didn't have a choice that time was different we didn't believe in this type of shit"
Man : "yeah and now you do huh "
Italin guy: " Please I've 2 children, my family needs me "
Man : "Shut up, bitch. You think flailing around your family like this in front of me will pull on sympathy?
You know me, Minicini. You know how many families I've destroyed—how many lives I've taken right in front of their children."
Italian guy: " I know but—
Woman : " Who is it Rob!"
The man pulled his gun hiding it inside his jacket carefully holstered his gun under his jacket
Roberto: " Aeeee! He is my old friend from my previous workplace, he was around the hood so he thought to visit"
Woman : " Ohh a friend of yours, thats rare,
Hi! My name is Ellie this idot wife "
Man : " Hello! Nice to meet you Ellie my name is BEEP"
Ellie : " BEEP! Thats a lovely name come on in we just going to have lunch join us "
Man : " I'm sorry darling but I've some work to do "
Roberto: " Please join us! I insist.. let me have this for last time....."(whispering)
The man looked at him for a second, and after a heavy sigh he said " you know what I can do my work after this. If you don't mind can I join!"
Ellie : "Of course come in"
He brushed pass Roberto and walked inside the house. He opened his shoes and placed in the shoe rack in front of the door Roberto gave him a pair of slippers— fluffy, with rabbit ears. They were comically mismatched with the man who was wearing it.
They walked toward the dining table and the mystrious man sat on the chair, it took him some effort because of his leg, he watched Roberto as he helped his wife with the table and the food.
It was Macaronni, the family has a ritual of eating this every sunday. Of course he knew because Roberto was once close friend they both belong to a highly named assassin group named 'THE FIFTH BULLET' and Roberto full name is Roberto "La Lama" Mancini
He come to be known as La Lama after he cut his Italian mob boss throat while shaking his hand. He thought he could took control of the mafia just by taking out the head. But the worlds runs on people with power—not just muscle. Real powers lies in connection and politics. And the gangs follow the same law.
Soon all the remaining capo grouped together to hunt him down as his life was in danger he met him.... He recruted Roberto in the organization "THE FIFTH BULLET"
(Present)
All the children and family sat together and prayed the mysterious man also joined them... he was no Catholic nor he belived in any religion he was an orphan. He joined in because he could remember his childhood, his orphange and the peaceful days before it was destroyed
(Flashback - A boy holding the head of the orphange sister and the flame formed a shadow behind him)
They all started eating Macaroni, the little boy was giggling and munching macaroni, teasing his younger brother. He didnt seem older than 4 ,Ellie was feeding their 2 year old baby and smiled.
Ellie: "He never tells me what you all really do. I mean… what kind of work is it?"
Man (smiling faintly): "We help people who have... difficult problems. The kind that don't go away on their own."
Ellie: "So... like consulting?"
Man: "Yeah. You could say that."
Man continues eating his Macaronni...
Ellie : " Thats impressive if you dont mind me asking can I ask what happened to your leg I saw you having difficulty walking is it some accident or.."
Man : " It was a bullet I angered my boss and in anger he shot me thankfully it was just my leg but it caused me permanent damaged.... well I'm lucky it could have be worst"
Rob's eyes widened, his sweat-drenched face paled. He knew he was waking a thin line, the man is capable of killing his entire family without batting an eye. He forced a smile like he was trying to palacate him.
Ellie: " Oh my God! Have you told the police "
Man:" No! After being in this business for long I know law can't touch him, he has some powerful friends that dont want him gone."
Ellie: "So do.... you.... still work there?"
Man: " Well Noo I think it was pretty clear that I was fired, like actual being fired in real haha!"
The man couldn't stop laughing. Ellie was confused what was so ammusing, that made him laugh like a madman.
Ellie: "Honey are you still working for that type of man "
Roberto (hesitantly) :" No....No !!!"
Man: "No he retired, I heard he retired 5 years ago and started his own... consulting business"
Ellie: "Oh my! why did you never told me about this. "
Roberto: "Ehh! Ellie! I'm ashamed of what type of people I worked for before... I was also a not a good man as you think."
The little boy started yawning.
The mood suddenly changes, Roberto was serious. Seems like he understood that he can't runaway from this.
Roberto: " Honey I had done somethings that I'm ashamed of butI love nothing more in this word than you and our children.... I love you Ellie."
Ellie started to yawn the man suddenly noticed something is wrong
Ellie: " What are you talking ab..(yawnnnn)"
Roberto:" Beep isn't here to just meet me! That day when our boss shot him I was also a participant in hurting Beep. And its time for me to pay back what I owe him, after you wake up everything will be changed, open the 2nd drawer in my study I've arranged everything for you and robby jr. You wont have to worry ever again"
The man also started feeling tired his eyes becoming heavy...
Man:"Manicini! you piece of shit!"
He couldnt stand up and falled on the ground, toppling the plates and macaroni all over him.
Roberto: "Go to sleep honey I will take care of everything"
Ellie:" Robert you...did you... are you ..."
Before she could say any thing se felt asleep Roberto aka La Lama looked at the man he was wobbling and trying to stand he was still aggresive. After being posiened so many time, he must have gotten immune to this type of sleeping drugs! but it was enough for Roberto to have a chance of killing him.
He turned around and walked toward him pulling out the man gun from his jacket he checked the barrel for the bullets there was only one bullet in it with La Lama engraved...
Roberto: "Did you engrave other bullets too??"
Man: "Yes Genius"
The man was looking at him drously like he was drunk, still couldn't get up from ground. His eyes were like an animal. If Roberto gets to close to him he was ready to bite his neck off.
Roberto: "I'm sorry BEEP, It must feel unfair but I've a family now I cant die here ,I'm sorry !"
Roberto turned around and walked toward the landline he picked up his telephone and started dialing some numbers.
Ring Ring ! Ring Ring!
...: "Why are you suddenly calling me, I thought you retired Mancini"
Roberto: "He is still alive he came to my home to kill me, I knocked him some sleeping powder"
....: "are you sure???"
Roberto: "He is in front of me laying like a dog..."
....: "That's not possible, we did our number on him 5 years ago, are you really sure its him"
Roberto(angry): "He came to my fucking house! In my house!!! Where my wife and kids are..... do you think I'm fucking kidding with you...."
...: "NULL!!"