?THE
MASKED
MAFIA?
(His Shy Spy…)
By; Sommy Pearl F.
CHAPTER 59&&60
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ALMOST AN HOUR AGO**
“Sorry,,, excuse me” Dew whispered.
“Yes, how may I help you?” Ariana asked with a small smile, after she had turned to him.
“Did you see a little kid run pas-s you?” He asked.
“Lttle kid?” She asked back, and looked around.
She looked at him and shook her head.
“No…I actually didn’t. What’s the gender?” She asked, worriedly.
“A little boy of about 4 years. He’s my only son” Dew sniffed, looking around.
Ariana sighed and stood up, looking around.
“Where last did you see him?”
“The hospital car lot” He answered.
“Have you searched there yet?” Ariana asked.
“Huh…Not completely”
“Hurry. Lets go search for him. There’s no time” Ariana said, and ran out.
“Wait,,,” Dew said, quickly.
“You don’t nee-d to stress yourself. Don’t bother, okay?”
“Nope. Its fine. I’m not comfortable right now and finding your son can ease me. What’s his name??” She asked.
“Huh?” He muttered.
“Uhmm…His name? What’s your son’s name? I nee-d to call him if we start the search”
“Oh…Huh..his name is Gilberto” He smi-rked. written by sommy pearl f.
“Huh? Gilberto? Okay then” She nodded.
“Let’s go” She added, and ran out.
RHODA’S APARTMENT**
Rhoda curled herself up, crying her eyes out, with muffled sobs.
Her pencil nose was already bright red, signifying that she has been crying ha-rd, for so long now.
She remembered the first time she met Malcolm. It was just like yesterday.
FLASHBACK**
MILAN, ITALY**
MAFIA’S PALACE**
Rhoda slowly walked to the hu-ge sitting room. On her hands was a tray of herbal tea for Leo Da Cruz himself.
Since her life as her maidservant in the mafia palace, She had never served the Don, himself.
She swallowed ha-rd continuously in nervousness when she got to the door.
She breathed out heavily and looked at herself. She was wearing a black and cream colored fluffy gown meant for the maidservants.
She wore black flat shoes to match, and her hair was tied to a pony tail.
“Do you nee-d help there?” She heard a de-ep masculine voice.
With slow mo, she turned her head around to see a handsome man behind her.
Since there were lots of people in the hu-ge palace, it wasn’t surprising to meet strange people.
It was the first time she was meeting him and it was the first meeting her, based on his view.
Malcolm held the door knob, from behind her and slowly opened the door.
“Who are you?” She didn’t know when she whispered that.
Malcolm li-ps let out a smile.
“It Malcolm Keepers”
She wide-ned her eyes.
“Malcolm Keepers? I’ve heard a lot about you but haven’t seen you before. You’re the consigliere here, right?”
He nodded.
“I guess you’re a maid servant here”
She smiled and nodded.
“Well, I nee-d to go in now”
“Wait” His voice trailed off.
Rhoda turned to him again and they exchanged de-ep stares.
“What’s your name?” He asked.
“Huh?” She blinked her eyes.
“Hmm… You know my name but I don’t”
Rhoda chuckled slightly.
“I’m Rhoda Marks”
“Rhoda. I guess we are even now” He smiled and she smiled back.
THAT SAME DAY**
EVENING**
Rhoda was walking fast cause she noticed someone was following her.
She was heading to her room. written by sommy pearl f.
“Who could be behind me?” She thought and stopped walking.
She looked around and bit her li-p, then continued walking, more fas-ter.
She entered somewhere and hid. Later on, she saw a figure walk in. The figure looked around, trying to search for her.
“Got you” She scoffed lowly and walked to the person from behind.
“Looking for me?” She tapped the back.
The figure turned to her and Malcolm got exp-osed.
“Mal…Malcolm?” She blinked her eyes, shockingly.
“What…what are you doing here??” She asked.
“Were you following me?” She asked, again.
Malcolm was about to reply when their eyes fell on Mafia’s sodiers matching towards them.
“Oh no” Rhoda muttered.
She was in trouble cause she didn’t keep the curfew. All maids servants, slaves and male servants should be inside their rooms as soon as it clocks 10pm.
Now, It was quarter past 10. If she got caught, she would work extra than usual and get locked in the dungeon for a night for breaking the rule.
Malcolm quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her away, before the mafia soldiers would see them.
….
Rhoda gulped and looked up.
Malcolm looked down at her, and she quickly looked down.
They were against a pillar, hiding from them.
“Do you wanna know why I followed you?” He whispered.
Rhoda slowly took her eyes up.
“Why?” She asked.
“I couldn’t get my eyes off you. I couldn’t control them either so they decided to follow you. Anytime, my eyes catches something attra-ctive. It keeps wanting it and doesn’t want it away”
Rhoda smiled.
“Rhoda?” He called.
She only raised her brows.
“I think I’m in love with you. I fell in love with you at first sight” He confessed.
“Me too” Rhoda whispered.
“I think I’m also in love with you” She added.
He smiled at her, gulped, which shook his adam’s apple and moved closer to her. Rhoda stretched her ne-ck, in readiness to seize his li-ps.
She wrapped her arms around his shoulders as soon as his li-ps tou-ched hers.
They both closed their eyes as they ki-ssed, in ardor.
They didn’t want to stop and it also seemed time had stopped on their behalf.
They ki-ssed their li-ps, affectionally and flashed their mouth and tongues together.
Rhoda fell her li-ps away and the ki-ss ended just like that. Malcolm li-ps were still slightly opened and his eyes still closed.
He slowly shut his mouth and opened his eyes. Rhoda inhaled and looked at him.
“I nee-d to go now. Its late” She muttered, and proceeded to leave.
“Wait…will I see you tomorrow?” He asked.
She smiled and nodded.
“Sure. We are gonna be seeing each other every day from now on,, since, I’m now in charge of making Leo Da Cruz herbal tea”
He smiled.
“I guess this is our first dating day”
She nodded.
“Bye” She waved.
He waved back and chuckled.
Rhoda quickly tiptoed into her room.
She was shocked when she saw the head of the mafia army standing, waiting for her.
Her other two roommates were looking back at her.
Rhoda swallowed ha-rd and bowed down. She looked up at him.
“Sir Gilberto….” She muttered.
“Where are you coming from, past curfew. Miss Rose?” He asked.
“Its Rhoda… not Rose” She quickly said.
Gilberto gr-unted lowly.
“Where are you coming from?!” He barked.
She blinked her eyes fast and knelt down.
“I’m sorry. I-
“I saw the scenario both of you played. You and Malcolm” He cut in.
She wide-ned her eyes.
“Both of you will be in hu-ge trouble”
She quickly stood up and held his arms.
“Please…Forgive us. Both of us”
“Rhoda? Love isn’t prohibited here so you guys have the right to ki-ss eachother. Why ask me to forgive you both? For what, exactly??” Gilberto asked.
“Huh…Nothing. I-
“Anyways, Its a big crime to break a rule here. It prohibited for peeps like you to stay out past curfew and therefore, you nee-d to pay the price”
“Huh…”
“You’ll stay for a whole night at the dungeon” He blurted.
“Okay then”
“Also, Malcolm will be ripped from his title by Leo Da Cruz”
“But…but why?? Didn’t you just say-
“Malcolm!! Malcolm helped you escape when he knew you broke a rule, right?”
“Its…It isn’t his fault. Leave him out of this” Rhoda warned
“I’m sorry but he has to be punished according to the mafia’s law” Gilberto said.
“Wait. Let me take his punishment, please…”
“Huh??” Gilberto laughed.
“Then,,, can you stay in the dungeon for a week?” He raised his brows.
“I’ll do so” She nodded.
“Anything for him…”
A WEEK LATER**
Rhoda was weak and hungry. She was extremely fatigue and pale.
The gate opened and she slowly stood up. She was surprised to see a girl instead of Glibero, opening the dungeon.
“Where’s Gilberto?” Rhoda asked.
“He went for a mafia based war and asked me to realese you” The girl answered, cooly.
Rhoda sighed and tou-ched her head. It was thumping. Her stomach was growling.
“Who are you?” She managed to ask.
Before the girl could reply, Rhoda fainted.
****
Rhoda quickly flew her eye lids open and looked around. She was laying down on a soft bed, in a little room.
She was now looking neat and fresh.
“You’re awake. I gave you a bathe, if you don’t mind. I also prepared food, water and fruits down for you. You seem hungry” The girl’s voice chipped in.
Rhoda looked down.
“Its you again? You haven’t answered me. Who are you?” Rhoda asked.
“I’m Ariana’a Bells…I came here recently. 3 days ago, apparently”
Rhoda sat upright and M0-ned lowly.
“Who brou-ght you here? And what your specialty?” She asked.
“Gilberto is my boyfriend and he brou-ght me here- Ariana paused and shook a cigarette into her parted li-ps.
She lit it and began to smoke. Rhoda just watched her
“I’m the one of the mafia’s artiste team. I draw for a living” She smiled brightly, the smoke filling the whole air.
Rhoda coughed slightly.
“Oh sorry about that” Ariana quickly said and kept the cigarette away, in the ash tray.
PRESENT DAY**
Rhoda was still reminiscing when her loud ringtone bought her hack.
She stood up quickly, sniffed, and wiped her tears and looked at her phone. written by sommy pearl f.
“Darn it” She muttered before answering the call.
“Gilberto? Hello…” She muttered.
“You know why I called. What about the key to the fortune?” He asked, de-eply.
Rhoda inhaled de-eply and marched around the room.
“I haven’t still gotten it” She replied.
“Till now??” Gilberto asked.
“I nee-d your patience, okay?”
“And for how long?”
“Till Malcolm meets whoever holds the key” Rhoda answered and Gilberto laughed.
“You’ll still lagging behind, Rhoda” He said.
“How??”
“So,,, You don’t know Malcolm already figured it out and holds the key?”
“What? He holds the key now?? He…he never told me”
“Or maybe be actually doesn’t trust you like you said, he did”
“Please…Just…give me time. I’ll definitely bring the key to you”
“The time is over. Someone loyal, whom I met recently is helping me as we speak”
“What? I don’t un-derstand”
“Just sit, watch and enjoy the show” He chuckled, and ended the call.
Rhoda stared at her phone.
“What’s he talking about?”
***
“Gilberto?? Gilberto?? Gilberto??? Where are you??” She called, looking around.
She kept calling the name, when suddenly, she felt a sharp pain and sound coming from her head.
She held her head, M0-ned lowly and closed her eyes ti-ghtly and memories ran into her mind.
*Gilberto!! Gilbero!! Where were you?? Have been calling you?* The familiar voice echoed in her mind.
And she saw faces later on, herself and a man, wearing leopard mask.
He took it off and his face got exp-osed. He smiled at her and pec-ked her li-ps.
….
“What was that?? Who was that??” She shook her head.
From behind, Dew held her nose, with a drugged hanky. She struggled and her phone fell down at that process.
She also ended up hitting her head ha-rd on the car next to them and she fainted at once.
Cause of the ha-rd hit on her head, her memories,,, all of it, came back.
****
Ariana opened her eyes weakly and M0-ned out, painfully. written by sommy pearl f.
Cindy was with her, her eyes were widely opened already. Their hands were tied backwards and their legs, bounded by thick ropes.
“You’re awake? Finally” Cindy heaved.
“I…remember everything now” Ariana muttered, with blazing eyes.
Cindy slightly shook her head.
“Meaning?” She asked.
“The amnesia is gone now. I’m alright. When I’m out of here,,, I’m gonna kill Malcolm! I swear!” She cried out.
“What’s wrong with you! Do you have some personal splitting disorder??Gosh, You look and sound different now. So, What did Malcolm ever do to you in the first place!!” Cindy cried.
“Lemme give you a tip. Malcolm isn’t who he really is. Malcolm is evil!! He’s so wicked and has a dark side. H
Don’t ever trust him, ever!”
“Can you stop spouting nonsense and cut to the chase?” Cindy frowned.
“Malcolm is nothing but a betrayal. He…betrayed…us all” Her voice quavered and tears fell down her eyes.
“I’m gonna end his life, no matter what” She said, un-der her hot and loud breath.
Cindy laughed.
“So sorry to say ..but we might both be the ones dying before Malcolm”
“What?” Ariana muttered and looked around.
They were in a van and their eyes fell on a bomb which was on the van’s ceiling. It timer was at 36 seconds.
“The h*ll” Ariana muttered.
“You wanna kill Malcolm so bad?? Save yourself…”
****
Meanwhile, outside the van, distances away, stood Dew and Malcolm.
They were facing each other.
“You came?” Dew smi-rked.
“I arrived as soon as I received the pictures and voice note you sent” Malcolm replied.
“And I suppose you didn’t bring any of your gang?”
“As promised, I didn’t”
“I hope you brou-ght the keys along?”
“Yeah…” Malcolm smi-rked, and showed him the keys.
“Where are they now??” He asked.
“The van” Dew replied.
“And how do I believe you?” Malcolm asked, and gave the van a quick glance.
It was behind Dew.
“Lets go then so that you’ll have a look. I’m sure you’ll do everything to save them and that includes handing the key to me”
***
Ariana was still bi-ting the ropes on Cindy’s wrist.
“You can stop now. Its weak” Cindy said, and Ariana took her teeth away.
Cindy gr-unted and yanked her hands and in no time, the ropes went off.
“Pretty easy” She smi-rked.
“Quick! There’s no time” Ariana said after glancing at the bomb.
Cindy nodded and untied her legs. She heaved and tried opening the door.
“Wait. Where are you going to? What about me?? Won’t you bite mine off?” Ariana asked.
She couldn’t bite her own off cause the ropes on their hands were tied behind them.
Cindy scoffed.
“I’m not stupid. If I rele-ase you,,, You’ll come for Malcolm and you’ll want to kill him. I won’t you let you kill him”
“No…wait” Ariana shook her head.
Cindy opened the door and muttered a Fu-ck. There was no way to come down cause they were on a cliff.
When her eyes looked down, she saw a large vast of water.
Cindy quickly went to the other side and opened the door. She sighed in relief and jumped down.
“Malcolm…” She muttered when she saw him and Dew walking towards the van.
“Cindy!!” Malcolm shouted when he saw her.
Cindy quickly ran to him.
“Thank goodness you’re fine. Ariana?? Where’s she??” He asked.
Cindy scoffed.
“You’re still worried about her. Let her go, Its over”
“What do you mean???” Malcolm asked.
“You!. How did you escape!” Dew growled.
Malcolm snapped Dew’s ne-ck.
“What are you up to!” He shouted at him.
“Malcolm!! Let’s just go. The van will still blow up. Few seconds remaining!!” Cindy said.
“Don’t mind her. It should be minutes,, not seconds” Dew checked his timer.
“Darn it!! I made a mistake. I thought I put it in 40 minutes” He said.
“How many minutes is it now??” Malcolm eyes grew red.
“Just…just 5 seconds” He stammered.
In rage, Malcolm pushed him down, brou-ght out his revolver and shot him.
Dew died at once.
“Ariana…We got to save her” Malcolm voice trembled as he ran. written by sommy pearl f.
“No…Malcolm. Don’t!!” Cindy shouted.
Before Malcolm could reach there, and in their very own eyes,,,,,
*POOOWWWW!!!* The whole car exploded.
“Ariana!!!! Noooooo!!!!” Malcolm screamed in tears.
TBC