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Chapter 2: Man overboard

                Luigi awoke as the suns rays shone through the windows. He sat up and rubbed his head trying to remember what happened last night at his surprise party. He looked over at the alarm clock that read 8:16. Well, he thought, happy birthday to me. He heard a faint noise come next to him on his full bed and turned his head. Lying there, asleep and faintly breathing was Rosalinda. Than it hit him. Right after he got done singing with Spikes, Rosalinda told him that he was getting an extra present.
                Suddenly he remembered about Tino, who was supposedly sleeping on the bed over! He turned around to find Tino’s bed neatly done with a note on top of the pillow. He got up and went over to and picked up the note and read it out loud.
                “Dear Luigi,” Luigi read out loud, “I overheard your little chat with Rosalinda and I decided to stay at Spikes house for the night. Had a nice conversation with your folks and they seem nice. Hope you didn’t get her pregnant! Sincerely, Tino.”
                Ah Tino, thought Luigi throwing the note back onto bed. He let out a long yawn as Rosalinda started to stir. He sat down on Tinos bed as Rosalinda sat up and stretched.
                “Glad to see you’re awake,” he said as she smiled. He went to the bathroom and showered as Rosalinda brushed her teeth. They headed downstairs too find most of the mansion deserted. They entered the kitchen and found Uncle Leo eating some pancakes with Maria drinking some coffee.
                “Buenos dias, Luigi, Rosalinda,” she said as they sat down. Leo nodded toward Luigi. He nodded back as Maria headed to the kitchen, “Would you like some breakfast?”
                “Si, por favor.” Luigi said. The phone started ringing as Maria came back with a couple plates of pancakes. She put the plates down on the table in front of Luigi and Rosalinda and answered the phone. Luigi started putting some syrup on his pancakes when Maria told him, “Luigi its Christian.”
                Luigi stood up and took the phone from Maria. “Hello?”
                “Luigi, its Christian, listen, the Don told me about the mission. He told me to tell you that it would be you, I, Spikes, and Jesus are going on it…”
                “Wait, Jesus is going on it? I thought it would be only us three.”
                “Yeah but we need a driver. Anyway, come over to the pad, Spikes was thinking of going to Hollywood park for a while. You in?”
                “Of course! Let me just finish eating and I’ll be over in a few.” He said. He hung up the phone and went back to his food. Rosalinda, who finished quick, got up and left without saying a word. Luigi ate quickly as well and got up to stretch.
                “Uncle Leo, come on we’re going Hollywood park.” He said as Leo got up as well and followed him through the front door. They walked to Spikes house in the suns shining rays. Luigi’s birthday always landed on the most beautiful day of the year. The weather was perfect with some clouds in the sky but not enough ruin someone’s day. They arrived to Spikes house and saw a lot of activity around the front of the house. The girls were talking among themselves on the porch while the guys were putting stuff in the trunk of Christians Hummer and Aldo’s Expedition. Aldo was helping Rosalinda putting the grill in his car while Spikes and Christian were loading some sport equipment in the Hummer.
                Luigi walked over to where Rosalinda was bending into the door of the expedition. “Nice view,” he said. Rosalinda got up and turned around.
                “Take a picture, it will last longer,” She responded.
                “Oh maybe I will. You coming with us?”
                “Might as well, you know seeing that it is my birthday and all that, and watch the kids play, ya know,”
                “Who are you calling kids?” said Spikes as he loaded a bag of sports equipment. “Come on everyone, we gotta pick up Pablo on the way to the park.”
                Everyone stopped what they were doing and headed inside the cars. Luigi was driving Christian’s hummer with Christian on the passenger seat, and Spikes, Kiera and Aaliyah in the middle row. In the back row was a lot of charcoal used for the grill. In Aldo’s Expedition was Aldo driving, Leo, Rosalinda, Ashley and an empty seat for Pablo. Pablo was a Capo like Luigi and was under Uncle Aldo’s hand. Aldo was an under boss along with Jesus. Uncle Leo was the Consigliore and Uncle Patrick was Bonsigliore. They arrived to a one story house in a small neighborhood. Luigi honked the horn once and waited for Pablo to come out. It wasn’t long before they saw Pablo come out of the house with the same look on his face. The smirk that made everyone smile, even though you don’t like to.
                “What’s up guys?” he said opening the car door. He was wearing the same baggy pants and a large white shirt. He had his white baseball cap put on that had “HC” put together on the front. He sat next to Ashley who gave him a hug as he sat down. He was one year older than Spikes and qualified him to be a Capo like Luigi.
                “Ey, Pablo!” Leo asked as Pablo put on his seat belt, “How’s your mama doing?”
                “She’s great,” he responded. Uncle Aldo started the car again and followed Luigi again. The ride there was pretty quiet and not a lot of eye contact was made. They arrived to the park in small time and began to unpack the soccer poles. Luigi, Leo, Aldo and Pablo put up the barbeque. They started cooking burgers in no time while the rest started the game of soccer. While they played, a black sedan passed by with a couple of guys watching them.
                “Is that him?” asked the guy driving. The other guy didn’t respond at first. He kept on looking out the window.
                “Yeah that’s him, seems to really be into that red head there. Let’s wait and see if he gets close.” He responded. He pulled out two calibers and handed the passenger one. Both of them readied their guns but didn’t know they were being watched by some uncles.
                “They are from the Lagartija Mafia, huh?” asked Leo to Aldo. Aldo nodded in response and took out his sub-machine Uzi. Leo saw it and took out his. They decided to wait for them to do the first move and continued grilling the meat. After a while the food got ready and everyone sat down to eat. Soon after that, they all went back to play a game of base-ball while the uncles sat on a bench and drank their second beer.
                The guys were out-fielding while the girls were at bat. Spikes threw a fast ball to Ashley but she managed to hit to some bushes near where the guys in the black sedan. Christian went to go get it when the guys came out of their car, supporting their weapons.
                “Christian, get the hell out of there!” yelled Aldo, taking out his Uzi, ducking behind the table and firing at the men. All the girls hit the ground and Spikes, Luigi, and Pablo took out their weapons as well. Christian fell back on his but and began to cower away. Luigi didn’t know what they wanted, but they were shooting one of his own so he aimed for the vital spots. He was about to shoot at the one that came out of the passenger seat, but he fell and was out before he pulled the trigger.
                The other seemed to not have noticed that his comrade had fallen. He kept on shooting at them but fell back as one hit him on his knee. As the shooting ceased, the girls put their heads up cautiously. The boys went to check up on their suspects and found one of them dead. Aldo went to Christian to see if he was alright while Spikes and Leo went to the one that fell. Luigi and Pablo went back with the girls and checked up on them.
                “Well, well, well, what do have here?” Spikes asked as he took out the guy’s weapon out of his hand. Leo went into the car and checked what else they had. “A Largatija? Never thought I’d see one around here. Who the fuck gave you the green light to do this in our turf?”
                “If you must know, Pedro, him,” he lifted his head and looked at Christian and Aldo who were going back to the table, “and his brother, have been causing us a lot of trouble lately…”
                Spikes punched him breaking his nose. “Never call me by that name again!” he said angrily as he grabbed his collar and raised him up to his face.
                “Ha! Really Pedro, come on who do think ordered this?” he asked. Spikes let him go and took out his gun. “See ya in hell.” He pulled the trigger and walked away.
                “Come on Leo,” he said without turning back as Leo came out of the car. “Let’s go before the cops arrive.”
                Everybody packed up their stuff and got back into the cars they each arrived on. The sun was setting now and a few stars were coming out. Each on of them were quiet on the ride back, there was nothing to talk about.
Luigi and Spikes on the other hand, were in a deep discussion in the front seats, but no-one was too interested to join in.
                “So you really think he might be with the Largatijas?” asked Luigi.
                “Positive. I know it in my heart that he is there. All we’ve got to do is wait and see.” Spikes responded. He turned the corner to his house and parked the hummer in the drive way. Everybody got out and made there way inside. Luigi, Leo, Aldo and Pablo made there way back in the night to the mansion. The wind blew from the wastelands, bringing the smell of flowers that were never there. They arrived around nine and made their way to tell the Don about what had happened. Well, thought Luigi, happy birthday to me.

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Chapter 2: Man overboard

                Luigi awoke as the suns rays shone through the windows. He sat up and rubbed his head trying to remember what happened last night at his surprise party. He looked over at the alarm clock that read 8:16. Well, he thought, happy birthday to me. He heard a faint noise come next to him on his full bed and turned his head. Lying there, asleep and faintly breathing was Rosalinda. Than it hit him. Right after he got done singing with Spikes, Rosalinda told him that he was getting an extra present.
                Suddenly he remembered about Tino, who was supposedly sleeping on the bed over! He turned around to find Tino’s bed neatly done with a note on top of the pillow. He got up and went over to and picked up the note and read it out loud.
                “Dear Luigi,” Luigi read out loud, “I overheard your little chat with Rosalinda and I decided to stay at Spikes house for the night. Had a nice conversation with your folks and they seem nice. Hope you didn’t get her pregnant! Sincerely, Tino.”
                Ah Tino, thought Luigi throwing the note back onto bed. He let out a long yawn as Rosalinda started to stir. He sat down on Tinos bed as Rosalinda sat up and stretched.
                “Glad to see you’re awake,” he said as she smiled. He went to the bathroom and showered as Rosalinda brushed her teeth. They headed downstairs too find most of the mansion deserted. They entered the kitchen and found Uncle Leo eating some pancakes with Maria drinking some coffee.
                “Buenos dias, Luigi, Rosalinda,” she said as they sat down. Leo nodded toward Luigi. He nodded back as Maria headed to the kitchen, “Would you like some breakfast?”
                “Si, por favor.” Luigi said. The phone started ringing as Maria came back with a couple plates of pancakes. She put the plates down on the table in front of Luigi and Rosalinda and answered the phone. Luigi started putting some syrup on his pancakes when Maria told him, “Luigi its Christian.”
                Luigi stood up and took the phone from Maria. “Hello?”
                “Luigi, its Christian, listen, the Don told me about the mission. He told me to tell you that it would be you, I, Spikes, and Jesus are going on it…”
                “Wait, Jesus is going on it? I thought it would be only us three.”
                “Yeah but we need a driver. Anyway, come over to the pad, Spikes was thinking of going to Hollywood park for a while. You in?”
                “Of course! Let me just finish eating and I’ll be over in a few.” He said. He hung up the phone and went back to his food. Rosalinda, who finished quick, got up and left without saying a word. Luigi ate quickly as well and got up to stretch.
                “Uncle Leo, come on we’re going Hollywood park.” He said as Leo got up as well and followed him through the front door. They walked to Spikes house in the suns shining rays. Luigi’s birthday always landed on the most beautiful day of the year. The weather was perfect with some clouds in the sky but not enough ruin someone’s day. They arrived to Spikes house and saw a lot of activity around the front of the house. The girls were talking among themselves on the porch while the guys were putting stuff in the trunk of Christians Hummer and Aldo’s Expedition. Aldo was helping Rosalinda putting the grill in his car while Spikes and Christian were loading some sport equipment in the Hummer.
                Luigi walked over to where Rosalinda was bending into the door of the expedition. “Nice view,” he said. Rosalinda got up and turned around.
                “Take a picture, it will last longer,” She responded.
                “Oh maybe I will. You coming with us?”
                “Might as well, you know seeing that it is my birthday and all that, and watch the kids play, ya know,”
                “Who are you calling kids?” said Spikes as he loaded a bag of sports equipment. “Come on everyone, we gotta pick up Pablo on the way to the park.”
                Everyone stopped what they were doing and headed inside the cars. Luigi was driving Christian’s hummer with Christian on the passenger seat, and Spikes, Kiera and Aaliyah in the middle row. In the back row was a lot of charcoal used for the grill. In Aldo’s Expedition was Aldo driving, Leo, Rosalinda, Ashley and an empty seat for Pablo. Pablo was a Capo like Luigi and was under Uncle Aldo’s hand. Aldo was an under boss along with Jesus. Uncle Leo was the Consigliore and Uncle Patrick was Bonsigliore. They arrived to a one story house in a small neighborhood. Luigi honked the horn once and waited for Pablo to come out. It wasn’t long before they saw Pablo come out of the house with the same look on his face. The smirk that made everyone smile, even though you don’t like to.
                “What’s up guys?” he said opening the car door. He was wearing the same baggy pants and a large white shirt. He had his white baseball cap put on that had “HC” put together on the front. He sat next to Ashley who gave him a hug as he sat down. He was one year older than Spikes and qualified him to be a Capo like Luigi.
                “Ey, Pablo!” Leo asked as Pablo put on his seat belt, “How’s your mama doing?”
                “She’s great,” he responded. Uncle Aldo started the car again and followed Luigi again. The ride there was pretty quiet and not a lot of eye contact was made. They arrived to the park in small time and began to unpack the soccer poles. Luigi, Leo, Aldo and Pablo put up the barbeque. They started cooking burgers in no time while the rest started the game of soccer. While they played, a black sedan passed by with a couple of guys watching them.
                “Is that him?” asked the guy driving. The other guy didn’t respond at first. He kept on looking out the window.
                “Yeah that’s him, seems to really be into that red head there. Let’s wait and see if he gets close.” He responded. He pulled out two calibers and handed the passenger one. Both of them readied their guns but didn’t know they were being watched by some uncles.
                “They are from the Lagartija Mafia, huh?” asked Leo to Aldo. Aldo nodded in response and took out his sub-machine Uzi. Leo saw it and took out his. They decided to wait for them to do the first move and continued grilling the meat. After a while the food got ready and everyone sat down to eat. Soon after that, they all went back to play a game of base-ball while the uncles sat on a bench and drank their second beer.
                The guys were out-fielding while the girls were at bat. Spikes threw a fast ball to Ashley but she managed to hit to some bushes near where the guys in the black sedan. Christian went to go get it when the guys came out of their car, supporting their weapons.
                “Christian, get the hell out of there!” yelled Aldo, taking out his Uzi, ducking behind the table and firing at the men. All the girls hit the ground and Spikes, Luigi, and Pablo took out their weapons as well. Christian fell back on his but and began to cower away. Luigi didn’t know what they wanted, but they were shooting one of his own so he aimed for the vital spots. He was about to shoot at the one that came out of the passenger seat, but he fell and was out before he pulled the trigger.
                The other seemed to not have noticed that his comrade had fallen. He kept on shooting at them but fell back as one hit him on his knee. As the shooting ceased, the girls put their heads up cautiously. The boys went to check up on their suspects and found one of them dead. Aldo went to Christian to see if he was alright while Spikes and Leo went to the one that fell. Luigi and Pablo went back with the girls and checked up on them.
                “Well, well, well, what do have here?” Spikes asked as he took out the guy’s weapon out of his hand. Leo went into the car and checked what else they had. “A Largatija? Never thought I’d see one around here. Who the fuck gave you the green light to do this in our turf?”
                “If you must know, Pedro, him,” he lifted his head and looked at Christian and Aldo who were going back to the table, “and his brother, have been causing us a lot of trouble lately…”
                Spikes punched him breaking his nose. “Never call me by that name again!” he said angrily as he grabbed his collar and raised him up to his face.
                “Ha! Really Pedro, come on who do think ordered this?” he asked. Spikes let him go and took out his gun. “See ya in hell.” He pulled the trigger and walked away.
                “Come on Leo,” he said without turning back as Leo came out of the car. “Let’s go before the cops arrive.”
                Everybody packed up their stuff and got back into the cars they each arrived on. The sun was setting now and a few stars were coming out. Each on of them were quiet on the ride back, there was nothing to talk about.
Luigi and Spikes on the other hand, were in a deep discussion in the front seats, but no-one was too interested to join in.
                “So you really think he might be with the Largatijas?” asked Luigi.
                “Positive. I know it in my heart that he is there. All we’ve got to do is wait and see.” Spikes responded. He turned the corner to his house and parked the hummer in the drive way. Everybody got out and made there way inside. Luigi, Leo, Aldo and Pablo made there way back in the night to the mansion. The wind blew from the wastelands, bringing the smell of flowers that were never there. They arrived around nine and made their way to tell the Don about what had happened. Well, thought Luigi, happy birthday to me.