"I don't feel and when I do. It hits like a brick wall."

TW: Mentions of assault!

Salvador Torres,

I rubbed my temple. I wasn't enjoying my high. Not this time. Not with this stupid mess. Val looked exhausted. While Ace looked like he wanted to strangle her. Aaron was going to be here. Beth was outside listening in. I gotten to know that woman was beyond nosy.

"Repeat it to me." Ace demanded his mom huffing in frustration. It was four in the morning the sun was going to rise in a few hours.

"Beth drank to much. And since you left her! I had to chaperone. Make sure no one hurts her or she doesn't say the wrong thing. She drank to much got sick and we spent most of our evening in the bathroom." I can tell she was lying. Its taken me years but I can finally tell when Val lies.

"Valarie. They have camera footage. If you tell us now. We can figure something out." I said.

"Deberiamos enviarla a la iglesia."

(We should send her to church.) Val chuckled, it was a humourless laugh. I itched to smoke. To prolong my high. This was so draining. This family is so draining. I imagined her here. She would be standing not sitting. She would be pacing around the room, her arms cross her hand on her chin. Thinking. A way to stop this war.

"I killed him." Val's voice made her image fade away. She wasn't here anymore. I smirked. High fiving Valerie. That bastard was such a pain in my ass always complaining about his drug supplies.

"Why? Is it because of the girl? We can get rid of her." Her mom said which by the twitching of her eyebrow told me Valerie was getting pissed of by the second.

"No. He assaulted me. He tried to force himself on me." This made me sit up, my fists clenched. That bastard, I wanted to beat his soulless body.

"You are worried your pregnant with his child?" I wanted to punch Adeline right now. She just found out her daughter got assaulted and she is worried about if her daughter is a virgin or not. I assure you. Val is no virgin.

"Mama! I have had it! That's what your worried about? God you are so weak!" Adeline slapped her across the face. Valerie stood tall again. Her cheek red.

"You were weak then. You couldnt stand up to your own husband. Protect your own childern and you are still weak now." Her words were laced with venom, they stung. I knew it becuase Adeline, went to slap Val again, but this time Val caught her wrist.

"Lay hands on me again, and I will suffocate you in your sleep." Valerie threatened making her mother gasp in shock. Ace slammed his fist down.

"Sufficiente! Madre se va." (Enough! Mother leave.)

That was the difference between Alessio. I chuckled. Ace ignored me, while Val hardened her gaze on her mother. Alessio. Oh my friend how I miss you. I looked around the room trying to imagine him here. What he would do.

Alessio was a man. Ace is still a boy. Trying to fit shoes that will never fit him.

"Explain to me what exactly happened, and dont leave anything out Valerie. I cant believe how stupid you were tonight! You killed a mafia leader! On the day I am crowned king! Perra estupida!" (Stupid bitch.)

Keep your cool. I took out my packet of cigarettes lighting on. I needed to do something with my hands. I looked around the room.

Where are you?

"What? You wanted me to just let him do it? To assault me? Is that how low of a boy you are Ace? You are such a fucking pig. You disgust me! How could you even think to defend his actions. If Alessio was he-"

"His not! His dead! Alessio is dead! And I'm so fucking tired of hearing how Alessio was so great! I'm so thankful his dead!" Ace yelled out, and before I could blink Val had pulled her gun out and aimed it at Ace's head.

"Retira a ese hijo de puta. His twice the man you will ever be." (Take that back you son of a bitch)

Ace laughed in her face. I saw Val's fingers tensing on the trigger. I held my breath, exhaling the fumes.

"I'm still your leader. Or is that your thing now? To kill all mafia leaders?" Ace taunted her. He was playing a dangerous game. I looked at the corner of the room seeing Alessio stand there.

Somehow I knew he wanted me to calm them down. To stop his siblings from ripping each other apart. Damn you Alessio. Even from the grave you are still a pain in my ass. I ashed my cigarette standing up. Protocol says I have to point a gun at Val, but she would kill me if she wanted to.

I wasn't seeing ghosts. I imagine my dead friends. Alessio smiled and disappeared.

"Calm down. Aaron is almost here. And we need to be united in this house. If he sees what a mess we are. He will see our weakness. He will see how weak we really are right now. Val he is your leader. Asume la responsabilidad de la guerra que causaste."

(Take responsibility for the war you caused.)

Wow, I need a drink. And that's exactly what I did. I poured myself a drink.

"We could hand her to him." I scoffed at the fact he thought his sister was merely just an object. His sister was a weapon. A weapon who was trained by the devil himself. She had more kills then he could ever imagine. Mr Monroe was just another number to her.

"No, we cant. She isn't something we just hand off. And anyway if you were wise you would keep your sister at your side. Because if she ever marries she will no longer answer to you. She will answer to her husband and her husband could ask her to kill you." I said, Valarie scoffed.

"Bold of you to assume I would ever answer to a man. I wont fucking say sorry. What I did wasn't a mistake. It wasn't some moment of weakness. I made a fucking choice and I stand by it. I will not apologise for protecting myself against an animal." Val stood up. And for a moment. A split second. She looked like the queen of the mafia.

She looked like she could rule us into the hell we are crashing into. And she would bring us out alive. I saw Alessio with the same look in his eyes. He smiled proudly at her. He recognised her for what she is. He recognised what mama was trying to hide, what Ace is desperately trying to get rid of.

He recognised her. He recognised her power. She is a leader. I locked eyes with Alessio.

My friend you are truly gone. And we are fucking doomed with what you left us with.

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Hey we are in the mind of fucking Salvador. How was it?

Do you relate to his crazy?

Do you think he might actually have a condition?

And who is the girl he keeps seeing?