CHAPTER 43: OFFER

Alejandro's POV

Leo leaves my room an hour later. He explains the whole plan to me and I'm pretty happy at how the plan is. Even though it's bat shit crazy and super hard but if we pull this off then no one can stop from getting what we want.

I just really hope we do pull it off though.

This is the last chance for us to get back out there and with Mario down, things don't really look that for us.

Who knows how long it will take him to finally get out of that coma?

It could be now, a few days later or even a few years later. I have been keeping in touch with the doctors and even they say that things aren't looking so pretty for Mario.

He might not be a great person but he sure as hell was a great fighter and if he isn't with us when we're carrying out our plan, things could go sideways real quick and if that happens, our already bad fate could get worse and I for one am not willing to risk it.

I kind of really want to blame Leo for what happened to Mario and in the start, I did but then later I realised it wasn't exactly his fault. I mean no one saw that coming so I think it's not good of me to just blame Leo for what happened because I played an equal role in it.

Still, I really wish Mario feels better soon or at least our plan goes the way it is supposed to.

The only problem is that the Albergo's have always been bad to us like why lost our members due to "that fight". I mean I don't know why would Leo want this. If his father, the ex-leader, was alive, he would NEVER proceed with this plan because this plan requires a lot of hard work and if one thing goes wrong we'll all be doomed.

We, Alfonsi's and Albergo's.

But we can't afford ourselves to go down the drain.

Never happening.

Not now.

It's our only way out.

I also heard that Leo wanted to recruit members from Italy to put forward this plan. If the elders are joining, then this is going to be huge, no shit.

As I'm lost in my thoughts, the door of my room opens and I jump.

I look to see who it is and I don't recognize the girl leaning on the door frame.

"Who are you?" I ask

"Help," she smirks.

"Hunh?"

"Never mind," she says and seats herself on the chair in front of my bed where I was earlier sitting.

"Are you the nurse?"I ask her.

That's what 'help' in hospital is right?

"No, Alejandro I'm not. Do I look one to you?" she asks with a piercing gaze and I can't help but see how beautiful her eyes are.

They're green.

She looks at me expectantly and I remember I had to answer what she had asked.

"Sorry, what did you say?"

"Do I look like a nurse to you?" she asks.

No, you look more like a runaway model but I refrain myself from saying that.

"No," I say and look outside my window.

"Of course I don't," she says and smiles.

Then why'd you ask?

I feel more and more self-conscious by the second.

She keeps looking at me and it's uncomfortable.

I should probably tell her to leave.

"Why did you come here?" I ask her hesitantly.

"I came here to make a deal"

"Deal? What deal?" I asked her confused.

"We can't discuss it here" she whispers. I hadn't released that I had unintentionally come closer to her.

"Why?" I whisper back.

Is it a top-notch-secret?

I'm good at keeping secrets.

I never tell on anyone.

"It's important and a matter that can't be discussed here," she says as though she was telling a kid that one plus one is two.

"Why can't it be discussed here?"

"Because this place has many ears waiting to hear shit"

I feel creepy right now.

If her plan was to creep me out then she's definitely succeeded at that.

I don't think I should be even talking to her, what kind of a sane comes upto people and says all this stuff?

And what DEAL?

Does she think I am this insane person who will just listen to whatever she is saying and follow her around like a lost puppy? If yes, then she has clearly read me all wrong.

I study her as she keeps rambling on and there's no hint of fear or anything on her face, she seems to be calm and poised whereas I on the can't seem to calm down and keep a straight face.

She is really beautiful at the same time too, I wonder how many guys fall for her feigned innocence and fake smiles and have their heartbroken by her?

When she finishes her rant, she smirks at me towards the end and I get the answer to my previous question-

A LOT.

Damn, what did I land myself into?

Trouble seems to follow me everywhere I go.

All of a sudden, I feel like Harry Potter.

Is she suggesting the fact that whatever we say here can be overhead by anyone?

Did people hear the conversation between me and Leo?

That shouldn't have happened.

That plan is top-notch-secret.

"Oh, that's why "I say finally understanding.

"Yes. Let's discuss it over coffee"

"And what if you're a foe?"

"I'm not"

"Why should I trust you?"

"It's your loss if you don't" she smirks

"My loss?"I ask confused

"Yes. Your loss" she says and gets up from the chair and goes to the door.

I block her way and ask her, "What's your name?"

"Why do you care?" she asks

"Of course I do, "I say and try to give the impression that I care.

"I'm Sophie Hills," she says and leaves.

Hills.

I've heard the name but I can't just get where.

Should I tell Leo that there's this new deal or something?

He'd probably freak out.

But wait for a second, what's the deal about?

I didn't even ask the most important information.

I'm so dumb.

I should drown in my own spit.

I shake my head and facepalm myself.

I'm not going, anyways.