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STEFANO

Here we go.

I come inside with my bags and I see my father and brother in the dining room

I hear heels clicking in the floor and I see my mother come rushing into me with her arms open.

"Il mio bambino E passato molto tempo mi sei mancato cosi tanto. Sei diventato un bell'uomo"

(My baby. It's been a long time I missed you so much. You've became a handsome man)

My mother hugs me so tightly and I must say I didn't expect her to welcome me this way. I must say I'm really happy to see her.

"Mamma Sono cosi felice di vederti anche tu"

(Mom I'm so happy to see you too)

She smiles and I swear it's super awkward.

"Abbiamo molto perparlare del figlio. Penso che Abbiamo bisogno duin po'di tempo per noi per essere soli e recuperate e raccontare la tua vita peri oi anni"

(We have a lot to talk about son. I think we need some bounding time for us to be alone and catch up and tell me about your life for the 10 years)

My mother starts to get emotional. Her eyes are filled with tears and I'm not really in the mood to see her in tears.

"Vieni figlio. Tuo padre e fratello sono il tavolo che ti stanno aspettando"

(Come son. Your father and brother are at the table they waiting for you)

I start to get annoyed. I don't think I want to see my father or have dinner with him.

We enter the table where they make dinner I see my father and brother sitting at the table. I swear my father and brother have the same poker face. He grew up with my father he must taught him and manipulate him. They look like twins.

My father stands up and try to hug me and I block him.

"Figlio". He greets me.

(Son)

I nod I don't need to talk to him. My brother doesn't even see me. It's like I'm invisible.

"Seiditi a Stefan come puoi vedere che iniziamo e mangiale"

(Sit down Stefan as you can see we are starting to eat)

"Roberto verra con il cibo e lui ha fatto la cucina Italiano in modo da poter avere in caloroso benvenuto"

(Roberto will come with food and he did Italian cuisine so that you can have a warm welcome)

My mother say that even how she hasn't learn how to be nice. All she does everyday is to sit and order people.

"Quindi il figlio e stato il tuo soggiorno in America?"

(So son how was your stay in America?)

"It was fine Mom."  This feels so awkward and my brother is looking straight into my eyes.

"Figlio. Ho sentito molto sulle cose che hai fatto in America, il governo ti ha davvero elogiato"

(Son. I heard a lot about you who did in America, the government really praised you)

He gives me the evil grin I know he is enjoying this do much and I hate it.

"Mi cheido che se sanno che tuo padre e il criminale pui recercato." He laughs so hard and my brother is grinning like an idiot.

(I wonder if they know that your father is the most wanted criminal)

"I don't think it's none of your fuckin business what I did in America. I say in the most coldest note.

" Mamma ti stai davvero scherazando"

(Mom are you really fuckin kidding) She gasps.

"Ragazzo don't you dare use that word with me"

(Young man)

"I can say whatever I want. You'll are really fuckin stupid that I'm going to act like nothing happened and pretend that we love each other"

My brother laughs so hard. He speaks.

"You think you can disappear all these years and come back and insult us don't you forget that we are in a mafia"

"You think that I'm fuckin' scared of you and your mafia. I've been in the Navy for years I'm hitman and you think I think that you can do something to me."

As I suspected they really did lie to him about me.

"You really think I fuckin'  care about you the only thing you did was hurt us our mother was crying every day for you and the only thing you did was dissappear.

I can't believe it they lied to him he thinks I'm the bad guy.

" I loved as my older brother I saw you as my role mode but the only thing you did was leave me alone in this" mafia world" I hate you so much, you such an coward"

I felt my heart break when my brother said that.

"it's not like that..."  I tried to explain but my pathetic father managed to stop me

"There's nothing you can say to us."   I swear I hate my father so much they only thing he's done in my life is to ruin it.

I hear my mother cry and felt for her she loved my father so much and I think she hopes my father will change one day.

"Can you'll please stop I'm so tired of fighting in this family can we all just live in peace."  My mother is crying so much her eyes are so red.

"I don't think we can live in peace after the way you treated me I don't think I will forgive you." 

I know my mother she's sensitive and I feel for but after all the thing she's done to me I don't think I will forget the things she did to me. She didn't even care about me when my father kicked me out of the house.

I was only 18 years a naive teenager I'm tired if being sorry for myself.

"I don't have time for this shit I'm leaving I'm going to the hotel and you know where to find me"

My parents are always like this they are manipulative and they changed my brother and I'm not really in the mood to deal with them.