Chapter - 83 - Peaches

"Ahhhhh! Doc! It's me, Frank!" shouted Frank. Gianna leaned forward to look at his face and asked, "What the hell are you doing here?" "Let my hands off! It's paining!!" shouted Frank. Gianna let his hand free and smiled at him. "You look creepy smiling like that after hurting me! I think my jaw has dislocated! Ahhh!!"

Gianna chuckled and asked, "Want me to help you with your jaw?" "NOO!! I will never come near you again!" screamed Frank. He walked fastly towards the elevator, and Gianna followed him but she failed to notice a black car parked nearby which tailed her to her apartment.

"What were you doing in the parking lot?" asked Gianna as she stepped inside the elevator. Frank rotated his hand and said, "We bought a second-hand car three days before. I came to fetch grandma's report left behind in the car." Gianna nodded and said, "The pain will go away soon." "You are so mean, Doc!" Gianna chuckled and stepped out together. "We will bring you dinner!" said Frank as he walked toward his unit. "I will come over to yours," said Gianna as she unlocked her apartment door.

As usual, she looked around the apartment and switched her lights on after confirming nothing was strange! The uninvited memories of Rick flashed through her mind as soon as the room was bright! Gianna shook her head and groaned loudly as she emptied her duffle bag. She looked around and decided to clean the house quickly before dinner. First, she put her clothes for washing along with the bed sheets used by Rick and then decided to vacuum the whole house.

As she vacuumed, she saw a crumbled note on the floor near the balcony door. She opened the crumbled paper and saw Rick's farewell message on it. "Ahh! This shit again!" muttered Gianna. She was about to throw the note but changed her mind and placed the note inside her diary on the study table before continuing with her work.

Gianna looked around the house and was satisfied with her cleaning. She went to take a quick hot shower and was extra careful with her left hand. As she scrubbed her body, her mind wandered toward Rick again! 'His wounds would have been healed by now. I wonder whether his bullet wound has healed! Did he return to Velaris? *sigh* Whatever, he is just a closed chapter now!'

The clothes in the washing machine were done as she finished showering. She put the clothes for drying on the balcony and walked towards Mrs.Rogers's apartment to have dinner. Ding dong ... Frank immediately opened the door and invited her in. "What happened to your hand, Doc!" exclaimed Frank loudly. Mrs.Rogers came hurriedly from the kitchen and gasped at the sight of the bandage on Gianna's arm. Gianna didn't think about the bandage when she wore a short sleeve top and smiled at Mrs.Rogers.

"What is this? Are you working in the hospital or some other place?" Gianna chuckled and said, "I accidentally fell on the equipment tray and got cut," "I strongly doubt that!" said Frank, looking at her arm. Gianna threw a glare at Frank and mouthed at him to shut up. "Are you fine? Is it still paining?" asked Mrs.Rogers with concern. Gianna assured her she was alright and sat on a chair to have Mrs.Roger's delicious dinner.

On a deserted route, Rick and his men assembled. "Ben, you will hide on the other side of the road and hack into their trespass tracking system to manipulate the signal as soon as you receive my first signal." "Yes, capo!" responded Ben. "Upon my first signal, everyone should switch off your earpiece. There will be two trucks, and you can expect armed men inside the truck. Upon my second signal, block the front and back sides of the trucks and quickly switch on the earpiece. Upon my third signal, throw the smoke bombs into the truck." "Yes, captain!" responded the men in unison.

"Do not make a move until I give a command. Take your positions now and stay alert," said Rick and quickly climbed up the tree. The narrow road was deserted and covered with numerous trees on both sides. "I have reached the checkpoint, captain," informed one of the men through the earpiece. "Roger that!" Everyone silently waited for the trucks to enter the area.

It was half past nine when the trucks departed from the Ellerbrock base. "Switch the trespass tracking system as we leave the highway," informed the captain through the walkie-talkie. "Roger that, captain," responded the men. On the outside, it was just a truck transporting peaches, but inside, one can find the most expensive drug. The Ellerbrock men were low on alert because they strongly believed that no one would dare to attack them.

"Switch on the trespass security system now!" commanded the captain through the walkie-talkie. The men in both trucks responded and switched on the tracking system.

"Captain, I see two trucks, but these are peaches transporting trucks," informed one of the Visconti men from the checkpoint. "Standby," commanded Rick. But Rick suddenly realized something and said, "Ben, hack their system now! Wait for my signal and switch off your earpieces now!" commanded Rick and waited calmly in his position. Ben quickly started to type a few codes on the laptop, and after 3 minutes, he successfully hacked into their system. He immediately shone the flashlight twice indicating he had successfully hacked into their system.

Rick positioned himself on top of the tree so that he could clearly see Ben's signal. He could hear the trucks nearing them, and Ben flashed his light again indicating the trucks had passed the second checkpoint. Rick immediately gave a long and loud whistle, and as the surrounding was isolated, the Visconti men heard his whistle loud and clear. The men immediately came out of the hiding, carrying large metal blocks as a barrier. All the men quickly switched on their earpieces and took cover behind the metal blocks.