Mafia Martini

"I love him, Juliet

But are these feelings enough to disguise the danger of our love,

I'm not sure? will you help?

He makes me feel happy, alive and like I'm more than a speck of dust waiting to be drifted off in the wind.

I know it's silly to be so In love with someone so dangerous but I know I'm safe with him, it's everyone around him that frightens me.

So, Juliet

I leave you with this letter and my heart to determine if I should leave my boring but safe path to follow this adventure that I may not come out of alive,

Please Juliet I'm lost, Love Arabella"

I sighed over the paper and stared up at the wall before me. The part of me that longs for the hopeless romantic wishes I could see the happy ending I imagine, but the other part, the scared little girl that wishes the be tucked up in bed reading this story on the pages of a book, battle to be front and centre in my concisions. I fold the paper up, and stand swiping the tears from my cheek. I place my letter behind a brick directly under the balcony, the guards stood outside the opening ensuring my safety. After depositing my letter I looked up as if the answer would be in the stars. Shakespeares words resonated in my head:

"A pair of star-crossed lovers take there life, whose misadventured piteous overthrows doth with their death bury their parents' strife."

Our failure seem eminent, but I wonder whether I would mind. Maybe the ending will be worth the short few month I may get with him. I turn to the exit leaving behind my dreams for our future and the last remaining hope I had.

" - 9 month earlier - "

Matteo Leone Martini -

I entered the villa and head straight for my father office. With the impending meetings happening I needed to update him on the current situations in the north. The Martini family rules the Italian mafia with two exception The Vinci and The Guerra, to this day a century long agreement has been withheld by the three mafias to not empeed on the other territory. While we have been sticking to the arrangement it seems the others are sick of following the rules therefore I need to show them how to lead properly. Once entering my father office I closed the door

"Ciao Padre" (hello father) my father looked up ensuring I closed the door

"figlio, è stato tutto sistemato?" (Son, has everything been arranged)

"sì padre, partiamo domani, prenderò 50 mezzi e torneremo tra 3 settimane." (yes father, we leave tomorrow i will be taking 50 men and we will return in 3 weeks.)

In the coming weeks I plan to head to Venice in order to collect a shipment then travel to Verona to attend a meeting of the three leaders. The shipment is important so I must collect it myself I leave my father in charge while I go. He still support the mafia but is not as involved as he was when I was younger leaving me in charge of the majority of the business.

"Assicurati di tornare prima del 20 per essere ascoltato per il matrimonio, non vorremmo che lo sposo fosse in ritardo" (be sure to return before the 20th to be here for the wedding, we wouldn't want the groom to be late) I nod my head before making my exit.

Arabella:

I stare at the seat in front of me and sigh in frustration the man had already laid down in his seat and raised his arms on the back of the chair. I squash my body into the gap praying he will give me some more space through some of the flight. Although the seating situation was annoying I couldn't contain my excitement when the plane finally left the ground. I have been saving for year to go on the trip I couldn't wait to finally see Italy. I plan to study here next year but with money being tight I need to apply for scholarship or sponsorship while I'm out here. While waiting to arrive I looked over the map on my phone to ensure I have the direction to my hotel and my holiday itinerary 3 months is a long time to travel and I want to get the most out of this experience. Majority of the journey will be spend in Venice and Verona, but I left a little time aside to go see some other areas.Before I new it we were at the end of the flight, the man in-front of me did not sit up the entire time I think at one point he was stroking my leg and I still cringe at the thought. I step off the flight onto the tarmac, taking a deep breath and smile, as I head towards the bus shuttle that takes you to the terminals a shiver of excitement spreads through me for the adventure ahead.