Promised to the Tyrant

sen

two piece, well if you can call a couple of strings on t

. Wait, I know him. I think he is from our nei

fter all, I am as

e leans closer to one of the girls, and

cene in front of me and abandon a

this was, they have cleared. I am not even sure why I a

er th

tà! O

was

ke my father. But t

p and running since 4am, but these chores just never seem to end. My

f me. I need to hurry. I still have to clean the dishes, complete my schoolwo

at too such impossible things, like

to me in all of seventeen years of my ex

we don’t see e

not run into each other. In fact, I serve him his mo

this, my father has

e doesn’t ignore me, I just

edge my existence, I would one day cease to exist at all.

ell, that I just cease to exist one day.

the house, clearing all my doubts. It is definitely him and

call, I hurry down, taking two steps at a time, to

s, and as I approach the kitchen, I can almost hear my grandm

ow can you forget that?” nana

bones, part of t

voice, and I cringe at his statement, but I am not surprised. O

le family man, a true Italian, who dots on his wife

that he can never undo. His BASTARD child, living proof of his betraya

some glorious early years of marriage, but a series of miscarriages left Maria gui

drunk father met my not very sober mother. Their

y family, under my protection. You know that ve

ind me and everyone around every da

Italian Mafia. An ‘initiated’ member of the Luciano family, that is one of the five famili

code of honour, loyalty & silence, that all men take when they are sworn into the ma

y mother was the daughter of another family member and that too from the Original Cosa Nostra family in Sicily. Not accepting her would have

d that’s why I was named and Baptised as “Omertà Romano“,

. Lucio and she is a good girl, does ev

household. My nana trying to

besties who share their secrets or something, but we talk, even if our conversations are m

does it on her own accord. We have never raised our voice

s care. And Maria has done her duty towards me- I have always had food, shelter, clothes and educa

t. She feels she needs to payback for what happened, and she has b

aze, as soon as they see me sta

ing from my father’s

y name in front of me, but he there

. Pack your things.

und to nana & Maria, but the

ucio.” Nana tr

he only resp

nsured that there were no follow up questio