The Last Letter from the Maestro
Chapter 9 The Last Letter from the Maestro
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A QUIET DAY BEFORE THE STORM
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Maria knocked on her second sister's room door carefully, she began to open it when she felt there was no truth from within.
Nolle did not budge from her place in the least, she ignored Mary who walked over and sat beside her. It had been almost three years since that heartbreaking incident, Nolle's condition had begun to gradually improve, although it did not fully recover at least she did not go berserk when she saw someone else approaching her.
" Sister Nolle, let's eat first" said Maria in a carefree voice.
Nolle still did not give any reaction, the look in her eyes was still empty as usual.
Maria was only able to stare sadly at Nolle, her usually carefree older sister now looking like an undead.
" Sister Nolle, Maria keep it here yes" said Maria while keeping a tray of bread and jam as well as a glass of water on the nightstand next to the bed.
Before Maria closed the door, she had a quick glance at Nolle. He so missed the figure of Nolle who was spirit and careless.
" Cheal fast Brother Nolle.. "
After Maria Nolle cupped her face with both hands, sobs slowly filled the room.
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Lucas was sipping his black coffee when Maria entered the kitchen, sitting opposite Lucas at the dinner table.
" How about ?" lucas asked as he glanced towards Maria who was looking down with a listless face.
" It still seems the same"." said Maria sadly.
Lucas smiled warmly, "It's okay, we just wait.. "
Maria nodded slowly, her hands wiping away the few tears that had welled up in her eyes.
" I want to take Pompe out for a walk" said Maria, standing up and smiling again.
Lucas nodded and again sipped his black coffee, Maria returned a little more excited, he walked cheerfully towards the back of his house looking for his petite dog Pompe.
" The past three years have been so quiet" said Lucas, "But thank goodness." he said in a relieved voice.
3 Years before.
An unidentified man was found in a lake in the south of Chicago in terrible conditions, his vitals were cut off and both legs were in cement in a wooden box that made his body sink at the bottom of the lake.
Lucas smiled with relief that morning, as he read a newspaper with a cup of black coffee at a small table behind his house.
After the incident, it was reported that the gangster group headed by Amare who was entrenched in Brooklyn in the tripe was exhausted. All members of the group disappear, and Marlo's close friend Amare is found dead on the side of the road with a shattered jaw.
Lucas never expected to go so far with Terry, knowing that his family had become one of the most influential groups in the New York illegal crime syndicate, leaving Lucas unafraid to avoid him. It's all because they're basically the same.
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A loud sound from an electrocardiogram machine filled the room, at 4 pm Lucas suddenly had a cardiac arrest. The disease made the function of the heart and other internal organs barely functioning properly, even Lucas began to have difficulty breathing as a result of his paralysis that had reached the neck.
Richard was sitting pensively in the waiting chair of the hospital hallway, but just this morning his papa was back to tell the story of his past.
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The sound of footsteps echoing in the hospital hallway, unable to divert Richard's daydreams. Helio and his two younger siblings approached Richard, who stared at the ICU door with blank eyes.
" How about ?" helio asked with a voice that was still panting.
Richard just shook his head, Helio was sitting next to Richard with no less chaotic feelings.
" I still have many questions for him" Helio said in a whispering voice.
" He promised to let us ask when he was done telling the story. So he should be able to get through this." said Richard in a trembling voice like holding back a cry that was ready to explode at any moment.
" Hey stop walking back and forth like that, sit down" Allano said to Alessio who looked so agitated.
When the atmosphere in front of the ICU room was so tense, suddenly several people with neat black suit stellans came to the four young men.
" I'm Bern, Mr. Lucas gave me orders to take you to see Mr. Terry when Mr. Lucas' condition worsened" said the man who turned out to be Bern.
" Let's follow me.. "
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In a rundown suburban house, a woman who looks so old from her age is lying with disjointed breaths. His wrinkled hands clasped a worn out piece of photo that was already blurry.
" Sorry." said the woman in a weak voice.
" I miss you so much.. "
Beside him was a boy about 12 years old sobbing, his tiny hand clasping the woman's hand firmly.
" Aunty.."
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Tbc..