Gary

I shouldn’t be surprised that my fucking family didn’t bother telling me they were going to Australia for the holidays. I called my mother only to find out they wouldn’t return until after the New Year. It’s not like I didn’t want to see my son. This will be the second year he hasn’t come home for the holidays. That is just one more thing to make me hate that girl. She has turned my son against me. I hoped to make him hate her, but it didn’t work.

Danello and I have been friends since we were in grade school. He knows my parents and siblings. Once we entered high school, Danello told me about his family. I was intrigued but knew getting involved with the mafia was dangerous. His father and grandfather talked with me, and I agreed with one stipulation. I told them I would only join them if my family were left alone, including my future wife and children. They told me they would make sure nothing happened to them, but I had to understand that our enemies would, if possible