Chapter 37
John
The one that was still alive was in and out of consciousness not sure if he was going to make it but I hoped he will, we needed some information from him. Dario already called the doctor which means when we get back to my house the doctor will be waiting for us in my basement that is fully equip for any operation, needless to say we don’t go to hospitals the hospital comes to us. Dario was driving like crazy not sure if it was because of me or if he wanted to keep the other guy alive but none the less, we needed to get to my place as soon as possible. When we approached the gates, the gates were opened immediately clearly Dario must have called ahead. Dario stopped at the side of the house which gives us easy access to the basement. The doctor was already waiting for us at the door. “Hi doc.” “John.” Dario carried the other guy out of the car while the doc looked at my wound. “You still okay let me see what I can do for him first. I take it you want him alive?” “Yes doc.” I went to sit on one of my chairs while waiting for the doctor to safe the mother fucker that tried to steal from me. “While I waited for him to finish his operation I made a conference call to the others. It took a while for Enzo to answer but eventually he got on and he was the first to notice it “What happened to you, you look pale. “I was shot.” “Fuck John why didn’t you say that when we picked up.” Frank said. “It was the Scorpions, right?” Nico asked. “Yes, it was, I’m sure if Marchetti wanted me dead I would be.” “What happened?” Enzo asked “I visited my bodega’s as there were suspicious men in the store this morning, the first store was quiet we just got video footage but at the second bodega we found them, we had words and they left, but the fuckers went to the same one next that was on my list. I found them in the storage unit with the candy.” “Fuck.” All of them said. “We asked them to dropped their weapons it looked like they were going to and then they started to shoot, obviously we shot back 2 is dead one is still alive the doctor is working on him. Frank, can you come over and interrogate him?” “Off course I will but it will have to be tomorrow he will still be groggy today.” “I figured I’ll have men on him during the night.” “Now go and lie down.” Enzo said before he disconnected the call which made Frank and Nico also disconnect.
My next call was to the cleaning crew I needed those bodies getting rid of as well as that room clean. They assured me they will be at the Bodega in the next 30 minutes which worked for me I called the Bodega Manager and told him to close the Bodega for the rest of the day. I needed the crew to work without disturbance I also told him to put a sign up saying we are fumigating or something, I didn’t want prying eyes while the cleaning crew was busy. When everything was taken care off, I switch to the coach to close my eyes I was getting tired, so so tired.
I woke up with someone hitting me in the face, “John, John, John wake up John.” “Hey stop hitting me.” I said looking at the doctor. “Fuck you scared me you didn’t want to wake up.” “Did you fix me already?” “No, I just came back from operating on your guy.” “His not my guy.” “For my sake he is.” “Is he going to live?” “He is. Now come let me take you through so we can stich you up, you are losing a lot of blood.” “Well luckily for you I made provision for that.” “Yes, John luckily for me.” I donate blood every month and so does the others but not to go to the blood bank, oh no we have our own blood bank if something happens, we need to have blood on hand like I said we don’t go to hospitals. I was taken into the operating room the lights were so bright, our doc had his own doctors he brings in to assist him always the same and we pay them handsomely they won’t talk which is why we pay them so much. The normal faces were present again the one girl took my hand put a drip in and said Mr. Ricca count down from 10, I can’t remember that I even reached 8.
I woke up in my own bed in my room, Dario was sitting with me and there was a nurse. “His awake” Dario said to the nurse. The nurse got up and helped me to take a sip of water, then she checked my vitals. This wasn’t my first rodeo so I knew what she was going to do they also know after they did what they have to they should leave me alone with my men. When she was done, she left the room. “Is he awake?” I asked Dario “Not really I think the doctor gave him more pain meds than he gave to you.” “Well, we need men on him the whole night Frank will be coming tomorrow to interrogate him.” “I have 4 men on him boss don’t worry, you just sleep and get better.” I ignored Dario “The cleaning at the Bodega?” “It’s done no one expected anything.” “And the sounds of the guns?” “We didn’t hear anything about it. Now rest everything is under control.” Famous last words if you ask me nothing is under control I’m sure Marchetti already knows about what went down at the bodega but I don’t have the energy to think about that mother fucker now.