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“Oh alright, just checking. We better stop talking before
Ma comes back over and hears us!” Marco chuckles. “She
might beat our asses.”
“Yeah, she doesn’t like us talking about the jobs,” I say
with a laugh as we head over to the table where our family
dinner awaits us.
Despite everything else going on in our lives - the
violence, the danger - I always look forward to these
Saturday dinners with my family. It was the one thing that
keeps me grounded and reminds me of who I used to be
before getting involved in this criminal underworld.
After a long week , I am finally able to relax at pops
house, I feel a sense of peace wash over me for the first
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time in weeks. For once I can forget about all the darkness
surrounding me and just enjoy being around the people who
love me unconditionally. Pops can be a tight ass, but he
does show us that he cares for us. Even if he’s breathing
down our necks.
Ma’s cooking always brings a sense of comfort to me. The
smell of her pasta fills the house and my nose, making my
mouth water in anticipation. Leaning against the doorway
to the kitchen I can’t help but smile as I watch her move
around the kitchen with ease, humming a tune under her
breath. It was times like these that made me forget about
the negatives that came with being part of the family
business.
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Pops always seemed scared of Ma, warning us that she
may look sweet but was meaner than a rattlesnake. But I
