Chapter 29-Suicide and Sacrifice
Dom' had just quickly showered and got dressed. Letty was still asleep which was very strange. This was probably the only time she actually slept since she though DJ was dead and then to find out he was kidnapped. Dom looked at her with such sorrow in his eyes. She looked so peaceful that he couldn't bear to wake her and see her get frustrated and sad again so he left her asleep and went down stairs.
Brian was in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee leaning against the counter. He and Mia were in an intense conversation by the looks on their faces.
"Is everything alright?" Dom asked raising one eye brow.
"Mia found this on our door step early this morning. Dom we have to make a move soon. They came back to this house a second time Dom, while we slept. These bastrads are not going to get a third opportunity to tear this family apart." Mia rubbed Brian's shoulder in an effort to calm him down.
Dome took the package and opened it inside was the clothes DJ was wearing the day he was taken. Dom slowly removed it from the box and it unfolded as he lifted it. Only then did they notice that it was stained in blood. But was this his son's blood or was Bragga just trying to send a message? Dom's face grew enraged as his breathing accelerated. His chest looking as though it would soon burst from the tension. Dom growled loudly and slammed his palms on the kitchen counter. He then looked at Mia and Brian while clenching the piece of clothing in his fists.
"Letty can't ever see this, you understand?" Dom's voice was much deeper than usually when he spoke these words.
"Never see what?" Letty's voice made his body run cold as he knew he couldn't lie to her anymore. Not after she had forgiven him the night before. Letty continued down the stairs eyes glaring at Dom knowing that he was hiding something.
"Well? Is anybody gonna say something or I am going to have find out myself cuz…"
"Letty everything is going to be ok" Dom cut her off and turning to face her and he slyly dropped the piece of clothing in back in the box. However Letty did not buy in as she quickly headed for the box behind him. Dom grabbed her shoulders pushing her away from the box and tried to embrace her as she fought to break free from his grasp.
"Dom, stop, let me go. Please, please." Letty screamed and begged for her to be released. Dom trying desperately to hold her back and the tears that he knew would come as soon as she saw what was inside.
Letty managed to break free and again headed for the box.
"Letty please don't." Dom begged but it was too late. He dragged his hands down his face and cupped his nose and mouth as though trying to conserve his oxygen. Brian and Mia stood silent bracing themselves for what was about to happen.
Letty lifted the bloody piece of clothing out of the box and stared at it for a long time. Dom noticed she started to sway a little as though she was about to faint but she quickly regained her balance. He saw her swallow hard a few times, obviously choking back what she was feeling.
Mia's voice broke the silence "Let, honey!" Letty then shot a look at Mia like who gave her the right to speak. "It's going to be alright, okay." Mia continued to talk trying to comfort Letty but Dom knew what was happening. He had seen this look in her eyes before. It was when she had locked herself in the bathroom of the motel after he her found her. She though DJ was dead and couldn't cope with it. She then turned to alcohol and almost had sex with some stranger. When Dom thought about it she never really coped with it because she found out he was alive and then she was okay again. What she would do now was anyone's guess.
Suddenly, out of nowhere Letty started to chuckle under her breath. The chuckle then turned into an uncontrollable laugh. Everyone was shocked and confused. Why was she laughing?
"Let?" Dom asked wanting a response
Letty tried to contain her laughter enough to answer him. "What is this? Is this a joke?" She continued laughing. "Who does things like this? People don't kill innocent children"
Letty had skipped the mourning stage completely and went straight into a state of denial, still trying to contain her laughter. Mia's face grew red and her tears streamed down her face.
"Letty its okay." Dom spoke as her reached out to touch her but Letty moved back evading his touch. She looked at him confused because to her she couldn't understand why she was the only one who didn't believe what she was seeing.
"Of course it's okay. My son is alive." Letty shook her head as she spoke as though she was trying to convince herself.
"Letty, I'll get him back one way or the other, I promise." Dom once again tried to hold her but she slapped away his hand.
"What the fuck do you mean by one way or the other?" This was the second time Letty swore at him since he found her. He knew she only swore when she was really mad.
"You mean dead or alive don't you? Letty glared at Dom who now hung his head in defeat. "Don't you?" she screamed at him for an answer.
"No god dam it!" Dom shouted back. He didn't want to upset her more at this time but she knew how to push his buttons.
Letty's eyes began to water up as she saw the look on everyone's face. "You all think he's dead?" she asked teary eyed and nodding her head.
"No Letty, of course not" Mia jumped in. "We just want you to …
"You just want me to accept that fact that he could be dead and that I may never see him again, or hear him laugh, or smell his hair…." At that moment she finally broke down. She fell to the ground holding the piece of clothing to her face as she cried. Dom wanted so much to comfort her but was afraid she would push him away again. Mia realising her brother's pain sat on the ground next to Letty and held her. They stayed there for what seemed like an hour. Mia humming soothing songs as Letty constantly dried her eyes while leaning on Mia's shoulder.
After the atmosphere was calm again Brian brought in another package. Dom glared at him remembering what had just taken place. "You sure know how to break the ice Brian." Dom said sarcastically.
"Sorry Dom but we need to move on this ASAP. I know it's harder for you and Letty. I don't know what I would do if I was in your position."
Dom exhaled heavily as he opened the package. Inside was the orb looking key chain, just as Letty described.
"I googled it to see if it was some type of puzzle and you would not believe what came up"
"What?" Dom asked curiously
"Apparently it is an egg. It symbolises new beginnings in many cultures, however if in the mafia underworld..."
"Hold up, mafia underworld?" Dom interrupted.
"Yeah man, this shit runs deep. Apparently the egg was passed from hand to hand. Who ever held it was to run things for a period of time then at the end he was to pass it on to his successor. But this was in the early 1950's when the Italian family was extremely large and everyone wanted a piece of the pie. However, in more recent times gangs have developed a new world order for running things. Hence the east coast west coast shit. However this is where it gets interesting. Inside the egg is to hold the name of the successor which is placed inside by the last person holding the egg."
"So that means Bragga was or is to hand over this egg to his successor."
"Yeah, this explains why the FBI couldn't catch them for years. The order kept changing and by the time they got a lead the man in charge would be gone and some other tycoon would be in operation. The FBI was running in circles chasing their own tail while these criminals laughed as our men died by their hands."
"What do you think would happen if Bragga doesn't deliver this egg on time?" Dom asked but knowing the answer to his question.
"If these dudes are old school mafia then he would probably be chopped up into pieces and fed to their pit bulls. He wouldn't be safe anywhere on this planet, not even in jail." Brian said.
"Especially in jail." Dom concluded.
"We need to figure out how to open this thing to see we can gain some leverage."
"Leverage? Brian I'm not gonna play with my son's life."
"What are you saying Dom? Don't tell me this is another one of your suicide missions?" Brian ordered.
"It sure as hell better not be." Letty's voice made Dom spring out of his seat.
