Authors Note : I cut it up yet again, this was due to an abrupt story change that made me want this chapter to stand on it's own. It's a fair sized chapter. Just review it the next chapters coming out whenever. Just review it's fun trust me.
The Sindacco Family
Chapter 6 Part 1: Liberty City
Liberty City, 1953
The ride to the ship yard went smoothly, there was a little stop for gas and Charlie got spooked by a car that seemed to be following them but that was about it. Now that the whole family was together it was time to talk business. Amongst what to do about the Midwest they also had to talk about the wedding, like I said before it was essential. It was going to be the only time that all the families, excluding the Forellis, where going to be together all in one place before the real meeting in Mill Town. Frank Sindacco and Jack had a lot to sort out with them, real Italian stuff, old favors and loyalties where definitely going to be brought up. The wedding set up was nice, right in the back by the sea. There was going to be two tents for guests and three buffet tables and of course one gazebo for the band. But unbeknownst to all the regular guys and gals stuffing there faces, out on the deck was where the real action was. That's where Salvatore and Jack had set the unofficial family meeting minus the Forellis. Everyone was going to be there Including Ferinzano Gambini and his crew.
It was perfect the Forellis wouldn't get to wise and the cops would just think of it as an old fashion wedding reception. But before all that could be done they had to plan it out. It had to be perfect it was like an act of congress you don't just go in without anything and purpose a 5 point plan. Frank had to know what he was saying but most Important of all he had to make sure all the wise guys liked what he was saying. To do this he had to talk about everything just right, he had to address the concerns of Ferinzano with his auto yards in Danford as well as the cops cracking down on the protection rings in Carcer and Liberty City. It wasn't like back in the old days where you could just take something, now everything was taken and had to be divided.
Charlie's office was filled with cigar smoke, it looked like a foggy evening in San Fierro. Drinks where being slung , cards where being played, and everyone was talking up a storm. You had Jack and Frank talking about old times, Johnny and Charlie talking about girls they've banged with all the laughter and suggestive Innuendo to go around and than you had Nikki focusing on the card game. He was much of a talker Nikki but he was one hell of a cards guy. Frank had picked him up in Las Venturas when he was just a bum betting with whatever he could find and than drinking what he won. Nikki was practically like a brother to Charlie and Johnny so they treated him like one. "Since when did you become such a mute Nikki?" Johnny said shuffling some cards. "Since whenever you talk" the whole room just laughed "get out of here" Johnny said pushing him playfully.
"Yeah alright but only to get some drinks" Nikki said getting up and leaving the room. "Okay enough fun I think we need to talk business" Frank said putting down his cards". "Well hold on lets wait till Nikki comes back" Charlie said looking down the hall. "That's who it's about Nikki" the table went silent. "What about Nikki?" Charlie said putting his hand on his fathers shoulder. "He's a traitor Charlie" Johnny said getting up and looking out the door. "No you cant mean that" Charlie said "yes now I want you to be quite he'll hear us" Frank said as Johnny pulled out a gun. "No Johnny, no you can't!" Charlie tried to get up but he began coughing.
"It has to be done Charlie for the family" Frank said "what did he do that was so wrong don't shoot him!" "Charlie when he drove you to the restaurant why do you think he left, he set you up." Charlie fell back in his wheel chair "It's not true it can't be". Nikki began walking down the hall he was trying to juggle a tray. "Alright boys I have the drinks right her..." he stopped as a gun was put to his head. "Hey guys calm down this isn't funny." "shut up we know what you did." Johnny said knocking the tray out of his hands. " I didn't do a thing I swear" Johnny pushed him on the table "don't lie to me remember the restaurant? You set him up and it didn't work" "I had nothing to do with that I swear. It wasn't me, Charlie tell them it wasn't me" he was almost crying.
"I don't think it was him" Charlie said "oh shut up like you really know anything" Johnny said knocking Nikki onto the floor. Charlie pulled a gun "don't shoot him, don't you dare shoot my brother, my god he's like your brother too! "not anymore not after what he did, didn't you notice every time you got hit he was there, every time something went wrong he was always there, It's a hunch" "your going to kill a man on a hunch that's just stupid Johnny." "Don't call me fucking stupid Charlie" "boys put the guns away!" Frank said getting up" "no pop I'm going to shoot him just like we planned" "we only planned to tell Charlie here" "yeah and we had no Idea he'd be such a fuck about it. Charlie it has to be done!" he fired 3 times into Nikki. Charlie looked from his brother to Nikki he aimed the gun down and began firing at Nikki. "Ahhhh!" he screamed as each shot hit Nikki making his body flail around. They stopped there was total silence Charlie's eyes where wet and Frank was just looking at them both. "Get the boys up here" Frank said "not yet Fr..." Jack said but he was cut off "just get the boys up here I don't want him just laying around like this". Johnny quickly walked out of the room.
In the end it has to be done, If someone betrays you they have to go. What they had done there was unexpected but it was going to be done eventually. Sometimes it hurts what you have to do but that's all part of being a man, you have to make tough choices. The body had to be moved immediately and that's exactly what they did, they sunk it in the river with some cement blocks so no one would find it. You had to purge your family of all the rats even if they are your friend's. Charlie didn't speak all that night or Into the next day. Frank knew the look he had went through the same thing when he killed his old partner years ago. It wasn't guilt so much as it was the feeling of your own demise "am I next?" is the question that runs through your mind when you realize how easy it is to kill a friend.
Charlie sat outside on the dock looking at the ships go by. Frank came out and put his hand on the boy's shoulder. "It had to be done for the family" Franks said "we won't have much of a family left the way this is going. "I know son, I know" and they sat there looking out to sea for hours. Father and Son both forever damned to make mothers cry. They both always thought about it, they where never going to see heaven and the only thing they could promise themselves was that the next generation of Sindacco's would.