--Chapter 14--
Old Friends, New Jobs
"Tommy is getting out today." Ronny says, coming into the bistro early in the morning. "Good, the sooner the better, we can get him set up, and on his way." Sonny responds, picking up the phone. Right as he starts dialing, Harry and Lee come in also, and Sonny stops dialing and puts the phone away. "You guys. Go pick Tommy up, tell him to pack his things, inform him on his job. Then I'll give him more details later." They both nod, then the pair turns to leave, and Sonny stops them at the last second. "Oh, and pack your bags too. You're going with him." They look at eachother in suprise, but decide not to argue the orders and leave the bistro.
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"How does it feel to be free?" Lee says, looking into the back seat from the front passengers seat, while Harry drives the car. "Not bad." Tommy says, looking out the window onto Liberty City, a place of good and bad happenings for him. "Sorry to not give you much of a break, Tommy, but Sonny has quite a big project for you to work on." "Tell him I'm glad to see him too." "Sonny said he wanted to be here to greet you, but he had things to attend to. And anyways, getting such a job is a compliment, yes?" "I guess so." The car continues to speed down the road.
After a while of silence, Tommy gives in to his curiosity. "So, what does he want me to do?" "Sonny says that you're going to go down to Vice City, and start up a business there. He's already got a deal set up for you when you get there." "Florida...great." "We're going with you...anyways, we picked up most of your old things and packed them. Do you need any clothing for the warmer climate?" "Nah, I have this nice shirt I can wear there. It's in with my old stuff." "Alright, we'll go straight to the airport then."
The car makes the journey to the international airport in Liberty City, and turns in. They park the car and then get the luggage out. They all carry a bunch of bags into the airport and drop them off. Harry walks over to a pay phone and dials, then waits. "Here Tommy." He motions for Tommy to come to the payphone, and Tommy grabs it. "Tommy!" Sonny's voice rings out from the phone. "Hey..." "I'm sorry I couldn't be there. Anyways, there's some business I need you to take care of for me. There's a guy named Ken Rosenberg down in Vice City. He is our contact. You Ken, Harry, and Lee will all drive to a drug deal tomorrow morning. The flight shouldn't take that long. You'll get there in time to get some sleep. Anyways, you have three million dollars, and it will be exchanged for some white gold, know what I mean?" "Yeah..."
"It's great to hear from you, Tommy." "You too, Sonny." They both hang up the phone, and Tommy then walks back over to Harry and Lee. They wait a little while to board their flight, then get on. This was a lot to absorb, on his first down out of prison nonetheless. In a way, Tommy was happy to get out of Liberty City. A lot of bad memories from there. He could now start out new. Sonny also seemed to have changed a bit, Tommy couldn't quite pinpoint it. It was probably nothing anyways, he hadn't seen him in a while.
The plane began to ascend into the air. Tommy was off to Vice City.