Chapter 3-The Intruders

"Are you waiting for someone?" I asked with sarcasm.

He nodded negatively. At that time, Sarah had already gotten downstairs. "Sarah go to your room, I'll be right there" I told her.

"But why, mom?"

"Just go upstairs, baby." Tom told her and then went outside without a word. I stayed there petrified…he had said baby…I missed him so much. It was hard to resist him.

After Sarah had gone upstairs I followed Tom.

When I arrived, I saw three guys: one was the mob guy from the shop and the other two had been with him at the diner. Tom had a gum in his hands, the same gun I have pointed at him (accidentally) that morning. They had been talking for a while.

"I told you, I've never been to Philadelphia." Tom said

"You almost believe your own crap, don't you?" the man from the shop asked my husband. "You try so hard to be this other guy is painful to watch" Then he called one of his partners "Charlie!"

That "Charlie" opened one of the back doors of the car saying, "Look what we found…" with irony.

The sight stunned me: my son Jack was being taken out of the car, "MOM!" he cried out.

I started running towards him, yelling his name desperately. But Tom grabbed me, preventing me from carrying on, "Edie, Edie!" he shouted, "No! No!"

He looked into my eyes and holding my arms, whispered, "Wait!"

"Is our son!" I said with tears in my eyes.

"Go inside and wait with Sarah"

"But…" he stopped my words by brushing his lips against mine. I could feel the mobsters starring at us, but I didn't really care, "Just go…"

"Be safe" it was the only thing I could say because I was very worried about him.

I went inside, and Sarah came running into my arms, she was so afraid, "Everything is going to be all right" I said to calm her down.

Suddenly jack came storming inside, "God, are you ok? Did they treat you badly?" I asked embracing him. "I'm fine, mom"

"Please, take Sarah upstairs! It's safer," I said, and he obeyed.

Minutes passed, but felt like an eternity. Then Tom came inside…

To be continued

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