-Chapter Six-
~Tony's POV~
Tony fell from the hole. The impact knocked the wind out of his already struggling lungs and basically shattered his right leg, as he learned later. A minute later, they heard the faint sounds of sirens getting closer. As the emergency services came around the corner, they saw a fire truck, ambulance, and something that surprised them even more.
A police car. T.R. was going to JAIL.
~Weewoo moment~
~T. R.' s POV~
Teddy heard the sirens and quickly slipped around the corner, bolting away. Not again, he thought to himself. He quickly ran into a clothing store, put on a suit, paid for it, and ran to go get… dinner.
"Greetings sir, I am Giovanni, and thank you for choosing Carmine's Restaurante Italiano! How may I serve you this evening?"
A young man with a heavy Italian accent tipped his hat with a flourish as he said these words. T.R. was beamed by a customary greeting from one of NYC's best Italian restaurants. He smiled. It felt great to be back.
One of the cooks recognized him.
"Mama Mia! Teddy is back!" Carmine exclaimed. He was the owner of Carmine's Ristorante Italiano, one of the most prestigious restaurants in the area.
"C-Carmine, ya gotta hide me old friend!"
"Ok, Teddy, you can hide in the kitchen while I hold down the fort up front." Carmine watched as Teddy ran into the kitchen and hid out of sight of the customers (in a cupboard), then picked up the phone, saying, "This is Carmine Bellotti, the owner of Carmine's Ristorante Italiano on 12th Street 3112, the man who is responsible for the recent house fire is in my restaurant." He listened to the responder's answer and set the phone back. T.R. was oblivious to Carmine's betrayal and didn't hear the phone call, turning him in, from his hiding spot in the gap between the leaky sink and the fridge.
~Narrator's POV~
Carmine is a very loyal and trustworthy man, unless of course you do something to insult him.
The reason for Carmine's betrayal is as follows:
Carmine and Tony were high school sweethearts, and everybody was jealous of their relationship. When Carmine figured out that T.R. was cheating on Jacob with Tony, he was furious.
Jacob had informed Carmine of this, and he had known that T.R. might try to hide here.
This was all part of Carmine's revenge.
The moment Carmine heard the sirens, he motioned for T.R. to come out of hiding.
~T.R.'s POV~
"This is the police, we are here to arrest a man by the name of Teddy Roosevelt." Carmine didn't look surprised in the least when he heard the local police talk to him about T.R.
"YOU TURNED ME IN?!" T.R. asked incredulously.
"I had to," Carmine said, "after you decided to cheat on Jacob with TONY, my one and only love."
The police surrounded T.R. and handcuffed him.
"You are under arrest," one said, "now get into the car."
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?!" T.R. sputtered out of the car window. Carmine gave him a sad smile. "I'm deeply sorry, my old friend, but I HAD to." Then he stopped talking and stared off into the distance, contemplating why things had to come to this.
The ride was boring and bland. One of the policemen decided to talk about his five children, his pregnant wife, and his three cats.
"And next week, we'll be vacationing in Flo-"
"NOBODY CARES, ARNOLD," he said, then muttered under his breath, "I knew I shouldn't have come to work today."
"SHUT UP, AARON."
"You shut up!"
"No you shut up!"
"No y-"
"HOW ABOUT WE ALL SHUT UP!" The third policeman, Jonah, screamed. T.R. sighed.
When he reached the jail, he was thrown into his cell. It was boring, with only one bed, a toilet, a sink, and a T.V. T.R. turned on the T.V. and turned to the news channel.
"'Local citizen Tony Ravioli's house was set aflame earlier today. The suspect has been caught and put into custody for arson,'" he read off the screen. It pictured Nico, Andrea, and Jacob huddled around the mattress which Tony had fallen on. T.R. felt slightly guilty, but he wanted to see his children again.
Luckily for T.R., his wish would come true.