Chapter 7 (part 2)
Tommy:and I...what am I for you?...an adventure, something to pass the time with till your family will find you a husband?
Sadie:I don't think I will marry soon
Tommy:why not?
Sadie:because my mother doesn't have money to give me for marriage
Tommy:if your sister had rejected Chris to get in convent you can have hers no?
Sadie:no, Chris was going to marry Jude even without money
Tommy:(surprised) it's true?...he must have be very in love then
Sadie:probably
Tommy:you have so many crazy traditions I can't believe it...a woman has to pay to have a husband...instead I will give everything to have a wife
Sadie:but you have nothing
Tommy:if I have much money and an honoured name will you marry me?...answer me
Sadie:if this was true why not
In the evening at the Dutois mansion Chris and Jamie were in Chris office.
Chris:and where you would like to go here. This place has nowhere to go no parties, no casinos, nothing
Jamie:neither elegant whore?
Chris:here?
Jamie:don't tell me that men here doesn't have fun
Chris:of course they have but here you find only low class whores club
Jamie:ah, but the club it's not important, the important thing is the women and I know for sure that women in this down are very passionate
Chris:(laughing) fine, I saw a club near the mall
Jamie:good it's perfect let's go
Chris:its better if we take something with us to defend ourselves here man are very aggressive
Jamie:but who will be so crazy to have a man like you with power and everything against him?
Chris:perhaps another one like the one I saw today so it's better if we be precautions
Jamie:what are you talking about?
Chris:something that happened to me recently
At Quest's tavern Tommy was talking to Wally.
Tommy:and he gave you that money?
Wally:yes, captain but I didn't know it was yours...if you want I can give it back
Tommy:no, you can keep it
Quest:be careful Tommy the Dutois are powerful
Tommy:I'm not afraid of them
Quest:you didn't do well he came here with good intensions
Tommy:and you... what do you know?...and people like him they do nothing with good intensions
Quest:so I bring you something to eat?...are you hungry?
Tommy:no, thank you
Kyle:you never told me you knew Chris Dutois
Tommy:it's not something I'm proud of...that family is responsible for what I am now
Someone called from behind Tommy.
:Tommy Quincy come and play a game
Tommy:I'm not in the mood to play
:are you afraid?...I heard that Tommy Quincy is not a coward
Tommy:(to Kyle) who is he?
Kyle:I don't know
:I heard that you're good at cards I want to see if it's true...what is it I scare you?...Quest bring a bottle of wine on this table...I bet on the diamond king and you?
Tommy:ass of hearts
:How much are we going to bet?
Tommy:how much you want
So the game had began meanwhile at a club near the mall Chris was drinking and
Jamie was talking and flirting with women.
At the Harrison's house Jude was in her room thinking about Tommy.
Jude's thoughts 'why is he always on my mind? From that night I can't stop
thinking about him and I'm afraid. I want to know what he's doing or where he is
but of course I already know the answer to bought of them he's at a club drinking
and doing it with a whore. Why am I so jealous I shouldn't care about him he's a
maniac, aggressive, a crazy man and...but his eyes were saying otherwise that
he's generous, kind and that he cares about other people. What am I saying of
course I saw those things in his eyes but only because I wanted to see them to
make him perfect. Oh god please help me because i think I'm falling for someone
that is no good for me and for my family. I need to get back to the convent as
soon as possible there I will be safe and forget about him.'
Back at the tavern with Tommy and the mystery man. The game has been won by
Tommy.
:can any one bring the devil?
Tommy:you have him in front of you
:I bet everything in the next game
Tommy:no, I want to stop
:not now you have to give me another chance
Tommy:you have had enough
:bet everything you have I will bet my boat
Tommy:the boats can't be betted like this there has to be documents
:go to hell there's no necessity of documents here are witnesses
Tommy:fine
:Everything on one card...my king of diamonds with your ass of hearts
The game began again.
:three of diamonds, two of diamonds, four of diamonds...I won
The mystery man went to pull the money to him when Tommy put a knife in his
hands. The mystery man was shouting because of course it hurts.
Tommy:you have cheated
:no
Tommy:yes you cheated
Later that night at Darius home Kyle went to Darius to tell him something about
Tommy.
Kyle:I'm sorry for this hour Darius but Tommy was arrested
Darius:why did they arrest him?...did they find out about the illegal things he brings from other countries?
Kyle:no, there was a fight at Quest's tavern a man had cheated in a cards game and Tommy put a knife in his hands
Darius:what necessity there was to pass immediately to violence?...there was no other way to put things in place?
Kyle:yes, of course but you know better than me how Tommy is. He gets angry easily
Darius:this is not a justify...the fact is that, that guy has the worst character and stubborn ...let me get dressed and we will see what we can do...and with who he fought?
Kyle:I think it's better if you know with someone named Robert Mcbright he's a relative of the director Leopardi
Darius:the director of prison
At the Dutois mansion Chris and Jamie got back from the club and were talking.
Jamie:but why do you care about that guy?...don't tell me you're going to do what you father told you?
Chris:a promise is a promise...and it's not about that I like Tommy...when we were little I even invade him
Jamie:invade a poor guy?
Chris:I was attracted of his free life, with adventure, with no commands ... I on the other hand I always had to obey everyone teachers, my mum... and even when Tommy was little he has already had some experience of life he even talked about nude women
Jamie:but at 14 years old it was something normal...and if he doesn't want your help why do you insist so much?
Chris:no, I am not going to insist anymore but I have to confess that his way provocative I like it...he has strength, courage strong character and a man that people have a good respect for him
Jamie:ah, I have to admit that you are very impressed by him but men are not my type of argument...why don't we talk about women?...I would like to meet your ex fiancé and future nun
Chris:why this interest? You're so perv
Jamie:perv why? (laughing)
At the prison Darius went to talk with the director.
Darius:I'm sorry sir but I don't think it's fair that you put Tommy in prison when another man had cheated in a game
There were people shouting outside the prison so they leave Tommy out of
prison.
Director:go and tell all the people outside to go away or we're going to arrest them too
Darius:calm down why are you so mad?...you know exactly the rules of games and cheating is one against them and Robert Mcbright has cheated
Director:Robert Mcbright has not cheated and Tommy has to answer for the conduct of trying to kill someone
Kyle:(who was there with Darius) the things had not gone how you're saying
Director:shout up or I put even you in prison
Darius:stop it Kyle
Director:lawyer Darius this story is not easy Robert Mcbright had win in honesty and Tommy had not only put him a knife in his hands but even took the money of the bet
Kyle:the money had took them the guys that were with Robert
Director:this is what you are saying but Robert said the other story and I believe him
Kyle:of course because he's your relative
Darius: Kyle please
Director:thank god you're an educate person lawyer because it's impossible to talk with some men
Darius:please forgive him, so let's say that what Robert is saying is true but I think we can accord in some way...like paying for the trouble and we say like give you some money to let Tommy go
Director:(laughing) no, I don't think that Tommy Quincy has all this money to pay for what Robert will ask for...not even if he sell his boat
Darius:and what is the sum that Robert wants?
Teasers:
What will happen to Tommy?
Will someone help him or will he pay for the money that Robert wants?
Or even will he prefer to stay in prison than give them money for his
stubbornness?