THE YOUNG SOPRANOS XXXIV (CONTINUED)
THE
YOUNG SOPRANOS
XXXIV
BY J. BECK
2024
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(CONTINUED)
THE
YOUNG SOPRANOS
RETURN HOME
FROM MIAMI FLORIDA
XXXIV
A.J., Stella, & Meadow with Vito Jr & Francesca would arrive to Newark, New Jersey from Miami the following day on a return flight in the early afternoon. A.J. & Vito left in one car & Meadow left with Stella & Franny in another car to return to their ajoining hotel rooms in Dumbo NYC.
A.J. & Vito Jr. entered the T-Storage Unit Office after returning from visiting Carmela in Miami.
"Where's Compagino?" (Back there in your office--Counting all your Money!) "Good Man!"
"Who is he Q.?"
"I don't know T. Never seen him before."
He was an older gentleman with a full head of silver-hair like a Fox. I'd do Him!--(Wink)
A.J. put the card inside his jacket-pocket.
A.J. asked Vito Jr. if he was ready to be a Made-Man?! (Yes A.J.--I'm ready to be Made--Brother) "Good.--Let's Go & Get it Done then!"
That evening A.J. made reservations for a small private banquet room at Arty's Nouvo Veversi' Fine Italian Restraunt.
But first A.J., Vito Jr. with Compagino, Geno & Jake unloaded 10 cases of imorted wine down into Arty's wine cellar & basement where there was a smal table draped with a red cloth & a single white candle stand.
A.J. stood in between Geno & Jake across
the table from Vito & Cork as he lit the candle with a wooden match. Then A.J. recited the Oath of Omerta to Vito
Jr. to repeat aloud before the four Made-Men of Honor.
VITO (SPATAFORE) SOPRANO
A.J. removes a Saint Jude Card from his jacket & held it out for Vito to kiss the Saint. Then he pricked Vito's finger with a needle he held over the candle-flame & dripped his blood onto the Saint's card & Vito to hold his cupped hands out as A.J. lit the Saint Jude card on fire from the white candle before he dropped the burning card in Vito's hands to hold it until it was entirely consumed into ashes in his open palms. Vito never flinched as he stared down at the burning card. "If you ever Betray a Brother or the Family, So shall your Soul Burn in Hell.--Rub your hands together & be a Made Man of Honor Vito Jr. My Brother."
Each Man of Honor hugged & kissed Vito--Welcoming him officially into the Family. "Now let us go up to Eat--Drink & Make Merry in Celebration of this memoriable day that my Brother, Vito was Made!"
Upstairs entering the small private dining room Meadow, Francesca & Stella were there awaiting them to applaud Vito Jr. as Arty leads the guest of Honor in announcing for them all to eat & drink all you want A.J. provided the wine & is paying the bill.
Cork, Geno
& Jake bowed out leaving out through the kitchen so the paying customers
did think they were leaving because of poor food or service. Arty was touchy about signals being sent out.
After they finished eating Francesca played the piano & sang a song for her brother, Vito Jr. Bringing tears to all the eyes of the women as Arty, listening inside the door with his hostess wife, Charimine.
"How beautiful her voice & piano-playing are together!" A.J. & Meadow smile at each other knowing they were making the right decsion of sending her to music college.
A.J. awoke up as Stella was rolling out of bed to go for her early morning run with her next fight approaching. A.J. reaches across the warm place she had slept beside him to inhale her scent & hug her pillow before getting up & heading out of the Dumbo Hotel lobby doors to go to his Flats aprartment building with coffee & donuts for Vito.
But
all he found was women's clothes scattered from the living-room couch down the
hallway into Vito's open bed-room door where he found him laying naked &
sleeping heavy in between Roxanne & Rhonda who were both asleep draped over him.
A.J.
went into his bedroom to turn on his computer & drink his coffee until Vito
& the others began to stir. A.J.
examined Paulie Walnuts old land deed & hand-made map closer & seen a
second name on it beside Paulie's name on the deed: Paulo Germani.
A.J. & Vito go to the T-Storage Unit office to wait on Cork to show up. A.J. was watching an old black & white Noir movie on his TCM cell-phone app. Cork entered half dressed, tying his tie half-ass, asking, "What are you watching T.?--PORN?!"
No. I live Porn--I don't watch it,--MUCH!" They all got a chuckle out of that. "It's titled, "Kiss of Death," from 1947, 70 years ago. It has Richard Widmark as this psycho-gangster with a hidious laugh.
It's a fucking Classic. Seen It?" (No--I only watch PORN, myself!") They laughed at Cork's come-back.
"Hey
Compagino, tell me, whatever happened to that Little Paulie Germani?"
"Oh, He's still around. But he's pretty fucked up as I hear it. After Christpher threw him out a second story window 10 years ago.
He's been in a wheel-chair ever since. The judge awarded him damages but Chris died in that car accident with your Dad. And Little Paulie never got Squat out of it. He lives in some upstairs apartment over an old, closed grocery store."
"We should go see him. Pay him a surprise visit." (Why?) A.J. shoots a glare at Cork in front of Vito. Cork holds up his hand (Sorry Boss--I mean,) Cork points to his chin. (I'm not awake yet) "Well get awake then!" (Take it Easy--I just need my coffee!) A.J. points at a cup for him. (Thanks Anthony) "Don't thank me--It's fucking cold!" (It's still good--Thanks)
"Yea?--Let's Go. Come on Vito--You Drive, this fucker isn't awake yet! He will get us killed before our time!" (Sorry T.)
"Enough of the Sorry Shit Cork--Just come
on & show us where this Little Paulie lives."
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