THE YOUNG SOPRANOS PART 2--III

 THE 

YOUNG SOPRANOS

PART 2--III

By 

J. BECK

2024

III

A.J. waves Vito past T STORAGE UNIT office as he called Meadow. Covering the phone to tell him where to go. "Bing! (T.) 

"So?"(Mom's Coming--She'll be here Sunday afternoon & then she called back saying Rosale & Kelli Aprile are returning with her.)

"Good." (Yea--I guess.) 

A.J. laughes "What's the matter Sis?"

MEADOW & OMERTA

"Don't be mean to me A.J.--You know exactly what's the matter! She is going fly in like some heroine to save the day(At the last minute after all the arrangements have been already made for her. She's the one who is Junior's Power of Attorney! I really didn't think she'd come (You Hoped.) Yea. But as soon as she heard her son requested her presence she couldn't deny him. Although he had neglected her for over a decade! (Did she say that?) "No. I was just embellishing our conversation." ( Now you are being mean to me Bing!)

CARMELA SOPRANO

Widow of

Tony Soprano

Mother of

Meadow & A.J.

"No--I'm just saying (I know.) She will be so far up our asses we won't be able to get Junior buried fast enough!" (Yea but what about my birthday?) "Oh don't remind her Anthony." (Meadow--She's my/our mother she isn't going to forget when my birthday is!) 

" OH--Don't be so sure of yourself big boy. She has forgotten mine before. (I don't believe that) "If I'm lying I'm dying--She said Oh is it?" (She was probably teasing you like that-Blowing you off) Either way? She's such a Bitch!"

"Ok--I have to run. I still have at least 3 more stops to make yet today. As he looks over at Vito & points snapping his fingers for him to take the next  left.  Rolling his eyes as Meadow was exhausting their conversation. "I have to go Sis--Yes. I told Janice. I will tell you when I get back. Love You!" (CLICK--CHRIST)

"I just wanted to know if Mom was coming & Meadow turns it into a Theropy Session--She's the one with "Mommy Issues" that she accuses me of having. I have no issues with her: Mom is a Bitch like Meadow says -But I've accepted that i am a "Son of a Bitch!" A.J. grins. "Meadow resents her for being who she is & Mom has always been jealous of her because she knew Dad loved Meadow more then her."

A.J. lights a cigerette & french inhaling the cooled smoke deeply before exhaling it as a cloud over his head.

 "Mom is everything she accuses Meadow of being Vain Privilaged & Spoiled.

I dont buy that line of shit that Mom didnt know how the oldman was or how he made his money when they were married.  He could of married any number of different Italian women back then--Just like your mother?!" 

Vito remained silent & listened as he stared straight ahead at the road through the dirty windshield.

"Carmela was his Trophy Wife & he was her Bank-Roll. Dad married her for some reason though besides her being a fine piece of ass back in their day! 

She is more gangster down in her core then he was himself. & What does she do once her terrible mobbed up husband was dead & buried? She runs off to Miami with his estate to be another mobster's whore in Carmine Luppitazzi Jr. 

Yea. Enough of that stupid shit." A.J. flicks his cigarette butt out the open car window.

 "We have to go see Roberta Sanfillipo--Bobbi--Junior's X-Comare. I don't want her to learn of his death by reading about it in the newspaper or on the local radio station news. She deserves to be properly informed even though Junior dumped her over a decade ago."

A.J. went to to the front door to visit Uncle Jr.'s ex-comare, Roberta--Bobbi, to inform her of his passing & ask her for his measurements for a new tailored suit to be buried in.

Roberta wearing a sheer white house-coat & slippers carrying a piece of burnt-toast when she answered the door to find A.J.  Dropping her toast on the floor & Bobbi covered her mouth. 

BOBBI

           "It's Corrado isn't it?!" (Yes.)  "He died last evening?" (Yes.) "I know.  He came to see me last night after supper. 

He stood behind me & rested his hand on my shoulder & kissed my cheek saying, "Dinner was delicious my Darling."  I put my hand atop his to say, "Thank you Corrado."  But when I turned to peer back up at him, there was no one there." 

Warm tears stream down her pale, wrinkled face as she excused herself & motioned for A.J. to come inside to the smell of burnt-toast hazing the air.         

Looking paniced to remember where the kleenix box of tissues were to collect herself apologizing for her appearence.  A.J. assured her that he totally understood.  

Telling her that he wanted her to know it first hand from him before learning the news of Jr"s death on the radio or reading it in a newspaper.  

"That is so dear of you Anthony."  Bobbi clutches A.J. & hugs him tightly before kissing his cheek & releasing him to step back.  

"I have something for you Anthony."

BOBBI

Bobbi motions for A.J. to follow her back to the guest bedroom closet.  "Here's two suitcases full of cash & a briefcase that belonged to Corrado."  A.J. told her she should keep the money.  "Oh, No.  I have plenty.  I have two more suitcases of my own!"  She winks & struggles to crack a smile without crying again.  "Corrado took good care of me even after he smashed that pie in my face & ended our relationship."         

Bobbi opens the briefcase on the made, unslept in bed to show A.J. a wooden box.  "This was your grandfather, Johnny-Boy's gun!  A Berreda named, "The Cheetah!"  

Beretta Cheetah 84 LS .380

A.J. was speechless as he stood staring at the renown pistol that he had heard so many stories from his father who begrudged Uncle Jr for not giving it to him after his father's death.

           

Bobbi also showed A.J. an envelope with a property deed & a door key-ring.  "This is the deed to our sea-cottage in Rosa Boca in Florida.  Corrado had it put in my name in case the FEDS arrested him & ceased his assets.  

"I have signed the deed so you can tranfer it appropreately.  I have no use for it now & my heart would burst to unlock all of the wonderful memories we shared there from so long ago now.  There is even more money in suitcases, much, much more money & such is hidden down there."

  

      

A.J. gets into the front passenger seat where Vito sat in the driver'sseat waiting for him--"What do you say brother--We get the fuck out of Jersey?!  Go to Yonkers.  I see there's a casino & horsetrack there on a freeway billboard.  

I just want a breather away from here--& Gamble.  Jr's showing & funeral won't be for five more days.  No one is going to miss us for a couple days.  I will call Meadow & Franny so they know we will be away.

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(To Be Continued)

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