THE YOUNG SOPRANO PART 2--XXXII (CONTINUED)
THE YOUNG SOPRANO
PART 2--XXXII
By
J. BECK
2024
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(CONTINUED)
XXXII
Meadow shakes her head contemplating Svetlana's confession as she exited the funeral home office to check on their distraught Aunt Janice.
Entering the Ladies Lounge she finds Janice surrounded by her two daughters Sophia & Nica attempting to calm their mother down to no prevail. When Janice's little sister Barbara entered the lounge being led in by her daughter Alyssa who went to retrieve her.
Barbara walks up to Janice & slaps her big sister across the face in front of all their concerned nieces gathered around them. Shocking them all! But to their amazement Janice snapped out of her panic attack enabling Janice to exhale & regain her breath as she collapsed into her smaller sister's arms. Who rolled her off unto the sofa instructing the girls to get her a cold wet washcloth to wipe her face & something to drink before Barbara walked back out to return to her table like nothing ever happened.
Meadow was amazed after witnessing her Aunt Barbara's assertive approach to rectify her older sister's panic-attack & distress.
"What did you just do back there?!" Meadow asked her Aunt as she followed her out of the Ladies' Lounge.
"That's the only way to snap Janice out of her panic-attacks. Only Mommy could get away with doing that for her when we were young. Daddy refused to strike Janice but Livia had no issues with it!" Barbara assured Meadow half laughing.
"That's actually the first time I ever attempted it--I'm just glad it worked! & That Janice didn't attack me back! I'm not afraid of her but I know first hand she can be one crazy bitch if she looses her shit!" They laugh in agreement as Barbara kisses Meadow's near cheek to excuse herself.
Meadow joins A.J. standing out in the hallway between the lobby & Junior's open silver coffin viewing parlor.
"A.J.--I can't get Bobbi off my mind. Do you think I should at least call her to give her our condolences to comfort her & assure her that her presence has been sincerely missed. She shouldn't have to be alone at such a grievous time."
A.J. doesnt look at her but answers his persistent sister'squestion by saying: "She's Here." (Where?)
She is inside that Urn standing beside Junior's coffin." (WHAT?)
"EASY BING.--I told you--"It was more then she could bear." Bobbi committed suicide. (WHY?--HOW?!) Meadow clutches her brother's jacket sleeve.
ROBERTA "BOBBI" SANFILLIPO
CORRADO SOPRANO'S
COMARE
"She overdosed in her bed with her arms crossed holding Junior'sframed picture against her heart. She left behind a suicide-letter asking to be cremated & buried with Uncle June."
"OH A.J.--THATS SO TRAGIC & ROMANTIC! She really loved that old bastard! You'd never see that Russian Cunt kill herself over anyone!"
A.J. answered Meadow by remaining silent.
"Thank-you for telling me A J.--Now i can stop worrying about her. & I can celebrate her love for life inside myself by knowing the truth."
"Some Day huh? Brother!" Meadow wraps her arms around A.J.'s waist & laid her head upon his chest. "I'm so exhausted."
"Hang in there Bing! It will be over sooner then later now!" A.J. puts his arm around Meadow & kissed her on top of the head.
"Look how well everyone's getting along & appear to be enjoying each other's company?!"
"It's amazing!" Meadow sighed in agreement. As they watched the interactions between the family friends & guest who came to call at the Last Great Gangster Funeral.
"Is that "JACKIE-O" over there sitting beside Mom?! (JACKIE-O?!) "YEA--Kelli (Lombardo) Moltisanti. (Yes. But why did you call her that?)
"That's the nickname Daddy gave her after Christopher died in the car accident that also almost killed him." (Why?) "Because Kelli acted just like the victimized widow Jackie-O after JFK was assassinated. I wonder. Did she bring Caitlyn with her too?!"
A.J. gives Meadow a second hug before answering his sister. "Yes. She's here. Haven't you seen her yet?" (Why No?)
Then A.J. pointed Caitlyn out to Meadow: "She is sitting over there on the organ bench beside Franny."
"OH MY GOD--A.J.?!" Meadow is shocked to see a a darling little bald-headed girl wearing a black dress kicking her dangling legs sitting on the organ bench beside Francesca watching her playing funeral derges.
"She has a brain tumor & had to take chemotherapy before she has surgery at St Jude's Children Hospital next week."
"Why didn't you tell me A.J.?!" Meadow peered up with a tear running down her cheek.
"When? Was it suppose to tell you Bing?! I'm telling you now!" A.J. said as he thumbed away Meadow's lone tear away.
"You're Right Anthony--Christ. What a motherfucking day!--God love her heart."
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(To Be Continued)
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2024
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