"Yes! I'm Sure V!--It wouldn't be inside an Art Museum would it? If it wasn't!" The two brothers have a chuckle as they proceeded further into the winding maze of Art paintings & sculptures until they located Claire Honeywell's Art Show in a private exhibition room.
CLAIRE HONEYWELL'S EXHIBITION
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
NEWARK NJ
"You just have to Let Go & Give Art a Chance!--Always remember Vito: Even Bad Art is still Art!" A.J. smiles.
"I don't know Why? I agreed to attend this function w/you in the first place Anthony?!" Vito sighed.
"You agreeded because you didn't have any choice if you want that Prime Rib Special afterwards!" (That's Bribery!)
"Yea. I guess You're right V?--But it got you here didn't it? So enjoy yourself Brother! Enjoy all the Art & Pretty People!" (Pretty?!--More like Stuffy People!)
"It will be alright V!--It won't last that long & it will be dinner time soon enough!" A.J. pats him across the back as he peels off to mingle & locate Claire. (I don't even know anyone here?)
FRANCESCA "FRANNY" SOPRANO
When he hears his name called out: "Hey Vito!"
& He turns around to see his little sister Francesca acting silly by reaching around behind herself to grab the elephant trunk w/ both hands as she backed her buttocks up against the Elephant Sculpture like it is a large penis--Giggling.
"FRANNY!--Dont Touch the Art!" Meadow playfully scolds her younger sister & pulls her away from it w/a red blushing face as others applauded laughing. (Come On Franny!)
ALEXANDRIA "ALLE" PONTECORVO
The girls all hugged & greeted Vito asking where A.J. was? He points telling them that he was around the corner in the back exhibition room
"He's Mingling w/All the Pretty People". (Come On Vito!) Franny & Alle each take one of his thick arms to follow Meadow in as she leads way the way.
CLAIRE HONEYWELL
ARTIST
A.J. finds Claire standing w/her sister Devon & Brother in Law/Art Dealer Patrick Whalen drinking a glass of reception wine.
The two Honeywell Sisters hugged & kissed each side of A.J.'s clean shaved face together as he shakes hand w/Patrick.
Then Corbin & Courtney Kramer walked up w/Hymie Hyle & Dolly Darling. All exchanging greetings as more wine glasses were poured & served to the guest.
HERMUS "HYMIE" HYLE
HYLE FUNERAL HOME
DIRECTER
A.J. & Hylie stepped away from the group to look at Claire's paintings & talk privately.
Hymie told A.J. that they had to back off their Black-Market Organ Replacement Sales temporarily until the recent Heat subsided.
Hymie's sister Hera was furious over all the bad press their Lincoln Park Funeral Home was recieving from the local media outlets. She had to answer from News Reporters to the Police Detectives. She fears the FBI could be next knocking at her door.
A.J. assured him that it would all eventually pass. Hymie admits that Hera was angry w/him for referring the Barese Family to Lincoln Park to avoid any possible conflicts w/the Parisi Family whom he was hosting in East Orange.
DOLLY DARLING
DIMEO CRIME FAMILY
ASSOCIATE
A.J. changes the subject asking about he & Dolly Darling which also turned out to also be a sore subject. Telling A.J. that Dolly only came w/him to the Art Show to get closer to Claire. They apparently cultivated a friendship after meeting at Rob's mother's funeral.
A.J. excuses himself to greet his sisters as Meadow & Francesca entered the crowded exhibition room w/ Alle dragging Vito in behind them. A.J. told Hymie that he hadn't seen Meadow for a week since she left on her brief Key West Vacation.
MEADOW (SOPRANO) WEISS
LAWYER
A.J. approached the girls carrying three wine glasses for each of them telling Vito he'd have to get his own. A.J. hugs & kisses each of them asking how their college visit went?
"It was OK." The two Soprano Sisters answered in unison. (Just Ok?!)
"Yes. It was alright." (What's Wrong?!)
"She is still Undecided!--Uncommitted." Meadow raises her wine glass to sample.
"That's Fine.--You take your time Sweetheart. There's No Rush. & It's your Future." (No Rush?--It's going to be August next week!) Meadow rolls her eyes & takes a second taste of the dark red wine.
Then at that moment "Kramer & Kramer" approached them to greet Meadow being a fellow lawyer & Democratic Party Donor as they were themselves.
CORBIN & COURTNEY
(TWIN BROTHER & SISTER)
KRAMER & KRAMER
LAW FIRM
Claire Honeywell approached their group to greet Francesca & Alexandria w/her sister Devon who they had met at their Coffee-shop/Art Gallery in West Orange.
Claire invited Franny to play the piano for their guest in attendance. Francesca agrees to entertaining & creating an atmosphere & ambience in the background.
Claire approachs A.J. w/ an elegant older woman wearing a large dress hat who appeared to be in her mid 40s.
"A.J.--I'd like to introduce you to Valentina La Paz. She is a local Art Dealer who has two galleries; one here in Newark & one in the Dumbo District where you use to reside at the Hotel. She has been a long time patron of my Work.
Valentina--This is Anthony Soprano! He is a local businessman & investor. We are long time school mate friends. In fact he use to date my older sister Devon before she eventually married Patrick Whalen who was also a mutual friend.
A.J. has discussed the possibility of purchasing numerous Art pieces for his new five story condo on the Upper Bay as well as for his business offices." Claire concluded their introductions when she added that A.J.'s younger sister Francesca was playing the piano.
VALENTINA LA PAZ
ART DEALER
"Soprano?!--I knew a Tony Soprano. Any relation to you Anthony?" Valentina coyly asked.
"Yes.--Tony is/was my Father." A.J. truthfully answered taking her hand to shake.
When all of sudden the piano music stopped & there was a crashing sound followed by a scream.
Franny had pasted out while playing the piano & fell over backwards off the bench to Crack her head against the hardwood floor.
A.J. quickly responded to find Franny laying on the floor beside a small puddle of blood.
A.J. knelt down to see she was unconscious & she had blood streaming down the insides of both legs.
A.J. yells "VITO!" as he lifts his little sister's bloody body off the floor to carry her out as the crowd parted to allow him to pass.
"GO BRING THE FUCKING CAR AROUND!--HURRY V!" A.J. barked as he looked around for Meadow who had gone to use the Ladies Room. (CHRIST ALMIGHTY!)
Vito can speeding around to the front of the museum so A.J. could sit in the backseat holding their fading little sister.
"WE'RE IN--STEP ON IT V!" A.J. shouts as Vito does a burn-out leaving Meadow & Alle running out behind them in a cloud of blue smoke.
The hospital was closer to the Museum then the ambulance was to them. They delivered Francesca to the ER before the first responders would of arrived at the museum.
A.J. called Rhonda on the way & she was waiting outside the hospital doors w/ Dr Karen & a Stretcher to cart Franny inside.
A.J. SOPRANO
DIMEO CRIME FAMILY
DON
A.J. followed them inside while Vito parked the car to give his account of the incidence. A.J. had no idea what was wrong or what was causing her apparent blood loss?!
They wheeled Francesca into the ER leaving A.J. standing alone outside to double doors.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE?!"
Then A.J. hears Meadow crying as she arrives from behind him following the droplet trail of blood that ended outside the ER doors saying.:
"This is all my Fault!"
"What are you talking about Meadow?" A.J. reaches out his arm to embrace her. (It's all my Fault Anthony)
"HOW?--How is it all your fault Sis?" A.J. asked wiping her hair & tears from her pale face & kissing her forehead as Vito stepped up behind them w/a stern serious look across his face. (Any Word about her Yet?)
"NO." A.J. answered as he petted Meadow holding her closely to comfort when Nurse Rhonda came out to remove her facemask. Stepping up in between them she told them that Franny wasn't "Out of the Woods Yet!"
"She has lost massive amounts of blood & that would be the cause of her passing out unconscious like that in the first place.
She's bleeding from inside. The doctors are pumping blood into her but it only seems to cause her to bleed more.
It appears that she is bleeding from her uterus & if the doctorscan't clamp it off? They will have to remove her uterus if there's ant chance of saving her life."
"She had an abortion yesterday." Meadow confesses.
"WHAT?!" A.J. & Vito both asked Meadow.
"You heard me!--She had an abortion yesterday."
A.J. releases his hold & pushes her away from him as he glared at his sister.
"WHAT?!--DONT LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT A.J.!" Meadow cowarded.
Nurse Rhonda excuses herself to rush back into the ER to notify the doctors that Francesca had an abortion a day earlier.
"Why didn't you fucking tell us about this Meadow?!" A.J. asked setting his jaw.
"It was a Girl-Thing!"
"OH--ITS A FUCKING GIRL THING?!--ARE YOU CATCHING ALL THIS VITO?! ITS A GODDAMN GIRL THING! SHE SAYS!" (IT'S ALL MY FAULT!) Meadow begins sobbing between her two uncompassionate brothers.
"You are fucking Right about that Bing! This is entirely your goddamn fault! You should of at least told us about it?!" (I promised her I wouldnt tell anyone!)
"Have you ever hear of the term: "Strong Necessity?!" (What are you talking about A.J.)
"That means sometimes during our lives we have to make the hard inconvenient decisions of action because it is the Right fucking thing to do!" (She would of never trust me again if I told anyone!)
Well if she bleeds to death in there ? You will never get another chance for her to trust you & if she does survive this I doubt she will ever trust you again?!" (STOP A.J.--YOURE JUST BEING MEAN NOW!)
"AM I BING?!--AM I BEING TOO MEAN TO YOU?!" (YES--YOU ARE! IM SORRY! IM SORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING!"
"OH?--YOURE FUCKING SORRY. NOW? YOU HEAR HER VITO? SHES FUCKING SORRY! WHILE HER LITTLE SISTER IS INSIDE THERE BLEEDING TO FUCKING DEATH!" (SHUT-UP ANTHONY!--STOP IT!) Meadow covers her ears w/her trembling hands as she sobbed.
"T!"--
"DON'T T. ME V.!"--Franny's Blood is on Meadow's Hands!" Meadow was melting down quickly as she began squatting where she stood. A.J. grabs her by the arm & lifts her back up on her feet to look in her glassy teary red eyes.
"Everything is a big secret with you Meadow!--Everything is a goddamn guessing game when it comes to you & it has to stop! It has to stop this fucking minute.
"You can't expect people to trust you if you won't trust them in return. & All of your "AGENCY" & "FEMINIST" Bullshit?!--It all stops right here & right now!" A.J. said as he sets her down in a seat to storm off leaving Vito behind w/her.
A.J. was so enraged "Seeing Red" that he climbed--rushing up 15 flights of stairs to reach the empty hospital rooftop to yell it all out of his system.
Vito places his large heavy hand on Meadow's shoulder to comfort his disturbed older sister. Meadow squeezes his hand between her teary cheek & boney shoulder.
"Thank you Vito!--A.J. Just won't understand. She was Raped Vito & She turned to me for Help!--It was what she wanted! It wasn't my idea--it was all her's! She said she was too young to be a mother & she wanted to go to music college.
I wasn't trying to decieve anyone on purpose. I was trying to protect her but instead I have jeopardized her life." Meadow spews all over him.--Dumping everything into Vito's lap.
Who only patted her shoulder & assured her that he'd speak to A.J. once he had a chance to calm down.
"A.J. has a real issue w/ Abortions.--He had an old girlfriend who had an abortion behind his back. & She almost died the same way by bleeding to death. But they removed her uterus in time & stopped the bleeding to safe her life."
"I understand Meadow. Franny isn't Easy to Navigate. I know. But it's not remotely your fault. It's nobody's fault. It's just Life. & All anyone of can do is just hope it doesn't mean death.
Alle came in to sit w/Meadow as the three of them awaited further news from Nurse Rhonda concerning Francesca's welfare.
. . .
(To Be Continued)
REFERENCE:
THE YOUNG SOPRANOS PART 4--XX
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(FRANNY DROPS A BOMB ON MEADOW)
THE YOUNG SOPRANOS PART 4--XXII
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(FRANNY INFORMS HER MOTHER)
THE YOUNG SOPRANOS PART 4--XXIII
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(BOBBY BALENO PROMOTION & FRANNY VISITS UNCLE JERRY)
THE YOUNG SOPRANOS (VIOLENCE & EROTICA) PART 4--XXXIII
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(FRANNY GETS HER REVENGE)
THE YOUNG SOPRANOS PART 1--4 "FRANNY" FRANCESCA (SPATAFORE) SOPRANO
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