THE YOUNG SOPRANOS PART 5--XIV (CONTINUED)
THE
YOUNG SOPRANOS
PART 5--XIV
BY
J. BECK
2024
. . .
(CONTINUED)
ELEVEN7
FUEL MART
SOUTH KEARNEY
NJ
XIV
SUNDAY
MORNING:
A.J. ran by the ELEVEN7 Fuel Mart Sunday morning to get some gas & a black coffee after a marathon sex-session w/his wife Stella & short night's sleep.
A.J. went there to see Perry Annunziata who worked there on the weekends to make extra cash. A.J. dropped off a yellow envelope w/100K$ for Perry to deliver to Gina & John Trillo who were the owners of the Crass Club.
A.J. instructed Perry not to deliver the money to them until Monday morning. Then he told Perry that he wanted him to find out everyone that John was into owing.
Perry told A.J. he didn't have to find out because he already knew. He owed Bookmakers Drug Dealers Loan Sharks for Gambling debts as well as Hookers & Whores.
"Good Deal!-Make me a list of everyone of them. I want to know whose taking action here & who is stealing from Us!"
PERRY ANNUNZIATA
DIMEO CRIME FAMILY
ASSOCIATE
"I can't Anthony. " (You Can't?!) "Can't" wasn't a word that A.J. is accustom of hearing.
"I can't read or write A.J.--I know street-math & numbers. But not letters & words. I just make a scribble line to sign my name." Perry shamefully admits as he drops his head.
"That's Fine Perry!--We can discuss it all when I see you next & I will make the list out for us!" A.J. grabs Perry shoulder to assure him. As shocking & surprising it was to him A.J. maintained his composure to avoid making Perry feel awkward or embraced.
"I want you to do something else for me Perry--I want you to plant a seed in Trillo's head. Tell him when Gina isn't around that I told you--which I am doing now that: I would of gave him 200K$ for six months had he asked." (Really?!)
"Yeah!--No Problemo!"
"A.J. I can tell you that he's going to go out & Blow whatever amount of this money Gina gives him or he can steal from her!"
"That's what I'm counting on Big Boy!" (What?!)
"You will understand eventually. Just keep this between us & don't involve your cousin Gina. Trust me she will be better off in the end for not knowing." (Whatever you say T!)
"Good Man! I gotta keep moving--We will catch back up tomorrow after you make the drop. How much do I owe you now?" A.J. asked reaching for his money-clip.(NO CHARGE!)
NEWARK HOSPITAL
NEW JERSEY
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON:
A.J. stood outside of Francesca's hospital room in the hallway w/ Vito. Caitlyn & Nica were at Franny's bedside w/ Alle & Sophia.
The entire Young Sopranos Crew were present & lining both walls of the wide hallway w/other visiting family members & friends.
Bobby "Baleno" Baccalieri. Tommy Giglione. Robbie "Apollo" Pontecorvo. Raymond "Buffalo-Ray" Curto Jr. The Palmice Brothers--Mikey Jr & Franky.
Patrick Whalen & his wife Devon came w/her sister Claire Honeywell & Hermus "Hymie " Hlye from West Orange to visit Franny.
All of the Soprano Widows were still consoling Donna Parisi after her late husband Patsi's Funeral & Burial earlier that afternoon.
Aunt Barbara returns from the restroom w/ Meadow when the elevator bell "DINGS" & the smooth shiny stainless steel door smoothly slides open to silent the low murmuring of everyone waiting in anticipation for the expected arrival of Vladimir Soprano to visit his half-sister Francesca.
Barbara clutches Meadow's arm to whisper:
"Oh my God!--Look at him!"
VLADIMIR SOPRANO
Vladimir stepped off the elevator at the opposite end of the hall to approach the assembled crowd outside Franny's hospital room.
The way that he confidently carried himself as he strutted towards them w/his wispy blonde head of hair held high.
Vladimir was followed by his two older blonde half-siblings Dmitri & Nadia both were as equally intimidating figures as their little brother Vlad.
Following them lastly came Valery pushing Svetlana in her wheelchair off the elevator.
"Christ it looks like the formal arrival of the Russian Embassy!" Meadow whimpered to her Aunt in response to the unfolding spectacle. (They are all such Pretty People!)
Vladimir steps up in between his two older half-brothers A.J. & Vito to warmly greet each other w/ handshakes hugs & kisses. Then the girls came running out of Franny's room to greet him.
CAITLYN (MOLTISANTI) SOPRANO
Caitlyn ran up to Vladimir & he lifted her effortlessly off her feet to hold his little sister as she wrapped her arms around his neck to kiss his clean-shaved cheek. Nica stood draped beside A.J. awaiting her turn to welcome her cousin there.
Then they could hear Francesca saying from her bed that: "I am in Here!"
Vladimir set Caitlyn back down on her feet & kissed Nica atop the head as she hugged his leg. Turning to enter the hospital room he hears his mother say: "Vladimir Wait.--Her Presents!" & Svetlana hands him a red gift box she had on her lap.
VLADIMIR SOPRANO
Alle & Sophia stepped aside w/their mouths hanging open gaulking at the handsome young Russian Soprano as he entered.
Lighting Up Francesca instantly seeing her little brother again. She threw open her arms w/ involuntary tears squeezing from the corners of her eyes.
Vladimir leaned over the bed to embrace his sister as he handed off the gift box to Alle who almost dropped it & Sofi caught it from falling.
"Thank you so much for coming to see me like this Vladimir! I'm sorry it is under such stressful conditions. I wish it could of been a more cheerful situation. "
"No Apologies Francesca! I am glad & grateful that it wasn't worse as terrible it is!"
"Comrade Anthony--Vito!" Valery warmly smiles as he extended a handshake to the two Young Soprano brothers as he introduced his children Dmitri & Nadia being Vladimir's half-siblings sharing the same mother Svetlana Kirilenko.
DMITRI BAGANOV
RUSSIAN MOBSTER
"Is there anywhere near where we can eat?!" Valery asked saying they had left Bear Mountain early to eat on the way but were delayed by getting stuck in traffic-jam behind an auto accident on the freeway.
NADIA BAGANOV
RUSSIAN ATHLETE
A.J. paused to motion his cousin Bobby over to introduce him to Valery & his Russian Family.
"Our Russian Friend & his Family are road-weary & hungrey Bobby! Would you have a suggestion to accommodate them?!"
"Yes. Yes I do Anthony!--"BEPPY'S" & Today there is their Sunday Steak & Lobster Dinner Specials!"
"That sounds Perfect!" Valery said looking to his wife & children who all knod smiling in agreement!
A.J. was aware of Bobby setting Beppy's Tavern up for a Sunday Steak Dinner Night & a private Poker Game in the back banquet room which he sanctioned.
Bobby called Lonnie Rhinhart & asked him if he had took his suggestion & bought himself a new suit. & He had.
"Good Man!" Bobby told Rhino he needed him put the suit on & drive by BBW BING CLUB in Amhurst to retrieve a case of Russian Volka (& two more cases of steaks) to deliver it at BEPPY'S back-door in Little Italy. (Will Do Bobby!)
MELISSA BARESE
NEWARK HOSPITAL
A.J. slipped around the corner & down the hallway to an ajoining Wing to visit Melissa Barese's hospital room.
A.J. finds her sitting up alone in her bed when he sheepishly entered to avoid disrupting if she were resting.
"Anthony Soprano--Please Come In!" Melissa sat up straighter as she motioned for him w/ her hand.
"You'll have to excuse more for my appearance--I wasn't expecting company! Besides it would take alot of make-up to cover all my bruises!" She said mockingly.
"You look Fine Melissa!" A.J. assures her as he steps up to kiss her forehead.
"I guess I look better then I did the last time you seen me!" A.J. didn't answer.
"I had this vision of my Dark Prince appearing to save me that day you came & found me hardly alive beaten & left for dead--hanging naked by a rope around my the neck." A.J. again remained silent.
"I know it was you Anthony. --I know you came & called 911 from my cellphone to save me or at the minimum at least to find me dead.
A.J. only warmly smile as he held her near hand standing at her bedside.
"However the case--I am just grateful that you are alive Melissa. Do you know who did this to you?!" This time Melissa became silent.
"SO--What you're saying is you're not going to say?!" Again she doesn't answer.
"You have it your way Melissa! I can respect that. But Omerta only applies to the Law. Not your Don."
"It doesn't matter Anthony--The person is already dead. Parisi shot him before he committed suicide w/the same gun." (GENO?)
"YES." (He did this to you alone or did he have help?)
"There were four of them. Geno came w/ two other white men in suits & one bald black man." (Who wete they? Did you know them?)
"No.--It all happened so fast & I Blacked Out shortly after it began."
"I understand." A.J. sincerely squeezed her hand.
But I want to thank you for the beautiful floral arrangement you sent me! As you can see you are the only person who cared enough to send them to me. Not even my own mother or uncle care enough about me.' Nelissa turned her head away from A.J. so he couldn't see the warm tears running down her face.
A.J. leaned forward to kiss her tears away from her cheeks as he held her close. Before he handed her a tissue box.
"Has it been determined when you will be released?"
"Maybe Tomorrow?--But I can't be alone. If I have no where to stay I will have to go to a rest home until I'm fully recovered. "
"You will have somewhere to stay. Don't worry about that. I have the perfect place for you to go & stay where you won't be alone & you'll be safe."
A.J. grabs the floral card that has his intials on the back & he wrote down his cellphone number to give her.
"When you know you can leave call me at this number & I will send a car & driver for you. The place is called the BOBBI HOUSE--Bed & Breakfast. You can have your own private room & meals will be served. You'll get fresh air & plenty of peace & quiet!"
"Oh Anthony--How can I ever thank you for all you've done for me already?!"
"You just get your health back & that will be more then thanks enough Melissa." A.J. pats the top of her hand & kisses her again before he excuses himself to leave.
"Thank You my Don Anthony John!"
But then when A.J. returned to Francesca's hospital Wing he heard Franny yelling out of her room for Vito.
Responding A.J. & Vito both reached her hospital room simultaneously to find Marie Spatafore & Jerry Basale standing just inside the door.
FRANCESCA (SPATAFORE) SOPRANO
NEWARK HOSPITAL
"I don't want to see either one of you! I want you both to leave me this instant. (BUT FRAN!)
"Mother. You heard her. Come on out & leave her." Vito said.
"But your Mother & I have come all this way from Long Island to see her!" Jerry attempted to defuse the situation.
Which only provoked Franny to begin screaming for them to leave & then she called for A.J. who stepped up.
"What are you going to do Boy?!" Jerry sneared.
"Well? I will begin by throwing your fucking ass down the stairs for a start! A.J. said smiling at Vito.
"Then I will continue kicking your ass all the way back to Long Island where you belong & should stay!"
"VITO IS RIGHT JERRY! WE SHOULD GO! We didn't come here to upset the poor dear. Come on Jerry. We don't want any trouble! Come Vito walk us back out to the elevator." Marie intervined.
FRANCESCA (SPATAFORE) SOPRANO
NEWARK HOSPITAL
Vito escorted them out of the hospital room & down the hallway while A.J. remained inside to close the door behind them shut & comfort Franny until she calmed herself down.
"She's such a Fucking Bitch!--I Hate Her!"
BEPPY'S
BAR & TAVERN
LITTLE ITALY
NEWARK NJ
SUNDAY
EVENING:
Beppy & his grandson Guiseppe did as Bobby Baleno instructed them. They put a white-board sign outside the door that read:
SUNDAY STEAK & LOBSTER DINNERS FOR 20$.
&They were amazed w/ the business that afternoon into the evening before Bobby arrived w/the rest of the Young Sopranos Crew for the poker games in the back room & their hungry & road-weary Russian friends.
INSIDE
BEPPY'S
BAR & TAVERN
Bobby introduced A.J. to the old mobster Beppy Scerbo who stood behind the bar w/ his name hanging on the wall.
"Do you remember me Little T?!" Beppy teased asking.
"Yes. Of course I remember you Beppy! You were Uncle June's Right Hand Man! & I know my Father always thought highly of you! He called you a "Voice of Reason!" A.J. falsely flattered the Oldman--He was still a real Made-Guy & deserved at least that much respect.
But then Beppy pulled out a faded yellow envelope full of Money to hand A.J.
"There is 100K$ inside this envelope Anthony. I've been saving my Tax to Kick Up for the past 10 years since your late father Tony was murdered.
I was goddamned that I was going to kick up to the Luppitazzi Crime Family in NYC.! Once Butch & Paulo Walnuts took over the DIMeo Crime Family all of us old wise-guys just faded away from their memories.
"I am honored to pay you Tribute my Don Anthony John Soprano Jr." W/ that Beppy bowed his head to kiss A.J.'s Ring.
"If I could make one request my Don? I would ask you to consider my grandson Guiseppe as a Family member. He is a good boy but I feel I have failed him." (How So?!)
"I know the kid loves me but he doesn't respect me for being a washed-up gangster. He doesn't realize how I fought & served in the Mob wars w/NYC & PHILLY Families who came here to muscle in on our Turf.
We knocked Heads together Ole' Corrado & your late Grandfather "Johnny-Boy"! They were some real badasses back in the day!"
"I will keep him in mind Beppy! & I am honored by your Tribute. You are a good & honorable man & I am certain that your grandson knows that in his heart." Then A.J. embraced the Oldman & excused himself.
LONNIE "RHINO" RHINHART
DIMEO CRIME FAMILY
ASSOCIATE
"BOBBY--WHOSE THIS BIG GUY?!" A.J. asked looking him up & down.
"ANTHONY THIS IS LONNIE--THE RHINO! A FRIEND OF MINE!"
A.J. reaches out his hand to shake w/Lonnie saying: "Any Friend of my cousin Bobby Baleno? Is a Friend of Ours! Welcome!"
Bobby knew how impressed A.J. would be to meet such a monster of a man in their company. Patting Rhino across the back in front of A.J. & The rest of the Young Soprano Crew before they all sat down to begin their poker games in the back room.
. . .
(To Be Continued)
A.J. & MEADOW
SOPRANO
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