THE MAFIA DON AND HIS NUN

A car containing Alfred and Theresa drove into the silent street and pulled up in front of an old house, then they both came down from it.

“Is this the fourth house?” Theresa asked.

“Yeah,” replied Alfred, “I counted the houses as we drove into the street.”

“I just hope the man that wrote that note isn’t playing a prank on us, or else I’m gonna kill him.” Theresa mumbled.

“Let’s go in.” Alfred said.

“Wait, something smells wrong anyways” Theresa replied, getting her gun from underneath her jacket.

“What’s it?” Alfred asked, entering also bringing out his gun.

“I have a feeling someone is watchng us.” Theresa repied as she looked around.

“There’s no one around here. Let’s go in.” Alfred said, tucking his gun in his waistline.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“Okay.” Theresa muttered and she also tucked her gun underneath her jacket.

When they were about to enter the house, Theresa turned her neck sideways and she saw someone in black at the far end of the road.

The person was a man and he was putting on a mask.

The man immediately slipped into a corner when he saw that Theresa had sighted him.

‘Who was that?’ Theresa thought to herself.

“Something wrong?” Alfred asked.

“No.” Theresa simply replied as she turned her gaze to him.

Alfred then knocked at the door thrice. The door opened some seconds later, revealing a young man.

“Are you one who dropped the note at Greene’s hospital?” Theresa asked the man.

“Yeah.” The man nodded. “I hope you weren’t followed.”

“No.” Theresa simply replied.

“Alright then, come in.” The man said, stepping aside for them to enter.

Alfred and Theresa stepped cautiously inside the not-so large sitting room, and the man shut the door.

The sitting room was rugged from wall to wall in a very old red underlays. The colour of the rug matched with the ox-blood colour of the curtains.

The white paints which were used to paint the wall had faded. At the right hand corner of the room was a mini fridge.

“Have your seats.” The man pointed at the three-sitter chair in front of them.

Theresa and Alfred sat down and the man also sat on the couch which was opposite them.

“Let’s start with your name.” Theresa said.

“My name is Pepi and you’re Alfred,” he pointed at Alfred, “And you are Theresa.” He pointed at Theresa.

Theresa and Alfred exchanged quick glances before returning their gaze back to the man.

“How did you know our names?” Alfred finally spoke, his eyes were narrowed at the man.

“That’s because I told him.” A voice said from behind them.

They turned around an their eyes went wide in surprise.

“Granny Pamela?” Theresa rose to her feet and rushed to the elderly woman who was just coming out of a room.

She is a beautiful woman in her late fifties. She has a silver walking stick with her.

Rita immediately engulfed the woman in a bone-crushing hug.

“Geez Theresa! You’re suffocating me.” Granny Pamela managed to speak, and Theresa broke the tight hug.

“Do you wanna kill me before my time?” Asked granny Pamela with a playful glare, and Theresa beamed a smile.

“I missed you so much granny.”Theresa said and hugged her again, but it was just for a few seconds.

Granny Pamela smiled and moved her gaze to Alfred who was just staring at her with a thin smile on his lips.

“Hey stubborn Alfred! Won’t you come and give your granny a nice warm hug?”

Alfred walked over to her and he pulled her into a warm hug.

“That’s my boy.” Granny Pamela patted his back gently.

“You both have grown so much.” She said, looking from one to the other immediately she broke the hug.

“And you’ve also changed a lot granny” Alfred said, and granny Pamela smiled.

“Really?”

“Yeah. You’ve added more weight” Alfred replied, and a playful frown appeared on granny Pamela’s face.

“Are you trying to say that I’m fat?” She raised a questioning brow at him.

“Uh, yeah. You’re fat.” Alfred scratched the nape of his neck with a nervous smile on his face.

“What?” Granny Pamela dragged his ear and squeezed.

“Ouch! Granny it’s painful.” Alfred winced with a funny look on his face.

Theresa and Pepi bursted into a fit of laughter as Granny Pamela hit the butt of her walking stick on Alfred’s head.

“That’s what you get for calling me fat.” She said.

“I was only sayig the truth, granny. You’re the opposite of slim.” Alfred rubbed his head, pouting like a child.

“Don’t mind him granny, you’re not fat. You’re the most sexy and beautiful granny in the world.” Theresa said as she ushered granny Pamela to sit on a couch.

“Can you hear that Alfred?. I’m the most beautiful and sexiest granny in the world!” Granny Pamela stick out her tongue childishly at Alfred.

Alfred scoffed and he sat beside Theresa on the three-sitter chair.

“I’m so happy to see you again granny.” Theresa said with a wide smile plastered on her face.

“Me too.” Granny Pamela replied, then she turned her gaze to Pepi who was sitting on the couch beside her.

“Go make us some coffee, Pepi.”

“Alright.” Pepi rose to his feet, and he walked to the kitchen.

“But how did you know that we were gonna come to Greene’s hospital?” Alfred asked.

“Hope orphanage was demolished fourteen years ago. I knew one of you would come back to visit the orphanage sooner or later, and I knew you’d be confused when you see an hospital instead of the orphanage home that was built on that same land. So, I told Pepi to work as a janitor in Greene’s hospital so that when either of you come back he’d direct you to me.” She explained.

“Working as a janitor in that large hospital for ten years ain’t easy.” Pepi said as he walked into the sitting, carrying a tray which contained four cups of steaming coffee.

He handed each of them a cup of coffee, then he sat down on a couch, holding his own cup of coffee.

He took a sip from it before speaking. “I’m glad I’m finally gonna resign tomorrow since my job there is done.”

”But how did you recognize us? We haven’t met each other before, have we?” Theresa asked.

“Pepi was the oldest kid back then in the orphanage. He recognizes each and every kid in the orphanage.” Granny Pamela replied.

“Recognizing the both of you was a piece of cake.” Pepi said, boastfully

“Who demolished the orphanage, granny?” Alfred asked.

“Before I answer that question, there’s something I wanna tell you, Theresa, ” Granny Pamela replied.

“What’s it granny?” Theresa asked after taking a sip from her coffee.

Granny Pamela sighed out softly before dropping the bombshell.

“Theresa, you have a sister.”