The builders of Italy

prolugue

The warehouse where Tyler was locked up was located in an abandon site. That evening the weather was cool having rained heavily.

Two large SUV pulled up and three men came out from the first car and shortly afterwards two other men from the second. They marched into the warehouse and the first man who had a cigar in his mouth crouched down where Tyler was tied and he violently pulled away the blindfold on Tyler's face and dragged his cigar before puffing the smoke into Tyler's face.

"Little Tyler ...."the man said and stopped for a moment searching for God knows what in Tyler's face. He got up and laughed dangerously.

"Do you think you could betray me and get away with it?". The man questioned Tyler who acted like he hadn't heard anything.

"Uhh...are you deaf?you fucking betrayed ur brothers and want to get away with it?...". He said furiously while pacing angrily. Tyler chose this time to talk.

"I didn't betray you Marco"

Marco laughed at this and walked menacingly to where Tyler kneeled and gave him a hard punch to his face. Tyler groaned in pain.

"You lied to me that you didn't know where MT2 was and I was foolish to believe you " Marco said while gritting his teeth.

"Technically I didn't lie I...."Tyler tried to explain when Marco cut him off.

"Yes you did and you not admitting it makes me more angry"

Then one of the other guys who had not said anything finally spoke

"That's why in this line of our business having brains is important Marco, Tyler didn't lie when you asked if he knew where his shithole of a grandfather hid MT2, he just plainly avoided your question the other day". Marco seeing this as an insult glared at the guy who just spoke.

"How dare you Francesco?". Francesco just smirked and said

"Piss off Marco the both of us know you don't scare me, so excuse me and let me do what I do best". Francesco walked up to Tyler and brought out a gun from his pant pocket, and pointed it straight at Tyler's head

"Either ways Tyler you still betrayed us by failing to tell us where it was....."he stopped, cocked the gun then continued

"Greet your old man for me at the other side" .Then he shot Tyler right in the middle of his head, Tyler body fell limp to the ground.

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Rosalina was making herself a sandwich when she heard the channel 4 news reporter

"At 3pm this afternoon he the body of local engineer Tyler Scott was founded in a warehouse under reconstruction, police said he died as a result of a bullet to his head.. what a brutal death..the family after then be contacted to drop by at the local mortuary to pick up his body......"

Rosalina already zoned the reporter voice out and fell to the ground

this can't be true, her brother can't be dead ,she saw him this morning before she headed out.

"Rosalina, you can't keep doing this to yourself, it's been weeks, you've got to cheer up baby" Alexa Rosalina best friend since middle School consoled.

"Here let's drown our sorrows in this big beautiful bowl of ice cream" Alexa gave Rosa a spoon and pushed the ice cream bowl to her. Rosa in turn smiled at her bestie before digging in. Alexa has always been there for her. She had been staying in Alexa house since the funeral since she can't cope living in the house without her brother and Alexa being who she is, told her she can start living with her since her brother Rupert is cool with it.

They laughed to old memories and finally fell asleep high on sugar.

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"You shouldn't have shot him, he was the only chance to the MT2" Marco shouted at Francesco when they got to their office. He was so angry and he doesn't hide it.

"Oh please....Tyler wasn't going to say anything not even if you torture him so it would have been such a waste of time"

"But still you should have taken orders from me"Marco yelled. The tension was high in the room and Francesco looked at the much older man with reproach before speaking

"Since when do I take orders from you.. you are only in this position because I said I wasn't ready but now I am" Francesco then headed to the table grabbed a champagne bottle and drank straight from the bottle before turning back to Marco tilted his head to the roof and spoke

"It's time for you to step aside Marco, it's time for me to fill in my father's shoe."

Marco stared at Francesco in anger

"You can't be serious" he said.

"Oh ..but I am very serious and I don't even want you working for the builders of Italy anymore"

"It's the Carpenters of Italy not builders" Marco spat at Francesco who smiled and said

"Oh I know but seeing that I am taking over now, I changed the name already and the second thing I am doing is getting rid of you Marco".

Marco stared at the young man and remembered how he used to train him and how he managed everything for Francesco when he lost his father at 15, he stared unbelievably at him surprised Francesco his cutting him off. With his little pride left, he walked to the door then turned around to face Francesco and said

"Te ne pentirai"(you are going to regret this)

Francesco smiled at him and replied

"Credimi, non lo sono. Ho fatto un sacco di cose e non me ne pento di nessuna e questa non sarà la prima" (Trust me,I won't. I have done a lot of things and I don't regret any of them and this won't be the first) .

With Francesco reply, Marco got out of the room slamming the door behind him and swearing in his mind that the twenty-four year old man won't get away with this.