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The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
MAJOR NEGOTIATIONSCloe felt strange that she was no longer sharing anything with her love. But she preferred it this way, she was no longer the innocent little girl he had known, no longer a fearful and scared little girl, Milla had said she was thick"skinned and it was true, because she, besides not sharing everything with him, not even her feelings she shared with him anymore. They were his alone. Before, she could barely stand to share anything with him, anything that happened, how much she missed her parents and her brother. Peter was now eighteen and to protect him, she didn't even have him on her social networks. Getting involved with dangerous "heavy" people, as her mother used to say, and why would she want her brother by her side, knowing about her life now, since she was no longer his delicate and calm older sister? She had lost count of how many friend requests she had received from her brother, often ignoring names and Nicks that she knew were his. That old life was behin
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
REMINDSEven though the idea she gave at the meeting was the best and everyone, after she left them, decided to put it into practice, Tulio was deeply annoyed with her.“ Boss, the idea is good and we should carry it out," said Gringo. “ We have at least three who come to mind now who could stand in Kobe's place and take the blame.”“ Do you think this might be possible, Valdo?” Tulio asked the lawyer.“ Yes, it is quite possible if you have someone to take the blame in his place. Everything would have to be done as quickly as possible, before the next hearing I have with the prosecutor.”And everything was settled. Tulio asked his men to make a survey and see who could come forward as soon as possible.He went to his house on his motorcycle, he loved to accelerate to the maximum when he had so many things on his mind as he did now. He went straight past his house, got on a highway and rode for more than two hours, until his body was exhausted and his ass was stiff. He didn't go home
The gangster and the pianist Chapter Thirty Four
IMPULSIVE WORDSHe told Shay that everything was fine, that he would do it for any friend."You know I stand up for my own, right?" he said as she pulled away from him with teary eyes."I know that, Boy, but, you know, I know my dad has this problem, we fight a lot because of it, but he...my dad is all I have. That's why I'm so grateful to you."Shay left, wiping her eyes, and Túlio went to the small room in his grandmother's house. After lying down, he thought not only about what the girl had said about her father being all she had, but also about the resemblance she had to Cloe. His old Cloe. This disturbed him, and before he knew it, he was grabbing his helmet and going to talk to Fat.This time the man took a while to answer. He was busy in his office and Túlio was playing ball with his grandchildren in the backyard until he was called by Estela, Fat's wife, who, unlike her husband, was immense. Her weight burdened her and she looked like a duck, waddling to the backyard and calli
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
NOSTALGIA"Tulio left his house again and went back to the hotel. He didn't want to go to his grandmother's house again, he wasn't in the mood to hear the whining and sermon that she would surely give him for being there again. He was riding his bike down the street and ran into Shay. He stopped the bike.'Where are you going?' he asked, pulling up next to her. Again, she reminded him of the old Cloe, he saw sweetness in her eyes.'Just taking a walk, it's too hot to sleep,' she replied with a smile. 'And you, where are you going at this hour?''Just getting some fresh air, nothing special. Actually, I was heading to a hotel where I spent last night.'Shay was then sure that he and Cloe weren't doing well, since he was going to sleep in a hotel.'Do you want to talk a little?' she asked, being careful not to show her anxiety and desire for him to say yes. 'We can go to my house, have a coffee or something stronger, and then you can go to the hotel.'She wanted to make it clear that sh
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER THIRTY"SIX
CHAOS"Before doing something he would regret later, Túlio got up from Shay's couch and left without even saying goodbye, leaving her bewildered. He couldn't go to the hotel he stayed the night before because he had overdone it with beer. He decided to face his grandmother instead.Even when turning off his motorcycle at the gate, he saw her turning on the outside light. As he leaned the motorcycle against the wall, she started speaking:"I can't believe you're coming here at this hour! Look, I'm not going to live much longer, in fact, I'm going to die soon because you're accelerating my death..."She kept talking while he undressed and entered the bathroom. She continued talking while he took a shower and even when he lay down in his little room in her backyard."Maybe I'll die well before you, grandma," he blurted out with his eyes already closed, knowing that if he said that, she would fall silent, and that's what happened."What are you trying to say?" she pushed him to sit on the
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN
THE TRUTH CAME OUT Tulio knew that Bore would not easily tell him where he could find Janius, so he left there with a hot head. Cloe was not indifferent to what was happening. They wouldn't let her go with them on the raids she was going on, and her situation with Tulio was not cool. She didn't want to clash with him, not this time. She went to Milla's house and as soon as her friend saw her she started talking: " Cloe, my friend, everything is very complicated right now. Boy must have a lot on his mind, and before you ask me what is going on, remember how he punishes you.” " Milla, I don't want to get involved, I promise I won't get involved this time, but he left in the middle of the night and hasn't come back. I'm worried.” Cloe entered her friend's house behind her. The panic on her face made Milla feel sorry for her. " Remember the time you managed to get him not to punish me for intervening in their lives? Milla spoke again. " How could I forget, Milla? I almost peed my
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
GIANT FIGHTWhat the hell was that guy talking about? Túlio had been without sleep or food for almost two days and only now was he realizing it. Weakness in his legs, pain in his fingers that had punched the older man in front of him who seemed to realize what he had let slip. Jânio realized it too, seeing Túlio's expression trying to understand what he was talking about. It seemed like he was searching his weak mind to see if what he was saying had really happened, when, and by whom...?Túlio searched his weak mind for how that could have happened. Had Cloe been raped? But how? When? By whom?The people around him and Jânio seemed to feel the tension and heavy atmosphere that had settled. The tension in the air was palpable. The days without food and the obsession that had taken hold of him searching for his rival was finally taking its toll now, as he saw stars bursting in front of his eyes.Cloe was a virgin when he met her. He was her first man, there was no doubt about that! It w
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
RELIVING THE PAINCloe was devastated that he had found out, especially in this way Gringo held her by the waist, preventing her from getting in the middle of the two, fearing she would be hit by Túlio's uncontrolled blows. Everyone on the street looked astonished. Other people from nearby streets had been warned and came to see what was happening."You're despicable!" Túlio yelled as he beat him. "This is low even for you! You're not a respectable cannibal, you don't deserve anyone's trust!"Cloe managed to break free from Gringo's tight grip by biting his hand and jumped on Túlio's back, pulling him down. It was only when she ripped his shirt that she managed to get him off of Túlio."Love, let's go, please, enough!" She shouted so much that her throat hurt, but she finally managed to calm him down.He didn't look at her or anyone when he left, walking to the open car that Gringo and his friends had arrived in. Gringo threw him the key, he got into the car and left alone."Leave hi
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The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER EIGHT TWO
FINAL ENLACE "Layla, do you think I should wear white?" She asked the lady who was walking through the dress store with her mother, pulling the hem of one dress after another. "I think your mother is right in saying that you can choose whatever color you want, Cloe. It's your wedding, and I believe it's the only one you'll have." "Yes, the only one. Unless one day we marry again, Túlio and I, and renew our vows." "I think vow renewals are so beautiful," Liz said. "Listen to your heart, my dear. How did you imagine marrying Túlio, in white, ivory, or off-white?" "When I met him and fell in love, I imagined marrying him in white, actually." "Well, then get married in white, my dear. Just like you imagined marrying him." "Oh, but I don't know. I'm no longer a young girl, and I have a grown son. Don't you think it's strange? Please tell me the truth!" "Oh, sorry, but I have to interfere!" One of the lovely saleswomen in the store, Sônia, joined the conversation. "Your mother and gr
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
EVOLUTIONNow there he was. Years later, with Jânio dead, Paco dead. It took him years to eliminate one by one the powerful men he wanted to avenge Paco's death.Eliminating Paco was easier than he had supposed, simpler than eliminating Jânio, but what made it more difficult and complicated was that with the fall of the mob boss, he had to hide and keep constant watch over Cloe and her son and grandmother. And it was a great torture to stay away from his son and Cloe and still have to keep them safe, and it was almost impossible for him to trust their lives and safety to others. But there was nothing he could do about it, since if he appeared, many could die.And it was worth it. Seeing Cloe after so many years, seeing her fall to her knees relieved, crying and saying she loved him, made everything worthwhile. Now he was the leader. He was in Paco's place. And at this very moment his son slept in between him and Cloe and he felt suffocated looking at the two of them there. Túlio Filho
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER EIGHTY
THE FALL OF ONE MORE PAWNBefore he died, the last thing he heard was the voice of his beloved. The voice of the only man she had ever loved."For God's sake, Shayenne, don't do this!" - and that was the only time he called her that, and she let out a choked laugh and replied only in her mind, "I finally touched you, huh?" - that's what she wanted to say to him, but she didn't say it, her mouth didn't open to speak. She was done here. This was where their friendship and complicity ended, and then the explosion almost made his ears bleed, his eardrums hurt with the noise of the blast.And Shay was gone. She sacrificed herself for him. Paco wouldn't know he was alive. He had not been alerted by Jânio thanks to Shay.From where he was, Túlio couldn't see anything, but the crackling of the fire was very audible in his headphones, and he fell to his knees more than a hundred kilometers away from where Shay had lost her life."Oh, God," he exclaimed with a choked voice.So much death, so mu
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE
SHAYHer joy was short-lived. She felt relieved when she saw the car go up in flames and Tulio spoke on her earpiece:"Shay, the first bomb is done. Do you think we should detonate the second one?"Mysteriously, a van was coming down the dirt road where they were and it made her stomach churn. She did not expect Jânio to have left more men on alert, and apparently, they were coming from the farmhouse, alerted by the explosion. The second detonator was in her hands. "Wait!" she said to Tulio.To her complete amazement, she heard Jânio's cough and the guys who got out of the van next to the upside-down smoking car. One of them shouted:"The boss is alive! Help me get him out of the wreckage!"Tulio could also hear through Shay's earphones and became desperate. The driver of the car where Shay was also got out of the car with a fire extinguisher in hand, and screams could be heard from inside the burning car. Shay looked at everything without believing that her and Tulio's well-planned p
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT
SHAYShe no longer tried to seduce Tulio. That phase was already over. She joined him for revenge. Yes, both wanted revenge, pure and simple.When she visited him at the cabin, and now that the critical moment of his health had passed, now that he was out of danger, stronger and even exercising to recover the muscles atrophied by months without using them, the old man, Camilo was his name, had already become friends with the two. Camilo was no longer afraid of the strange girl. Shay no longer scared him and she laughed when he told them that he imagined that as soon as Tulio recovered, she would kill him:"Well, you should be afraid of him," she laughed and pointed at Tulio, "He's a thousand times more dangerous than me. Why do you think I asked you to take care of him?"Mr. Camilo widened his eyes at Tulio, who waved his hand, indicating that she was lying."It's true, sir Camilo. He is none other than the famous Incendiary Boy - and seeing that the man did not know who he was talkin
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN
SHAY Shay thought Gringo and Sopapo were going to kill her when they found out she had been involved with Jânio in order to get Túlio. She was waiting only for Cloe's order. She saw in the eyes of the three men, Túlio's closest, best, and most loyal men, the desire they had to kill her. Nothing would stop them from killing her with refined cruelty, and she knew they would take turns inflicting as much pain on her as they could. But that was the first time she felt tenderness for Cloe. All the harm she had wished upon the girl fell apart at that moment. The pain she saw on the girl's face hit her deeply in the heart and soul. The emptiness, the discouragement, and the genuine pain she saw written all over the girl's face whom she tried to imitate tore her apart. And she could apologize, but she didn't deserve forgiveness. How could she have never seen this? Or had she seen it and not cared? Why had she done this to someone who had done nothing to retaliate? What was a broken finger w
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX
REMINDSTulio could not forget, there was no way to forget every step he took away from Cloe. He was completely happy to have her by his side and would soon see their son. He thanked the heavens for her having their son during the years they were apart. For many years, he hid and had only insane thoughts of hatred, death, and revenge. His heart was bitter. The nonconformity of what had happened, there were many bad thoughts that he had and what kept him above the quagmire was thinking of his Cloe, their son, and his grandmother. Many years were unjustly taken from him of being by the side of the people he loved. He remembered when he saw her years later, when he could finally leave his hiding place and see her, even from afar, it soothed his heart and validated the love he felt for her. There was also guilt, of course he had, had and still had.Tulio blamed himself for putting Cloe in his life, a life she did not deserve, and had caused her a lot of pain. He took her away from her hap
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE
THIS LINK WILL NEVER BE BROKENThere was her good friend, and Cloe started crying again as she hugged the woman. Layla was much older now, and as Cloe hugged and kissed her all over her face, she noticed the extra years on the old lady. Her fingers, once so agile, were now twisted with arthritis and she seemed more hunched over than before. Signs of senility peppered her skin and Cloe loved feeling the smell of rue that seemed to be forever ingrained in the old woman.She had so much to tell her, but before anything else, before telling her so many things that had happened to her in those ten years, she opened her phone and showed her pictures of her grandson. Layla cried like a child, her hands trembling as she held the phone and watched video after video of her grandson."He looks so much like his father," she said, repeating it over and over again as she eagerly looked at the photos and videos. "Even his voice reminds me of Túlio at that age.""He's also named Túlio, Layla!" she to
The gangster and the pianist CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR
I LOVE YOU SO MUCHShe cried and smiled at the same time. She thought she was going crazy, that she must be going crazy! Sitting on the ground with both hands on her head, her voice lost, and Túlio, her Túlio, the love of her life, was coming towards her. He walked up to her with that walk she knew so well. A movie played in her head as he walked towards her. That same smile that made her fall madly in love with him. He was older, his hair was cut differently, but it was him. She would recognize him anywhere, even in the midst of a crowd she would recognize him.Nothing else existed, only him coming to her, and through the curtain, the veil of tears, she looked at him and all she wanted to scream was that she loved him!Túlio knelt down beside her, took her face in both hands, kissed her lips and pulled away, but she wanted more. She wanted him to never stop kissing her. But he needed to tell her something first:"Love, it's very important that I tell you something. What I'm going to
