His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies by C. Tamika

Chapter 253

120 hours until release

Elena

Two days…

It had been two days since inmate Marvin Romero decided to send me back an email. It wouldn’t be too far stretched to admit that the email scared the living crap out of me.

He seemed like the kind of person who was spoiled and wanted things to go his way. That’s the very same reason why I had decided not to let him have his way and tried to make him sweat.

Okay, that wasn’t the only reason.

I was afraid of Victoria’s reaction and knew she would tell me not to reply anymore, but something told me that it was my duty to respond. I mean, the email was a tiny bit rude, but he did ask me about my hobby’s and goals, right? That was nice.

“Hello, earth to Elena!” Rona waved her hand in my face. “Oh, right—I’m sorry.” I apologized.

“One large bloody mary, to go.” Roa spoke with a suspicious look on her face. I turned to look at the customer and smiled. “Coming right up!”

I gave myself a mental scolding before I got to my job and made the cocktail. I had been out of it for two days, and it was all because of that Marvin guy. It was a good thing he had a life sentence because Marvin seemed like the type of guy to visit me-so that he could ask why I hadn’t replied.

“Here you go,” I told Rona and handed the order. I grabbed a napkin and walked to the back so that I could wipe the sweat from my forehead. Anyone else would’ve probably thought it was due to work stress and would’ve never guessed all of this was because of a prison inmate.

“Are you sick?” Rona asked as she walked in. She placed her hand against my forehead and pouted her lips. “Have you caught some kind of virus or something?”

Yes, the prison pen pal virus.

“I hope not,” I spoke and stepped back. “I’m fine, really.” I tried to convince Rona, but she wasn’t buying it. “This doesn’t have anything to do with that prisoner, right?”

out, surprised. Rona gasped and took a step back. “Whal” She also yelled out. “What’s wrong? Why

did you know?”

asked. I only told her about the email, but I never told her I got something back in return. “That’s easy.” Rona shrugged.

walking back and forth, whispering the same damn sentence for the past

back? Should I leave him hanging?” Rona mimicked my voice and tapped her finger against her chin. “Really funny, I don’t even

shoulder.

that meant I finally had someone to talk to. Maybe Rona would understand my urge to reply. “So

will you get another chance

think I should do it?” I asked. Right at that moment, a customer walked in. Rona

Rona ignored me and focused her attention on the customer. She took the order and

reaction and let out a sigh. “Yes, right now.” She smiled. I was still startled and followed. her to the customer with my mouth

had not changed the look on my face and looked at her in surprise until the very second the customer walked off. Rona chuckled and put her hand in my apron to reach for my phone. “How about you show me that

phone from Rona’s hand

at me with big eyes before she looked at the screen and looked through the email. She couldn’t help but laugh every now and then and must’ve probably been as confused as I was. “Marvin

and bit my fingernails with my teeth. It was what I did when I was nervous, and it was a bat habit of mine, but I couldn’t help myself. “He replied like ten minutes

know.”

Rona sighed. “But you should definitely reply.”

be

do you?” Rona smirked. I stomped my feet and gave her a nervous pout. “No, I don’t-you have to help me!”

on my shoulder to calm me down and giggled. “Do your dad, and your brother know about

course they don’t. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even be here

me think.” Rona huffed. I looked at her with hopeful eyes and waited for her to give me instructions. Rona was smart with these kinds of things. She would know what to do.

Rona suggested. “I mean, that’s the entire point of

Well damn…

I spoke as I leaned my head against her shoulder. “Even Victoria would be more