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?”

step back. “Whal” She also yelled

you

asked. I only told her about the email, but I never told her I got something back in return.

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

send him something back? Should I leave him hanging?” Rona mimicked my voice and tapped her finger against her chin. “Really funny, I don’t even sound like that.” I gave her a nudge against her

shoulder.

made stuff a bit easier because that meant I finally had someone to talk to. Maybe Rona would understand my urge to reply. “So what do you think I

“When will you get another chance to talk to

do you think I should do it?” I asked. Right at that moment, a customer walked in. Rona walked to the counter while I followed after her and waited for her answer. “How about right now?”

gasped. 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

walked off. Rona chuckled and put her

snatched my phone from Rona’s hand and opened

big eyes before she looked at the screen and looked through the email. She couldn’t help but laugh every now and then

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

know.” Rona

sighed. “But you should definitely

had no idea how to approach him. Would it be the smartest to follow in his footsteps and reply with something sarcastic? Or should I just

do you?” Rona smirked. I stomped my feet

me down and giggled. “Do

I wouldn’t even be here right

with hopeful eyes and waited for her to give

just type whatever’s on your mind?” Rona suggested. “I mean, that’s

Well damn…

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