Chapter Fifty One

As Kal chewed his candy, I asked, "c'mon bud? Share the low down? "
"nothing to share, I swear" he held his hands up in protest... "So what did happen?"

"nothing really, me and ya ma went too pay her a visit, we chatted sure, it got heated then her and the rest of her posse took off at speed in her beat up Buick. She was pretty pissed"
I watched his body language, he seemed to be telling the truth, but I just know that he was still hiding something.
" right, and then you both left?"
" no, we followed her, we needed to be sure there would be no come back to you." he paused shaking more candy into his palm, he offered some to me, I refused, "and?, Kal stop dragging your butt...."
He smiled, "well that's the darndest thing, as we neared the brow of the incline on the highway, and started down the other side, we saw a truck in the distance coming towards us, both ma and me saw the driver leap out, so we parked up, and watched, "

"Oooh it was nasty, the truck crashed into the buick," he screwed his face to emphasize the drama... 

" you expect me to believe that bull?, man I've known you for too many years, now give me the god damn fucking truth?"
He tried to change the subject, "you want coffee? "
" no, thanks I want the fucking truth"
"I've told ya the truth"

"Stop, you know you aint, stop treating me like a child and just FUCKING TELL ME.."

my patience was stretched to the limit.

"Ok, ok, but you say nothing to ya ma, you swear that on my life bro?, I'm fucking serious?"

I shook my head, "No Jon, I mean fucking swear man or I aint saying jack shit?"

"alright already, I swear..."

Sitting next to me, he lent in close and spoke in a low near whisper, but loud enough I could hear him, every now and then he looked back over his shoulder to make sure no one was behind him or had crept into the room.

"See the other night when ya ma called, I went round to see her with spike, ya ma told me everything that had been happening to you guys, with this Antonia broad and her ma, so she had made this plan but needed our help to execute what she had in mind. Let me tell ya Jon, ya man wanted blood and that fucking bitch dead. "

"Dead?"

"Yeah man dead"

"go on"

"what I've told ya so far is half the truth..."

"so explain..."

"we met her and she had her boys with her, she threatened ya ma, told her if she did not get out of the way she'd have her killed... ya ma grabbed her so fast by the throat she had no time to act, her boys tried to intervene but me and spike took care of them, single bullet to the brain works every time.

and a slit throat... ya ma had her tight and made her watch. man she was terrified, as her boys fell ya ma let go, then ya ma told us to do the same to her,....."

"And that's when she took off in the car right?"

"right, ya ma would not let it lie, and so we followed in hot pursuit."

"The truck?"

he sneered, that was the bonus.... my brother Wigan, he drives a tuck, he had one at the yard that was to be scrapped, as far as his bosses were concerned that muther was driven to the scrap yard to be wrecked."

"but how you know where she would be heading?"

"we radioed in to Wigan... told him the road and he did the rest."

"But his boss will find out.."

"Nah, he'll just say the brakes failed on route and he had to jump out..."

I smiled, so all planned to perfection eh..."

Kal, looked at me, "not quite"

"what ya mean?"

"she's alive aint she?"

"barely.... you see her?"

Yeah, but until she's history man, were on shaky ground..."

"we have all got alibi's, so should be good, but were gonna have to wait and see..."

"you think the cops will work it out?"

"Nah, man they aint smart enough, but what we need you to do is keep up with that detective guy you know about pressing charges and stuff, take suspicion away..."

I shook my head,  just as Madison called in with my dinner tray, "Madison this is Kal my friend,"  

Kal immediately up on his feet, took Madison's hand and kissed the back, "pleased to meet you ma'am, look after my man here real good ok?"  

Madison looked at Kal, then me, then taking her hand back she replied, "of course it's my job..."

Kal then made his farewell and left... "catch ya on the flip side bro"  

Soon as he left Madison asked questions,

"who was he?"

"A lifelong friend, called in as my ma told him about me being here"

she busied herself with my obs, as she spoke... "I get a vibe from him..."

"Vibe?"

"yeah, something not good, you know?"

I played it down, nah he's a good guy"

"is he? I'm not sure, I could swear his face has been on TV and not in a good way..."

"nah, he's just got one of those faces.."

I began to feel a little nervous, Kal was the son of the Mafioso, if she aired her suspicions to the wrong person it could spell trouble for her, Kal would not waste a moments sleep taking her out, and I don't mean on a date. Somehow I had to convince her she was wrong. I changed the subject,

"So, when I get outta here, would ya like to come see me in concert, maybe share a drink or two and a meal after?"

she stood back , her hands on her hips, smiling at me she answered,

"but aint you a married man?"

my own response floundered me, "so?,"