Chapter 6 - THE TRUTH INSIDE THE BAG
Giovanni stared at his son.
The suitcase.
Marco.
The gun.
Everything connected.
“Emilio…”
His voice broke.
“Tell me I’m wrong.”
Emilio looked destroyed.
“I wanted to tell you.”
“But you didn’t.”
“I couldn’t.”
Marco stepped forward.
“You still don’t understand.”
Giovanni looked at him with hatred.
“You killed my wife.”
Marco’s face hardened.
“No.”
A pause.
“But I know who did.”
The room went silent.
Emilio opened the suitcase.
Inside was a small camera.
A stack of documents.
And a sealed envelope.
Giovanni grabbed the envelope.
On the front were three words.
FOR GIOVANNI ONLY.
His hands shook as he opened it.
Inside was a final letter.
His wife’s handwriting.
My love,
If you are reading this, the truth has finally reached you.
But there is something you need to know.
The person who poisoned me…
Is not the person you think.
Giovanni looked up.
Marco looked nervous.
Emilio looked terrified.
The letter continued.
The person responsible is someone closer.
Someone who has been standing beside you for years.
Someone who knows everything about our family.
Giovanni stopped reading.
A horrible thought entered his mind.
Then the camera suddenly turned on.
A video started playing.
Elena appeared on the screen.
Alive.
Weak.
But clear.
“Giovanni…”
Her voice broke him.
“If you’re watching this, they failed to stop me.”
She looked directly into the camera.
“I need you to listen carefully.”
A tear fell down her face.
“Your enemy is not outside this family.”
She took a deep breath.
“Your enemy is sitting at this table.”
The video glitched.
Then Elena said one final sentence.
A sentence that changed everything.
“Giovanni… your own daughter knows why I died.”
The screen went black.
Giovanni slowly turned toward Clarissa.
She was standing in the doorway.
Crying.
And holding something in her hand.
May you like
A blood-stained knife.
TO BE CONTINUED…
