THE DON: CHAPTER 5

 It was a winter evening with roads and allies covered all over with snow. The commotion was regular on the streets, and children were playing as usual. Lamp posts were lightened up but were also covered with snow. Harry Hagen was walking down the lane and watching everything he goes by on the road. Soon he stopped at a local coffee shop where Don Vito had been waiting for him. "My father wanted the best for me, he never wanted me to be in this life and now I know why?" said Hagen, "I knew him, we did business, a very sorted man and a good father, but he could never differentiate loyalty and dishonesty," said Don Vito, "It was a Sicilian Don Antonio on the phone last night, I told him to call you, but he had very little time, so he couldn't complete his word,".

"What is it Vito, tell me,"

"Six families have united and want your assassination, they want you dead, for ruining their businesses, and Antonio was one of them,"

"They caught me, and want me dead straight away! but Hobbie was after all this plotting, I was just following his orders,"

"They know Hobbie is after all this, and after they kill you, he would die too, actually they want you to be dead so that you don't ruin any other business and they are able to build up till that time and venture with any wealthy family and build their revenues enough so that later on they could take down Hobbie Brown,"

"And then? Hobbie has no heir, you won't revenge his death?'

"Even I am one of his preys Harry, our friend is turning cold, money, and power turns a good man blind, he wants me dead too. And trust me, he won't die very soon, after you are gone, he would hire a new hitman for whom he might be still on a search," 

"So, what should I do Vito? obviously, I don't want to die,"

"If you don't want to die, kill our friend Hobbie!" said Vito, and Harry went through some unease on hearing these words. "Kill him? he is my friend Vito, he is your friend too! how can I do this?" Harry said in a lower voice. "A friend who wants you dead is not a friend, he is an eel," said Vito. Vito knew it would be difficult for Harry to digest this and so he would try to cross-check this with Hobbie in his own way.

Hobbie went to Oliver's home after the meeting and told him everything. "Would you help me?" Harry asked, "What can I do, should I call my brother? he might help you assassinate Hobbie," Oliver said, "No! I don't want to kill him, I want to confirm whether he is an eel or not, so I want you to come with me and I would propose you as a new Hitman for the family beside me, and let's see what he does," said Harry. Oliver dressed up well and went straight to Hobbie's house along with Harry.

"Hobbie! such a lovely day," said Harry greeting Hobbie. "Indeed it is! who is this gentleman with you?" Hobbie asked, "This is Oliver, my friend, you saw him at Elicia's wedding I guess," Harry asked. Oliver went forth to shake hands with Hobbie, "Oh, maybe I forgot, well how can I help?" Hobbie asked, "He wants to work beside me, and he would go everywhere I go and learn the job, and you would have two hitmen," said Harry, "But, does he have what it takes?" Hobbie asked, "My brother was a recruit in your family sir, now he works with the Sicilian, and I have some experience with guns," Oliver said, "Fine! you can join Harry, and if I like your work, we would be friends too," Hobbie insisted.

Harry's assassination had been paused for a week before he could kill Hobbie. Vito proposed this to the six crime families so that Harry gets his time to cross-check. Five days later, Hobbie called upon Harry for another assignment. "I want you to kill Vito now," said Hobbie, and Harry's ears raised up and he further said, "But Hobbie, he is our friend!", "He is, but because of our friend, our business is getting weak, In business, no one is a friend remember that," said Hobbie. Harry looked confused for a moment when Hobbie proceeded further, "I know this is tough, but think like this, if you kill Vito, his son would overtake and this would be a tragedy for their business, and we would earn more, what's the fucking problem with that ?" "Why don't you send anyone else? Send Oliver, he had learned how to do this and no one will doubt him," Harry insisted. "No, I don't trust that boy, he is your friend, but I don't trust new recruits, let him do smaller tasks for now, and you grab the big game," Hobbie said. Harry looked into Hobbie's eyes closely, and could see his brown eyes blinking and trying to hide from Harry's pupil "Fine Hobbie, Vito will be dead next morning," Harry said nodding his head when Hobbie patted on Harry's back and hugged him. Harry was furious for his doubt had been clarified and Hobbie was an eel.

Hobbie insisted Harry goes on the job, and not Oliver for he wanted Oliver to be on a safer side so that he could use his future hitman for the next missions after Harry is dead. And Harry figured this out and at midnight waited for Don Vito in a car outside a local gift shop. Vito entered the car and sat beside Harry and gave him a hug. "He wants you dead," said Harry, "Shhhh..." Vito shut up Harry's mouth, "Speak in a low volume boy, people might be following us, you are on a mission according to Hobbie," "I am sorry," Harry said in a low volume, "What is the plan?" Harry asked, "You go inside his room, if he is awake, tell him that you killed me and then shoot him, and if he has slept, wake him up and then kill him," Vito said, "But why do you want him to see me killing him?" Harry asked, "Our friend, is good at monopoly and games, but this game he played with an old player, and you were his loyal, ace in the deck of his cards, I want him to see that he failed to kill me, and remember who Vito Genovo was as he enters the doom of hell!" said Don Vito. "Fine, but he doesn't have any heir, so his business would vanish, where will I go for work?" said Harry, "You are a good man Harry! I will propose you for the new Don of Brooklyn, now off you go," said Vito when Harry crawled out of the car and headed towards Hobbie's home.

He entered Hobbie's living room where Hobbie was sleeping peacefully. "Hobbie, Hobbie wake up," said Harry Hagen, "Hey Harry, Is the work done?" Hobbie opened his eyes dimly and in a half awaken state asked Harry. "Remember Don Vito as you go to hell!" said Harry and Hobbie's eyes opened wide which chills running through his spines. Harry fired two shots on Hobbie's heart when Hobbie screamed. All the gunmen rushed towards his room when Harry jumped out of the window and escaped in the car brought by Vito. Rest in peace Don Hobbie Brown.