27 FEB 1951 21:56 GMT
Paolo had just finished to speak at his Weekly Anti-Mafia Gathering that he had been organizing for a while now, he was exiting the compound, surrounded by fans whom were asking him things or simply wanted to touch this man whom many claimed could heal persons with a mere touch when to persons came from around a corned on a speeding vespa scooter. “CREPA INFAME!” te passenger screamed raising a Lupara towards Paolo and discharging its deadly hail of lead. The world went black.
A day later at Palermo’s hospital a steady Beep-Beep-Beep came from the heart monitoring device in Paolo’s room.
“How is he doctor?” Marco, a close friend of Paolo asked the doctor that was assigned to Paolo Magno.
“Padre, it would say it’s a miracle he’s even alive, but looking how quickly he is healing I would say that that’s a true miracle, it defies everything I learned in med. School”
“And the other victims?”
“Well, the elderly lady had no chance, she was DOA, probably dead before she hit the ground, two others suffered mild injuries and will be discharged in a couple of days, a couple of other people were treaded for minor injuries. And the Mafiosi, well you probably know about that.”
“Si, e un peccato, they would not have talked but a jail sentence was preferable. Is Paolo awake?”
“Si, he is awake and since his progress is so incredible you can visit him, if he continues like this he will be discharged before those two with mild injuries will”
“Grazie, I will see him right away” Macro walked to Paolo’s room.
“Permesso?” Marco asked while knowing on the door post of Paolo’s room
“Marco? Avanti Entra! How are you doing?”
(Laughs)“How am I doing? You were shot and ask me how I am doing, your incredible you know!”
“So I hear from the doctors, however none knew exactly what happened, do you know?”
“Si, one of your friends told me” Pauses for a second, takes a chair and sits down.
“It would seem that two Soldati Mafiosi were sent to kill you”
“Si, I remember I was exiting and we heard a bike speeding in our way”
“Si, the two Mafiosi were on a vespa, they shot at you with a sawed off lupara”
“O mio dio, did other get hurt?”
Marco’s face turns grim. “Yes, an elderly lady that was on you right died, some others were hurt but they will make it”
A painful silence engulf the room as Paolo visibly feels a stab of emotions
“its all my fault, they came for me, I could have helped, i…”
“No, its not your fault, those bastard Mafiosi are the only ones to blame, all the people that came to listen to you came because they believe in what you stand for, or rather what you stand against, La Cosa Nostra.”
“They only came because of my healing powers, and when they needed me I was not there, I failed them”
“The doctors say the Elderly lady was dead before she hit the ground, you could not have helped her and maybe yes many people only listen to you because of your powers but perhaps that is why god gave them to you, to help us.”
“Non so, did the police get those bastards? It would be a first if they did”
“They tried to go around the first corned too fast, their vespa crashed, the crowd stormed over them, the police was too late to save them”
“Mob justice for mobsters, well with our corrupt judges and officials they would have never served a decent time in prison anyhow and have no doubt they would have not talked, if the victims still hold the Omerta the Soldati of La Cosa Nostra would sooner kill themselves before talking.”
“Vero, but I’ll let you rest now, even with your gifts you need some good old rest”
“Grazie, be well my fiend”
Marco gave a small smile and nod and left the room.