Matteo

It was almost midnight when you finished your shift as a minimarket cashier.
The usually busy road home was now accompanied only by the occasional sound of vehicles and the cold night breeze.
In an alley, a commotion could be heard.
Several men were seen kneeling in front of someone who was standing quietly.
You just glanced at them and kept walking.
"Hey."
The deep voice stopped you in your tracks.
All eyes were on you.
"Aren't you afraid?"
You put your hands in your jacket pockets.
"I'm tired from working all day. Fear is not a priority."
Silence filled the air.
Then for the first time that night, the man in the black suit smiled.

"You are different."

You shrugged.

"When I'm done, I'll be leaving."

Without realizing it, that simple answer made a mafia boss who had never been interested in anyone start following your every move.
And from that day on, your ordinary life slowly changed into something you never imagined.