La Casa de Papel (Palermo) // Translation

20. delicate

"I hate you, son of a bitch" Velez said after Gandia hit her in the face and in the stomach.

"And it was just the beginning..." he mumbles. "Don't you think your friends were quiet for too long?" he asks. On the side were Palermo, Bogota, Nairobi, Stockholm and Helsinki. They were waiting for Denver and Rio to  come into the room through the ventilation shaft, then kill Gandia and then safe Velez. Nairobi grabbed Palermo's face so he had to look in her eyes.

"Calm down" Nairobi said. Palermo didn't answer he just tightend his grip on his gun. Nairobi let go of him and walked to the door.

"Nairobi come here" Gandia said on the other side. "I'm gonna kill you!"

"We will let you go but give us Velez" Nairobi tries to negotiate.

"I think that's not possible" Gandia replied. Palermo couldn't help but kicked against the door.

"Let her go, because I will open the door and shoot you, son of a bitch" Palermo yelled.

"Palermo!" Nairobi yelld at him. Helsinki and Bogota had to pull him of the door. Nairobi grabbed his face again. "Stop messing it up asshole! Calm down cause he will kill you and her if you don't!"  Palermo closed his eyes and Nairobi let go of him.

"We're there" Denver said over the radio. Palermo and the others were pointing they're gun at the door. Gandia heard a noise above him and then he knew about the plan. Gandia kicked and hit Velez again so she had to let out a cry of pain. He shoots at the door so the group backs away. Gandia walked to the door and started making a hole in it. He grabbed Velez and put her head through the hole. He tied her hands with a tow, which was also around her neck, against the door. The group were scared as hell when they saw Velez in the door. Blood came out of her mouth and she had bruised on her cheeks. Palermo walked to Velez with tears in his eyes. They're eyes met and it made him so sad and angry to see her like this. He wanted to touch her face but Nairobi stopped him. Velez was quiet while her blood dropped to the ground.

"If these stupid kids won't come out of the ventilation shaft I'm gonna shoot this girl through her whole body till she bleeded out" Gandia screamed. Helsinki came to Velez and asked her with his hands if Gandia was standing on the right side. Velez nodded and Helsinki shoot on the right side. Gandia dropped to the ground but no bullet hit him because he is still wearing a bulletproof vest. Gandia stood up and shot Velez in her hand. The whole had panic and Velez let out a cry of pain. Palermo screamed and kicked against the door.

"You son of a bitch. Why don't you do this to me?!" he yelled. Bogota pulled him off the door again while Velez tried to stop screaming from the pain.

"Where did he shot you?" Helsinki asked and tried to calm her down. Velez stopped screaming.

"Through the hand" she replied with tears in her eyes.

"Did he took out the bullet?" he asked.

"No, but she splintered"she replied and started screaming again because she can't think of something but the pain.

"Get these kids out of the ventilation shaft and let me go. Then you can have Velez" Gandia said.

"Come down. Now" Palermo told Denver and Rio over the radio.

"Okay" Denver replied slowly. After five minutes they were at the door. It felt like hours for Velez. Palermo didn't stopped watching her. He would even die for her if that means that she won't have to feel the pain anymore. Denver walked to Velez and brushed a finger over her cheek. Velez started crying again.

"We will get you out of there" he said and walked to his position.

"They're here, get her out of there!" Palermo screamed at Gandia. At this moment Gandia pulled Velez out of the door.

"Everyone goes at the wall!" Gandia yelled. The group did what he said and then the door opened. Gandia had pressed a gun against Velez temple. It broke Palermo's heart to see her like this. When her bloody hands gribbed Gandias arm. Gandia walked backwards and the group followed him with their guns pointed at him. "Let's dance a little" Gandia said and started dancing with Velez in his arms. Velez let out a cry again. Palermo's grib tightened on his gun again.

"That's enough. Let her go!" Bogota said but is scared at the same time.

"Let her go asshole" Palermo said. Velez gaze meets Palermo's.

"Alright" Gandia replied and let her go. Denver pulled out a grenade. Velez walked slowly to the group. Palermo watched her but had his gun still pointed at Gandia. Nairobi walked to Velez and helped her walking. Nairobi gave Velez gun, which she carried the whole time, back to her. Palermo sighs because he knows that she's safe now.

"You're with us again" Nairobi whispered.

"Nairobi" Gandia said and Nairobi looked at him. "I told you I would kill you" he said and shot her in the head.

Velez screamed as she and Nairobi dropped to the ground. Everyone screamed while they shut multiple bullets at Gandia. No bullet hit him and he ran to into another room. Denver activated the grenade and ran behind Gandia. After a few seconds we could hear an explosion somwhere in the building. Velez looked at Nairobi and starts crying. Palermo did the same. Helsinki fell onto his knees and cried while Stockholm and Rio were sitting on the ground. Bogota still had his gun in the hand and watched everyone in silence. Palermo wished he could turn make the time. The damn rob and the mistakes of the group is the reason that Nairobi died.

published:10/22/20

word count:978 words

edited:not edited yet