Mobsters Humbled After Teens Take Lives

By Dakota Kawata

The feud that plagued the town of Verona is over. A grudge between two families is the cause for the recent violence that the city of Verona has faced in the last few months, first with the death of Tybalt Capulet and then Mercutio, the prince’s relative. Lady Capulet was visiting the body of her daughter Juliet, who yesterday was laid to rest after a sudden death, when she discovered her, dead of a gun wound, lying next to her supposed enemy, Romeo Montague. Romeo, when inspected further, died of a pill overdose and police linked the pills that killed him to a local pharmacist. The Nurse of Juliet has opened up to police and revealed a shocking story. It all began at a dinner party that Lord Capulet was having a few nights ago. Well, Romeo crashed the party and was looking for “a good time” when he saw Juliet and it was said to be love at first sight. When Romeo was banished for the death of Tybalt, Juliet was so distraught that she pretended to be dead and a note was sent by a friend for Romeo to pick her up the night her body was laid in its crypt. The note, written in code, was misinterpreted by Romeo and he thought she was actually dead and so when he saw her dead, he killed himself. Juliet awoke from her pill-induced coma and saw her beloved dead and took the gun from his belt loop to shoot herself in the head.

Romeo, 19, was a man who loved to be in love. He was linked to a number of women, including the famous singer, Rosaline and was the son of mobster head Montague. His friends had to be of a certain importance themselves, as his best friend was a relative of the prince of Verona. Mercutio was his name and obviously the power that Mercutio had definitely had a high influence on the activities that he and Romeo would participate in, such as picking up drugs and prostitutes, and then not being sent to jail for such activities. Romeo seemed to have it all, riches, women, and a loving family. He was a smart person and knew very well that with such an action as murder (he killed Tybalt Capulet) that he would be banished from Verona and lose everything that he had and would have inherited from his family’s fortune. He also knew that there were certain women that he should not be connected with and that could hurt his reputation and the chances of him one day becoming head Montague.

Juliet Capulet, 18, was the young, attractive girl who was set on marrying the good guy Paris. Her life seemed to conveniently “just happen.” She was accepted into the college of her choice and was marrying into a wealthy family. Although there was talk of a “under the table” deal made between the school and Juliet’s influential family, but when investigated later, it seemed Juliet actually got in because of her good grades and volunteer work. She was a hard-working girl who used logic, rather than emotion to guide her through life. One wonders what made her throw all logic away and make the choice to commit suicide, a rather rash and quick decision compared to the other important decisions that she made. Her close confidante, her 24/7 best friend, Nurse Capulet considered Juliet to be spoiled at times when she worked her hardest and didn’t get what she felt she deserved. Maybe that is what Juliet felt when she had done so much to earn the respect of her father and be set in an arranged marriage.

Lord Capulet was interviewed after his daughter’s death and wishes to clear a few things up to the public. “Juliet was the loveliest daughter for many things, such as strength, hard-working personality, and the love we all felt radiate from her daily. She tried so hard to please us and put up with our mobster ways, the ways she felt were unnecessary. She was so torn up after her cousin Tybalt died. We were all torn up. And now to lose a daughter because our families’ hate prevented her from loving. The whole situation is silly, silly, and stupid. It’s all a brodie (mistake). I wish for both our families that we be allowed to mourn in private, the sad passing of two great children.”

Benvolio was recently heard talking to his friends about his cousin's death. "Romeo was always falling in and out love constantly. I always had to convince him that there was other people out there for him. He was always making promises to girls, saying he was going to love them forever and marry them and blah, blah, blah. Honestly, that boy was lovesick. Well, Juliet was cute as a bug's ear, (very cute). I can't imagine how she would look with her brain blown out with a roscoe (gun). I think that this whole situation could have been prevented if Romeo didn't get involved with a Capulet. Only one good thing came out of this whole situation, there is no more violence on the street. I would like to say thanks to everyone in Verona who had to put up with our b.s."

The death of the Capulet’s and Montague’s young ones is what brought the families together. Maybe it was the sharing of grief between the two family’s which led them to lay down their machine guns and really look at the silliness of their feud and the tragic consequences in which it brought. Many think it was the prince’s valiant words which were filled with the disgust the town had felt about the feud that made the families feel the torrent of bullets themselves. The important thing is, the last ounce of blood was shed in this horrifyingly brutal feud and hopefully, Verona will see peace in its streets, for it has not known peace in such a long time. The prince thinks that no one should be tried for the death of Romeo and Juliet, because he thinks that it was solely [Romeo and Juliet's] own choices to kill themselves. He is just glad that the feud is over, but he isn't letting the families off that easy. Insiders told us that he believes that the families must give up their mobster duties and turn in their machine guns and drugs. There has been no official word on this yet, though. Maybe the families coming together has a greater purpose. One can hope this was not the collaboration of the two biggest gangs Verona has ever had.