I quickly leaped up from the bed and wrapped my nightgown more tightly to my body. Antonio’s hand was on his belly while his white shirt was drenched with blood. “О Боже! (Oh God!)” I exclaimed and rushed to him with fear. His eyes were dark and scary still. “What happened?” I held his hand while he sat on the table that carried some room lights. He groaned and looked at me dearly. His eyes deepened but his only reaction was continuous groans. “I’m fine” he finally spoke and pulled off his suit jacket. I quickly rushed to the drawer where he had pulled out the first aid kit the last time. I brought it back to him. “Please come sit on the bed,” I said.“No, I'm fine, don’t worry about me. Go to bed” he declined and applied more pressure on the wound. I couldn’t have a clear sight of the injury because firstly it was covered in blood and he also pressed on it. “Please, just sit on the bed” I insisted and folded my hands. Seeing him bleed freaked me out. As much as I had seen a lot
“Can I take Olga with me?” Guila said and my eyes flared out of their sockets. I gaped at Guila in wonder. She darted at me while my lips broke scarcely. I wasn’t expecting that from her. Antonio’s gaze ran over me. He pierced deep into my soul with his orbs. He blinked and looked at Guila who had her hands folded and begging with her eyes. “Hell no! What is wrong with you Guila!? Olga is meant to be a housewife. She didn’t come to Italy to go on city tours.” Kira chipped in. The sound of the “housewife” made my body itch in irritation. Everyone was anxious apart from Antonio who remained undisturbed. “Come on Kira, can you stop saying that? Olga just came to the city and it’s not bad if she views the city.” Guila interjected and wagged her head. Voices became rigid and loud, but still, Antonio said nothing but just left his right hand in his pocket as everything unfolded. “Shut up Guila! How dare you raise your voice at me!? Olga is meant to only live for this household and not g
My heart throbbed rapidly like never before. My hands held Dima who was somewhat unconscious. Guila trembled behind me while I sat on the floor with Dima sheathed in my bosom. The attacker, who was dressed in a leather jacket and wore a mask, advanced towards us with his gun pointed at me while others ran away in fear. “Oh my goodness,”Guila cried behind me. I couldn’t help but let tears flow as I saw death right in front of me. Sweat mixed with tears marred my quivering face. “Please, please don’t kill us! Please!” Guila mewled from behind with hands tucked together. The attacker stared at us lethally with his gun pointed at us. I unhurriedly locked my eyes and pulled taut my clutch on Dima. It was my time to leave the world. I had detested the world but when it was time to leave, my heart just couldn’t allow it. I felt a cold sensation in my stomach. A wad of saliva hung in my throat and lips clamped firmly with each other. My story was to come to an end and it sure made me have
I was in the car with Antonio and I was seated on the front seat and opposite him while he drove. After slight persuasion, he consented to take me with him to interrogate one of the attackers that was caught.We were in the car in total silence. My eyes were bent scarcely while I enjoyed luminous light from the moon and stars that illuminated the sky. I didn’t know when last I took a night drive and doing it then was a wonderful feeling. The last time I did, it was when I tried running away from home but was caught. It was a terrible experience. Breathing the night air was fantastic. I sealed my eyes and relaxed my head on the rim of the seat. Whenever I closed my eyes, Dima’s face always made me shudder back to life. Antonio was all serious and driving fast like he owned the map of the road. I peeped at him for a second and turned back away. I wanted to appreciate him for saving my life but my ego wouldn’t let me. My lips shook but I didn’t allow myself to say a word. “Why did yo
Silence. That was the only thing heard while I lay on the bed beside Antonio. I goggled at the roof in the obscure darkness. I couldn’t sleep as much as I tried to. I didn’t have the guts to. After everything that happened, it was impossible for me to sleep. The love of my life was shot right in front of me. I saw a bullet puncture a man’s head in front of me. I also saw a man’s belly and intestines eaten by rats. Everything jammed together in my head and I couldn’t help but ponder on all of them. Antonio slept calmly as though nothing happened. I looked at him sleep with his left hand placed on his chest as he faced the roof too. I sat up and kicked back on the bed frame. I missed Dima and couldn’t wait to see him in the morning because Antonio had promised to take me to him in the morning. We had finished with the Chinese interrogation late in the night. I felt really uncomfortable. We also saw a dragon mark on the neck of the Chinese spy. Truly he was from the Triad I stood up fr
“Speak now! Why have you been following us!?” Antonio roared and pressed his elbow on the neck of the Asian man who stared in fear. “Following you? I have not been following you. I do not even know you. This is the first time I am seeing you” The Asian man struggled to speak. I stood by the side a little embarrassed as people stared at the scene.“Then why have you been pacing this ward since I came here? speak!” Antonio growled and pointed his face in the face of the Asian man who had fear written all over him. “That is because I am looking for my wife. I brought her for her antenatal but I couldn’t see her anymore.” He said trying to push himself away from Antonio but Antonio was too much of a size for Him to overpower“Let go of My husband” A voice came from behind. I turned and saw a woman up the duff hurrying towards the scene. I stared and watched in awe because it wasn’t making sense to me. “That is my wife” the Asian man pointed towards the woman who stood behind Antonio t
“ This is the very reason why I said I will go with you but you refused me to come. I’m sure if I was there by your side, that bastard wouldn’t have dared to touch you. Stupid punk!” Antonio growled and whined in the car as we drove back home. Veins popped out on his head and on his hand as he grabbed the steering wheel very aggressively. I remained mute like a student who was caught in the act of cheating during an exam. I was traumatized and talking wasn’t the right action to take at that point. Antonio was so an her y and I knew interjecting would have gotten even more angry. I was grateful and fortunate that he listened to my voice when I called him. And told him to stop or else I wondered what would have happened to the blonde pervert. “You should have allowed me break fucking single bones of that don of a bitch so that when next he sees a woman, he would scram.” He thundered and banged husband on the steering wheel. He drove so fast at some point I feared for my dear life.“It
I stood at the door in stupefaction as I watched Kira give me a death stare. Her eyes were like fireballs ready to roast me from my head to toe. “Choose Guila!” She snapped and turned back to Guila who was lost in it all. I could see tension on her face. “You don’t have to worry Guila, I will come back later. I will just leave this here for you so you’d eat” I smiled and walked closely to where they sat on the bed and placed the tray of food on the table beside Guilas bed. Kira’s eyes didn’t leave me and I could feel them roaming all over my body. I stood up to leave and whiffed Guila another smile. What she had on her face wasn’t a smile, neither was it a frown. It was something different. I’d be right to say it was a mixture of them both. “Wait” Guila grabbed my left wrist softly. I dropped my eyes on her one more time. “Stay, Olga”. My eyes narrowed down at her. “Oh wow! You have made your choice, haven't you!? You chose a total stranger Russian cunt over your own blood. Rid