It was cold outside during the middle of the night, the wind blew harshly against the trees, causing the leaves to rattle endlessly. A few of them break off and huddle together on the ground at the root of the tree; where Marcos sat waiting with a silent shiver.
'What have I gotten myself into?' He wonders as he brings out his phone and starts playing a video game to fill in the time.
Hours passed.
He had meant to arrive in the morning itself but he knew Mateo would have his head if he didn't immediately start focusing on his work.
And so he waited and waited; until he saw a petite brown haired female pop out from the hospital's front doors.
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"We will begin the treatment." The surgeon glances at Nora emotionlessly. He was used to this in his line of speciality, as a super specialist heart surgeon many a times patients could not afford the treatment. What else could he do about it? He hadn't the means to pay the government himself, t
"Let's talk somewhere else." He stated as he referred to the surroundings. Nora almost shivered, thinking of how she would be treated here if she had been brought in as the enemy instead. The wires . The knives. All of it seemed multiple steps upward from Amanda's preferred methods of torture. It took every ounce of her energy not to let the memories rush and flood back into her head.She was better at it now. She wouldn’t let it take over her mind.Noticing how she wasn’t handcuffed, she simply got up from her seat- the only chair that was present at the centre of the room. She almost held her breath until the door was opened and she could walk out into the familiar dark hallway. She let out the breath she had been holding with relief as the tightness in her chest retreated back to it’s home, unaware that Mateo’s eyes were observing her every movement with curiosity, never leaving her for even a second.Everyone had a story. Mateo wanted
Mateo had never hesitated, especially not after joining the Mafia.However in the current moment he felt something strange, something he could only name as hesitation. He knew that the first month of training is required for all members of the Mafia. There hasn't been a single member who didn't go through it, not even the cleaners.He also knew that once it was done, there was no going back. After becoming an official member of the Mafia, that would become your whole life. Was he really going to ruin Nora's entire life because he was bored and intrigued? - is what kept going through his head.At last, he finally came to a decision."You'll start training today. I'll take you to the training centre."Nora scurried behind him, looking up at his tall figure as he moves with strength and dignity, things she could only dream of - according to her.She admired the jet black hair that was slicked back with formulas and gel."
It was a dark windy night. Though she could not see outside because there were no windows, she could hear a light whistling sound that seemed to be radiating from above the facility. Her eyes painfully drifted to the clock at the wall; it was 8 pm.As her fingers slowly moved, she gripped the sheet of the bed into a fist, trying to gain enough strength to stand up. She felt that if she made any sudden movements, she would instantly throw up. The nausea was building up every second; an uncomfortable feeling in her epigastric region.After raising her head slightly, she noticed her surroundings. She was in a room. It was moderate sized with black white and grey toned walls. A study desk laid at the front corner to the right; the same wall bore a door and beside the bed were 2 side tables. A closet could be seen beside the free end of the side table. Gaining quite a bit of her senses, she raises into a sitting position, trying to recall the last thing she remembered
Nora paused for a second. It didn't seem like a big deal to her, after all she had changed in front of him before. She simply nodded in compliance. She was too naive for her own good.Mateo had half expected her to tell him to leave so her sudden acquiescence partly shocked him.He told himself he wouldn't look as he took off the oversized baggy shirt of his. Secretly he really liked how it looked on her and was a bit disappointed that she wouldn't wear it again.As he took it off, his gaze was focused on the interesting tile pattern of the bathroom wall until there was an obstruction in the shirt's path. The corner of his mouth fought hard to stay solemn as he looked down at her."I can't take it off like this." He tells her, seeing as her arms were at her side and not raised above her head. Mindlessly, Nora wasn't even paying attention. Despite sleeping for such a long time, she felt exhausted from the constant sharp pain shooting up her body with e
Chapter 14"It seems to be a case of internal bleeding." The doctor uses the MRI present in the underground facility. There was a specific room denoted to first aid, anything that could possibly be needed was present here- from ventilators to CT scans. One of the reasons was, it wasn't convenient for them to go to hospitals with every injury and nor would it be advisable since depending on the wound types, the cops could be alerted like in gun shot wounds or stab wounds.If the condition was serious, however, a few trusted doctors with affiliates to criminal organisations were asked to come in and help with the treatment. In severe surgical cases, they even agree to perform the surgery in their own clinic without alerting any authorities or having it show up on medical records."Is it severe?" Mateo asked with a clenched jaw."Mild to moderate. Lot's of bed rest for a few days and a strict liquid diet should do the trick. I'll also give her some painkille
He was selfish. In his whole life there was no one who would spoil him with the things he wanted so as a result he took it upon himself to do the same. He decided to take what he wanted, whenever he wanted.He decided to be selfish.He was.Yet in this moment when he looked at the peaceful face that sleeping so calmly. A certain tightness in his chest told otherwise. Because he was selfish enough to keep her here, she had gotten hurt. And though Mateo told himself over and over again that he did not care, at the end of the day he was still a human.He leaves her sight.‘Us meeting again was just a coincidence. This is for the best.’ He assures himself.…“I can just leave? What about the debt?” A look of confusion drawls over her face.The amount he had paid to save her sister wasn’t a small one. It was almost 2 million and he was willing to let it go just like that? Even if he was, Nora didn&rs
The room practically had an air quality index of 150 as rings upon rings of smoke were blown out. Adding on to it were a few bottles of bourbon carefully splayed on the working desk.There was a sudden interruption attributed to a few knocks and the opening of a door.“Seriously? You’re drinking now too? Talk about responsibility.” Marcos stifled his mocking scoff before noticing that Mateo was too drunk to lash out at him.“What the fuck do you want?”“That’s one of the rare times I’ve heard you swear.” Marcos didn’t bother holding back his amusing grin.“Tell me.” His legs were unusually placed on the ground in a man spread as he rested his elbow on the arm rest of the chair. He moved his glass in a circular manner to mix the alcohol well with the soda as he took a puff with his other hand.“I wanted Brian kicked off from my mission.”“I won&rs
“Holy fuck. What’s wrong with you. Get up.” He pokes her arm a few more times. Nora takes a deep breath and ignores the sudden pressure on her upper limb as she continues gazing at the stars intriguingly. She wondered what they were made of and why some flickered while others didn’t.“Oi Oi.” This time he light smacks her forehead.“Are you dead?” He mutters to himself as his fingers pull on her upper eyelid in hopes for a response. As expected, she instinctively shuts her eye. After realizing that she is indeed awake and not dead, he ponders on his words.“Coma doesn’t mean dead, you know.” He wouldn’t be surprised if she had misinterpreted the doctor’s words.“They said she might never wake up.” She whispered as she counted the number of bright lights in the sky. Marcos cursed inwardly. He knew that. He also knew that the chance was so slim that it was close to non