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Bang Bang Bang. Bang I woke up to those sounds as I've done the past few years. My eyes flutter open but I'm forced to close them as the sunlight was blinding. “Good morning Miss, Ava,” My maid, Cecelia greets me with a smile. " Morning," I get out of bed and start to get ready for the day. Going to the bathroom, I wash my hair thoroughly and wash my body with oils. My skin should be perfect, and radiant because Mario likes it that way. The maid comes in here with a small frown on her face and gets on one knee, helping me as always. Finishing, we go to the closet where I pick out a two-piece floral dress but Cecilia protests, bringing out a short turtleneck dress. “ This one will look nice on you and it will cover the bruise on my shoulder," I nod and wear the dress she picked out for me and do my makeup, wearing my heels, I allow her to guide me downstairs. “ Where to?” I ask. “ Breakfast and then you are going to the doctor’s,” stop in my tracks, my heart pounding against my chest. Mario has been wanting to put a baby in me but it's been futile because I use contraceptives. Oh lord, how will I escape this? " Let's go, Ma'am, the boss is waiting," I follow her to the dining area, where Mario is sitting at the head of the table, he smiles at me but I don't smile back, I think I've actually forgotten how. Sitting down, I gulp the apple juice in front of me and put the empty glass down.“ Get her another,” he tells my maid. “ you look exhausted today, is everything alright, my dear Ava,” I roll my eyes. The maid puts red meat in front of me and I almost puke." I don't eat this," I sneer, pushing the plate away from me and it clashes to the floor. “You know she hates that, why would you put it in front of her?” My captor roars at the maid and the poor woman yelps and I regret reacting the way I did. Ignoring my food, my mind wanders elsewhere. “ I’m not going to the hospital,” I blurt. “ You are, I want to know why you’re not getting pregnant yet.” He says calmly, someone’s desperate. “ Have you thought maybe I don’t want to birth a child?” “ It’s funny how you think you have a say in this issue,” he chuckles. Mario has been obsessed with me since I was only a girl, he kidnapped me from my family. He hits and abuses me in all ways when I disobey him. “ It’s my body,” I whisper. The psycho slams his hand against the table, making me jump... “ We are going to the hospital and that’s final,” Breakfast goes on silently, as he keeps taking one call after the other.“ Tai is bringing his girls here, CIA raided his place” he informs Troy, one of his men. Tai is Mario's best friend and business partner. His line of business is different from Mario's. Tai owns brothels and trafficks girls while Mario just does drugs. I cringe at the thought. We get in a Cadillac and go to the hospital....
We walk to the doctor’s office, his hand on my lower back like we are a perfect couple. Everything should look good since he's running for governor. The drug lord is really good at pretending and making it look like he's good so sadly, he has a good chance of winning. “ Mr future governor,” The doctor greets him with great merriment. “ Hello, doctor,” After explaining the to the doctor situation and doctor asks some questions but I refuse to answer. “ Could it be she is on a contraption without your knowledge?” I bite my lips, anticipating my punishment. “ Mi Chiquita,” Mario calls, motioning me to follow the doctor. After running a series of tests, we come back to the office.“ I was right she’s on a pill,” The doctor informs Mario who looks hurt by this. After the gentlemen finish discussing, we get up to leave. “ Thank you, Dean,” " Anytime and good luck, sir,"“ Baby let’s go,”Marion is silent the whole way. Just making phone calls.
“ Faster,” he orders the middle-aged driver who steps on the gas. When we reach the estate, he opens the door for me. “ Do you have it ready?” he asks one of the guards.Mario drag me by my hair, walking fast to the back of the mansion. I am having a hard time between walking and the pain in my hair “ Bring it!” he shouts, pushing me into a huge empty building. This is the room he comes to beat or torture his enemies, the room of horrors. “ Mario you’re hurting me, stop,"“Hurt? Denying me a child is what is hurting me right now!” he yells. I try to get away but two huge men stand in way. My eyes find my friend, Troy and he looks petrified.“ Hurry the fuck up, you bastards!" Tears well in my eyes as more men come in, and I sob,“ Marion, I don’t like it in here please let me leave,” I beg. “Give her a gun,” he orders and one of his men does that but I shake my head, not wanting to touch it. “ Marion, please,” I beg, ugly tears running down my cheeks. “ I’ve been tolerating your insolence and have been going easy on you but no more,” He grits. “ Refusing me an heir is unpardonable,” he growls. “ No-,” “ Take it,” he whispers, I look at it again, I can’t touch that. “ TAKE IT!” he shouts, and I cover my face with my shaking hands, in fear of the angry drug lord. “ Aviana, please, pick it up,” he tells me in a soft voice and I clumsily do just that. “ Good girl,” He praises. They drag a man who is covered in blood and injuries. "Please, Boss, don't kill me," The battered man begs. " Someone gag him, he's annoying me,"“I've been wanting to kill this pathetic traitor for a while but I wanted to make it memorable," Mario sighs, coming close to me " And this is it, I want you to him, Aviana,”" No, no Mario don't make me do this," I cry." Your first fucking kill. Clap everyone, my little angel is going to kill," His men clapped just as he ordered. " And you get to kill with the one weapon you despise so much," I'm looking at the killing machine in my hand and I shiver." This scumbag was one of your father's former partners, remember how they haunted you and your mother when he died?" I scrutinize the man who is on his knees, and memories of how the cartels hunted us come to me, my mom had to marry a high-ranking drug lord for protection and smooth operations. " Too bad you're not as smart or as cunning as your mother," He scowls.As soon as those words leave his mouth, Mario pulls out a gun from his belt and shuts the man. Blood splatter on my skin and I scream, holding my ears. He breathes out loudly, satisfied. I flinch when he points a gun at me but puts it away “ Ok, bring it out!” he orders. I almost fall on my ass when a man brings a branding iron. I've never been more scared in my life! It is red, and I'm sure it has been in hot coal for hours. I start to back away and tears blind my vision.Tears are streaming down my face, no one will help me, not even Troy.“ Boss the girls are arriving today we should start preparing,” he says, I know it’s just a way to help me.“ Don't worry Troy, I’ll leave soon just after she knows who she belongs to,” Mario sneers. looking at the small branding iron in one of the men’s eyes. I cry loudly when he walks towards me like I'm prey. My first instinct is to grab a gun from the floor he used to kill that man. I hold the gun tighter, pointing at him with fidgeting hands. I can kill him right here, right now and I will be gunned down as well but I have nothing to lose, my life is over. I flinch when he laughs.“ Put that down baby girl, you look horrible,” indeed, I’m scared and sweating. I’ve been here for a long time and this is the most scared I have been.“ do-don't come close,” I whisper stammering, between this gun and that brand iron, I’m more scared of the gun.BangBang. The boss doesn’t like anyone in his way, I remember the day my
'Ava, you are getting out tonight,' Troy explains the plan to me but I don't even listen, I'm so happy and scared. “ I can't believe I'll be seeing Mama,” I whisper happily. “ You can’t see her,” Troy says in a sympathetic tone. Why can't I see my mother when I've been separated from her for four years? “It's too dangerous. Once you leave Marion will hunt you down and we can’t have Sela in danger,” he finishes, and I nod in understanding. It’s safer this way.After Troy leaves my room, I find myself looking at the cottage where the girls are.…..The next morning, I don’t see Marion thank God. He's probably refraining from all the insults I’ll send his way. It’s been silent today, no gunshots or screams and I didn't leave the room. Cecelia comes to check on me after an hour and asks if I need anything. I switch off the tv and go to the window when I hear cars. Mario appears in my sight of the vision, wearing a suit and a hat, I must confess, he looks good.The cars stop and first
Mario hovers over me, kissing me savagely and I hold the glass tighter, without a care that it is hurting me. I don’t cry or resist. “Get off me!” I say softly but it's futile, his fingers caress my core and I shudder goes down my body. Expelling, I raise my hand and stab him, he looks shocked by this as blood flows and he slowly gets off me while holding his neck. I push him and he crashes into the wall." Bitch," He hisses, blood splattering from his mouth. I sit on the edge of the bed, enjoying as he trashes, trying to get help but it's futile, he's getting weak. A sense of comfort washes over me, knowing that he is suffering. It is not nearly enough, this bastard deserves great suffering. I get up from the edge and hit him hard across his face. Anger bubbles and I hit and kick him over and over again. He groans and begs me to stop in a weak voice but all I feel is pain. I kick him everywhere I can when I remember, I need to escape, if his men find him like this, they'll surely k
When we leave there are men everywhere but no one is coming here. Mikael takes us behind the cottage, and I gasp when I see a body brutally mutilated. How can someone kill him like that? I glance at Mikael who looks unbothered by the sight, and now I see a lot of them piled aside, those were guards looking after the girls. Resisting the edge to throw up, I continue walking, taking a deep breath. When one of the dead man's radios starts to ring, Mikael gets it“ what are you doing?” I hiss quietly, the girls are watching us scared, he signals me to keep quiet“còmo estàn las niñas?,” he looks at me expecting me to say something, great he can’t understand Spanish, I sigh telling him ' they are asking about the girls' I whisper but he is dumbfounded.“ todo es Bueno,” He whispers, trying to change his usual accent. The girls muffle laughs but he sounds terrible.Mikael leads us deep into the woods, using the back roads of the estate and soon, we reach the tarmac and he stops a container t
BrotherBrother, it keeps running in my head, they are siblings.“ Well, hello wifey,” he says waving. Nik looks at me with a serious face and then turns to his younger brother. “ No you idiot, she lied to get in here, she’s running from those men,” he points outside at the men in dark uniforms before his green eyes dart back at me. “ So, who did you kill sister-in-law, as in we are not judging, my family are far from being saints but you look too human to even-““Jeremy, let’s go, I’m late,” the older brother speaks in a bored tone. I smile, so the young one's name is Jeremy? It suits his jovial character. Nik begins to walk to the plane while Jeremy is rooted in his steps. Why is he not leaving? Is he worried about me? " Aren't you leaving?" I ask. He looks back at Mario's men and sighs" They want you back, are you some sort of Princess running from your Prince charming?" " Oh running from the devil," I mutter under my breath. Nik stops walking when he realizes that his young
I’ve been busy the whole week at the new apartment. It has a huge sofa, a small tv, and other necessities. The next morning, I woke up to an ad on my computer, saying that someone needed a personal assistant. Getting ready, I wear an office outfit and heels, brush my hair and go to the interview. My uber driver takes me to the address and I'm surprised to see it's the hospital, not feeling quite confident, I enter. " Hello, I saw this ad and I'm here for an interview," I tell the receptionist. She eyes me from top to bottom and directs me. " Thanks," She only rolls her eyes. I snort at her rude behavior. Waiting in line, I feel so timid, everyone is confident with credentials while I have none. I inwardly cuss myself. “Next,” the secretary called, I get up from my seat, expelling I enter the office. " Hello, dear. I'm doctor Nena Smith, a gynecologist." A middle-aged woman says. She exude an aura of elegance. " Hello," She motions for me to take a chair in front of her des
My eyes widen, choking on my saliva. Mrs. Smith chuckles and pats my back. I drink the water a waitress brings before turning back to the doctor" Excuse me?" Is this woman crazy? I don't even like babies at all and now she wants me to carry one? No way. Ava, you can't. " I don't even like kids," I tell her straight up," You don't have to like them to carry one, sweetie," She says, her voice so calm as though she did not drop a bomb for me to digest. " Why should I do that, Doc, I already told you, I'm leaving this city as soon as possible," " You can't without money or documentation," She retorts. Fuck it, she's right. I only have $ 800 in my account. " If you agree to do this, my ex-son-in-law and I will pay you lots of money,"I take back my seat and sigh, covering my face in thoughts. “ You want money and I want to fulfill my daughter’s wish,” “ That doesn’t mean I’m willing to sell my womb!” I tell her sharply. For so long, the doctor has been making me take tests and b
“ I have made my decision,” I inform doctor smith, a decision I’m still unsure of, she’s looking at me hopefully, taking in breaths, and I take one of my own.“ I accept,” she smiles, and gets up from her seat. “ don’t forget your promise to protect me, protection and money,” I remind her and she nods her approval. “ we’ll start the process tomorrow,” she informs me “ Ava, I’ll give you 30% of your money, then the rest he’ll give you,” she says confidently, getting her Cheque book. She cuts out a piece of paper and gives me.“ 200,000?”The next week was about screening and running tests and as planned, Mrs smith came to get me in the morning taking me to her clinic. I was in a room with over about five doctors in the room, I look around until I suddenly felt the urge to close my eyesthe next thing I wake up they tell me it’s done but I don’t feel different at all, in fact, I feel very energetic and I have a good feeling about this, no I don't.It's been a week, and everything is goi