13. Lies

       Well, his words were fair played, Ashley acknowledged as she still felt skeptical about his promise. For now, she could not trust anyone especially not the mafia boss himself.

     She cleared her complicated thoughts and heaved a heavy sigh internally.

‘What if this was a trap?’ She concluded taking a last glance at his blank expression and went ahead with his request.

    Ashley exhaled while her memory took her back to her family. They were in the winter season and the cold weather made her recall lots of fun activities she and her mom did. She giggled like a little girl receiving favors from the person she loved the most. She bit her lips and said.

“My family lived in the countryside of Australia. The house was small but big enough to contain the four of us. My dad was hardworking and tried his best to put food for us on the table. There were some days we had to