Twenty- five. 25.I boiled in anger, cursing every fucking minute. Laurie's a bitch, I have always known. She went too far, she went past the limit this time. She pushed too far. She snooping on my private issues, and I won't tolerate it. She got what she deserved and I would not take it easy on her. I have given her more than enough time and chances for her to understand who I am but as dumb as she is, she still couldn't catch up. What I did to her earlier is just an intro to what I have prepared for her. When I found out she rummaged through my things, I began to doubt her identity. My greatest fear began to resurface. "What if she's truly Lily?" I pondered. It was because of the striking resemblance between Laurie and Lily that made me go after Laurie. At times, I realized that Laurie was not Lily or so she made me believe. The act she displayed made me wonder if Laurie was a disguise. It could be that Laurie is Lily. What if she's lying? What if her
Twenty- six. 26.Jorge. I knew relaying the past to Massimo would break him. I know his greatest fear is failing Grandpa. Hm! I will make sure he breaks and fails. Massimo thinks he is wise. He thinks I am foolish to let him lead, he thinks I will let go of the horrible things he has done to me but No. Now is the best time to take back revenge. To take back all that I have ever wanted. I will pay back Massimo for every pain he has caused me. I walked down to the dungeon where Laurie was kept. She looked sullen, tearful, and forsaken. "Ahh! Jorge, it's good that you are here. Jorge, please help me out, " she pleaded immediately when she saw me. I smirked. This is what it feels like to have someone at your mercy. This is what it feels like to be superior. "I am not here to help you, Laurie. I am here to let you know that Massimo has always despised you long before now, " I said. I expected some angry reactions from her but she showed nothing. She only plead
Twenty- seven. 27. He stepped in with the aura of audaciousness surrounding him. The stench of audacity and power seeped in as he entered. His guards entered with him. I stood up slowly from my forever seated position to meet his devilish gaze that pierced through me, through my bone marrow, piercing through to my heart. For the first time, his stares made me uncomfortable. I swallowed nothing. I lowered my haze to the floor. Now I know he is my superior. He made a signal to the guards and before I knew it, they hired me to a chair, binding my hands from behind. I shivered and shrieked, whimpering softly like a child. Massimo came to sit in front of me like we were going to have an interrogation. "We are going to have a little tete-a-tete, without wasting too much time, " he said and I gulped. "Who are you? " he asked. "I'm Laurie. Laurie Norman. You know me, Massimo, " I answered and a stinging slap landed on my right cheek, making the receptiv
One.1. "Here is your order ma'am. Enjoy!" I said in my nicest tone to a lady who barely answered me. Being a waitress is not an achievement at all. Moving all around this big restaurant, taking orders from customers, dropping menus on tables, serving dishes, and receiving offensive words as compliments from plushy, rich rude annoying customers is enough to spoil one's day. I am LAURIE NORMAN, 22 years old. I alone cater for my mom and younger brother ever since mom lost her legs and dad left us. Although I have an elder brother, I would rather not talk about him. The bookstore and the restaurant are where I got money from to feed my family. Though, the pay is meager. A few steps into the night and I'm already tired because I had to take two shifts because I couldn't meet up yesterday. A kind colleague covered it for me but I still had to grease her palm which doesn't make her kind after all. Smiles. As I moved past the next booth, I noticed an old man, not too old
Two.2. Staying at home wasn't funny. I mean it, it isn't funny. Only two days after my dismissal from the resto, the building where the bookstore was was demolished. Now I'm jobless. Hitting the street every morning for the past two weeks job hunting yields nothing. Although mom isn't aware that I was fired from the restaurant, she knows about the demolition of the bookstore building. It's evening time, at least the time I do get to resume duty at the resto. Lying down on my small prisoner bed, I couldn't help but think about our crumbled life, Mom's failing health, and Bryan's tuition fees. All of these are just too much for me that I felt like crying. But I wouldn't cry because only weak people cry and I have to be strong for my family. I came down and met Mom knitting by the little hallway to the kitchen. "Laurie, you haven't been going to the restaurant for some time now. Why's that?" She asked as she noticed my presence. She's been asking me this question for
Three.3. My door burst open with Bryan running in with a paper in his hand, squealing and making an unpleasant noise to my ears. "Hey, can't you knock? And don't you mind lowering your voice?" I asked. "I'm sorry. I'm just excited sis. I just came back from school." He said smiling. "It's very obvious since you're still in uniform. How's school?" I asked. "Fine." He squealed and I rolled my eyes. "I got an A in the math test today." "Wow! That's my boy. Come gimme some sugar baby." I spread my arms open to receive his hug but instead, he hugged Kira. Yeah! She just had a shift this morning and she came to give me a gist about all the happenings in the restaurant. I stylishly and shamefully hugged myself. The rejection was too much to handle. I was jealous. "Ok! Enough. You go over to your room." I asked him out. "Hey, sis you didn't go to work today?" Bryan asked. He doesn't know about my dismissal from work. "Bryan, go to your room, take off y
Four.4. Every normal family would not have only bread crumbs for dinner but my family has them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Excellent! There's no money to get decent food. The little money kept for dinner was carted away by Jeremy. The bread crumbs were only gotten by the food stamps that were shared in the public school Bryan attended. We could barely afford something nice with those food stamps. Bryan entered the little corner that serves as a dining area for us. He whispered in his babyish tone when he saw our overly- nice meal for dinner. "Oh no! Are we gonna have these for dinner again?" He said soberly. "Yes, dear," I answered as I busied, arranging the dishes on the table. "But we had them this morning and also at lunch. We should have something else for …." "Bryan?" I cut him short. "We have nothing left to eat. What is here, is what we are having tonight. So get your arse on the chair and eat." I commanded. He didn't say anything else. He was
Five.5. My train of thought stopped dead when I saw who it was. Massimo... Massimo... I shook my head and searched my head trying to remember his intimidating surname but I couldn't.He looks fresh like he just had a bath because his silky black hair was dripping wet. His blue eyes, the only thing I could kill for were glittering. He smells like coffee. Nice. I was drooling no doubt as I took in his features with my eyes. It seems black was his favorite color. All black.Like a brain reboot, I looked at him closely and that's when it clicked. What's he doing here? How does he know I'm here? Was he the one who sent people to kidnap me? Is he going to hurt me?He entered the room fully, closing the door behind him and giving me that devilish smirk I despise so much. Though I've seen it once, it's enough to despise it right? "Look who we have here. My little princess." He interrupted my train of thought. "What are you doing here?" I asked with my fists molded and ready for