Esmeralda Peters had never thought her life would be that of a fairytale or maybe a nightmare. Living in the Eastern part of LA, she stayed away from the Local Mafias and their doings. But then, it was of no use. One way or the other..she had become the Mafia's obsession and she hated it. Her father being the gambler he was known for had gone ahead to gamble the devil's money. He was a brutal being, but she was everything an angel could possess. He was a killer, she was just a normal girl who wanted nothing but a mundane life like others, but NOW, there was no escaping her Monster.
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The small door opened widely, as she peered her eyes inside.She'd met many people who wanted her dead but none took her to a place like this.It smelt of death, and she hated the stench!"Where is this place Ralda?? Are we going to die now and go to heaven?" Her little sister started whimpering.She sure didn't like it here. Neither did the little girl. "We're going to be fine Chelsea. Stop crying." She tried to console her younger sister but she didn't listen.The little one's whimpers turned to yells. Ralda couldn't do a thing.. she didn't even know why they were there.But then... She knew who might be the reason. "Who brought us here Ralda?" She cried the more, burying her head into her sister's big skirt.Esmeralda's eyes blurred with tears too. "I'm so sorry Chelsea.. but I don't know." She whimpered.Just a while ago... they were at home.About to eat the leftover she had brought from work.That was the only thing she could remember, as she racked her head.Her Father had many debtors, it might have been one of them.She'd tried her best in the very way she could, paying the little debts off.It wasn't enough.Was it Mooney? The woman was always looking for a way to end her. Right?But why would someone open the door? Didn't they know that they might sneak out? Ralda wondered.Crreekkkk... They both heard another door creak open.Huh? What was that?"Someone is coming... Run and hide Chelsea." Ralda whispered to her little sister.She bit her lips hard.Hide? How would the little girl see?It was pitch dark in there.Another door opened and Ralda tried steadying her breath.She looked up and behold she could see the outside world full of light.But a macho Man was obstructing her view.He stood in front of the door, his size twice a man."Hey, Princess." The man mumbled, walking into the basement and turning on the lights."Where's the other one?" He asked, bending down to see the little girl that had crawled under one of the benches.Huh? There was a switch for lights??How did she never think of that? She wondered."Ohh... Don't think about it Sweety, it just got connected." The Man said, watching her expression."Ohh. there you are." He said and grabbed little Chelsea..... Dragging the two sisters out of the small room."Let go of me... Let go of my sister. Now." The little girl continued with her yells, trying to bite the macho Man's hand away."Stop that." He half yelled, dragging her by the arm roughly so that she fell to her knees."Don't hurt her, please... She's just a child." Ralda pleaded with tears in her eyes.Damn! What the fúçk did they deserve to be treated that way?One thing was sure.. their father made them like this.Thum... Their knees made a loud noise they both were pushed to the ground. Shit! Ralda cussed, tears stung badly but refused to fall.She looked up and blinked.A man was sitting on a chair, staring right at them...No at her.She gulped staring back. "Don't look up unless you're asked to." She heard the macho Man say.How could she possibly do that? The person In front of her was a whole new creature.A Handsome yet beautiful God. His Suit... Booraldo??Even though they were the poorest of all.She still knew a Booraldo when she saw one."Don't look up." The Man in question suddenly voiced out.His voice was also Heavenly. Damn!!He might be handsome Ralda but take a look. He has the face of a killer. A serial Killer. He was the kind of person mothers used to lure their children to sleep...the monster at Bay?"You should know who I am by now." He continued. "Your father had a business deal with me. Do you know about that, Miss Ralda?" He asked nonchalantly.Ralda's brain sank to the lowest level.This was it!Another problem.How the hell did their father owes this much? She was sure the next thing he would say is about the money he was owing him."No...No. I don't know you." She gulped. "No? You don't remember any name at all.""Does the name Brian Maxwell ring a bell?" He asked, standing up and walking to the walls.Her eyes followed and she saw the types of equipment that were lined up on the wall.Knives, Machete, choke pear, birch rod, catapelta.He picked up the batog and left the wall.Ralda's eyes widened. Earlier that day she had read her father's file. He was owing this man Five Million Dollars!!Her whole body went stiff. She was still trying to pay the small debts with her numerous part-time work.And another was Five Million Dollars?How could she forget that?Her slender body had begun to tremble with fear.The Man didn't seem like he would wait for the money to get there in a few hours.He looked like he wanted to kill her."Ohh... it's like you've heard of me after all." He said, a smile falling on his lips as he watched her shiver."You see your father and I were business dealers." He said.Huh?? Her Father? A Business Dealer? Maybe it wasn't her father after all.. and she recalled wrongly."My father was a poor man... I don't think it's him, Sir." She said meekly."Your father is Mr. Peter Maxwell? No? He asked."The business we both made was so simple. I was the Creditor.. and he was the debtor. I borrowed a lot of money Gattino... Five Million Dollars is not a small amount sweetheart." He chuckled."Five Million Dollars? He borrowed Five Million Dollars??" Her eyes dilated.Five Million Dollars would've made their life turn for the better. Then where was it?If her father had borrowed that huge amount of money. Where did he keep it? She thought."He gambled with the money... and lost everything. Now I need the money back!" The Handsome man said, with a devilish smirk on his lips."Need.... needed the money, back?" Ralda swallowed. "How would I get that kind of amount?" She unconsciously blurted out."I. Don't. Care. He replied." "I'll give you Two days... Two days to bring back my Five Million Dollars.""The next time we meet again Gattino... the walls would beg for your life." He said, looking around.Ralda cussed, there was no way, she'd want to come back here."Take them back Chris... I'm done here." He said, dropping the batog and leaving the room. His steps were as silent as they came.Ralda couldn't say a word. She was so sure she had lost the sense of talking... cause she couldn't even move her tongue.The hard voice of the scary man... could still resound in her ears."Five Million Dollars?!"T. B. CSIX MONTHS LATEREsmeralda"I don't know what I want." I mumbled, biting hard on the Doritos Jerry had gotten me."Please just eat the Doritos and stop bothering the hell out of me." Jerry said, and scoffed.. slumping down on the couch.Tears filled my eyes as if I'd been stabbed with thousands ofn needles.How could he yell at me?"Brian!" I yelled at the top of my voice and he instantly ran down the stairs."What's wrong?" He frowned, nearing the table where I sat."Jerry yelled at me. Called me fat and plumpy, he insulted me." I cried, staring at Jerry who didn't even bother to look at us."Jerry." Brian called darkly."Don't tell me you believe whatever she says." Jerry chuckled and hissed loudly."What did you say to her?""Nothing." He mumbled and walked out of the living room.I giggled and stood up immediately."Baby." Brian gave me a weird look."I just did all that to piss him off." I sighed. "He keeps telling me to go cook with this..." I patted my belly. "Wi
Chapter 65EsmeraldaWhen we got closer to the location, Brian and they rest stopped a block away from the location.They got out of the car and Dave took me there... making it seem normal."Don't fret." Matt said, through the small listening device in my ear.When I and Dave got to the location, I stepped down and dialed the line she had used in calling me."I'll call you when I need you, Dave." I said, waving my hand and he nodded, zooming."Hello, Mom?" "You still call me Mom." She said."Well, I can't blame God for giving me a mother like you...And remember." I mumbled. "This is only for Chelsea." I said, looking around."Where are you?""I'm looking at you, a man will come up to you right now...follow him." She said."Follow who? I'll leave right now..if you don't fucking come down here." I scoffed. "After all these years, you wanna send an assistant to come bring me up?" I chuckled. "Seems like your writing business is really paying off, for you to even have a writer." I mumble
Chapter 64EsmeraldaI froze.The fuck did he just say?"My mother?" I asked to be sure Brian wasn't playing with me. "She called me? How the hell did she get my line?" I asked."That's what I'm suppose to be asking baby, how the hell did she get your line?" He walked back to his seat."And how would I know about that?" I glared at him.And then they began to speak in Italian again.Brian said less, his eyes on me the whole time he spoke..he didn't bat a lash as he watched me with his beautiful eyes."We believe that your mother may have gotten involved with the mafia and she's just a tool to get to you and then to me." Brian said, flipping the cover of the iPad that he placed on the table.Wait...what?Was Brian on crack or eggnog? The guy had been acting so weird...and I was thinking it was not only because I had slept in the tub."That's impossible." I chuckled. "My mother left my Dad and joined a writing team in Texas. Never heard from her ever since but she always sent letters t
Chapter 63EsmeraldaBrian didn't say a thing, his eyes fixed on me as his left thumb kept brushing my hair.Should I have said that?I swallowed.What if he didn't feel the same way?He had told me several times about how he cared about me.I laughed."Are you hungry?" I asked, but he said nothing."Are you?" I slowly crawled out of his arms."I'm not." He mumbled."Oh..okay. I am." I said, picking up the phone.When I was done requesting for what we wanted, I headed to the bathroom...the duvet wrapped around me.When I got into the bathroom, I shut the door close and sat on the floor, not after arranging the duvet on the counter so it wouldn't touch the watery ground.I turned on the shower and settled myself in the tub.Had I been too fast in telling him about my feelings?We were happy.Wasn't it because of love? 'No. He cared for you. Caring for someone doesn't mean love.' My subconsciousness woke up Instantly."No." I shook my head, feeling the water Cascade down my little body
Chapter 62EsmeraldaWe stood outside the balcony for hours,till the party ended, till it was midnight and till everywhere went calm and silent. Brian's hand never left my back as he pulled me closer to himself."Did you let Chelsea know that I wasn't kidnapped?" I asked."I see that you've been so happy to come here. Look how you've been smiling." He kissed my nose."I've been missing you as well and yes." I nodded. "I enjoyed staying here, you know. Nice food and quiet..""You can always stay here, you know." He cut me off, before I could even finish. "I'm sure Father would love you to stay here and help him water his garden every now and then...the old man is now weak and that's now a problem for him." Brian said."You're taking about your Father, Brian. I'm going to spank some sense into you if you don't learn how to talk...""You'll spank me?" He raised a brow. "I see that you've grown some wings just a night here." He chuckled and then added. "He's not my Father but Uncle.""Bu
Chapter 61EsmeraldaThe bright morning sun shone brightly in the room as I opened my eyes.I was missing home so badly. I was missing those arms around my body when I wake up, only to be present a creature God had taken time to create.A knock on my bedroom door made me sit up."Who is there?'"It's me, ma'am." The maid I had met yesterday said.Her name sounded weird,so I didn't recall it all."Oh.." I yawned and stood up from the bed.Today was the party right?"Come in dear." I said, pushing the duvet off me and I placed my feet on the cold ground."Ma'am." She gave a slight bow."Please... Ralda would do." I said and her eyes widened before she dropped it back to the ground."I can't Ma'am. There is a punishment that follows that." She said."Ohh." I nodded."Okay. You can call me anything that won't get you into trouble, outside but when we're in here...call me Ralda." I said.She frowned, contemplating about it before a smile brightened her face."Okay, Miss Ralda." She said."
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