VALENTINA’S POV
“You slept with him, Valentina.” Damian said in a menacing whisper. I could see his eyes look red with rage, his fist clenched, his lips tightened, his brows furrowed. It remains me of those days when Damian would freak out whenever he sees me with Diego, that time he had threatened to stab my Diego with a knife, how I had to agree to be his girlfriend because he had threatened me with Diego’s life, how distressed Diego had looked when he saw us together during prom. That was when I stopped showing up at the Fernandez’s mansion, I had to keep my distance from the both of them… mostly Damian, I couldn’t bear to keep seeing that hurt look in his eyes. “Why would you do that Vee.” He said gently caressing my chin in his hand. Gentle? Why is Damian being gentle? He is never gentle… he was never gentle… Diego is… well was the gentle one. I had half expecting him to pull me painfully by my arm or shake me roughly or squeeze my face painfully in his hand. I was expecting anything rough from Damian not Gentle. How did this two twins switch characters within five years? “I can do whatever I want.” I said as I walked away. “But Valentina…” he started pulling me a little roughly by my arm. I winced. Now that’s the Damian I know. “I’m sorry.” He said almost immediately. Sorry? “Don’t fall for Diego again you will only get hurt again.” He said pinning me to the wall. My eyes ran through his body through the open slit that was formed by the two unbuttoned part of his shirt. His body looks a lot different than it had looked before, it had hardened with constant work out. I regained my composure and pushed him away from me. “Get away from me.” I said as I pushed him away. “What is going on here?” I heard Diego say behind me. “Why are you so close to her?” He asked again. Damian looked panicked. “Oh I mistakenly bumped into her, I have to really start looking.” He chuckled nervously. He looked away from Diego to me and I could see his chuckle turn into a glare, my blood froze. “Okay. You should be more careful next time.” Diego replied with a suspicious look on his face. “I’ll drop you home Valentina.” Diego said pulling me with him as he walked. We got into the car, there was music playing on the car stereo. An Juice world song, it’s nice to see that he has not fully lost every part of himself. “You should dye your hair blonde. Don Carlos seems to like blonde haired girls.” He said staring straight ahead. “I can’t do that before the evening and besides I don’t really like chemicals on my hair.” I replied. Protested. “We’ll postpone till the day after tomorrow. You have to look perfect, this has to work.” He said solemnly. “I can dye my hair, sorry.” I replied. “Don’t do that Valentina. Don’t oppose me. I hate threatening you, why can’t you just obey me without me threatening you?” He said. I said nothing. Ava. “By the way Ava is at your apartment, her nanny dropped her off with your friend, what is her name again? Uhm Lori.” He added. I sighed relieved. “Just do what I say and nobody gets hurt.” Diego said. “Okay but how long do I have to keep obeying you?” I asked. “Until I say otherwise.” He replied. *** I have not seen Don Carlos since he literally sold me off, my whole body was shaking with anxiety. I know what he does to traitors… I know what he would do to me if he finds out that I’m helping Diego get… I don’t even know what he wants from Don Carlos and I’m here putting my life on the line. I stood in front of Don Carlos in a tight reveling red corset dress, my hair clipped up in a sleek bun. “What are you doing here Valentina?” He asked probably suprised. “Diego… master Diego wants to extend an olive branch.” I said seductively pulling down my dress strap. It felt awkward. Doing this for Don Carlos, who in a fucked up way is the only father figure I have known all my life. According to the note that came with the package Diego sent I have to distract Don Carlos until his goons were done with what they wanted to get. “I am here for your pleasure.” I said completely pulling down the dress, revealing a lacy bra with a matching panties. “Only for you.” I said going down on my knees as he sat more comfortably on the chair with his legs spread apart. Disgusting! Why I’m I even doing this?! I traced my fingers around the bulge surrounding his zipper. “You are a little tensed in this area, let me get that for you.” I added as i took his dick into my fist. “Shut up bitch and do your job!” He said. And with that I took him into my mouth going upwards and downwards, feeling his weight in my mouth. He pushed me down roughly, making me open up my throat to accommodate him. He wasn’t trying to be gentle, it felt a really rough, I felt the tears starting to form at the side of my eyes. I tried to escape his grasp to take a breather but he would not let me go. “Take it like the cunt you are!” He said as he continued to push my head down roughly. I thought I was going to pass out then… “Boss it’s a trap, they just shot Miguel!” Someone yelled. “What!” Diego said as he pushed me away, nearly slamming my head on the wall close by. “Tie her up! I’m sure she is with them, I would make sure to Miguel’s death with her blood. I don’t care if she belongs to Diego Fernandez!” Don Carlos said his eyes red with rage. Is this the end of my life?ZARA’S POINT OF VIEW I got down from the plane, it’s sunny now, not scorching hot though, just the right temperature like the sky decided to finally smile after the long period of snows. It is January now, December and the holidays is over.December, Christmas was really nice, I spent it with my sister, we watched cheesy Christmas movies while drinking hot cocoa and eating cookies. It was the best time in a long long time, i am getting a little bit homesick just thinking about it. I am in Seoul now, I smile to myself I take in the environment, it’s a little bit busy here at the airport, there are people going and people arriving, there are families welcoming back their loved ones and people saying goodbye.I got my luggage and walked down, I got a taxi and headed to the University. The Taxi stopped in front of the large university accommodation. It looked happy, beautiful, the grasses, trees, the statues, the architecture, everything sat right with me. I stood in front as I checked
YARA’S POINT OF VIEW “So how are you feeling today?” My therapist Nia asked. It was hard the first time I was here, the thought of baring myself completely to a stranger made me feel a bit uncomfortable. Therapy felt a bit complicated, being vulnerable did not seem great but it’s been two months now, I think I am getting better at it.“Better, I feel a bit better. I still have the panick attacks sometimes but I think it will all get better eventually.” I said with a smile on my lips, I stared at the pastel colored walls, at the little posters on them. ‘Breath in breath out you’ll be alright.’ One of the posters said, I believe it. It’s taking a while but I can see the improvement.I moved out, moved to a new area, got a new job, crafted new routines for myself, I feel like everything would be alright… eventually.I’m still learning somethings and unlearning over things, I wake in the morning do a little self affirmation, I try to breathe my way to serenity whenever I feel anxious, I
DIEGO’S POINT OF VIEW I feel so helpless right now, I feel so… tired so drained.I cannot do anything about the situation, i cannot help, make it better, nothing I do will make Ava better now. Most times, in most situations money solves the problem, I have a lot of that but now even that cannot help. We just have to watch and see what happens like what the doctor said. It is a horrible feeling being helpless, not knowing what would happen next, being uncertain, feeling this lump of grief and sadness in the pit of your stomach.She lost a lot of blood, the bullet might have damaged some vital organs in her chest area, the bullet is still in her, it might be completely shattered now making it difficult to find all its pieces. The doctors just keep giving us information that makes the situation worse than it already is and now we haven’t heard from them… the doctors for a while now, they have been in that room with Ava for sometime now, we don’t know what is happening, we don’t know wh
RAPHAEL’S POINT OF VIEW This should be interesting, I wonder who she would pick; her daughter or her lover, I am actually genuinely curious. I watch her intensely, this Sanchéz girl, it’s funny because I watched her grow up, I watched all of them grow up well almost all of them except the little girl Ava. She seems like a nice kid it’s such a shame that she would be dead soon, they would all be dead soon regardless of who Valentina picks, I am just interested in her choice, I am always interested in how the human mind works.Her choice does not mean I would not take my revenge anyway. They all die anyway, every single one of them, I like a clean job that’s why I get things done by myself… most of the time.“Clock is ticking Valentina, thirty seconds more.” There’s tears in her eyes, she looks from Diego to Ava with the gun in her hand. Her daughter Ava looks scared I can’t blame the five years old. Ahhh Drama, I love it.“Shoot me.” Diego said frantically to Valentina, that fool alw
YARA’S POINT OF VIEW There is this girl who had tried to escape yesterday, she looks no older than seventeen, she looks frail and pale, like everything has been stripped away from her. This girl makes me question the love I feel for Raphael. Amelia, seventeen year old, She has been continuously abused, constantly raped by Raphael Fernandez since she was twelve, I was brought to tears by her story, it is so… inhumane what happened to her… how could I have been so dumb to have fallen in love with such an abuser?! I cannot look at him the same, in fact I never want to see him again, I hope Raphael Fernandez gets the punishment he deserves. I looked at the flash drive again, this can get Amelia the justice she deserves, this can bring Raphael the punishment he deserves.I hand this flash drive over to Amelia, we have been plotting her escape for sometime now, me, her and one of Raphael most trusted employee. This employee has been on Raphael’s payroll for the longest time, he was the o
VALENTINA’S POINT OF VIEW.When I saw him standing there at the door way in a grey hoodie, I thought I was imagining things, I thought I had finally gone crazy from loneliness, I think I had let psychosis get the better of me because of how much I miss Diego.But the he moved closer and closer to me, he looked very real, very present, very… there but I did not want to believe it, three months! Three months and he is here now? I had mourned him, I had blamed God of being unfair to me, I had fought God for taking my Diego again so I could not believe that Diego was the one standing in front of me.I ran into his arms with tears in my eyes, I never thought I would ever see him again but thank goodness fate is being kind to me by bringing my Diego back. He hugged me tightly, he hugged me like I am the breath in his lungs, I have so many questions, many things I want to know but for now I just leaned into his hug, enjoying the comfort that it brings.“Diego!! I missed you so much.” I heard