Five months later
How naive I was to believe that I could leave or that I could help them. I was foolish to think that leaving here was possible and so, I was once again locked in the room that looks like a huge cage.After all, trying to escape through the air ducts because I wanted to get my life back ended up in the foiled plan that Esteban easily destroyed.Nor, escaping through the back door or another exit, was impossible because I didn't have the access code. And even going to the garden didn't give me any chance of leaving, because the place is so heavily guarded that it is impossible to take a step without my brother and Esteban knowing.But, since I tried to use knives from the kitchen to threaten the others to be released, I am now locked in the room, while the guys have focused on capturing the damn man they still haven't killed."Please let me out. I promise I won't do anything crazy." I ask bored from already being locked up for two weeks. Wher'Well, that's partly your fault, Sofia. Are you going to ignore your responsibility in this?' my mind chides me 'You want it too, make the most of it.'Knowing what I want and that nothing will change if I don't want it, I open the shower door and he turns his body showing me the source of his problem."Get out, Sofia. I have things to do" Esteban says frustrated and I walk over to him, backing him up until I reach the wall he had used to hit himself."I can help you with that. I'm partly to blame for that" I say taking his hand which I place on my chest."Sofia, you're playing with fire.""We're underwater, fire isn't going to burn us here. So what are you going to do?" I ask and the next second, it's me against the wall, my dress torn and him, lifting one of my legs."Are you sure about this?" asks Esteban in a hoarse voice."And you are?" I ask challenging him and he smiles at me making a single movement that makes me stifle a moan."I am"
I knew the news had come as a surprise to both of them. But, I didn't know how they would react to it. And there was no time to back out now. I had given the news in a nervous shock. Esteban, immediately hugged me, while David, put away his gun."I can't lose them. I couldn't go on knowing they were dead. I can't fire anyone anymore." he whispered."It's okay. Don't worry. It'll just be this moment and it'll all be over.""You don't need to expose yourselves anymore. We can...""Go take her somewhere safe. I'll handle this." says David and I deny."I want them both to be okay" I say and Stephen nods."Everything will be fine, just, go get the boys to take you home safely and we'll come after.""No, I'm not going to leave them."Esteban brings his hands to his neck and removes the chain from where he pulls the ring he gave me over two years ago."This is my promise that I will come back alive. We will come back alive. But, we can only do t
Our dresses were very different. Aninka's looked like a princess, so big and with so much fabric to the point of her skirt and veil, dragging the place down. Mine, on the other hand, was simple. A dress with long sleeves and bare shoulders. With a fabric that clung to my body and stretched to the end of my feet.We were two opposing brides, one overdressed and one simple, at the wedding Aninka wanted: big and with guests I've never seen, but I know they are businessmen. Something that helps her fulfill that wish of Aninka's about having a big wedding. Where I could barely keep up with her and as soon as we get married I will run away. So many people overwhelm me.The two of us, we walk towards the man who will be our husband. The walk, quiet and slow, helps me remember everything we went through to get here. From the scorn, kidnappings, deaths and estrangement we lived through, to the good times and how we supported each other when it was necessary.Our relationship w
~~~One day before the start of school~~~At Esteban's house"Tomorrow we will already be in our territory "commented Esteban to Camilo and Michael, "We have to win in everything. Those losers can't beat us like last time.FlashBackThey are playing soccer in which both teams are tied, but at the last-minute Daniel scores a goal showing who won the game.Teasing from the winning team was present. Which increased the anger of the team that lost in the last minute. Especially, when they knew the punishment they had to serve for losing.The punishment that had been decided by both groups consisted of the loser having to be the servant of the winning team for a month. The boys took advantage of this month to make the losers do the chores they did not want to do and even others that they were not supposed to do.To annoy them they sent them to do, such as: cleaning the barn, having a party and then having them clean up after themselves without the help of their employees or their money, ev
"Quiet please and Camilo, I'll wait for you at the end of class in the punishment room."Camilo rolls his eyes but does not respond."Miss Sofia, you will stand next to Aninka." he says and then walks away.I looked to where the teacher was pointing, I saw a girl with pale skin, brown hair and light blue eyes looking at me happily.'At least she doesn't look crazy or having rage episodes' I thought as I turned to her."Hi my name is Bogdanov Aninka, nice to meet you" She says as she shakes my hand, "Are you from the US or did you only live there?" she asks."I'm from Spain and I lived my last 3 years in the United States.""Oh I see And have you lived in other countries?""Yes, "I answered "in Brazil, Canada, England, Portugal and Colombia."Oh that's great So you speak more than two languages?" she asks expectantly."Yes" I answer "Spanish, English, Portuguese, Thai and Korean.""Wow that's great, do you love many languages?""Yes" I answer "I love the stories that each culture has a
As we moved to another table to continue eating, Aninka spent more time watching Viktor than eating. My brother kept talking to Viktor and Luka, and Daniel kept commenting how great the clubs are here, so he convinced me to join the music club and together with my brother they convinced me to visit the photography club with the intention of exploring new horizons, of course, if I find them interesting.Since Daniel and David love photography, something that I am not given in the least, to the point that if in my phone there are two photos is a lot. On the other hand, if you see David's phone and his great camera you will find thousands of photos.He takes pictures of everything if it catches his attention, mom and I are so used to it that at first we were against him taking pictures of our things or of us, but with him it's a waste of time. His intensity knows no bounds.~~~~One week later~~~I've been here for a week now and the truth is that if anyone from my class greets me I don'
"Look strawberry, I hope this is the last time you talk to me and treat me like this, because if not...""If not, what?" I interrupt him in a defiant tone.We are very close. His anger is palpable, and he has a tight grip on me. But I'm not afraid of him. As much as he has more strength and is taller than me, I don't let him intimidate me."You will meet my dark side" Esteban says in a defiant tone."I'm dying to meet him" I reply in the same tone.I give him a punch in the tibia bone, which makes him duck and I leave.I change and go straight to the gym room.The girls were ready to play volleyball and the boys’ basketball, I didn't really care if I played or not, but in the end it was my turn to play. Since it was the right thing to do, it was a big part of the note.It is stressful to play with the girls in my class, they don't even play, since they are drooling 'Literally' to see Esteban and his friend’s playing basketball, imagining, wiping their sweat and who knows what other di
One week laterThe punishment for Camilo was over, but not for us, which is stressful, to keep listening to them fighting with each other is exhausting, they are like little kids.Which at the same time made me want to know more about why they hate each other so much. With the time doing the punishments and the multiple tasks to do, I have not been able to talk to Aninka, but today she would come to my house to "study". Where we would know we would do everything but study, since my brother's friends will be here too, and where Viktor is, Aninka can't concentrate."Sofia, Aninka come down please!" my brother shouted from the second floor."Let's see what stupidity he comes up with" I said to Aninka.She just smiled and we set out to go downstairs.Just when we were half way down the stairs talking to each other we see or rather I see someone unpleasant; Esteban Bogdanov."Well, what are you doing here?""I can't let my sister sleep with these bastards, they can try anything against her