"You must be Elena" the mystery man says in a deep voice with a accent, kissing my hand as if I'm royalty. Who is he? And how does he know my name? I look over to see my father smirking evilly. What has he done now?..
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I quickly snatch my hand away from the stranger, look to my father and ask "what is the meaning of this father?" He glares at me in disgust, sighs and talks "this is Leo, Leo Hernandez. Your future husband" he says in a calm voice. I suddenly turn cold with fear. What?! I laugh slowly and turn to my father, "you see, I'm not getting married to a man I don't even know, why the hell would I marry him?" I say, realising what I just said I slap my hand over my mouth waiting to be shouted at.
My father shoot up from his chair and grabs me by the neck pushing me against the wall making me wince in pain from the hard hit on my head.
"Listen hear you little slut, you will marry this man whether you like it or not! This is a big step in securing our alliance with the Italian mafia, and I will NOT have you messing it up do I make my self clear?!" He hisses. Yeah my dads in a 'gang' but I don't really understand that type of stuff. "I said do I make myself clear?!" He shouts once more. "Y-yes father" I slowly say through the lack of breath.
He lets go and walks back to the table, sits down and begins talking in Spanish. As he dropped me I slowly slid down the wall falling to the floor gasping for air to reach my lungs.
Once better again, I stand up and walk to the large gold mirror in the room, checking over the faint hand marks on my neck. Great that's gonna bruise later I thought rolling my eyes internally. You would think by now of the years of beatings from my father I would be used to it.
After a check over again I slowly walk over to the table and sit in my original seat staying quiet. A few minutes pass by, still talking in Spanish, whatever it is. My father forbid me from learning Spanish so we couldn't 'eves drop' on his conversations in his office. I never really wanted to learn it anyway even though it is my proper language.
Still waiting, I try to pass time by playing with my hands and the hem of my sweatpants I put on earlier.
What honestly felt like hours later, Leo (mysterious man) and my father stood up across from each other, walked over and shook hands.
How comforting I'm being sold away from one mafia to the next, can my life get any worse?
Still talking in Spanish, I felt my gaze wander over to two other nicely dressed men sat at the other side of the table.
Both dressed in white dress shirts, navy blue jackets and pants.
Minutes later Leo walks up to me with a smirk on his face and says "looks like your coming to live with me tomorrow sugar" wait what- "uhh excuse me?" I reply at a fast speed. "You heard me" he snapped then got up and walked out with his men behind him.
I stood up, walking towards my father I stop at a good point and he turns to face me. "Please father, please don't make me marry him, I don't know who he is, please I promise I won't disrespect you ever again. J-just don't make me marry him." I blurt out tears threatening to pour out of my eyes.
Out of nowhere a sting erupts on my face as I fall to the ground. Bringing my hand up to my face another punch hits my stomach making me grunt in pain, and another and another. My father bends down in my ear and whispers "one last one for old times save ayy? Hope he beats you too when he finds out how useless and pathetic you are" he says coldly, kicking me in the stomach the last time before leaving the room. Probably to have another drink.
I'm being literally sold to another mafia that's possibly worse than before. Great.
With the only amount of strength I have left, I grab the table leg and slowly pull my self up and lean against it. If only you were here right now mum, I can only imagine what my father would of been like if she was. Kind, caring, loving. Instead she had to leave.
With that in mind I slowly start to close my eyes, imagining life with her. Darkness enveloped my body pulling me into the chambers of sleep.
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