Someone Like You

Chapter 54

Giovanni

Our friend Giuseppe passed out around an hour ago after a nice session of torture. His forearm, fingers, hands, and face are now covered with slices and cuts. I'm shocked by Malik's ability to stomach the torture and screams that make even Sandro wince. I empty out one of the bottles of cleaning supplies in the bathroom and replace it with bleach. I test it before smiling and walking back out of the bathroom. 

I approach his sleeping form and spray the bleach on some of the open wounds making his eyes shoot open and he lets out a scream of pain. 

"Please, please," he yells out thrashing around. 

"I want to help you Giuseppe but you have to help me first sound fair," I ask him, he nods weakly not lifting his head. 

"Who's holding Niyah and why did you kidnap her," I ask for the hundredth time

"Lorenzo, it's Lorenz..." he says trailing off as he begins to pass out. I slap his face waking him up and he doesn't move. I spray the bleach on his face some getting in his eyes making him scream

"Who is Lorenzo and what does he want with Zeniyah!?" I yell in his face

"Lorenzo is Marco's brother, he's going to sell Zeniyah and then kill you," he says I step back in shock, and then here a gunshot goes off before, and blood splatters on me from his neck. His head slumps downwards as life leaves his body, I turn to Malik who's tucking away his gun

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR," I yell at him

"Well we got our answer, it's another problem having to do with your bullshit family, I took him out of his misery," Malik says 

"Why he took your sister, he deserves a slow miserable death," I say back angrily and Malik simply ignores me

"I think it's best I take Niyah away from you guys when we find her," he says making me storm towards him, Sandro and Tony quickly stand to stop me but I'm already in front of him. 

"You're not going to do such a thing, that's my wife and the mother of my unborn child," I say holding his shirt, he pushes me off him, 

"For all, we know your child may not even still be alive, thanks to another one of your bloodthirsty cousins," he says back pointing at me

"I don't even know this Lorenzo," I say throwing my hands up in frustration

"And what does that change? Exactly, nothing," he says

"When will you realize we're on the same side, we want the same thing," I say 

"When I know the little family I have left is no longer in danger," he says glaring at me. 

Zeniyah

I got to shower, change, shower, and do my hair in preparations for the auction. I didn't have a shower curtain and the door had to stay open so I made as much of a mess as possible. I was given a razor which I complained about until they brought me another one and I watched them take it out of the packaging, I was told to shave everywhere completely clean which I did before lotioning my body. I requested olive oil for my hair and I combed it and braided it in singles to pass time. 

Every time someone mentions the auction I feel my stomach turn and just my luck the maids who've been helping me won't stop mentioning it. I'm laying in bed right now humming any song that comes to mind I was given a lingerie set this morning to wear for the auction tomorrow but I haven't touched it, things are starting to look very dark for me. 

The door is unlocked and someone walks in but I ignore them not having the energy to raise my head. 

"Hey beautiful," I hear Lorenzo say making me roll my eyes. I don't look in his direction, finding the ceiling much more appealing. 

"Have you learned no manners here," he says yanking my already tight braids towards him making me reach my hands towards my head. I look at him and he releases my hair making me sigh.

"Maybe I can take that virginity of yours before I sell you off for a good dime, no one needs to know," he says rubbing my face and I shiver in disgust

He climbs into the bed and positions himself over me with his knees on either side, he presses his hands onto mine keeping them on the bed. He brings his head down and begins kissing down my jaw, onto my neck. I wriggle in his hold feeling bile rise in my throat. Bringing my knee up I knee him as hard as possible in the crotch and his hands immediately cup his crotch as he falls off the bed onto the ground, I run towards the door twisting the doorknob frantically but it doesn't open. 

I turn to see him standing up slowly, I make a run for it bolting towards the bathroom but he grabs my hair roughly pulling me back causing me to fall, I place my hands behind me to soften my fall, 

"You're going to regret that pretty," he says menacingly as he yanks on my hair again. The door bursts open and Riccardo runs in frantically, 

"Lorenzo, Giuseppe was found in front of the auction house with a bullet hole in his head, slices all over his body, and almost completely drained of blood," he rushes out

"FUCK," Lorenzo yells, pushing my hair out of his grasp and running his fingers through his hair, 

"Did any of the guests see?" he asks Riccardo who shakes his head before glancing at me

"No they haven't begun arriving yet, most will come tonight to view the lineup before tomorrows bidding," he says and Lorenzo nods rushing out

"Watch the girl and do as you please with her," he says leaving. 

"Are you alright?" Riccardo asks rushing to my side and helping me up.

"Yeah, I guess," I say massaging my head. I lay back in the bed staring at the ceiling once again. 

"Will I be taken to the auction house for viewing tonight as well?" I ask Riccardo dully.

"No, you'll be taken tomorrow morning," he says sadly and I nod

"Thank you," I whisper to him

"For what?!?!" he asks shocked

"For being my friend," I say weakly

"I wish I could've done more," he answers before getting up and leaving. He leaves me alone with my thoughts and all I can think about is the child inside of me, a dark thought creeps in and I debate with myself whether I should kill it to protect it from future brutality. 

Closing my eyes, I say a final prayer hoping that if there's any pain in my future I shouldn't make it to tomorrow.