AND THUS IT BEGAN

CHAPTER 5

ADRIANA:

   Ever since they arrived, Sophie had done nothing but bask in so much excitement she couldn't even get her to sleep or eat dinner properly, it's like she was counting down to a new day and Adriana couldn't be any happier when it was finally a new day and she had to join her teacher and friends.

  Adriana had taken the day to hang out around the city but had decided to stick to the less public places, she had no plans of taken any unnecessary chances that could lead to complications she couldn't handle.

Soon she had found herself at a coffee shop where she sat down and placed an order, the coffee had been going well to she noticed some shady looking men walk into the shop and began harassing the waitress.

She hated seeing situations like that cause they reminded her of a time when she was extremely helpless and people like those men always tried to act higher than the angels or more.

    "Let the girl go"
She found herself demanding before getting up and walking towards them.

  They had spared her a glance and before the one who seemed like the leader could say anything his phone had rang, causing him to shush the rest then took the call.
It had consisted of a lot of yes sirs and sure boss, nothing informative or reasonable.
Soon he hung up and stared at her before shoving the waitress away and turning to leave but not before saying.

   "You got lucky today chick, not so much tomorrow"
And he disappeared into the SUV that was packed outside and drove away.

Adriana didn't need to be told twice how lucky she just got but she would keep that to herself.
She paid the waitress who hadn't stopped thanking then went back to her hotel, she had seen enough for one day and she didn't need to be in any more troubles than necessary, also She needed to go pick Sophie from the hotel, only God knows how much trouble that kid could stir if she wasn't been observed.

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Some hours later she had picked a sleeping Sophie from the escortion villa and brought her back to her hotel room, the trip was over and they were going to return to Italy the following day so she had to pack up so she wouldn't keep others waiting for them.

   "Where's my top mummy"
She heard the tiny voice of her daughter raised in alarm.

    "It's on top of your bag, I'll just pack them once I feed you baby"
Except Sophie had already rushed to the closet and picked up the top and began rummaging through the rather disturbing compartment in the top.

Soon Sophie began to pull out thousand dollar bills till five of them were placed on the bed, but that didn't seem to be what she was searching for.

   "Where did you get so much money from young lady and you better start telling me the truth right now"
Adriana had spoken in her mom voice as Sophie liked to refer it.

    "Oh grazie a Dio"
(Oh thank God)
Sophie whispered as soon as she found what looked like a card.

Adriana stood there shocked and utterly horrified, how did Sophie get so much money and what the fuck was she doing with a card.  Wasn't she too young to start getting cards and money gifts from whatever gender it was?

    "Sophie I'm talking to you damn it, where did you get those?"
Adriana tried again, a bit more sternly this time.

    "I'm sorry mom, I got lost today during the gift shopping trip, so I met a good Mr who said a bad word, I needed money to pay for a phone to call you as you thought me if ever get lost so I said I would tell mommy that he said a bad word, that's how I got the money"

OH thank God.

  "What about the card, who does it belong to?"
Adriana prodded some more.

   "It belongs to the kind sir, I want to call him because he said if I ever want to see him again I could just call through the number and he would always come"

  "Okay baby, but you have to use the phone at home, the one I thought you how to work when calling anyone that isn't me"
Adriana bargained and thankfully the kid agreed.

It's not that she was being paranoid or anything but over the years she had taught Sophie every safety measure if she ever got herself into any situation, and about the phone, Adriana had purchased a burner phone that they rarely ever used, it wasn't traceable and it was easy for the kids use so that' was about that.

   She didn't need to know this man but he had been kind to her daughter even if she had to threaten him first, he was still kind regardless and for that she was thankful for such few kind people in the world.

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Alright guys, for clarification sake, I don't know how to communicate the way a four year old should.

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Me... Me.... Me.... Me... Me... Me, yasss bitches I got in, I know I haven't won or anything but I honestly feel so fucking honored, sorry about my language there.