The Preacher's Daughter (Christian/Mafia Romance)||Completed||✔️

Chapter twenty

'Mrs Russo, a moment of your time ', Mrs Scarlett rushed after her when the meeting was over.

Francesca already knew what she was about to be asked but she allowed Mrs Scarlett ask anyway.

'How's my baby doing?', straight to the point. She didn't necessarily show it, or if you didn't look properly you'd miss it but she wasn't looking good.

She looked very troubled, and that was putting it nicely.

'She's surviving the shift. And I have every faith that she'll come out strong',

Scarlett already knew that Sarah would be under Mrs Russo's care.
The next Donna was being molded after all.

'Could you please give her a letter for me?', she already knew the answer but she had to try.

'You are no stranger to the famiglia Scarlett, be rest assured that Sarah is in good hands. Now if you'll excuse me I have another appointment to keep', she left after that leaving Scarlett feeling dejected.

She couldn't get over the fact that her daughter was in there! With those people! Her baby!

Was she eating?

Sleeping properly?

Anything! Just some information so she could try to get on with her days.

The other children were trying to be okay, but Sarah's absence was felt.

She jerked when a hand rested don her shoulder, she turned and hugged Bishop tight. The tears she'd been fighting flowing freely now.

'Let's go inside amore, God is watching over Sarah right now'.

*****

She stood by her window watching the carriage that took Mrs Russo to church come back.

She really wanted to ask about her family but she knew she won't get any answers.

Her shoulder pain was almost totally gone.

Turning she saw the bible she'd taken from the library. She'd yet to open it. But every night she'd hugged it to her chest as she slept.

Walking down the stairs she saw a room that looked empty and stepped into it. She found a piano. From the looks of it it hadn't been used in ages which was odd.

Maybe the Donna didn't give her children music lessons.

Opening it she noticed the layer of dust on the keys. She found a maid and asked for anything to use to clean it up, begged to do the cleaning herself.

The maid stood by the door quaking and praying the Don didn't use one of the many secrets doors in the compound and catch the new Donna cleaning.

She'd pay with her blood.

Sarah finally begged the maid to comprise and cleaned it decently with her, not that she did much.

When she tried to play a chord she instantly regretted it.

It was so out of tune that she felt her ears would bleed.

Promising herself she'd get it working in her free time she left alongside the maid and went back to her room.

She sat in her usual corner with her knees pulled to her chest, watching the birds flying by.

They had no problems, God took care of them. But she was really feeling abandoned.

Whatever it is you're feeling talk to God about it. Even if you're mad at him, tell him so he'll fix it.

Her papa's voice filtered into her memory and she turned her head to bury it in her hands as she began crying again.

You said you'd keep me safe Lord. You said you'd bring me to an expected end. You said I should cheer up you've overcome the world.

You said i'ld always win, but why do I feel like I've already lost!

He hurt me Lord, sprained my shoulder because of letters I wrote to mum!

Why am I here?

Why?

If I sinned then I'm so sorry. I'm sorry please forgive me but this is too much!!

She continued sobbing till she fell asleep at that spot.

By dinner time her face was puffy and flushed. Her head hurt from all the crying, she felt depressed.

Washing her face she walked to the Don's office for the second meal of the day.

He wasn't around so she ate very little, having zero appetite. Going back to her room she changed for bed where she clutched the bible like a teddy bear and let sleep take over.

****

The following days blurred into each other.

She didn't leave her room except for the meals with the Don and trainings which Mrs Russo began sending her back to her room after a while.

Sleeping and waking up became a real chore.

Losing the concept of time and just drifting.

Her door suddenly opened but she didn't turn, if Luigi was finally back from wherever he could then kill her and put her out of her misery.

The bed sank behind her, she didn't turn.

A hand went over her head and ran through her hair, she didn't move. Merely continued to breathe till her hair was yanked and her face forcefully turned.

Her scalp burned but she didn't make a sound. Tears gathered and she let them fall as she was forced to look Luigi in the eyes.

'Now what do we have hear? Can't live without my attention then? Well we're going to fix that right now', he let go of her hair and pulled her off the bed.

'Are you going to bath on your own or do you need my help with that as well?', she gave him a blank look that was ruined by the tears streaming down her cheeks.

He sat on one of the chairs in her room and waited for her to bath.

She was mortified.

She'd never bathed in the same room with her brother or father since she hit puberty. This was embarrassing.

She dressed in silence and presented herself to him.

'Good, let's go', he grabbed her arm and dragged her to his office where a tray of snacks and tea was laid out.

'Eat up', she stared at the tray blinking.

'I really don't want to hurt you but if you don't pick up a biscuit and put it in your mouth in the next two seconds I'll do something you really won't like', she still didn't move.

Seeing his threat wasn't working and he didn't feel like doing her any harm he left her in the study and locked her in.

Her vision was blurred with tears as she stared into nothing, her mind numb from her surrounding.

Blinking the tears away she could almost swear she was looking at Mama when she noticed a movement in front of her.

The haze was clearing but the image, or better put person was still there. She felt the familiar caress on her face and flung herself into her Mama's arms.

'Mama!!', and she began crying in earnest.

'Oh bambina!'.

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