The Mafias Heart

Part 10

Alosa
I huff out a loud breath and begin.

Everyone is sat in front of me and by everyone.

I mean gio, Matteo and Angel.

I've never told the full story to anyone before not even pops but he's going to hear it now.

"When I was young my mum died before that we were happy my dad worked a normal job and my mum looked after me. I think I was eight when she died. At first my dad was as you'd expect, grieving but still trying to provide for me. When I was ten things started to change. He would come home drunk and not make my dinner so I'd go to bed hungry. Then one day he was on the couch and I was sat next to him I knocked a cup of the table and he slapped me, he didn't say sorry he smiled at me. Then he would hit me for smaller things like being to loud, I tried to remember he was probably just grieving so I let him off but the hitting carried on.
When I was 14 I noticed the drugs but I didn't say anything because I would have been hit or kicked or worse. It got so bad that my bruises would never heal because I was Beaten every day, he'd even invite his friends round to beat me. No one noticed not my friends. I had a boyfriend and he saw them but didn't say anything, by that point I'd started to think it was normal. It carried on until I was eighteen I'd gotten used to it by then.

One day when I was eighteen I'd just come back from college and there was a different car on the drive when I walked in there were 5 men stood around then one stepped forward it was him, dominico he grabbed my wrist and started dragging me to his car I was so confused then he said I was sold to him by my father to clear his debts for the drugs. After a lot of screaming and kicking it was obvious I wasn't getting out of the situation so I just gave in and sat there. When we got to his house he told me I would be his wife and I tried to run but h-he just pulled out his gun and shot me. He made sure he hit nothing vital and said he wouldn't get me help until I signed the marriage papers so I did. I remember thinking later on that I should have just lay there and waited for death because it would have been better. Anyway he then got me help. 4 hours later while I was still drugged he-he forced himself on me. He said I deserved it because I was a woman he said that because I wasn't a virgin it was clear I was just a fuck toy."
I stop for a breath and look at them they all look angry and have there fists clenched.

"He was very abusive the rape carried on sometimes he would drug me because I fought to hard. He had a cell in the basement where he-he'd do despicable things to me. Eventually I was scared of my own shadow and gathered that I wasn't getting out and that it was meant to be like this so I gave up. my body became obedient but In my head I was still fighting. One day I found out that I was pregnant. And I was so scared because I couldn't protect myself so how was I supposed to protect my baby. I was able to keep It a secret for weeks and protect my stomach when he beat me but then a maid who had it out for me found out and told him. He was furious that I'd ruined his plans h-he s-started to beat me and kick me repeatedly in the stomach. I knew it was too late, that the one person I was supposed to protect was gone and I blamed myself because it was my fault. After that I was determined to leave so I watched I knew that he left on Saturday night and didn't come back till the early hours of Monday morning. So one day when he wasn't there I left. I found my self at a bar and asked if I could have a job the owner Marcus, the son of the English mafia don, said there was nothing going but I noticed the dead energy and asked to sing there only on Sundays. I gave him a demo and he said yes so every Sunday I snuck out and played there. One night I'd just finished my shift when a man walked up to me and said that he was opening a club in Italy and he would like me to sing there. Then he said he noticed the bruises and cuts and that I didn't even have to sing that he just wanted me to be safe. I was so shocked that someone had finally seen past the fake smiles and makeup I said yes and now here I am." I can feel the tears on my face and when I look up my papa is crying too. Matteo looks sad and Angel looks angry.

I clear my throat And wipe my tears. Putting on a strong front I say.

"So dominico owns the Greek mafia How did I not put this together sooner I mean the leader was unknown and, god I don't even have an excuse." I say as if I haven't just pored my heart out to them.

"Alosa I'm sorry for what happened I wish I could have taken you away sooner" papa says then stands up and hugs me.

"It's not your fault you saved me I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you" I hold back my tears.

"Right we'll enough of that sappy shit I'm going to bed I'm shattered" I say.

It's like 2pm but I just have to get out of here.

I'm more mentally drained if I'm honest but they don't need to know that.

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Angel

Alosa just left to go to bed.

Its 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I'm worried about her.

It's clear she's not okay but we need to give her space.

I can't believe dominico did that to her I completely misjudged her she's so strong it shows she's a survivor.

Matteo my father and I are just sat here processing.

I know that I've only just met her but I feel something between us.

And I like her.

Not to mention she's strong and beautiful.

"Did you know all that about her?" I ask my father

"I didn't know she was pregnant or that the bastard killed her child. the things she has been through are so traumatic I don't know how she treats people around her with love when up until Marcus showed her kindness she was treated so cruelly."

He's right.

"I have some work to do." then he walks out.

I turn to Matteo he looks sad so I say.

"You want to go for a drink?"

"Sure"

It's not just for his benefit it's also for mine too.