The Mafia's Kryptonite

CHAPTER 1

DISCLAIMER!!
This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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MAUREEN'S P.O.V

SLAP!! My face automatically flew to the side as I feel the stinging sensation on the right side of my face. Great!First week of school and I already got slapped!

It was an ordinary Friday afternoon and I was just walking along the sidewalk on my way home, admiring the busy yet homey surroundings that I deeply missed when somebody pulled me into the dark alley, between two gigantic buildings. And yeah I got slapped.

I held my now swollen cheek as I stand there still in shock and unsure of what is happening when an angry voice of a woman echoed around the alley "LAYUAN MO ANG BOYFRIEND KO!" I looked up and there I saw a very angry Nathalia standing in front of me, her heavy breathing is the only thing you can hear as I stood there still confused.

I don't know what she's talking about, I tried reminiscing everything I did the whole week and I can not remember doing anything that may have led me to this situation.

"A-Ano bang sina--sabi mo Nathalia?" I said stuttering because of fear. I tried to glance at her again as I was staring at the ground the whole time afraid to see her furious expression but it was a bad decision as my words may have triggered her even more making her look like an angry bear ready to eat her prey-which is me!

"DON'T ACT LIKE YOU'RE THAT INNOCENT MAUREEN! I SAW WITH MY TWO FREAKING EYES HOW JASON LOOK AT YOU AT THE FREAKING CANTEEN THE OTHER DAY! YOU TWO A-ARE PROBABLY FLIRTING BEHIND MY BACK!" she yelled again.

As she said that, the whole scenario last Wednesday came back flashing to my mind. I was just roaming around the canteen holding my tray of launch trying to find a vacant table as the whole canteen was packed with students because it was launch time when I saw Jason with Nathalie clinging to him with their minions, Jason was checking me out, looking at me from head to toe with a meaningful smirk, Nathalia was also glaring at me so I immediately walked away and just settled eating under the tree. Bakit ko nga ba nakalimutan yung pangyayaring yun?! It was apparent that she misunderstood the whole situation.

"Nathalie I think- " I was about to explain to her when A black van stopped in front of us! and men wearing black masks came out running towards us. My eyes widened in both fear and shock and before I could think and react they already have captured us, I as well as Nathalia tried to resist their hold. "BITAWAN NIYO KO HINDI NIYO BA ALAM ANAK AKO NI MAYOR-" she was even trying to scream but they were fast enough to cover our mouths making our outcries muffled, I squirmed making my phone drop during the process, they have successfully dragged us into the van and seconds later I felt my body going limp and dark dots were already invading my eyesight, I started panicking they must have put something on the handkerchief they've used! I tried fighting it but seconds later darkness already invaded me, making me unconscious of the following scenarios...

not until---

*/Wossssshhhhhhh

--I breathed heavily as I strive to catch some air after they splashed a bucket of freezing water onto me, to wake me up. I began to shiver as I opened my eyes trying to get to know where I am. My vision was still blurry and I still can't hear a thing, It seems like we were inside a closed room and only the flickering light from the bulb on the ceiling is the source of our light, I was still trying to recover from dizziness when I heard Nathalie shouting again like a mad man making my head hurt even more, did they hit my head or something?