ATHENA

Chapter 27

I've lost count of the amount of days I've used in this basement. I was given food and water the first few days and since then they stopped. Stephen also came inside but just to talk, he didn't even hit me and to say I was surprised would be an understatement. I hear footsteps and hush voices outside the door everyday. I shouted for food and water, I screamed for help hoping someone would be kind enough to give me food or help me out of here but I was ignored. I stopped screaming or hoping entirely.

I don't understand how Stephen could be this cruel, I thought he was in love with me at a point in time but he might as well have faked his feelings for me. I heard rustling and bustling from outside, sounds of gunshots following.

I hope it's Sandro, I pray it is Sandro. The door was forcefully opened and in front of me stood a bleeding Stephen. He looks so bad. He moved closer to me and pointed a gun to me.

"Just shut up and follow me quietly" he stated

I was too weak and tired to argue, so I just followed him quietly. I hope we bump into one of Sandro's men or even Sandro himself. We were about to make a turn when I heard Sandro's voice

"Bella" he sounded broken

I was about to turn when Stephen moved closer to my side and pointed the gun to my head

"Make a move and she'll be dead before your eyes" Stephen threatened even though his voice is not as strong as he want it.

"Leave her out of this you coward" Sandro seethed

"She's my only key to getting out of here alive, so I'm not leaving her. Take one more step and I'll kill her first before myself" he threatened

The idiot won't kill himself, he's just bragging. Sandro looked straight into my eyes and I noticed how restless he look. He looks rough, his hair longer. He looks like he hasn't slept for days. I want nothing than to run into his arms and hug him so tight, so I did just that. I mustered all the strength in me and gave Stephen a hard punch on his ribs with my right hand and it made him stagger, he lost his balance which gave Sandro the opportunity to shoot him. The bullet landed on his leg.

"You bitch, I won't spare you" he screamed

"You can't do anything, all your men are dead and it's either you give up now and die peacefully or act stupid and die ruthlessly" Sandro bellowed

"I will never surrender to you stupid Italians" he groaned

Gio and few other men appeared out of nowhere and pointed their guns at him.

"You're still not going to surrender to the stupid Italians?" Sandro taunted him

"I'd rather kill myself than kiss your stupid ass" was the last thing Stephen said before shooting himself and he dropped dead instantly. I froze.

I mean, I hate this guy and everything but seeing him lying lifeless with blood oozing out of his head made me dizzy and his lifeless body was the last thing I saw before everything went black.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

"Why isn't she awake yet" I heard a voice that belongs to Sandro.

"Mr Russo, you need to calm down. She was malnourished and dehydrated. We need to give her some time to regain consciousness but I promise there was no damage done to her body. We've carried out series of test and she's fine." A man who I don't know yet explained to Sandro.