similar yet different

CHAPTER TWO

(sorry if this chapter is confusing)
What the actual fuck. He was fucking her, how fucking dare him. Ethan locks eyes with me and immediately stops what he's doing, with tears in my eyes I turn on my heel and start to speed walk down the road. I pull my phone out of my bag and dial my brothers number, he picks up almost straight away.
"Zara? What's up?" He asks confused.
"Can you pick me up.." I sniffle quietly trying to make sure he doesn't know I'm upset.
"I'm on my way" The call ends. I sit down on the wet floor , since it had been raining, and rest my back against the wall. I check the time on my phone, 2am.
"It's so cold" I whisper to myself, shivering. My brother pulls up to the location, that he knows I am at because we always have each other's location on. He gets out of the car helps me into the passenger side and gets into his side.

"What happened Zara?" He turns to face me and I avoid eye contact.
"Ethan uh, cheated on me.." I nod trying to accept it. Josh aka my brother was always there for me I don't think I could have a better brother. He wipes my tears away.
"He's a fucking bellend, if I see him-" Anger clearly washes through his face.
"It's ok, I'll be ok. Can we just go home now?" I reassure him.
"Of course" he gives me a pitiful smile and starts to drive. My phone pings and buzzes a couple times on the way home but I ignore it all. I look out of my window.

We arrive home and Josh takes me into my room and tucks me into my bed.
"Thank you Josh" I pull him into a hug that lasts about 5 seconds.
"Anytime" he turns the light off and shuts the door slowly. I drift off into a deep deep sleep.

I wake up at around 11am with a massive headache, my makeup smudged all over my pillow, my dress half rolled up and my hair knotty.
"Fuck my life" I say rubbing my eyes. My mom walks in checking if I'm awake.
"Hey sweetheart how are you feeling?" She sits next to me and puts her hand on my forehead.
"Rough" I yawn.
"I have turned the shower on ready for you and some breakfast is being made" She smiles and strokes the side of my face.
"Thank you" I smile a little.
"Josh told me and dad about Ethan.." She slowly shakes her head.
"Yeah I don't really want to talk about it" I pull myself out of bed and go to get some micellar water and a pad.
"Ok sweet, if you do we are all here for you" She leaves the room.

I take my makeup off with the pad and micellar water and then throw it away. I grab my towel and head to the bathroom. Once I get in the shower I instantly feel better, fuck Ethan I don't need him anyway I need someone who loves me for every part of me.
I wash my hair with my coconut shampoo and conditioner, wash my body with a loofa and some rose soap. I turn the shower off and wrap myself In a towel, I do the regular stuff, dry my hair, brush it, brush my teeth, do skincare and I walk back into my room.

I open the door and look at my bed, Ethan is sat there.
"What the fuck are you doing here!" I yell.
"I came to explain" he gets ready to explain when my brother comes in.
"Hey Zar-" he spots Ethan and pulls him off the bed. "You have a lotta nerve coming back here" He pins him against the wall.
"Josh-" I scream as he throws a punch. He carries on punching until I step in.
"Scumbag" Josh scowls as he takes Ethan outside and shuts the door. I swallow, taking in what just happened. After 10 minutes Josh walks to his room with bloody fists, I shut my door and lock it. What the fuck has my life come to.

I make my bed and get changed trying to forget everything.
"I need to not think about him, this is me time" I say as I look I'm the mirror at myself.
I get dressed into some grey joggers and a blue bralet, I also spray some perfume.
I pick up my phone and answer the call from Aaliyah and Rosie.
"Fuck Zara we have been so worried" They both say.
"Oh sorry. A lot happened" I lay on my bed.
"Josh told us" Rosie explains.
"Seems like he's told everyone" I fake laugh.
"We are so sorry" Aaliyah talks.
"I got to go" My mum shouts me for breakfast, so I end the call and put my phone on charge. I walk downstairs and meet my dad and mom in the kitchen.
"Hey princess" Dad speaks lightly.
"Hey" Kissing my teeth I sit down on the stool. My mum puts some waffles in front of me, my favourite. I smile at her briefly.
"Thank mom" I start to cut up the waffles as I can feel my parents watching me.
"We have a job to do tonight are you in?" He sips his coffee. Did I forget to tell you my family is the Italian mafia.
"What's the job?" I place a piece of waffle in my mouth and chew.

"Someone in the Spanish mafia has destroyed some of our loot" He says calmly, I raise my eyebrows.
"How are you so calm?" I pick up another piece of waffle.
"Because love we are going to destroy their warehouse" He kisses my forehead before leaving the room. "Rebecca come my love" He shouts to my mom.
"Coming Mattheo" She follows.
Destroying the Spanish warehouse, i am most definitely in. I finish my waffles and clean up.

*AT AROUND NINE PM*
My family and our men are on our way to the warehouse, all dressed in black except from my father aka the boss. He was in a blue suit and my mother had stayed at home. We all creep out of our vans, all of us with different types of guns and grenades.
"We will check the premises first, everyone split up" My father whisper - shouts. I make a decision to go to the back of the warehouse and then go inside on the right side, I put my torch on and scan my surroundings. Everything seemed safe until I was walking past a doorway and I got pulled into a corner with a blindfold on and a gag in my mouth. I tried to fight the person away but they were too strong, they had a familiar scent but I couldn't quite put my finger on who it was. I didn't know what was happening but I could feel like I was getting dragged.

I got handcuffed to something and then they took my blindfold off, I was in the back of a van. I looked up at the mysterious person, it was that guy from the alley outside the club.
"Who are you!" I yelled as they shut the van doors and climbed into the back with me.
"Do you not remember me love" He smirks and sits opposite me as the van starts to drive, they grab my phone out of my pocket and throw it out of the window.
"Fuck you" I say trying to get out of the handcuffs.
"You're even hotter when you're mad" He has the most annoying smirk on his face.
"Let me go!" I tug the handcuffs.
"Now I can't do that love it's not part of the plan" He winks.
"My father will end you all" I try to escape but fail again.

We arrive at a mansion which I was surprised about and the man took me to a room as the van drove away.
"This is your room until your father gives us what we want" He undid the handcuffs.
"What do you want from us" The man walks closer to me so that I fall onto the bed.
"I want us to no longer be rival mafias" I laugh at his comment.
"I'm sorry but we will never be friendly mafias" I sit up on the bed as he locks the windows in the room.
"He will do anything for you won't he?" He leans over me and places his finger on my lips as I try to say something else. Suddenly I couldn't speak I was too mesmerised by his emerald green eyes and his scars. I touched his face without even realising.
"What are your scars from mystery man" I mutter.
"Why do you care" he laughs and stands up straight again. "Rory Donaro by the way"
"Zara Owen" I shake his hand.  I had no idea why I was being nice to him but he made me feel a certain way. Someone shouts for Rory and he leaves the room.

I looked around the room for some way to escape, I stood up and searched. Fuck no way out, I'll just have to wait until my dad makes a deal. I spent the next few nights waiting for Rory to let me go but after a week I was hopeless. Rory had let me have a bit more freedom in the house so I decided to look around. I stumbled across a door which I could hear voices inside, I knew it wasn't right but I eavesdropped.
"The only offer I'm taking is for us to not be rivals anymore" Rory was on the phone with my dad.
"Fine, bring me my daughter" The call ended and I sat down on a chair trying not to look suspicious. Rory walked out and saw me.
"I'm taking you home darling" He spoke, to be honest I will miss him maybe a bit. He's not too bad on the eyes.
"Thank you" I smile.

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