MAFIOSO

#05

"What's this smell?"

Her eyebrows knitted while she placed her hands on her head.

'My head hurts.'

She blinked softly, fluttered her lashes, and opened her eyes.

'It's dark.'

Everywhere was dark and the place stinks. It just stinks... Like there was a dead animal somewhere. She pulled herself up, and then, a blanket slipped off her body and fell down. "Where am I?" Ella couldn't help but question herself quietly. There was a hint of light coming from somewhere. She squinted her eyes and tip-toed towards the light.

"How did I even get here?" She looked down at the light that was coming from the window. The window was too small and it was very high for her to reach.

Ella bit her lower lips as she tried to recall what happened.

- - -

"you're-"

She was interrupted by the sight of a gun on her. She shut her mouth in an instant.

"Look, I'm not f**king joking here. I could blow your head off if I want. So shut the f**k off," he looked down at her with a gun placed on her temple.

The sight of the gun placed on her temple made her tummy rumble. The coldness of the gun on her skin took her breath away, she didn't know if she could breathe again. She held her breath so hard that she started losing air. She was losing it but she couldn't breathe out. Black dots started covering her vision and she couldn't keep sight of anything, she was dizzy. She shut her eyes close and fell.

- - -

"Ella, why would you faint at that moment?!" She whisper-yell as she scolded herself.

She scanned everywhere again and was about to take another step when she heard a door open. She ran back to where she found herself when she woke up and sat down back.

The door opened to reveal a silhouette. The masculine figure walked to the side and switched on a switch. And the loud light blinded her eyes as she shut her eyes due to the brightness, although, she flew them open after a short while. It was the man bun guy. He was dressed in a t-shirt now.

"You're awake," he announced and strode towards her.

"Did you kidnap me?" Ella asked while she pulled herself to stand on her feet now.

The man chuckled, "are you a kid? Why would I kidnap you?" He paused and faced her.

"Then why did you bring me here?" Ella stuttered as she stared face to face with him.

She was stunned by the niceness of his features. His eyes were cold and in a dark green colour that would be mistaken for black and he had jet-black long hair that was pulled into a bun. He had wide shoulders and muscular arms.

"Come on," he took hold of her wrist and pulled her but Ella refused as she pulled her hands away, "I'm not going anywhere with you." Ella glared at him and put her two hands behind her back.

The man looked back at her with irritation in his eyes. Then suddenly, he chuckled, "all right, stay here."

He strode out of the room and banged the door behind him.

Ella stretched her head towards the door, "he left? Just like that? I wasn't expecting him to leave so soon."

Instead, the door was banged open and a man was thrown down on the floor. Ella ran away from them. Two men entered and the bun man entered too. It was that man from before. His face was wounded and there was blood all over his face.

The bun man pulled a chair and sat down on it. He picked a cigarette out of his pocket and put them in between his lips. Then lighted it on and smirked at Ella who looked at them with horror in her eyes.

"Give her a show, she said she wanted to stay here." He pointed at Ella and smirked again.

The two men nodded and they walked to the man. One of them pushed his head back and slapped his cheeks. Suddenly, they started kicking; They were kicking his sides and everywhere. Ella scouted back and squeezed her eyes close. She pressed her hands over her ears. Although, she could still hear it. "Please stop!" She yelled and couldn't help but break into tears.

The men didn't stop, they were still kicking and kicking.

"Let's stop here," the bun man raised his palm out. He took the cigarette out of his mouth and threw it on the floor and he pulled himself up. "Take him away."

The men nodded and they took hold of the man which was now bleeding on the floor, they pulled him and walked away.

The man bun strode to her. He stopped at her front and looked down at her. He took hold of her chin and raised her face to look at him. Her cheeks were stained with tears.

"Just so you know, we are not f**king playing here. If I tell you to do something then do the thing," he threw her face away and now grabbed her arm then he pulled her with him.

His hand was tight on her arm. It was hurting her yet she couldn't say anything and she followed him helplessly.

As Ella followed him, she scanned her eyes around as they left the place she was. She looked back and it was a warehouse. They were others like the one she was in. Although, he was walking into a fancy house.

'I've never paid attention to the news but I definitely know the police didn't find the crime groups when they were on a run... But how? How did they not find them? Their vicinity is freaking big. There's no way they can hide it.'

They walked into the house and Ella couldn't help but notice some people. She saw one man who was bald but had a long mustache. She dropped her head down as her eyes met his. Her heartbeat increased as she followed. And another thing she noticed is that they were all bowing their heads to him. She looked down at his hand on her arm.

'Who is him? Is he like the boss?'

They entered another room and it led to a corridor with doors again. He opened one door and pushed her inside. Ella lost her balance and she fell down on the floor.

"I'll be nice for now. Until I find who you are then I won't be really nice anymore." He said and walked away. He banged the door close. Ella could hear the sound of the key clicking. 'He's locking the door!'

She picked up herself and ran to the door, she pulled the handle but it refused to open, "hey! Open the door!" She flung her fists on the door but no one replied.

"What is all this?" Ella let herself fall down again. She looked around the room. The wall paints have washed off and the floor was cemented. There was a small window but like in the warehouse, it was very high. Then, there was a mattress on the end of the room with a blanket. It was like how you see on television, how prisoners enter the prison and see a mattress and a blanket.

"How did I get here?"

Ella let out a cry and she burst into tears.

- - -

*BONUS SCENE*

"Look, I'm not f**king joking here. I could blow your head off if I want. So shut the f**k off," he looked down at her with a gun placed on her temple.

He was interrupted by the sound of police siren. He pressed his palms over her mouth and pulled her into the bush with him. He held her shoulder and look over her shoulders and up to the road. The bush was doing a good job to hide them but it wasn't enough. He hissed and looked back at her but was shocked as she fell into his arms. He looked down at her face and it looks like she fainted.

"The f**k?"

He hissed and put her down. He looked up and saw a ray of light then laid beside her and kept quiet.

"What am I doing?" He whispered.

- - -

After a while of lying down. The policemen have gone away. The bun man sat up, he looked down at her who was still unconscious. He let out a hiss, "she will be fine on her own." He stood up on his feet and picked up his gun and strode away. He paused and looked back at her. He knitted his brows and hissed, "of course, she won't be fine on her own." Then he walked back to her and picked her up.