Mafia Princess

CHAPTER. 10

"hey wake up,lazyass."Ella pulls the duvet off my head and a cool breeze fromthe window makes goosebumps rise in my skin.

"when did you open all those windows?"I complain as soon as I realize the roomis way too brighter and my eyes want to go back to sleep.

She has her black hair in a tight pony tail the thing she does when she's eithergoing for a jog or training.
"get up."she says walking to my wardrobe and she retrieves a pair of yoga pants.

"And where are you planning to take this sick Bitch?”I say trying to get her to not takeme out.I've been used to staying indoors and I can't bring myself to be psyched upabout going out.

“you've been staying in bed for what three weeks? Your wound is healed and youneed to get your self fit for trainings.”

“but I just got the bandage off my hand yesterday.”okay may be am also scaredabout the mysterious guy that has been threatening me saying that I won't beprotected behind my dad's walls. I can't even tell why he is so hell bent on doingwhatever he plans to do with me.

"I'll be back in thirty minutes,you'd better be out of the bathroom and in thoseyoga pants." and she walks out.

She insists that I get trained on how to use a gun and how to defend myself so thatshe'll be at ease.
She has had my back for the past three weeks checking on me helping me when 1needed help.I just felt like not telling her about the mysterious guy.She has been deep into this shit because of me the least I can do is add other problems to her bucket of worries.

I lazily drag myself to the bathroom after stripping myself naked and I standundert warm cascading water.

Barry has not been around he left to check on dad's business outside america,Jimhas been the one to travel allover keeping tabs on dads businesses but he flatly
refused to go because he doesn't want anything to do with mafia business.He is still angry because mom was murdered during one of the mafia shit andfrom then he swore to never include himself in the mafia business.

I am already in my grey yoga pants and I have tied my hair red hair in a messybun.Putting on my white rubber shoes my phone's ringtone blasts and I jump.The mysterious guy is making me jumpy,reaching for the phone on my nightstandI smile when I see the caller,Bred.

I know,I know.

We have had our issues but we had a serious talk and we are finally back together.
The guy apologized and I felt like he deserved a second chance.

Pressing the receiver icon I place the phone on my ear and I hold it with my shoulder since am tying my shoelace.

Hello
Me.

How areyou holding up?
Bred

Pretty well.What's up?
Me.

What are you up to tonight?
Bred.

Nothing really.
Me

Can I pick you up?
Bred.

You can't,you know that my dad will snap if he sees you.
Me

Yeah right,but I'll figure something out.
Bred.

Okay.
Me.

And he hangs up.

“shall we?”Ella says walking in.

"yeah.”I grab my purse from my dressing table and we walk out.“see you laternanny.”I yell from the door stepping out.

"be careful okay."she yells back “the both of you.”

Getting into Ella's sedan I realize I haven't seen Arnold around here lately, with everything that has been going on I failed to realize his absence, the gardens looks abandoned and I get the urge to ask but I don't.We pull out of the driveway followed by two guards Lesley and one of dad's finest he only accepted that I leave the house under one condition that I go protected so here we are.

"so how are you guys?"Ella starts as soon as we hit the freeway.

"what?”

"you and Bred."she says slowing down at a bump.

“we are okay I guess.” I answer staring at the streets passing by.

“what about your dad?”

“I don't know, am going to keep seeing Bred, without him knowing though. He is going to ground me or do something even worse to keep me away from him.”

“why don't you just explain everything he might consider.”

“Have you met my dad? When he hates someone he doesn't even want to here there name around him.”

“But he n eds to know that Bred is also a victim of his dad.” she says reaching for water in the console and drinking.

“Enough of me and Bred. ” I change the subject. “tell me about you and my stubborn brother.” I smirks realizing how she never misses to blush when I mention him.

“what do you want me to say?” she smiles.

“well, apart from the fact that you two are boning every slight chance you get.” at that her cheeks grows even more red and I smile despite myself.

“I like him, he doesn't like me back though.”

“Are you pulling my leg right now?” I yell “ the guy is head over heels for you girl, he's my brother and I've never seen him obsess over a girl the way he does for lately.”

She pulls up in the parking lot of the place she comes for yoga and she takes that time to change the topic. “we are here.”

“we are..” my phone rings causing me to jump again. I have been planning on reducing the volume which I keep forgetting.

“why are you so jumpy anyway?” Ella observes

I don't want to answer that question so I retrieve the phone from my purse and my lips go wide in a smile. “speaking of the devil. ” I taunt when I realize it's Jim.

I tap the receiver icon and place the gadget on my ear.

What's up brother?
Me.

You need to get to saint Jude's hospital ASAP.
Jim.

And he hangs up before I even ask what is going on. He sounded so scared and worried and am beginning to feel my heart pounding off my chest.

What is going on?