Mysteries in the Mafia

Chapter 2: Him

     I woke up when the car came to an abrupt stop. 'I must have passed out,' I thought to myself. It was already the next day. The sun was shining profusely through the windows. The woman who was driving was very focused on whoever was on the car phone more than the road. " Is she alright?" a voice said over the car phone. Wait a minute... That's mom!! "Ma'am she's completely fine." the lady responded in a harsh tone. "I'm worried!" Mom yelled back. "I haven't told her anything about you or your brother! I know I should've said something before her and Liam got engaged but-" Mom was cut short by the lady. "That's nobody's fault but yours Ma'am. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get M'lady to the safe house." she paused long enough to check on me to see if I was still sleeping. "But-!" Mom tried to go on. "Good day" she responded and hung up the phone. The lady had an accent. It sounded like a mix of British or French with something else. She sounded kind of similar to the man. Wait, That man... "Can I ask you something?" I said in a low tone of voice. She looked back at me, debating whether or not to allow me to ask the question. "Can it wait until we're at the safe house? We're close, don't worry" She said very politely. Her tone was different with me compared to when she was talking to my Mother. She was more sweet with me, almost like she was talking to her little sibling. My stomach started to growl. I hadn't eaten since the dinner Liam took me on. Who knows how long that was. I guess she heard it or was feeling hungry too because she pulled into a Wendys. "What do you want?" she asked with a bright smile. "Chili fries," I murmured. She went in and a car pulled next to the one I was in. A person got out of the car, not any person, it was That man. He got into the passenger seat of the car I was in.

He sat there for a moment. Then he turned around to look at me. I swear, I would've thought he was an angel sent from the heavens if he hadn't kidnapped me. "You're more beautiful than I remember." He said. Even his voice was attractive!! What is this mutiny? "Who are you? Why am I here? What is going on?" I started to question him. He chuckled a bit. "I am Rome Castro. You're here because your parents sold you to my father when he was alive to marry me when you turn 21. And we're in a Wendy's parking lot waiting for my sister to get food." He then formed his lips into a thin line. "Wha-" just then the lady opened the driver door. "Rome out of my car." she demanded sternly. "No" he replied back in a cocky tone. "Fine, I get your Mercedes." She said back mocking his child-like behavior. "No." he said, acting like a little kid. "You sound stupid" I told him. He looked at me surprised, almost like nobody has told him that before. I laughed, the face he made was too hilarious not to. Then he looked at the woman. "Andrea, my beloved sister," Them two are related!? "Madison is driving the rest of the way with me," he told her. The woman, or Andrea, looked at him with 'You're really gonna do this right now?' face. "Whatever." she said, rolling her eyes. She handed me Chili fries, a chocolate shake, a salad, and a soft drink. I looked at her amazed that she got so much, she just looked at me and smiled.

We got into his Mercedes, instead of me being in the back seat, I was in the front seat, sitting next to him. While I was eating the Chili fries and drinking the soft drink, he was focused on the road. Well, as focused as a child listening to you while the T.V was on. He kept looking over at me. It was a bit creepy, but I was too zoned out on the words he told me. "You're here because your parents sold you to my father when he was alive to marry me when you turn 21" What did he mean by that? I don't turn 21 for another 2 years, So does that mean I have 2 years to escape? What does he mean my parents sold me? None of this is making any sense. Why would they've sold me? None of this was adding up, My family has been rich since I was a baby, So why would they do that? And what was Mom talking about on the phone? I finished my drink and food just in time I guess because we pulled into a long driveway.