Keep Me Safe

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Word Count: 1898

I woke up the next morning and took a shower. Once I get out I do my makeup and get dressed as usual I grab my phone and text Enzo.

Nyx: I'm ready.

Enzo: Alright, darling. Was already on my way.

I walk to my dad's room and knock softly. "Papi?"

"Come in." I stuck my head into the room and looked at him before walking into the room and saw him standing out on his balcony smoking.

"Lorenzo is on his way to come to get me, I'm not sure when I'll be back but I'll make sure I'll call you if I'm not home when the streetlights are on." It may seem childish but because of my father's work, it's always been a rule that if one of us won't be home when the street lamp is on then we need to call the other person and when it comes to me, I need to have another person with me.

"Alright, querida, thank you for telling me." (darling) I walked over to him and hugged him, smiling when I caught the slightly sweet smell of the cigar. "I know things will be hard for you but I'm sure after time you and Lorenzo will learn you have more in common than you believe.

A black 1972 Cadillac pulls up and I smile as I mumble "Oh Señor, por supuesto que tiene un coche proxeneta" (Oh Lord, of course he has a pimp car.)

He nudges me slightly and chuckles "Vamos, Nyx, sé amable." (Come on, Nyx, be nice.)

I look down at him and take a deep breath, "All right, I'll be home later. Bye, papi." I walk out of his room and grab my phone before going out to his car. He stands outside the door and when I get closer to the car he opens the door for me.

"Hello, Enzo."

He smiles as he leans against his car "Oh, so we're using nicknames now? Does that mean I can call you Nixie?"

I think for a second "We'll see how today goes but until then it's Nyx." I get in the car and he nods.

"I'll take what I can get, bella ragazza" (pretty girl) he closes the door and walks to the other side of the car and gets in. He started the car and the ride to his house was quiet but I didn't mind it.

We get there and he makes sure to open the door for me again, I get out of the car and he walks me to the door.

"My father isn't here right now, he went to get guys to help us move."

He gets ready to open the door but stops "I will tell you there are normally a bunch of guys walking around, they work for me and if anyone ever does anything you don't like I want you to tell me."

I couldn't help but feel a little nervous as I nodded. "Okay."

He opens the door and allows me to walk in first, I look around the house and smile "It hasn't changed much from when I was a kid"

I hear the door close behind me and he walks over to me "Yeah, we haven't really had many reasons to change it. My mother was normally the one who decorated and stuff." He walks towards the stairs and I follow him up to an empty room.

"This is where you'll be staying, it shouldn't take too long to get everything in here-" His phone rings and he checks it. "Give me a second, I have to answer this." He walks out of the room and I walk over to the balcony which has a small table with a chair and an ashtray. "Enzo smokes in here, he doesn't like the view from his balcony."

I turn around quickly and see a man leaning against the doorway. He walks over to me and I straighten up a little as I look at him. "And who are you?"