Danika

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'im not just fucking sitting here' Danika stood up and walked around "I said sit" "not doing it" "you got out of hospital yesterday" "yep" Ernst grinned "she can't sit still. A walk will help" "not only her body but her mind too" "fine. DON'T PUSH IT" "YEAH YEAH" 'this girl is as strong as they come. Resilience, courage, strength. A closed book but that's not a bad thing' while Danika walked around the perimeter, men kept their eyes on her making sure shes okay.
At the hotel, Carlos was in hell. Xavion, Rylan, mossy, oaks, hartwin, Mathew, Jonas, Peter, Gunther, Brett, Ewin, Trenton, Martin, Finn, jack and Jake sat along the bar just waiting for Danika to come in. The door opening up, the men looked at it. 'dad is here' "Carlos. Men" "dad, Felix, Wolfgang, Stanley, Klaus. Good to see all of you" "missing some?" "They are dead" "made some enemies" xavion stayed silent "I take that as a yes. It's unfortunate. A menu and a jug of scotch thanks Carlos" "sure dad. How was your night?" "Peaceful. Just how I like it. We are going on a cruise soon. Maybe you would like to join?" "I'm happy to close this up" "NO" everyone looked at Rylan "my son is allowed to close if he wants to. You don't tell him what to do" "they are hoping Danika will come in. She left home. Hasn't been at Ludwig's either" "my guess is the enemies that were made are Ernsts boys" "we only wanted her with us" "by drugging her and cutting her to weaken her.." Wolfgang clenched his hands. "That's my daughter. You.." "THEN YOU DONT DO THAT.." "and this bastard tried to force himself on her" "tried?" "That's right.." Rylan turned his eyes "vandal stopped him" "vandal and Jason are missing. They must be with Danika and Ernsts boys" "we don't know. None of them will answer a call. Danika drinks here. I want to speak to my daughter" "she may not come here anymore. She knows you men will be present. Those who touched her will have a bounty on their heads too" "I don't want that. Just a moment to explain" "there may not be a chance for that xavion. Danika has been through enough. You are in charge of these men and allowed them to do what they did. She will now see you as the enemy".

Her phone ringing again, Danika grabbed her phone out of her pocket. "Hi" 'she answered a call' Otto jogged danikas way "Danika, how are you?" "Fine" "something is wrong. Gunther stated you are busy" "busy?" "He lied to me. Tell me" "they drugged me. Cut me sixteen times. Tattooed their brand on me which will be removed or covered. Rylan tried to have his way with me. I killed Simon. Walter killed Nolan. I'm not going to be around them anymore. I want those who touched me dead" Teresa lowered her head as her eyes watered "darling, you don't deserve that. Please tell me they won't scar?" "They will" Teresa broke down telling Danika she is on her side "how could they do this" "heartless" 'its someone she trusts. I've worked that out. The guys are here. The only person I can think of would be Teresa' "heartless? Hunny that's cruel and inhumane. More tattoos?" "Anything to cover their act" "Gunther was involved?" "I don't know. I do know that Simon, Nolan, Rylan, oaks, Andre and mossy were the ones to cause the damage. Vandal and Jason helped me" "shit. They would.." "are with me" "that's a relief. This is a concern. Those men had no care for your wellbeing. They could.. April. I need to go" "stay safe. Bye" "bye".
"Danika?" "Teresa. She had no idea. Gunther told her that I'm busy" "it might be the case that he knew it was going to happen. You mentioned anything to cover their act?" "My scars and that tattoo which will be gone one way or another" "you want to cover all of them up?" "Well I don't want to see them" "that I understand but that's a lot of tattoos" "I know but laser won't get rid of them either" Otto nodded. "We need to eat. I'm starving" "okay" Danika and Otto slowly walked back while others kept their eyes on them. "The men are checking you out" "they might be disappointed. I'm not gay" "best you tell them that" Otto grinned as they entered Ernsts business home. "Just in time you lot. Food will be on the table in a minute" "thank you" Danika walked to the bathroom and washed her hands before drying them and walked out again. "Everything okay eagle?" "I washed my hands" Ernst grinned "very well. Let's join everyone at the table" Danika nodded. Danika and Ernst walked to the dining area and sat down at the table. "So" the men laughed as Danika looked at carter "so?. Yeah so what?. Yeah so I'm planning to eat" "good. So eat" "I will" the men kept laughing "he's annoying" "some call me amazing" "yourself?" "I have many personalities. It's counts" the men laughed 'this kid knows how to brighten ones day. Typical of Danika to have an annoying mate and a caring one' as everyones meals were placed down, everyone thanked the staff and ate in silence.
'i need to work myself up again. I have the strength in me to do it. They only weakened me a little bit. Months of training and I will be back to how I was. I need to research about tattoos. I want this one gone as soon as possible. I want the scars to be gone too but I don't think the scars will fully go with the Lazer. I hate them. I may cover my body and that's for good reason. My body is my own' 'her mind is ticking. I just hope it's not unhealthy'.

Sitting by her window, Danika stared out over the grassland behind as her mind wandered. 'its nice of Ernst to allow me to stay. I know the heat will be on my opas home right now. They have been around there for hours today. I won't go there for quite sometime. I know the men will want me to stay here until I have strengthened myself up. It's very much appreciated. I'm just a target for the Hart's. I may be a hart but my heart isn't with them. Not even close. The amount of pain and hurt they have caused, is too much. I'm only nineteen. How can they do this. I worry about April..'.

"Hun and April. You didnt wait" "it's seven Gunther. You can't expect April to wait all night" "I had some business to attend to" "I'm sure it's trying to find Danika after the Hart's drugged her, cut her sixteen times, tattooed her against her will and that mongrel tried to have his way with her" Gunther dropped his head. "I want to move" "we just.." "me too mommy" Gunther sighed "nothing is going to happen" "I want nothing to do with this. April and I have looked around. We want to go back to Springvale" "it's too far.." "well we are" "you can't take my daughter" "I can. She doesn't want to stay here" "no. They hurt Danika. They hurt me. I want to go back to my friends. Tiger will like it there too" "I think so too sweety". "Hun, you need to understand that I have to work" "you were in Springvale. I'm sure Jeremy will take you back on" "we will stay here" "you can. We are already packing" "you can't just decide like this" "it's been trouble since we have been back. The Hart's have hurt our daughter and Danika. This is enough. I shouldn't have to be at April's school to make sure she is safe. I shouldn't have to sleep beside her and lock her room to get sleep.." "they aren't going to come here" "they can but we won't be here. We are going Gunther. It's what we want" "xavion needs me" "then stay" 'she didn't even say that they need me' "April, is this what you want?" "Yes. I hate it here. I wanted to be with Danika but all of you hurt her. You drugged her.." "how does she know this?" "She overheard my conversation with Danika. She heard everything that happened" gunther swallowed hard. 'its go with my family or stay with my brother' "April has been enrolled back in her school. I have my job back. It's up to you now".