Happily Trapped

19 | Preparation and Trepidation

It's been a week since I passed all three tests. The first day back to school and work was hard. Blizzard didn't take not bring able to come with me well good thing he has his pack to look after or I don't think I would have been able to leave. Jack and his friends left me alone only giving me dirty looks from afar, but the bad part was the whole school knows about the kidnapping and there are crazy rumors going around. For example, A loan shark gave me money, but I couldn't pay him back, so they kidnapped me until I got the money to pay them back. Another was a talent scout loot interest in me and took me away but then realized I was talentless and returned me. There was even one about an alien abduction. I was only gone for less than three weeks, and I went from invisible to the center of everyone's attention. Liam is spared since his parent covered for his absents. When I got to work Mj hugged me and questioned me all about what happened. I told her the same made-up story Domenic gave me to tell the police. I think my acting skills improved after the show I had to put on at the police stations. Trixy stopped baking for the day just to work the register with me. I had to spend an entire hour convincing them the adding them to my apple location was unnecessary. My regulars took extra-long take to me, asking if I am alright or if I need anything. I made sure to put on a brave face. I got a lot of questions about my abusive father as well. This was the only time I could tell anyone the truth. I told them how I'm living with my childhood best friend since his parent adopted me and my sister. Even after a week I'm still having to lie about what happened about the kidnapping. People I don't even know walk up asking about it. Can something else just happened so it can fade out of others mind.

Domenic hasn't been around much and I'm not complaining. I haven't told Liam that I'm waking up from nightmares of the last test. I can't look at Domenic without seeing the cold monstrous look on his face. Each day I manage to finish his paperwork faster and faster. Today however It took me long since Domenic asked me to stay late because he needed to talk to me. I'm not looking forward to it, but I don't have much of a choice. I'm just sitting here now thinking about how I am going to tell Liam I'm not staying at his house again. Even though his parents adopted Aria and I there has still been a part of me that feels they are only going this because they want me to be this heir and they think I will be a leader and fight for the mafia I'm supposed to bring together and lead. I've been coming up with excuses to not have a chance to sleep there. I haven't even been to the house since the next day after the third test when they wanted to talk about the adoption. They told me that Hank is in prison, and I didn't bother to find anything else out since I have been busy. Aria has been staying with them every night and that makes me feel good that she is safe, but I miss her. I only see her when a car drives me in front of Liam's house, and I walk with them to school or at the cafe when I'm working. It just hasn't been the same, but I've come to accept that she doesn't really need me now that she has a real family. I'll just protector from afar by being Domenic's assistant and following my end of the bargain. I pull out my phone and text Liam.

Lucifer

Won't be able to make it to your house. Domenic wanted to see me, and I don't know when he will get here so I'll just sleep here again.

I put my phone away not wanting to see his answer. I look at Blizzard sleeping at my feet. I feel jealous as I watch him sleep peacefully. It must be nice to not have anything to worry about. I sigh after a min dropping my face into my hands at how ridiculous I'm being. This is just exhaustion from another long day talking. Where is Domenic? I look at the clock on his desk.

10:35pm

Great. I relax my hands down closing my eyes trying to keep my sanity. My mind feels foggy as I slowly blink my eyes open. I see I'm moving but it doesn't feel like I'm walking. I turn my head, but it is comfortably against something, and I don't want to move. I manage to look up slowly and meet Domenic's eyes and admire how soft they are looking at me. This is a weird dream but better than seeing Liam and Aria die. I close my eyes relaxing against him again feeling sleep come over me again. I hear buzzing. I sleepily open my eyes moving my arms around trying to find the source of the buzzing. My hand gets to my pocket and pulls out the phone. I look at the new phone Domenic had given me because my old one was "outdated" he had said. I see my alarm is going off for me to get ready for school. I sigh turning it off pulling myself out of the comfy bed. I rub my eyes as I stand up and realize I never changed when I got back. I freeze realizing I don't remember going back to the room. One min I was in Domenic's off the next I'm waking up here. My blood chills realizing I must have fallen asleep, and Domenic has someone bring me back. Which means I never got the chance to hear what he wanted to tell me. I rush to the bathroom and quickly shower, brush my teeth and put one a pair of one of my old clothes Liam had brought for me. The last thing I need is to show up to school wearing the expensive clothes Domenic had gotten. I rush out the door almost forgetting my backpack. I grab it and head out locking it with the key Domenic gave me and run as fast as possible to his office. I am gasping for air as I open the door. I look up to find him sitting on his desk murderously looking at me. I didn't knock. I quickly close the door and raise my hand shakily knocks on the door. I wait for a few seconds feeling the anxiety of what he will do.