Love Me Better

2 | Recongize

It been two days since I arrived in Miami, and since then I learned something new about myself.

I love key lime pie.

I was eating key lime pie at a cafe nearby the hotel. It was really delicious. Surprisingly, I haven't had pie before. Not that I remembered. I was on a strict diet for most of my life.

I really needed to go clothes shopping after this. I don't know how I survived with three clothes back at home.

I was about to take a bite of my food when suddenly, a man takes a seat at the table I'm at. My eyebrows furrowed, as I looked at him up and down.

He smiled at me "Hello," He says in Spanish.

"Can I help you?" I asked, taking a small bite of the pie.

"You're really bad at hiding, aren't you?" He said, leaning back.

My eyes widened, I grabbed my plate and stood up from the chair. He quickly stood up and grabbed my forearm. "Sit down, Catalina." He said, his voice was low.

"My name isn't Catalina!" I yelled, lying. "Help, someone help!"

"There's no need to cause a scene—"

I cut him off, "Get this pervert away from me!" I screamed. I quickly looked down at the pie that was in my other hand. I threw the pie directly at his face.

He stumbled backwards, letting me go. I took this opportunity to run. I ran as fast as I could with the heels I had on. I knew he was right behind me, chasing.

People were watching the scene unfold. They didn't even bothered to intervened. I wouldn't either if I was in there position.

"Catalina!" He yelled my name, as if he knew me.

I turned my head around to see how far he was. I tripped on something, falling to the ground.

"Fuck..." I said, groaning.

A strong pair of hands picked me up, lifting me off the ground. I tried to fight back, I started to kick. "Let go of me!" I yelled.

"Calm down, will you?" He says as he puts me over his shoulder. "That key lime pie was pretty good," He licked his lips.

"Put me down," I demanded as I hit my fist against his back. He ignored me and started to walk. "Can't believe he put a whole bounty on his own wife. A big one too."

My heart sank as I listened to what he had said. A bounty? I began screaming again.

He took me to a car, slamming the door open. He throws me inside. I quickly sat up and tried to open to open the other side of the door.

"No, no," he says as he grabs both of my ankles. "I have no intentions of hurting you, so can you calm down?" He says.

I looked at him like he was crazy. "No! What did you expect me to calm down after saying 'you're really not good at hiding Catalina?'"

He smiled again, "Oh? I thought your name wasn't Catalina?"

"It's not so let me go!" I screamed. 

"Maybe I should've drugged you instead of coming at you like this." He says, speaking to himself. "I'll be back, let me get the syringe so I can put you to sleep." He says, letting go of my ankles.

"You're not doing shit!" I said. He slams the door and locks the door. I admittedly went to the door, pulling it a few times.

He opens the truck, "It's child locks back there. I don't suggest you do anything else stupid." He said as he moves things around. He grabbed the syringe, filling it.