Scars Left By Memories - Book II

Returning

Francisco didn't look happy, anger had filled his face. He pushed himself up, but before he could fully stand up and storm out the door.

I gripped his wrist with a tight grip. Probably the strongest grip I've ever had. He rips away, still managed to be much stronger than me.

"Sage what are you doing?" Francisco questions staring down at the red mark around his wrist.

"It too risky for you just go down there and attack him. I know what he did was wrong, but if you go down there right now. They will kill you." I answer.

"Fine. I am only listening to you, because you seem to know what they do around here." Francisco replies.

"I don't understand why you guys came back." I said. I felt Francisco's eyes upon me.

"What do you mean by coming back?" Francisco questions. I looked up at him furrowing my eyebrows at his ridiculous question.

"It was exactly four months till you decided to show up. If I was dead, you wouldn't know." I said, bitterly.

"You still don't get it." Francisco says.

"Get what?" I reply.

"The fact that your father and the people who are closest to him, aren't the easiest people to find. He has so much power now. If we showed up sooner, we could've possibly been dead. Then nobody would know you were dead." Francisco says. I felt my heart nearly sink to my stomach.

"It doesn't matter. Because if you probably came in a month or so, I would've committed suicide anyways." I reply standing up. Throwing the piece of paper down onto the floor.

I quickly lead myself from the room. Unlocking the door, as I hurried out of the room. Shutting it behind me. I felt my eyes water.

"Took you long enough to get out of that room." That strong familiar voice. I wiped my eye to find Alessandro and another man besides him, who've I seen around the estate. But never took the time to find out what his name was.

"Why what do you need me for?" I question. Alessandro had a large smirk on his face. I turned to reach for the door knob. But pushed myself up to open it.

As I was ripped away from the door. From the strong man. I felt my arm being attacked by a syringe. The sleep serum. Forcing myself to stay awake. I pushed myself away from his grip. Only to land on my elbows.

I tried to scream, but it wasn't before long till things slowly started to fade away. I see the door becoming enclosed by darkness. Soon, everything was darkness.

Francisco

I had let myself sink into the paper Sage left on the floor. Trying to comprehend what exactly she was trying to say in the letter.

All of the sudden, the focus shut down. As I hear a couple of people rushing up the steps. I hurried from the floor to the door, locking it. I turned around to search for some supplies.

But all of it was here. A phone was sitting on the vanity. It must've been Sage's. Picking it up, I knew there was tracking on it. Hurrying towards the window.

Shoving the lock up, as I hear someone trying to pry the door opened. I shoved the window up with all my strength. Only to reveal, a black net.

Turning towards the table which was filled with school supplies, there was a pair of scissors. Pulling it from the cup, all of the other supplies had fell. Running over to the window as I shoved the scissors against next. Which soon started to release the rest.

"Come on Francisco, if you open the door. We will make a nice negotiation with you." Nikolay's voice alarmed me. But instead of listening to him. I continued cutting the net, till it was wide enough for me to fit through.

Climbing through the window. My foot nearly rested on a small ledge, but failed to grip on it as I almost fell. I looked down for anything below.

There was only grass. I climbed out the window. To the point where only a little bit of my foot was still on the ledge of the window. As I shoved my the last of my foot out. Failed to reach the ledge as I hit the ground. Pushing myself up.

Grunting at the pain. My legs felt like it's broken, slowly standing up. Pulling the phone from my back pocket as my I slowly made my way away from the yard.

***

I reached the diner which was only an hour away from the estate, not the Russian's. Luckily. I pulled out Sage's now tragically cracked phone screen from my pocket.

Unlocking it without a password, but I reveals the iMessages, which were all members similar to mine. But none of the were mine. I frowned at the failed attempts. But clicked out to call Martinez.

Dialing in his phone number. After plenty of rings, there was an answer.

"Hello?" Martinez says. "Who is this?"

"Its Francisco. I escaped their estate, but Sage is not here with me. She happened to disappear. They must've taken her somewhere. I am only thirty minutes away from their estate." I tumbled among my words.

"I am glad you are safe, we will be on our way to get you soon." Martinez says.

"Okay, please hurry and if you try to contact this phone, it won't work." I reply. Without any hesitation. Ending the phone call, as I threw the phone into the puddle of water.

Sage

My head turned up straight. As they slowly fluttered open. Finding myself on a metal chair, instead of having on the sweatshirt I had on earlier. Instead a black tee shirt that was nearly skin tight.

Along with some jogging shorts. The walls of the room were painted black. I see the door opening to reveal Nikolay and one other person, who I couldn't see since Nikolay was in front him.

But once I saw him. I had many questions, a little too many.

And his name was, Giovanni.