Nothing will ever be the same again written for stardust contest

Nothing will ever be the same again

"You know Mrs Bendito, You owe my boss a lot of money."

"Please, tell Mr. Alucard, that I need more time."

"He's given you plenty of time to repay him. There will be no extension this time and to ensure that you don't try and wiggle your way out of paying your debt again, I shall be taking some very important collateral. Collateral which will not be returned to you, until your debt has been paid in full."

"What could I possibly give you as collateral
that would even cover a fraction of what I owe your boss?"

"Your daughter."

"That's out of the question."

"You signed a contract Mrs. Bendito. You really should have read the fine print. It states that if you did not pay your debt on time, then we were entitled to take whatever we deemed to be of equal value to what you owe. I am sure that you will agree, nothing is more value then one's child."

"Please don't do this, I'm begging you, take anything, take everything, but please, don't take her...."

The man frowned he noticed that she hadn't called the girl her daughter. "Why not?"

"Because, when my husband finds out about this, he is going to kill me. She's his pride and joy."

"You should have thought about that before signing the contract. Until your debt has been paid, your daughter belongs to Mr. Alucard and his sons."
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Meanwhile, at the local elementary school Mr. Bendio's daughter crawls into the car and lets out a big yawn and is soon fast asleep.

Tony Bendito POV

I can't help but smile, as I see the peaceful look on my niece Catrina's face as she sucks her thumb and hugs her wind up teddy bear. I know what you're thinking, why is a seventeen yr old sucking her thumb and carrying around a stuffed animal?

It's simple, Catrina suffers from regression issues. Basically, she displays behaviors that she should have outgrown a long time ago, like thumb sucking and wanting a bottle. I frown as my phone rings and Catrina stirs in her sleep. "What?" I whisper irritatedly.

"Sir, I am afraid I have some rather disturbing new to report."

"I am already aware of my  sister-in-law's debt, and like my brother, I refuses to bail her out this time."

"Sir, the enforcers who have been sent to collect the debt have demanded that Catrina be given to them as collateral until the entire debt is paid in full. They'll be arriving at the house within the hour to take her to the airport."

"You can't be serious."

"Evidently, the boss's wife didn't read the fine print of the contract she signed, so as of this afternoon, Catrina belongs to the Alucard family."

"Like Hell she does!"

"Sir, we have no say in the matter. You know the boss's policy, a deal is a deal. The deal she made said they could chose their collateral should she not pay her debt. The collateral they chose is your neice."

"If we don't want a full scale war with the Alucard family then we must not interfere with the exchange. They will be arriving any minute to take her with them. You might want to try and explain what's going on so she doesn't freak out."

I swore under my breath. How was I going to explain this to my niece? More importantly, how would I explain her absence to my brother?

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Catrina POV