THE MAFIA’S CAPTIVE ANGEL

I woke up feeling like my head was splitting into two. I raised a hand to my head, trying to soothe the headache. I couldn’t take any medicine because of the baby. Stifling out a yawn, I continued to lay on the bed, thinking of a way I could convince Samantha and Zoey to believe and help me.

I patiently waited for Samantha to come in, like she has been doing for the past week. An hour passed-two hours-and still I didn’t see her. I was beginning to lose hope of her coming today when I heard the sound of the locks coming undone. The door opened, and like usual, she had a tray of food in her hands.

“I brought breakfast,” she said, entering the room. She kept the tray of food on the table but didn’t bother looking at me.

“I’m just going to take a quick shower first,” I said, pointing to the door, and she nodded. I needed to shower first; it might soothe the headache, and I could muster a bit of strength and courage. I got off the bed, feeling a little dizzy. I opened the bathroom door.

Stripping myself off, I got in the bathtub. The water was warm. The water felt so good touching my skin. I closed my eyes, relaxing my back.

My mind drifted back to yesterday, reciting every word Sin said to me, especially the ones that stood out when he told me how much he hated me. I felt a pang in my heart, and unknowingly, tears dropped from my eyes.

No matter how much I recall everything, it still doesn’t feel real to me. It was like a bad dream; I so desperately wanted to wake up from it but couldn’t, no matter how much time I tried. I remembered the way he always looked at me and the way he did yesterday. More tears fell from my eyes. Was the person of yesterday, the same man as my Nikolai. The one who owns a big part of my heart.

It hurts a lot when the one who has shown you nothing but love tells you they hate you now. It hurt so much.

I got up from the bathtub and dried myself, leaving the bathroom. I entered the room, and Samantha was still there. She looked lost in thought. I made my way into the closet and put on the first piece of clothing that caught my eye.

I got out of the closet. My eyes went to the tray of food on the table beside the bed, then to Samantha, who was sitting on the couch. I don’t have any appetite, but I need to eat. I signed, took the tray, and sat on the couch. I started eating, even though I wasn’t that hungry, i needed to eat for the life growing in me. I looked at Samantha, and she looked like she hadn’t slept for days.

“Sam,” I said, causing her to takr a deep breath before letting her head rise to meet my gaze. She didn’t say anything; she just kept staring. It was hard to read her face; I didn’t know what she was thinking. Her face was blank and void of any emotion. Nonetheless, I still tried again.

“Sam, just let me explain first; then you can choose to hate me or not, but at least give me the benefit of the doubt and let me explain myself.” I pleaded with her, my eyes blurry with tears.

Her mouth parted like she was about to say something, but no words came out. She let out another sigh, her head cast down like she was in deep thought, before lifting it up to meet my eyes again.

“Fine, explain”‘ A relieved breath left my mouth, and my lips stretched into a small smile.

“It was true that Jason and I knew each other in the past,” I say, wetting my bottom lip as my hands fudge with each other. “He was my ex-boyfriend.”

Samantha’s eyes widened, and she sat up straight with a confused expression on her face. “Wait… boyfriend:” She asked, and I nodded. “From what you told me before, you only had one boyfriend in high school who was nothing but a scumbag after he cheated on you with your cousin at your parents’ funeral.” She asked again with furrowed brows.

“Yeah, you are right. That scumbag was Jason,” I said, confirming her thought. Her mouth opened in a gasp, like she couldn’t believe what I had just said.

“I always knew he was a scumbag, but what I don’t understand is, if he hurt you so badly, why did Sin walk in on the two of you in bed naked?” She questioned herself, looking more confused than ever.

“I told you I planned on telling Nikolai about the baby. Right?” I asked, and she nodded. “So, I had already gotten ready and put on the lingerie I bought from the Victoria Secret store. I was waiting for Nikolai but ended up falling asleep. When I woke up, I felt a presence beside me and thought it was Nikolai, only to find out it was Jason. ” I said to her, ”Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

I continued to narrate everything that happened, what Jason had said about a woman being involved, and how he set me up so that Sin could walk in on us. I watched as her face changed between different emotions, from confusion to shock to relief and finally anger.

“I can’t believe that dickhead.” She snapped angrily, her fists clenching together. “When I get my hands on him, I’m going to chop off his balls and feed them to him.” She had an evil smirk on her face.

“I’m so sorry, Mani, that I didn’t believe you.” She apologized, and she gave me a guilty look.

“It’s okay, Sam. What matters is that you do it now.” I take her hand in mine, giving it a squeeze.

“We need to tell Sin about this,” she said boldly.

“I tried Sam, but he won’t even let me talk. He is really hurt,” I said to her, and she furrowed her brows.

“He can be really stubborn, but he loves you a lot, Mani. I have never seen him like this before; his emotions were bare for everyone to see. He looks broken.”

“We could try getting to the bottom of this.”

“What do you suggest we do?”

“If we can just find out who his partner is, that is why I need you and Zoey’s help. You both are the only ones I trust here to help me out,” I pleaded, my voice cracking a little bit.

“I will tell Zoey, but you should rest. Stress isn’t really good for you right now,” she says, helping me up from the couch and back to the bed. ” rest”

She walked to the table to pick up the tray, giving me a slight nod before walking out of the room. I felt a part of the burden leave my shoulders, and I could see a glimmer of hope. I just pray this works out.