DARK DESIRES
EPISODE FIFTY FOUR
That night, I couldn’t sleep, I can’t help but think about what Melissa said during the party.
Mom being married or affiliated to a Mafia, Is that possible?
Did she keep it from me?
I wasn’t that worried when she told me she’s getting married again after four failed marriages ever since Dad died.
I mean, who could keep up with her bitchy and extravagance life if not my Dad?
But she actually kept this her current marriage a secret, She informed me after they did the engagement and everything.
This seems fishy, I couldn’t help but think about it, I hope she won’t get herself into trouble.
THE NEXT MORNING…
I entered Kayla’s room and met Uncle John dressing her up.
I woke up so late due to the online class I had, Since I don’t have a good phone yet, I had to use my laptop every time.
“Good Morning Alessia”Kayla greeted happily and I rushed to peck her softly.
Glad she’s getting better now.
“Good morning baby, How was your night?”
“It was fine, Thanks for the gifts, I really appreciate”
“You’re always welcome, Make sure you don’t keep things from me and let me know if you need anything”I coaxed and she nodded.
“You will be able to take this from here right?”Uncle John asked, referring to the dressing and I nodded.
He patted my back before walking out of the room.
I applied the lotion on her body and styled her long and full hair.
“Dad is too available these days, He told me he took some. days off in the office but I couldn’t find his uniform anymore”
“Don’t be so nosy, He’s fine”I chided and she nodded cutely.
After dressing her up, I made her some cereal with lots of milk, I smartly took her phone and sneaked out of the house to make a call.
I dialed Melissa number and she picked it up after a while.
“What do you want?, You helpless Orphan”She snapped and I rolled my eyes.
“You should be more nice to your former daughter”
“She was never my daughter”
“You wished she was though”I mocked and I could hear her laboured breath over the phone.
“What do you want?, Sia”
“Let’s meet up at the restaurant close to Kayla’s school, We need to talk”
“Why should I talk to you?”
“You don’t have a choice, You’re helpless right now”
“I will be there soon”She mumbled after some minutes and dropped the call.
Fuc*king bas*tard!, Bold of her to assume that I’m ready to help her out in the mess she got herself into.
After Uncle John left for his usual job hunt, I dressed up quickly and took Kayla to one of the play ground, I deposited some money and promised to come back to pick her up quickly.
Getting there, I sat at the corner and waited for her, Minutes later, she arrived looking wasted, Her hair rough and unkempt.
I rolled my eyes before waving her hand to signify that I’m here already.
“You should leanr to keep up with time, At least “I scolded.
“Look who is getting bold”
“You really want to get out of this mess right?”I cut the bickerings and go straight to the point.
“Yes, you want to help?”
“Yes, On one condition”
“Condition?”she asked in confusion
“Yes”I answered smartly and she scoffed.
“Why should I meet with the condition?”
“Because you’re so desperate to get out of this mess”
“Whatever, Tell me what I need to do then”
“Is there that mom was hiding from me?, About the Mafia stuff?”
“You should ask her yourself”She smeared and I sigh in frustration.
Mom must have warned her not to tell me about it.
“If I can come straight at her, I would have done that long ago”
“Well, I don’t know”she shrugged.
“How did you know about the mafia then?”I asked again and she scoffed.
“I was drunk, And it was hearsays”
“From who?”I asked curiously, she banged the table in frustration and faced me squarely.
“You must be really desperate, I don’t know anything about the mafia stuff or whatever”she hissed in anger, clearly agitated.
“Are you sure?”
“I don’t.., But you should be care….”
“Miss Melissa?”A young guy in corporate dress walked up to us, he was dressed like a cop and I wonder what the hell he’s doing here.
“Is there a problem?”
“You’re under arrest for child confiscation, Money laundering and child abuse, You have the….”
“What?, How’s that possible?”She asked in shock and I stood up immediately.
“You can ask questions when you get to the station”He replied vaguely and cuffed her hands, He tried dragging her away but I stopped them.
“What did she really do?, on whose command?”
“You can come to the station”
“Was this your plan? ”
“I swe… I knew nothing about this, I swear on my life”
She spat at me before walking away.
What the hell is happening?, Did uncle John reported her?
How did this happen?
I rushed to where Kayla is to use her phone as fast as possible.
The moment I got there, I bought ice cream for her, she scurried off as usual while I called Uncle John.
He picked after the fourth dial and he screamed immediately.
“I have ..”
“I got a job in the US!!”He screamed and I broke into a smile, forgetting what happened immediately.
“How come?”I scoffed in shock and he chuckled
“I don’t know, I got an email, From EN and AN”
“What’s that?”
“One of the biggest companies in the US, It’s owned by an anonymous entrepreneur, But I don’t care, The juicy part is that they provided an accomodation, A prestigious school for Kayla and a fat salary, I’m so happy”
“I am, too”I drawled.
“Did something happened?”
“I wanted to ask that too, They just arrested Melissa”I blurted and he scoffed.
“How did you know about that?, you met her?”He asked in confusion and I sighed.
“Yes, no one was ready to tell me anything about mom.”
“I told you not to push it further, If your mom wants you to know about it, she would have informed you earlier”
“I’m sorry”
“It’s fine, I hope she won’t misunderstood this”
“She won’t”I pressed my lips together and hung up after he promised to be back early.
NANCY POV
I entered the room, Angry, frustrated and mad, The Boss isn’t ready to be patient anymore.
He wants us to find that girl as soon as possible and I don’t know what to do.
I bring out the cigarettes from my bag and searched frantically for the lighter but I couldn’t.
I proceed to use Alessia’s own for the meantime, I grabbed it clumsily from the table which made some of the light documents to drop on the floor.
I picked them up immediately and was about to drop it on the table when something caught my attention.
A name, Her last name, Carmen, I rubbed my eyes carefully and stared at it closely.
It was a hospital report, Very old and the words are almost cleared away.
Carmen actually rings a bell, The surname of the girl we were looking for.
I looked through the other documents and luckily, it was new, A doctor old report.
“Hearing disabilities, Speech disorientation, Lives in Italy!”
What?!
This is the exact description of the girl she was looking for, and she’s very sure that the girl is Alessia.