MONALISA
I had stopped yelling and screaming my lungs out by the time I was being carried off into a room by the man who had forcefully carried me on his shoulders.
My hands had been tied to prevent me from hitting him anymore than I had already done. I was lowered to the floor and immediately my foot was planted to the floor, he began loosening the rope tying my hands.
Irene walked into the room after us and stood a few steps away from where my ropes were being loosened.
“You bitch!!” I screamed at her angrily. Seeing her face made me even angrier than I already was.
Immediately my hands were loosened, I rushed to her and slapped her across the face.
“Let go of me right now! Right this moment!” I stomped my feet on the floor.
“Lisa” Irene called my name, holding her hand to her right cheek that I had just hit.
“Don’t you dare call my name!!” I screamed at her, the tears rolling given my cheeks.
“Tell me the truth, Lisa. Are you even happy that I am alive? Or you were glad that Lucius Devine, that man shot me?!” She asked, her voice raising at her last words.
I groaned and slapped her. Again! Had I ever slapped anyone twice in a day? I don’t think so but this is a new record. A record I was proud of.
I wanted to beat her up so bad but I was not sure I was strong enough to do so.
“You call him that man?! He saved me from you! That man is everything to me! Every damn thing! And he is going to come here and rescue me this time and he is going to get rid of you! For real this time!!” I was in rage. I could kill her right now with how angry I was.
“So you really… You really wanted me dead?” She asked and I shut up for a second.
I hadn’t wanted her dead but now, I just didn’t want her to exist anymore.
“Well…” Irene’s eyes turned cold and she stepped away from me.
“He won’t be able to come and rescue he because he is dead” she said and I trembled slightly before forcing out a smile.
“He is not dead!” I protested.
“The man we left back there isn’t going to survive. I am sure he died before we got you into the car. He is dead and gone and won’t be able to fulfil the fantasy of coming after me and killing me for real”
“You are joking if you think Lucius will die just like that!” I yelled back at her but tears were already brimming in my eyes.
I knew the state I left Lucius in. He… He had slumped to the floor just before I was whisked out of the room but Lucius could not be dead. He would never leave me and his child.
Lucius loved me too much to stay away from me. Not even death could make him stay away from me so definitely, he was still alive.
“I won’t argue much with you but it would be better if you forgot about him soon since he would be buried soon” Irene said.
“One more word about his death and I will…”
“Slap me again?” Irene cut me off. She then took a deep breath and looked at me.
“I will protect you, Lisa”
“Protect me from what?! From the man who loves me?! Or from my very own mother? Who would you be protecting me from?!”
“I am protecting you from everything. ”
“So you are working for Sandro fully now? Spending your life, slaving after him?”
“Sandro is dead” she turned towards the door. I felt a small relief in my heart as I heard that Sandro was dead but I could barely feel the relief. The tears were rolling down non stop and my head was starting to throb badly.
Irene grabbed the door knob.
“Sandro’s first son would be here soon. Behave properly and go along with whatever I say. That way I will be able to keep you alive and safe”
“Irene”
She stopped but didn’t turn back.
“You are going to regret this. I promise you” I could feel the hatred swell in me as she walked out of the room and locked the door after her.
My knees gave in and I crumbled down to my knees, crying and sobbing profusely.
“Please be alive. Please be alive for me. I beg you, Lucius. Please be alive” I cried, tears rolling out even more rapidly now.
Behind my shut eyes, I could see his half dead body that I had left. Perhaps if I had fought better, perhaps if I could use guns better, I would have been able to defend myself against Irene and I would have been able to remain with Lucius.
“Lucius, please be alive” I buried my face in both palms, wetting my palms up with my tears.
My heart was aching, my head was throbbing and I felt very miserable.
What would happen if Irene had said the truth? What would happen if Lucius was truly… If he was truly dead and gone.
“Be alive for me, please” I sobbed even more.
*
DIANE SEBASTIAN
“Find me my daughter! Find me my daughter!”
“I am on it. I am going to find Lisa and bring her back to you safely. I checked the footage and already figured out who took her away. I will get her back in no time, hopefully.”
“You’d better do so, soon!” I yelled at her, almost losing my mind.
Yesterday had been a disaster. A disaster because I couldn’t find Lisa, my daughter. Lucius had killed Sandro and I know that Lucius tried hard to protect Lisa but that wasn’t enough.
“What are the chances of his survival?” I asked, talking about Lucius.
“It’s not looking good yet. There’s only a little chance that he will survive it. Boss didn’t get help early” Bella replied and I shook my head, tapping at my forehead.
Was this all my fault? I just… I just wanted my daughter to be safe, to be fine.
“I will go and get some things done, then.”
“On finding Lisa?” I asked.
“Yes, on finding Lisa. If boss survives and he doesn’t find Lisa, he is going to tear me apart and I don’t want that”
I nodded and then clasped my hands together .
“Please Lisa, be safe. Be safe for me. I love you so much, Lisa. I love you and love you and love you so please be alive” I brushed away the tear that rolled down.
Everything was going to be fine. At least, so I wanted to believe so.