The door opens, and she felt a rising tide of tears from her head to toe, her visage behold a female, her mother, Bianca, lying on the ground.
Celine started breathing heavily after feeling the spine-twisting terror, the gun fell off her hand. She screamed at the top of her lungs “Mum!” she ran towards Bianca. Her heart palpitated seeing her mother on the ground.
Reality seems to be a crazy nightmare for Celine. Celine fell to her knees, she shook her expecting a response. “Mum, what the hell are you doing here? Get up, let's get out of here. Let's go home” Bianca was stiff, and Celine trembled to hug Bianca.
Celine's face became purple and bloodshot. “Mum?” Celine vigorously moves her. Celine paused, her instinct made fear envelop her. Bianca's heart was not beating and she was cold as ice.
“No! You can't do this to me, mum. You cant” Celine cries. Crunching hits her ears from outside the room, accelerating the already rampant pounding of Celine's heart. The door wide opens and two men appeared, Lucas the man in the black capo and Oscar the boss. They chuckle walking together.
“Im so glad you made this mission a success, boss. What can I possibly do without you by my side.” Lucas appreciates it, he sits on a wooden chair beside Bianca. Lucas use to be the capos of the men in black.
“Heh heh…what can I say? After getting released from prison through some illegal means, I finally have the chance to make her miserable again.” Oscar chuckles, he sits close to the bed and continually swings his leg against a partly opened closet.
He paid no attention to the closet neither did he notice a living being holding her breath in the closet.
Lucas coughs. “Don't you remember our contract, you shouldn't hurt her besides why is she laying lifeless on the floor? I so much love her screams”
“You didn't perform your obligations as per the contract, Lucas. You promised to offer her daughter to our new Godfather, and without performing your obligation this contract isn't valid. What's keeping you so long? Don't you want Bianca and her properties to be yours anymore?”
“I need some moment to lure Celine into my trap. Now, Bianca's life is more important. Why isn't she breathing?” Lucas became more concerned about Bianca, he kicks her but she didn't retaliate.
“I injected some drugs in her, she would be unconscious for a very long time…. ”
“I see you are now advanced at work, boss. I hope the drugs have no side effects, ”
“It does. Loss of memory.” Oscar responded with a chuckle, Lucas chuckles “That's great… that's great news. After her death, I promise to give you a share of our property”
“No no! I'm wealthy. I'm only stealing to see tears in those weakling eyes” Oscar smirks, and he shifts his gaze to Bianca.
Celine gasps in her hiding spot, the closet door jerks alerting Oscar. “Take good care of her, I will go search for Celine. I'm so lucky I placed a tracking device on her favorite sneakers.” Lucas announced, he walked out, excusing himself.
Celine took a glance at her feet, she heaved a sigh of relief, she was still in her room slippers. Celine recollects wearing her favorite sneakers to the beach party, she quits trying to recollect her drunken state memories.
“Uh…lucky you.”
“Yeah… the tracker says she's still at the island. What a fool!” Lucas said to himself. He walked out of the room.
A soldier of the men in black walked in,
“Boss, ” He called.
Oscar turned to him with furrowed brows.
“What?” he yelled.
“Underboss has arrived.”
Oscar said, “Let him in, I've been waiting forever.”Oscar replied. Celine pants, trembling. She covers her mouth to avoid making noises but that didn't cease Oscar from his thirst to know the being in the closet.
“Who's there?” Oscar questions. He pushes the closet door open, his eyes met Celine's widened eyes. His moon shape eyes scanned her.
“Who are you? Have you been listening to our conversation all this while? How long have you been here? Start confessing!” Oscar yelled.
Celine swallowed her saliva, she felt a bit relieved figuring out that he has no idea of her identity.
“N...no” Celine's lips quiver. She shivers, searching for her gun. Unfortunately, her gun slid beneath the bed while she was searching for a hiding spot.
The room door opens and the underboss… I meant ex-under boss barges in. Henry was supposed to be the boss but due to his negligence to work, he became the underboss.
“What did you do to Bianca?” Henry wails, he hastens toward Bianca, patting her to wake up.
Oscar turns to him “Did you send this idiot to come spy on me? Huh? I'm the boss, alright? My say over your lives is final.” He stabs his finger at Henry's chest. Celine used the opportunity to search for the gun.
“What? You got my money and title, what grudges do you have with Bianca.” Celine found the gun, her hands quit trembling, and she puts Oscar at gunpoint. Oscar paused, he regretted not making use of his gun earlier.
The moment became suspenseful, Oscar turned to Celine with his arms in the air. His cute moon-shaped eyes became dreadful. Celine didn't let his dreadful stare scare her. She shifts the gun to Henry“Get your fucking hands in the air” Celine commanded
Henry heeds her command. “Im not an enemy, Celine. I'm not.” Henry advised. Celine suits her brows, she wasn't confident in Henry's words but she had to give trust a try.
“Carry her, now!” Celine ordered with so much authority. Oscar stares at her, he puts down his hand to snatch the gun. Celine shot him with a disgusted gaze, holding the gun with both hands.
Oscar shits his eyes, humming “Don't do as she says, underboss! You would face the consequences. ”
Henry carried Bianca the bridal style, he rushed out of the hotel room, and Celine followed walking backward with the gun directed at Oscar. Celine shuts the door, locks it with a key, and throws the key.
Celine hops running along with Bianca in Henry's arms. She forgot about Emily. They couldn't walk past the reception with an unconscious woman, they had to pass a secret pass away.
Henry surged into his vehicle, he laid Bianca in the back seat, Celine sat so close to her mother. He hops in the driver's seat, driving recklessly.
Celine pressed the gun to the back of his head “Where are you heading? Are you also planning on abducting us for some cash?”
“Who are you and why do you show much concern about this lady?” Henry questioned.
“Im her d…” Celine paused.