"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic"~ Oscar WildeMy soft sobs fill the empty room, my tear filled eyes look beside me at Ray's empty bed, I wish she was here with me right now, I felt so alone at this moment. She was enjoying her time with the other maids while I was shedding my tears in sorrow for the past 2 hours. I think it's better she doesn't see me before I leave, what could the poor girl do herself to save me? At the end we are all just maids.Suddenly, I remember something. I walk over to my cupboard and open it. I rummage through the unfolded clothes until I find it.I pull out the worn out picture of my parents.My tear falls down on my mothers face, I wipe it away with my thumb.I study my parents happy face, I notice my mother's filled cheeks and bright smile. I see my father's protective arm around my mother."I'm sorry mom" I whisper. I wasn't scared of death, it's inevitable but what made me resist it was my family.I came here to
"You're like an angel, but with broken wings"~ UnknownI shut my eyes and scream out loud, ready for my impending doom.I suddenly feel something wet splatter on my face which startles me more, "Fuck!! No!!! God no!!!!" I hear Diego's painful groans which automatically makes me open my eyes.I regret my action as the sight the greets me will haunt me for days, Diego trembles infront of me clutching his bleeding right hand with his other handHis right hand was cut off from his body from his wrist, his palm was on the floor with the fingers holding onto the knife.Blood was oozing like a fountain from his severed hand, I cry in panic and drag my body backwards using my hands and pushing myself by my feet, trying to be as away as possibe from him.I keep on screaming seeing this bloody sight, Diego falls on his knees, crying hysterically. My eyes couldn't leave him, he bends down on the ground screaming for help.My body shakes uncontrollably, my heart was about to explode by the rate
He walks over to me, I look down at his hand and sigh in relief when I see him holding Diego's knife. He observes it, turning it around."This is my weapon" he says out of no where, I now focus more on it, it's actually a dagger.It actually does look expensive."He stole your weapon?" I ask shocked, Sir looks up at me, I look down, not wanting to meet his gaze, I also remember the rule he briefed me with in the hallway "I-I mean, I didn't think anyone is capable of stealing anything from you" I say nervously, hoping that I didn't offend him."He didn't steal it, I gifted it to him for his loyalty" Sir answers.Now I understand why Diego was so confident about not getting in trouble. He had earned the trust of Sir Salvatore himself, which was a huge thing."He was good with his work, but wrong with the mafia" Sir says casually, he doesn't even seem disappointed."Look at me" he commands suddenly, my heart stops for a second, I stare at his shoes nervously, I don't comply."Daisy" he s
"I can be quiet, but watch out, because I'm calculating your every move"~ Unknown"Ray" I call her, she has her back facing me. "Ray" I try again, she huffs and shakes her body in annoyance."I said I'm sorry" I whine, she looks over her shoulder. I look at her hopefully until a flying pink teddy bear hits my face.Oomph! I fall back on my bed, I chuckle and remove her stuffed animal, I sit up, she has now turned around towards me.Her legs are folded in indian style, I notice her deathly stare on me. I give her a sheepish smile "what do you want me to do? I promise I'll try to sneak in a new phone for you" I bargain to get her to talk me.The news about Diego and Cara spread like fire within the palace, Sir was kind enough to drop me to my room by himself. He silently just stood at the door until I got in.A few minutes later a handful of maids including Ray and Jade barged into my room giving me a mini heart attack.They bombarded me with so many questions, a few of them came forw
"You'll be working for the mafia just like before, in return for these favours" she answers vaguely. "What kind of work is expected from me? Because as per my knowledge, maids don't get these privileges" I point towards the envelope.Madam folds her fingers and leans on the table "but special maid's do" she says "special maids?" I frown."Yes, special maids are the one's who solely work for the mafia family members, that is senior Capo, madam and their two boys" she smiles fondly at the mention of the boys."You will be serving them, you will have access to their private quarters, you may also travel with them to other countries if the need arises and most important of all.." she stares at me.I listen intently "you become their eyes and ears" she concludes "you mean, I have to spy for them?" I ask. "I mean that if the situation arises, you will also kill for them or die for them" she answers calmly.I don't say anything for a minute, I just wanted to work here for a few years and lea
"Just friends, they agreed, while it worked for one, the other lied again"~ Unknown "Today you are assigned to clean Sir Salvatore's room" a maid came to me later and informed me of my duty.I was actually shocked, how could this be possible?I was thinking about going to him and look at the fates that my first day of new duty is to clean his room.I don't waste my time and make my way towards his floor, I take cleaning supplies with me as well. I'm not sure if he'll actually help me with the duties issue.A guard on his floor points towards the hallway that leads to his section.Yes, Sir has a whole section, not just a room.I walk past the hallway to be greeted by huge brown doors. I slowly knock and wait for a response.After knocking twice and not getting an answer I come to the conclusion that he's not here, I sigh, I guess I have to clean the room.I push open the door, I am greeted by a lavish living room area. I gape at the luxurious furniture. The room looks pristine clean
"I said I was fine, but I never said it didn't hurt"~UnknownSalvatore's POV:I walk out of my room leaving a whining Daisy behind, I heard her last sentence but deliberately ignored it.I don't know why I want her close to me, since the first day I laid my eyes upon her mystical green one's, I find myself restless.I vividly remember the fire in them the first day I glared in her eyes, she is like a firecracker. Beautiful to the sight but hot and dangerous when touched.For the first time I dreamed of a woman that night, what I saw made me want to turn it into reality.I saw a woman sitting on a marble floor, the sunlight directly shedding it's light on her making her glow like a goddess. She has her back to me, her long white dress is spread around her perfectly.I than saw myself walking towards her, a big smile on my face.I don't smile like that, I don't even remember the last time I smiled heartily."You're here" the angelic voice of the goddess makes me halt in my place, I cou
"It felt like heaven to flirt with hell"~ Daniel Walsh "Here" Ray hands me a pink scarf, I take it with a questioning look. "I've heard, it's cold in Russia and the scarf will also remind you of me" she says sadly.I smile while folding it and putting it inside my small suitcase. I finish packing everything."I'll be back within a week, you won't even notice" I try to cheer my best friend who is sad since yesterday she heard about my change of duties and travel plans."Have a safe trip" she gives me a big hug which I gladly accept.I walk out of our room, making my way to the main door of the palace. On the door I find 2 guards standing with their suitcases by their side. "No other maid is joining us?" I ask skeptically, walking towards them."No" one of them answers simply, I feel uncomfortable knowing that I will be the only female on this trip.The same guard who answered me takes my suitcase from me and instructs me to get in the car.I silently obey and make myself comfortable
"Out of all my sins, you're my favourite"~UnknownNo.I cannot let Dario ruin me! His lie is going to cost me everything that I hold dear to me.Salvatore, how can he trust Dario over the woman he claims to love?And Ray.. she's misunderstanding me!Salvatore broke me, the doubt and mistrust in his eyes spoke volumes. I'm not taking him back now, I'll prove my innocence and leave this place for good.I clench my fists and march towards Salvatore's office, ready to fight fot my innocence, a maid stops me midway. "Capo is not in his office" she says, hurriedly stepping infront of me. I give her a questioning look, but he just said that he was heading there with Dario."He's upstairs in his brother's room" she points towards the stairs. I don't give it much thought and turn my direction. My only goal is to leave this palace, each second is suffocating me.I finally reach Giovanni's room, I push open the door. It's cold inside, no one has occupied this room since he passed away.Surpri
"A storyteller makes up things to help other people, a liar makes up things to help himself"~ Daniel Wallace"N-No" I stutter out the words in pure disbelief. Salvatore's hard stare pins me down, questioning me.Don't look at me like that, please. I request through my eyes."What more proof do you want son? I knew my intuition can never be wrong" Senior Capo speaks, pleased by himself that he is proven right."You know this is a lie" I whisper. My eyes frantically searching for him despite him standing infront of me.Salvatore doesn't respond, I can see the doubt creeping in, like a fire engulfing a forest in it's blazing flames. "This is your love for your brother?" Madam Guilia snickers coldly."You were abandoning your brother's child, your own blood for someone else's dirty blood" her nostrils flare with each word."You're a liar Salvatore! You never loved him, he was just a mean of convenience for you, you knew how much he adored you, he always protected you from everything! Y
"The truth is, some people will never know you, and utterly hate you for who they think you are"~ Samantha King Holmes"Daisy.."Salvatore calls for me from the other side of the bathroom door. I don't respond.I have locked myself inside for the past few hours, just sitting on the closed toilet seat, staring into nothingness.After the doctor left, Ray rushed to inform Salvatore. I didn't wait for him. "Amore mio.. Cuore mio... mi dispiace" (My love.. My heart... I'm sorry) he expresses his regret in a broken voice. I shut my eyes close. "Daisy, I'll have to break this door if you don't open it now" I sense a hint of tiredness in his voice.It's been hours since he's been trying to reach out to me, but I have completely blocked him.He has been apologising profusely, he told me how Senior Capo sent him to check on an important shipment and ordered for the test behind his back.He promised to take me away from here, he says he now understands what I meant.I wish he understood it
"The silence left by loss is as loud as a thousand voices raised to the sky in pain" ~ Edward Lee "..... and I peed myself" I say with a fake crying face, Ray bursts into a fit of laughter. A small smile makes it's way to my lips. She's finally distracted, I'm glad my silly childhood stories could take her mind off Dario. She was upset after he left ignoring her completely. We were sharing our most embarrassing moments, Ray continues with one of her own but gets startled as the bedroom door is pushed open and loudly bangs on the side wall. I'm suprised it didn't fall from it's hinges. Both Ray and I stare in horror as madam Guilia enters my room with her guards and the palace doctor tailing her. "Tu puttana!" (You whore!) She screams charging at me. Instinctively I crawl back, Ray stands infront of me, blocking madam Guilia. The doctor is fast to grab on madam's upper arm "signora, per favore si calmi" (madam, please calm down) she says gritting her teeth as she tri
"Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult"~ Unknown "Come stai mamma?" (How are you mama?) I ask clutching the phone tightly, I hear a sigh of relief from the other side."Molto meglio ora il mio raggio di sole" (Much better now my sunshine) her voice trembles with emotions, I make my way towards the bed and sit down, Salvatore gave me his phone so I can talk to my family.He informed me that mama has been sick since I was taken away, even after she got to know that I am free of all the accusations her health still hasn't gotten any better."Mamma..""Ascoltami Daisy" (Listen to me Daisy) she speaks in a stern voice making me remember my childhood when I used to sneak out with Dario and when I got back home she would use this exact stern voice at me but papa saved me everytime."Voglio che tu esca da quel posto il prima possibile" (I want you to get out of that place as soon as possible) she says worriedly, my eyes instantly shift towards the closed door of my be
"And find the place where every single thing you see tells you to stay"~ Seeker Salvatore shifted me back to our bedroom, even though I didn't wanted to be here but he isn't in the mood to listen to me.He assigned 2 maids for my assistance, even though I am perfectly capable of moving and doing my own work.He left saying he'll be back after an hour, I took this time to lay on the bed and ponder over what just happened, I gently put my hand over my stomach and rub it.Ofcourse this had to happen, considering the amount of love making we were doing.I sigh leaning against the headboard, what do I do now? Salvatore will never let me go now.Half an hour later the door to opens, I glance at that direction, a small head of brown curly hair peeks inside the room, I sit up straight."Who is it?" I ask tilting to have better look, with shy steps a small boy enters inside the bedroom followed by Salvatore.The boy is clutching tight on his pointer finger with his small hands, my heart melt
"It's a journey not a race, keep going at your own pace"~ Lesley DianaI wake up alone in the morning, I'm not surprised as Salvatore is an early riser, I look around and find a bag of food beside me and a note attached to it. I take it and read through it.'Good morning Mio Amore,I got you breakfast, when your anger is subsided please return back to our room, if you still don't want to then I'm not going to force you but remember it's also your room and you can use it to freshen up or change your clothesYoursSalvatore''Your room' I roll my eyes remembering is previous words that he said to me.I clear up the area and stack my things in a corner, I do need to use the restroom, I go to Ray's room and use her bathroom, I take a shower and change into a new dress.I step out inside the room while drying my hair with the towel, "You're getting beautiful by each passing day" a male voice makes me yelp in surprise, with wide eyes I stare at Dario.My heart drops seeing him here "what a
"Value your peace more than people's opinions"~ Rithvik Singh"Where are you taking me?" I question as I notice the familiar path leading towards his room, "our room" he answers in a tired voice, I stop instantly, noticing my lack of movement he turns back gazing at me confused."I'm not going there" I say firmly, he sighs remembering my previous words, "I apologized Daisy, please come with me" he requests, I shake my head staying firm to my words."I hope you get a good night sleep, goodbye" I turn around towards the stairs, I can feel his intense gaze boring holes in my back but I ignore it.I return back to the back garden back to my secret corner, I notice few sheers layed on the grass, away from Sophia's grave, two bags sitting beside the sheets, one full of clothes ans the other with fruits and water bottles.I smile gratefully "Ray" I whisper looking up at the sky, she's the best.I chnage into a light material sundress behind a tree and make my way towards my sheet bed, I not
"What hurts the most is letting go of the one who meant the most"~ j.m. wise"Signore, abbiamo controllato il sistema del suo ufficio e ho trovato questo chip, sembra che qualcuno stesse cercando di controllare le sue impostazioni di sicurezza, grazie a Dio il chip ha funzionato male e abbiamo rilevato l'errore in tempo, altrimenti chiunque l'abbia fatto avrebbe potuto accedere facilmente all'interno del suo ufficio" (Sir, we checked your office system and I found this chip, it seems like someone was trying to control your security settings, thank god the chip malfunctioned and we caught the error on time or else whoever did this could had easily accessed inside in your office) the palace technician informs showing us a small microchip held between his gloved thumb and pointer finger."Come può qualcuno superare il sistema così facilmente?" (How can someone get through the system so easily?) Salvatore rages at his man.I silently observe around the office room, I found out that behin