"Brave women are not born from comfort zones, they are made in the fire."~ Cheryl Hale"Hurry up!" The angry old driver yells at the poor girls as they climb the trash looking bus.I follow behind the girls and enter the bus, if I said that the outside was trash looking than the inside is a shame to trash.Well what can be expected from the mafia, they won't provide luxurious buses for their new batch of maids.I find an empty seat in the third row, I hurriedly run and take my place beside the window, I desperately need ventilation for this trip or I'll pass out.Did someone die in here? The bus smells like something has been rotting in here for years.I try my best not to show my discomfort on my face but I can't help it.Soon the bus is filled, another girl has taken a seat beside me. I didn't pay much attention to her as I was gawking outside the window at the guards who were discussing something with the old irritated driver.Few more minutes pass than the driver enters the bus,
"I'm filled with rage but I'm empty at the same time"~UnknownSalvatore's POV:"You look angry." Giovanni my older brother and the next king of the Italian mafia says entering the torture room."When does he not?" Mario my good for nothing best friend snorts following behind.I don't answer them, I walk towards the table that beautifully displays all the torture devices, I move my ring clad fingers around, tapping on different tools than moving forward.Yes, found it! I take the finger clipper, I tilt it around under the lamp hanging over the table, the tool shines letting me know that it's new and unused.I love spoiling things, tainting them with blood.I calmly walk over towards the binded man, Giovanni types away on his phone while Mario takes a seat at the corner, a big grin plastered on his face, that bastard enjoys this, he's just missing a cup of popcorns.I stop right in front of the betrayer, he squirms around, not a single word coming out of his mouth due to the duct tape
"Some women fear the fire, some women simply become it"~r.h .sinDaisy's POV:1 hour ago.."Don't die in my bus girl" a hard shake on my shoulder and the scratchy voice of the bus driver wakes me up.I wake up panicked "Wh..wha?" I can't even speak properly. "I don't want my bus smelling like a rotting corpse' ge grumbles giving me another hard shake on my shoulder.This time I'm a bit aware of my surroundings, I smack his hand away and give him a death glare. He pulls his hand close to his chest with wide eyes but quickly composes himself."Get out of my bus!" He orders harshly and walks further inside the bus, I look around and find no one in the bus.It looks like I over slept, I look at the bus driver, he was grumbling lowly while checking for any other possible dead girl in the back.I waste no time and quickly sprint out of the bus, the first thing I do is inhale the fresh air. The last thing I remembered before sleeping is holding my breathe because the bus stank so bad, I thi
"The most beautiful part is, I wasn't even looking when I found you"~AutumnMy green eyes collide with brown ones, my eyes hold fury while the other pair has shock written on them.But within a second the shock is changed into irritation and than anger, "leave me" I grit shaking my head to get my hairs out of his hold but his hold only tightens, I make sure not to touch him.The mafia prince is taken aback by my words "what did you just say?" He asks lowly but the roughness of his voice is prominent.I realize he's the prince, I need to control my anger and words with him, "sir, I think I am at the wrong place" I say softening my gaze. Everyone around us turns dead silent.I can sense everyone's eyes on us and that makes me uncomfortable.The prince looks interested in my words, he observes me painfully slowly as as if I am something very entertaining to him, thankfully he leaves my hairs after his observation, I sigh in relief but it is short lived as I sense his hold on my chin.He
"Sometimes we just bump into certain people and suddenly, they become a part of our journey"~GaniThe day was spent exploring around the palace with Jade, she showed me every corner around here while also explaining the rules.Some areas were prohibited for regular maids so we did not wander there.At the end of the day my feet were crying, and I was more than thankful when I was informed that we were heading back to our rooms, I was now sitting on the bed in my assigned room with my feet plopped up and my hands massaging them."Ohhh god!!" I sigh when I hit a pressure point. The door to my room opens and a new face enters.Each room hosted two maids, we had our separate beds, dressing, cupboard and one study table with a book rack above to store things, the room also has a shared bathroom.It's was ok for two people but was extremely cozy, the new maid that walked in I assume is my roommate."You should quite down on those noises, anyone outside gets the wrong impression" she chuckl
"Sometimes the hardest thing you can do is to be easy on yourself"~Kavia Dixit"Claire you are incharge of this weeks laundry, I have listed 15 girls for your assistance, Mira you will be serving dinner for the next 15 days...." One by one Jade was informing the workers of their duties.The duties changed every week or in some cases after every 15 days or a month.I thought Jade was the head of all the servants but Ray informed me that she was actually the real head's assistant, I was shocked that a head maid here also has an assistant.She informed me that the head maid also known as 'madam Joy' was a person exactly opposite to her name. She was a bitter, old mean lady and it was a relief that she didn't assigned duties but her assistant Jade did.That didn't mean she was careless, she actually roamed around the palace keeping a strict eye on everyone, Ray says that her eyes and ears are everywhere but I think that's a bit extreme.How attentive can an old lady be?"Daisy and Ray, yo
"Let it be hard. Let it be scary. And then do it anyway"~Unknown"Sir" Jade quickly stands up and bows her head in respect, I stare him like an idiot, he quirks up a brow at me.Jade takes notice of my frozen state, she pulls me up by my hand which makes me come to me senses, I stand beside her copying her.After a moment of silence the devil finally speaks "is this what we pay you for?" he asks calmly but the hardness in his voice sends chills down our body.I am a very confident person and mostly know how to defend myself but his presence tied my tongue."No sir, we are very sorry. The cleaning has been completed for this floor, we're just leaving" Jade apologizes, she turns around to collect her broom. I frown thinking about Jade's answer, she could've just said that we were sitting and having a moment of rest rather than saying sorry.I shrug away the thought and search for my cleaning cloth around like an idiot until I remember it's over my shoulder. I can sense his eyes on me th
"To survive with seasons you must change with them"~cf"Daisy!" I hear someone call my name, I look up from my plate to find Ray and Jade walking towards me with their lunch plates in hand.I look down and resume playing with my peas, pushing them around in the plate."That's rude" Ray says pointing to my lack of attention, she slides beside me on the sitting bench, Jade sits adjacent to me, she stares at my dull expression."What happened there?" She asks straight to the point "what happened where?" Ray asks with a mouthful of her food.We both stare at her in disgust, she hides her mouth behind her palm, she chews fast and gulps down her bite. "Sorry, what happened? What did I miss? You do look a little upset Daisy" she continues matching Jade's stare on me."Nothing" I say plainly "puff, come on spit it out" Ray moves her right hand in a spill the tea kind of motion."It's nothing, really" I don't want to share anything, it took me 20-25 minutes to calm down myself after I ran awa
"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