*THE MISSION* Mason was at home sleeping away when Curtis burst into his room. He had told him several times not to do that again but the guy will never learn. He’s lucky he was the Don’s right hand or else Mason would have disposed him off a long time ago. The scar on Curtis’ face was given to him by Peter as a gift for slapping one of his trusted employees. Even with that, he still never learned his lesson. He acts all high and mighty as Leonel’s right hand man forgetting that the real second-in -command was Peter. “I’ve fucking told you not to ever-” “Whatever. The Don just ordered that the ‘warning trip’ be handled by you and your friends.” Curtis interrupted him. Mason got up and crossed the room towards him. He spoke when he was directly in front of Curtis. “Firstly, don’t you ever and I mean ever interrupt me again when I’m speaking, understood?” “Sure.” He answered reluctantly. “Secondly, the warning trip was handed to you, wasn’t it?” He asked. “Change of plans.” H
*THE BLAST* “W-wait. Ace?” Derek called. “Yes?” “Is he supposed to bleed from the head if he was shot on the arm?” Derek asked with wide eyes. “Fucking dumb-heads.” Mason said in his mind. “No dumbo, can’t believe you are so stup- wait, he’s bleeding in the head?” Mason already knew that. He could feel the blood sliding down his face. “Fuck, he has a cut on his head.” Derek cursed as he checked his wound. “It’s not that deep though, I think you bleed easily.” Derek added with a smirk. Mason swore in his mind to pay the two back once he was okay, they thought it was funny to joke about what’s giving him pain. But then again, he knew that if he was the one in Ace’s or Derek’s shoe, his own teasing would have been much more than theirs. And he knows they were just trying to keep him conscious and engaged till they get to safety so he wasn’t really angry at all. “I think we are clear now, right?” Ace asked. “Seems so. Don’t stop though, just go straight to the nearest hospital.
*NO ONE* Everywhere was silent as fear was evident on everyone’s faces except the Don who looked calm as he sat down. Peter was there with two of his men behind him. “Did I just hear you right?” Curtis asked. “I wouldn’t speak if I were you.” Carlos warned him. That definitely fell into deaf ears. “You have two daughters which we all know of, so where did she come from?” “Did you just question me?” Peter asked while walking closer to Curtis and the more Peter got closer to him, the more his eyes widens before he lowered his eyes and averted his gaze. “I thought as much .” Peter said before backing away and went towards Olivia. He placed both hand on her shoulder gently and pecked her forehead. “Are you okay?” He asked. “Yes.” Olivia answered feeling relieved. That means Olivia was right, they did know each other and now she felt stupid for not speaking up. “This must be Olivia.” The Don spoke as he stood up and moved towards the father and daughter. “Wow, she’s so pretty.”
*NO ONE* One of the men narrated what happened and the three best friends became livid, all for different reasons. Derek because he thought of how traumatized his sister will be and he also felt guilty in the case of Olivia because he took her to the cafe. Ace because he felt pained that he wasn’t there for Olivia, for him, protecting her was his responsibility. And mason because he knew that there was no way Curtis doesn’t know that Derek’s mom owned that cafe. Mason also suspected that Curtis acted on his own because what he did was very low, they do not operate like that, it was like the whole thing was orchestrated by him. “Curtis, did you actually slapped my sister?” Ace shouted in anger. “Yes, I did. She bit me.” Curtis answered immediately without a trace of remorse. “You think this is a joke? Do you even know how I’m feeling right now?” “I don’t have a sister. How am I supposed to know how you feel ?” Curtis said smugly. “Did you even feel bad about hitting her?” “She
*CIGARETTES* It was Monday morning and surprisingly, Olivia has been feeling very excited for this particular day. Today will be her first day as a fresher. It amazed her how her dad was able to arrange everything so fast. Ace took them shopping last week Saturday, them being she and the twins. She already had most things she needed so she had just little to buy but Ace kept on urging her to pick more, he got tired and just started picking things for her. At the end of the day, she had no where to arrange most stuffs and left them in the bags. Remembering this, Olivia could’t help but display the smile that crept up her face. “Creepy.” someone’s voice sounded behind her which shocked her. Olivia turned around to see a girl with red hair staring at her. “Are you actually smiling to yourself?” The girl asked with a smile of her own. “Hi.” She said awkwardly and waved her hand. “Hello there pretty, haven’t seen you around here. My name’s Scarlet.” ‘Of course.’ Olivia thought gla
*CIGARETTES* They all walked into the school and the decors were so captivating, Olivia already concluded that she was going to love it here without a doubt. They were about to turn a corner when Scarlet spoke. “Let’s go get Olivia her schedule.” “You go in, we have an idiot to tend to.” Ace said before walking away with Mason. “Assholes! Go do what you do best.” Scarlet yelled as they disappeared from their sight. “I heard that!” Mason’s voice boomed in the hallway. “You are meant to hear it.” Scarlet said in a more calmed voice before walking again and Olivia followed her. *** *** *** Well, the day has been going well for Olivia and she couldn’t ask for more. She and Scarlet asked questions to know each other better and she felt more close to her now even though she was surprised that Scarlet was in her second year, Olivia had thought she was just new like she and the twins. Nobody has tried talking to her in the classes she has had and she doesn’t even know if it’s a g
*HE KNOWS* It was evening and Olivia was bored just sitting in the room, so she just decided to go into the garden. She had went into the kitchen earlier when she noticed dinner was being prepared, she wanted to help but Mrs Carson said it won’t be necessary and just urged her to go take a nap. She hasn’t really been to the garden before, all she does is watch it from afar so she decided to change that. She walked around admiring the flowers and smiling to herself. With the cool wind and comfortable silence, it felt like heaven. She sat down in a place where the flowers were closely knitted, then slowly laid down with her hands as pillows behind her head and she closed her eyes. She observed new things everyday since she got to the house. She was actually starting to like it there a lot. And talking about the family, although some are not so nice to her, she loved them all. Her dad did a lot for her and she will forever be grateful to him. He has a scary personality but she’
*MR SMITH V2.0* Olivia bumped into someone as she was angrily walking away and a pair of strong arms caught her before she could fall. She couldn’t make the person out due to her blurry eyes. “Watch where you’re going.” ‘Mr Smith. Twice in a day.’ She thought. She quickly left his arms and blinked continuously to clear her eyes. “Are you crying?” He asked squinting his eyes. “I’m not.” She denied and walked hastily back into her room. She slept almost immediately. *** *** *** It was the second day of school. Olivia smiled at herself as she looked into the full length mirror until she remembered what happened yesterday and her smile faltered. She got downstairs to meet the others in the dining room. A while later, they were still eating when Margaret spoke. “Michelle, so are you coming to help me with the library after school?” “Moooom…..why can’t your workers do that? Isn’t that what they are getting paid for?” Michelle complained. “I told you there are some things
[OLIVIA] [A YEAR LATER.]................. Bare footed, with the heavy clothing weighing me down, I ran. Without looking back, I willed my feet to continue moving with just one destination in mind. The sound of the unrelenting footstep behind me pumped my adrenalin till I saw the door wide open and thanked the heavens. I ran towards Abigail and hid behind her using her as a shield as I breath heavily. She was looking around in shock trying to find the source of my problem. Few seconds later, Scarlet came running through the door with her eyes immediately spotting mine. She came to a stop seeing her mother in between us and she bent over trying to catch her breath too. “How are you able …..able…to run so fast in what you are we…wearing?” She managed to speak out. “Oh heavens! Why are you chasing the bride, Scarlet?” Her mother asked. “She was trying to dump that on my dress.” I pointed to the container in Scarlet’s hand. Michelle suddenly came behind her and snatched the containe
[MASON]“You know, I told my brother you were there when he was born and he thought I was lying.” Willow said pointing at the boy who was busy playing a game on what I assumed will be her phone, he was very absorbed in it that he wasn’t paying attention to us at all.“He wouldn’t remember. He was two years old the last time I saw him.” I chuckled.“Yeah, that was when we broke up.”“Wait, how old is he?” Olivia asked.“He’s ten.” Willow answered.“If you guys broke up when he was two, then that means Mason was …..seventeen years old.” Olivia reasoned. “At what age did both started dating?” Olivia looked at me with accusing eyes.“Fifteen, we are the same age. We dated for two years but we’ve known each other longer than that.” Willow answered and I wished they could bring up another topic already.“Fifteen? Is that legal?” Olivia pinched my butt again and I actually winced this time.I’m definitely getting my revenge later.“It’s called puppy love, Olivia. They got together as virgins
[MASON]I was relieved after confirming that Marcus had indeed taken guards with him, the ones that stay in the background and blend in staying hidden unless there is really a threat.All I know is the Don’s presence here comes with a lot of danger. Him stepping out of his safe zone and domain will make his opponents think that he is now vulnerable enough and they would do anything to try to get the upper hand, even if it means harming someone in his life, whoever it may be.That was why I’ve been extra careful about Olivia’s movement since the Don arrived. Her dad is the Don’s shadow after all. We just finished a meeting when I had received Olivia’s text that comprises of pictures letting me know that she and Gray were not in the house.The meeting comprised of the Don, Gerald, Carlos, Peter and I. Dad didn’t beat around the bush at all, he had went straight to the point. He apologized to Gerald without letting his pride get in the way.They apologized not for killing his brother who
[OLIVIA]The unfamiliar lady was staring again but then she smiled widely and that was when I realized, I wasn’t the one she had been glancing at, it was Marcus. The first time I noticed her gaze I had been sitting next to Marcus and now I’m also sitting beside him after Julius arrived.“What the fuck?” Marcus mumbled out still staring at her.The lady stood up and was coming towards us.“Who is she?” I asked.“Your fiance’s ex-girlfriend.” Marcus replied with mischievousness glinting in his eyes.“What? How come she is here?” I asked looking back at the lady who was still approaching us.“Mason didn’t tell you they met before you came here? They saw each other coincidentally and talked for a while.” Marcus asked and even though I love that he was telling me the truth to every questions I asked, the way he was so blunt about it amazed me.Now remembering, Mason did tell me he met with her. He had mentioned it when I had confronted him about Anastasia’s comment the first time she saw m
[OLIVIA]We all sat in a circle speaking one after the other with smiles on our faces. Leo was in Julius’ lap with the man’s hoodie held tightly in his grasp, I guess he felt like he was going to disappear again.Laurel had her head on his shoulder with her eyes still dripping and she was occasionally wiping it away. We all just did as if it was normal, the woman was very excited to see her husband again.Turns out I had misunderstood earlier thinking the man was Leo’s biological father. I didn’t know Leo considers Julius his dad nor did I think he would still remember him since he was very young when Julius was put away but the young boy did, he remembers the man who loves him immensely and always read him bedtime stories before sleep.Besides, Laurel said ever since Julius was locked up, she will always show her son pictures of her husband and bring up memories about the three of them just so Leo won’t forget Julius. It was hard because her doing that meant that Leo would be constan
[OLIVIA]“You better shut your mouth, Gray.” Marcus warned.The little boy reached Marcus and hugged his legs while Marcus patted his head. After they were done with their greeting. Marcus took his hand and they walked towards a woman seated on a spread-out fabric. She was already watching us.She smiled as we approach and then stood up.“Lauren.” Marcus smiled before giving her a hug.“I’m so glad you could make it. This one wouldn’t stop asking me when his uncle Marcus would be coming.” The woman said and the little boy looked embarrassed hiding his face behind his palms.So adorable.Marcus knelt on one knee removing the boy’s palms from his face.“Happy birthday, Leo.” He said before stretching out the container of fish rolls and the little wrapped box towards the boy.“My birthday gift?” The boy asked with a tone that made me wonder if he has never received a birthday gift before.“Yes. It’s all yours, buddy. Open it when you get home.” Marcus replied and the boy smiled happily n
[OLIVIA]“Come on Marcus, are you going to ignore me forever?” I whined.Mason has been gone the whole day and I’ve been very bored staying at home. Marcus was still holding a grudge against me because of what happened two days ago. His laptop slipped from my hands, it wasn’t intentional but he does not care whether it was intentional or if it was an accident.I even said I would buy him a new one but he declined. To be honest, I do not think any damage was done to the laptop at all after it fell but Marcus had snatched it away from my hands when I went to pick it. The screen was still on and there wasn’t even a crack. Nevertheless, he claimed I had ruined it and was yelling at me.What upset him the more was the fact that Mason had threatened to break his bones the next time he talks or yells at me the way he did. He has been ignoring me ever since but right now, I really need a companion before I go insane.“Should I cook for you?” I asked him and watched him blink rapidly biting h
[MASON] Everyone was outside preparing to go back to the hotel as the Don refused to spend the night in an unfamiliar environment. I just learned that the hotel they were staying at belongs to one of his close associates and so it was completely safe for him and his family.It was very dark outside and I plan on sending an extra security detail after them. Not being paranoid but one can’t be too careful. Carelessness however brings about nothing but disaster.The Don called me aside and we walked a few distance away from the others.“I just wanted to say, happy birthday.” He said with a slight smile.I checked my watch to see that the time was two minutes to twelve and I chuckled. It was almost the second day and past our birthdays.“I’m still on time.” The Don chuckles and I do the same.“Thanks.” I replied and he nodded before taking out something from his pockets and handing it to me.It was a flash and I was immediately curious to know what was on it.“I’m sorry, for everything.
[OLIVIA] Marcus was in his seat chattering away with Scarlet who was very excited on hearing the new happenings in his life. Thankfully, Scarlet had a rethink at the last minute earlier and pause in her plan of hauling her heel at Marcus. “Soooo, still no girlfriend?” Scarlet asked her brother who cringed at her question. Marcus shook his head and she shifted forwards staring at him differently which made Marcus stared back at her skeptically. “Just tell the truth, brother. Are you asexual?” Scarlet asked seriously. “All because I don’t have time for dating right now?” Marcus rolled his eyes at her. “Then, when will you have the time? You are pushing thirty!” “Get off my case, Scarlet. Here, have this!” Marcus shoved some food into her mouth and she glared at him while chewing at the same time. The sight was quite funny to me and almost everyone at the table found it funny too. “I need to attend to a situation. Will be back in a few minutes.” Mason whispered into my ears and