CHAPTER 03

TRISTAN'S POV:-

I ran away from my home. It was not home for me anyway. It was a prison for me. Where Hector used to keep me caged. I knew if I stayed in Queens any longer, I would get caught and Hector would not kill me. He would make my life even worse. I ran towards the forest instead of the main roads. I knew Hector's dogs would soon come out sniffing me around. But I also knew no one would look for me in the forest. 

My father had told everyone that I was afraid of the dark and forest. It was true though, I was afraid of the forest. But I had seen things and monsters more than worse that the forest did not scare me anymore. My father had taught me a lot of things I hated. That time I did not understand why he was forcing me to do that. But now I am thankful that my father taught me all that. He taught me tricks to survive alone. Also he taught me how I can change my appearance fast. Now I understood, he knew he had so many moles running around him. And he wanted me safe. 

 I went to the lake and stripped off my clothes. I quickly took a bath into that lake and changed my clothes. I buried my clothes into the forest. So no one would know that I was there. I took the automatic razors that I had bought to prank my father. I hid it in the secret safe. I pulled it out  and shaved all my hair, including my eyebrows and eyelashes. It was hard to shave my lashes but I had to do it.

Once done, I washed my face, head and hands. I stuffed the razor back into my bag and started my journey again. My father had shown me a way out of Queens. I had that map inside my head. It was like my father had trained me to become a commando. But in reality, it was for my safety. I had to walk until I could enter Brooklyn. 

I walked all night and finally by the dawn I was in Brooklyn. I was very hungry and tired. I decided to eat first. I could think about a place to live later. I went to the nearest cafe I saw. I was wearing my hoodie all the time. Nobody noticed that I did not have any hair. I ordered donuts and milkshake for myself. 

Soon my food arrived and I started eating. I was so hungry that I ate six donuts in ten minutes and emptied my milkshake as well. I paid for my food but stayed there. I ordered 2 more milkshakes. 

A car stopped in front of the cafe and I sulked onto my breath. I sighed in relief when an unknown man stepped out of the car. He was good looking and he had this powerful aura around him. He came and sat down on the table beside me. He was waiting for someone. In a few minutes another car stopped in front of the cafe. Two men stepped out of the car and came towards the man sitting on the table beside me.

"Here is the money, Santiago. Take it and shut your mouth." One of the men said to the good looking man. He smirked and threw the case full of money on the road. 

"And what made you bastards think that I would take the money and keep my mouth shut?" He asked them and they both gritted their teeth. One of them raised his hand and snapped his fingers. In a few minutes, huge figure men stepped out of the car and surrounded their table. 

"Did you think we would come alone? I don't think so, Santiago. You are a fool. Now, no money and we will shut your mouth." One of the men said and pulled his gun out. He pointed his gun on the good looking man's head.

"You are making a huge mistake. If I will not be back by dusk, you all are dead meat." The good looking man threatened them. But they both started laughing hysterically, like they had heard a joke or something.

"We will tell them you are with us. You have become our slave, licking our asses every night." One of those men said and I lost my cool. I pulled my gun out of my bag and pulled the trigger at them. They all died in a few seconds. The good looking man spitted out the blood of dead people, that had splashed all over his face. He pulled his handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his face. He then stood up and came to me.

"Come on son. We can not stay here. Soon police will be here and they will arrest you. Come with me." He said and patted my shoulder like my father used to do. I did not know why but I wanted to trust him. I stood up and he took me to his car. We both hopped in and he drove off.

He drove the car towards a building. We hopped off. He led me into the building. We hopped into an elevator and it took us to the top floor. As we stepped out of the elevator, I saw a chopper was already waiting for us there. I hesitated and he looked at me. He then knelt down in front of me and looked into my eyes.

"You have saved my life. I can not leave you here to die. Those men you just killed, their people would soon be here as well. We don't have much time. Come with me, I will take you away and you will be safe there." He said in a calm tone. I nodded my head and he led me towards the chopper. We both hopped in and soon the chopper was high in the sky. I looked down and he was right. I saw so many cars stopped by the building and people rushing out of it. Before they could reach us, we were already far away.

"What's your name?" I asked the man.

"David Santiago, what's your name?" He asked back.

"Tristan Santiago." I replied and turned to look at the sky.