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2021-09-02 21:02:00Elena
“Stupid, stupid, stupid!” I bumped my forehead against the sink in the restroom. After seeing him, I freaked out and made a run for it—and now I was too afraid to face him.
The cold expression on his face was enough to prove that he was not that happy to see me either. I mean, it was understandable—after I had walked out on him for a second time.
Marvin was Tiago’s brother?
Tiago was Marvin’s brother?
Marvin and Tiago were brothers?
It was all so obvious, and the signs were literally there, but I couldn’t see it. I was aware of Tiago’s last name, but I couldn’t make the connection because it didn’t make sense. How could someone as sweet and soft as Tiago, who could not even look someone in the eye, be part of a cartel family?
What about Linda and Karina? One was way too kind, and the other one way too stupid.
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MarvinI could see her staring at me from the corner of my eye, but I kept my look fixated on Tiago as the tears were rolling down his cheeks.Given a chance, I would’ve rushed over to my brother’s side to wipe away his tears—even if they were tears of joy. I could not stand the sight of his tears, and it almost brought me back to the moment I went to prison. The moment I told him, he could not rely on me anymore.Elena’s presence came as a surprise. After hearing my original partner could not make it, I didn't make much out of it, but I was not prepared for this. Was she Anya’s acquaintance? Seeing Elena felt like a dream, but she thought otherwise because it only took her a second to run off. I was okay with that because I had other things on my mind—such as the threat from the Hernandez.Growing up the way I did, there was one rule which stuck by me, and that was to
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Elena‘She meant nothing to me. I saw her as my little social experiment and chose to interact with someone below my status. She is immature, naive, her personality is average, and so are her looks so—‘“Man, I should’ve just punched him in the face when I had the chance to,” I complained as I almost ripped the dress from my body. What an odd thing to say when I was the one who had walked out on him.“So he’s the one who so desperately wanted to meet up with me, and now I’m the issue?” I murmured, confused. He didn’t even seem to regret those hateful words because he had walked away right after.Even when we were taking the pictures, he did not have the guts to look at me—and I knew that was what I wanted, but I wouldn’t take this slander. Whether he was in the cartel or not.He made me look ridiculous, desperate, pathetic—while he was the
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Marvin“Drop the gun,” I repeated. The man pushed the gun to the back of Anya’s head as a dark chuckle escaped from his lips. “If you make one wrong move, if you call for back up or if one of you leaves this room—it’ll be the end for this one.”My gaze moved to the man’s sloppy grip around the gun, and I could tell that this was not someone experienced.“M-Marvin, just give him what he wants—okay?” Tiago trembled. “W-well give you anything, m-money, i-information j-j-just please, let her go!” He looked at Anya.Anya pushed her hands on the floor as she trembled in fear. This wasn’t supposed to be like this. She wasn’t supposed to get involved. I could hear the sound of Elena’s breathing near my ear and stepped back so I could cover her with my body.From all the moments she could’ve picked to follow m
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Marvin “Marvin, wake up.” “Marvin, can you hear me?” With pain in my head, I slowly opened my eyes I focused on the sound of my mom’s voice, trying to fight my way to my blurry vision. The first thing you usually heard in movies were common words such as, where am I or who am I, but I was not confused. I was aware of my surroundings, and only one thing went through my mind. I am alive…I survived. “Marvin, it’s time to wake up.” “Mom, don’t force him.” “Is uncle dead?” “I’m not dead,” I yawned, stretching out my arms. I was supposed to be dead, but I wasn’t. The first thing I felt was my mom’s soft lips on top of my forehead. “I thought we’d lost you as well.” She cried. Confused, I turned my head to look at my sister, Karina, and my nephew, Cisco. “What does she mean? Where is Tiago—“ “Tiago is fine.”
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