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Winter Bear; Stay With Me. Chapter Sixty-Eight.
“We should come here again sometime- when you’re less busy and not nose deep into your cluttered desk” Tania laughed to her joke, her grip around his arm fastening as Pablo gave her a hard look. He removed his gaze from her, a smile lighting his expression as he spoke softly, “Well, we could come by again. And you know all you have to do is threaten me over the phone and I’ll be here as fast as I can”. Tania’s smile fell to bring up a frown as she removed her hands from the man and stood with offence dying her face a pale red color. “You say it like I’m some imposing and insufferable brute of a woman. You’re being mean to me” And she whined petulantly at the end. Pablo was with a smirk though and was ebullient at her return and forgiveness as she came back to her spot and held onto a pout she was defiant to let go. “Tania” He pronounced her name delicately, making her want to hide her face so she can keep holding onto her dissipating anger. But he was rather adamant on his insiste
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Pablo reflexively became rigid, aware of what was coming his way as Tania’s body laid on a stretcher, covered with a white sheet while the paramedics wheeled her towards the morgue. It meant she was really gone…she had gone so far to a place he couldn’t accompany her. As the distance expanded between them, so did the aching and aggrieving pain plunge deeper in through his shattered heart and broken soul. In silence, his tall frame rattled solemnly as his broad shoulders slummed along with his agonizing sorrow. The sound of hurrying feet came in from a distance, growing closer and louder by the second until they stopped behind him whose head was against a wall as his shaky hands clutched his shirt in a tight grip. Stefano saw the people who had arrived and pushed off the wall to meet them. Bloom looked devastated and fatigued. After she had heard Stefano’s report over the phone, she was inflicted with immense grief and sobbed all the way there. She had only known Tania for a short ti
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“He never told you, did he? Of the family he killed in that fire” Pablo looked delirious and gave a humorless laughter, watching Stefano’s eyes expand in shock. With a slow turn, he saw the shift in the Don’s face and chuckled bitterly. “You’ve probably thought you buried me along those ashes…right, dad?” His utterance made Stefano snap his head towards the older man whose expression was regressing into something unpleasant the more his eyes lingering on Pablo who now ripped his dress shirt and exposed a prominent tattoo that was worn proudly onto the bodies of the mafiosos that worked under his command. Beating his chest with his voice rising and falling with every word, he said, “You fucking abandoned us- your family to die inside that building! You never even considered that woman…who stood by your side regardless of the beast you were! You…thought we wouldn’t come to know about it, did you, dad?” As each desperate and forced claim issued out of him, he was indignantly possessed
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“It’s a pleasure to meet you Mario, I’m Louis. I know you’re wondering where this uncle suddenly popped out from, right?” And the boy nodded, making Pablo smile more. “I’m your daddy’s friend from the time when he was just like you and we’ve been friends for all those times”. “Then why haven’t I met you before now?” The child pressed, his voice going a bit above and he quickly shunned himself and stepped back. Pablo was yet again surprised to see the child’s behavior. He was so well mannered, he thought. “I had to leave for sometime- but I’m back now, to see who this Mario I’ve been hearing so much about is” He grinned at Mario whose face lit up with a gummy smile, so elated to hear someone has been eager to meet him. “Really?!” And Pablo nodded, “You bet”. What a beautiful boy the child was, he thought. His smile wavered a bit when his mind thought of what Tania’s reaction would've been if she got to see the boy. Tania loved children and dreamed of becoming a school teacher. He
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Stefano pulled away sluggishly, reaching his trembling fingers to catch onto the edge of the blankets that laid over the large comfy bed. Firming his frail grip, he heaved his body onto the bed and sat properly on it with an exhausted sigh. It seemed even that careful action was too much for him as his head banged with tremors that ran round with a panging current. It forced a tinge of grimace on his face, scrunching his facial muscles as if he just tasted something unpleasant. “You really try hard, don’t you? You should just lay back and rest” Pablo stood with his back against the wall and his arms folded across his chest. He stared down at the other man’s lowered head as he spoke. Stefano again, gave no reply and threw his body backward onto the sheets. His head was attacked by the heavy rush, making him aware it was a wrong move to carry out as it only increased the migraine quaking around his mind. Bringing his lids shut tight, trying to apply pressure to numb the pains a little
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‘I have to call Hayes’ But that was a risk. What if they caught her and chose that moment to attack her? Bloom shook the option away and selected another, she would send him a text. She retrieved a bit of calmness, faking a giggle as she unlocked her phone and tapped into her contact list. The men still followed behind her. Taking her gaze off the gadget for a moment, she saw the lights in a coffee shop she frequented and a relieved smile sprang onto her face. In haste, she dashed into the shop as the bell sounded and went to the tall counter. Speaking to the owner whom she knew well, her racing nerves were able to calm down and restore her composure as she discreetly concluded the text and sent it. She had informed Hayes that some strange men were tailing her. She gave the address to the street she was on and how long she would spend in the shop. Hayes was extremely busy that evening so she was going to wait in the shop for the next hour, sipping at her coffee and playing games on
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That was it, Sharon ceased all her panic, the fear was so immense that she broke as she remained still. Her spirit had been broken and Stefano smiled gleefully, tossing her over to one of the men that stood at the entrance. “Take her away and make sure she receives the same treatment she had arranged for my little princess. And, do be kind to the woman, she did specially put this together so thoughtfully”. The two men nodded and began to pull Sharon away when her fight flared again but it was instantly silenced as they left. And that would most likely be the last of her as Stefano sighed and dropped his shoulders, now turning to the one on the floor. “Now, to you, sweetheart” Anastasia looked like she had seen the angel of death itself as she was aghast and struck with great shivers that rattled even her long, blonde hair. But Hayes stepped in, his glare still pinning her, immobile. “Let’s spare this one and allow her digest Sharon’s judgement as a warning” He was more concerned
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It was because Mario had to go to school and was often persuaded to by the adults who would tell him his uncle wouldn’t be happy if he skipped or misbehaved. So the little boy would pucker his brows and promise to excel more than his classmates and when he would visit his uncle, he would regale his tales of challenges and successes to the slumbering man. Eventually…the spell would wear off and the haze would be blown away. Bloom was lost and didn’t register the tears that rolled quietly down her cheeks as she saw the grieving state her little boy was in. On an impulse, she hugged him, snatching him from Ella’s arms and was kissing his temple. Her thumbs rubbed his tears away as she made him look at her. The little boy saw she was crying too and brought his little hands to smear away the tears from her face. “I promise you…Mario, your uncle will return from that hospital. He’ll come back home to us, so we have to wait a little longer…he’s gonna walk through that door and the first t
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Bloom laughed heartily to what Anna was saying at the other end of the line as she pressed the button at the bottom of the pen. "You really want to do that? Mario would love it but I don't think Martha would want to join in. It's her day after all..."She was making a list for her daughter's two-year old birthday party and had asked Anna for some suggestions in case she was missing something. "...I think I might have to revise my budget once more" She pouted, using the butt of the pen to scratch her hair as she peered down into the rough scribble."It's good Ella's going with me- you should come with as well..." She began to walk away from the island, heading out of the kitchen where the children's voices came blowing against her.Mario came running down the hallway in pursuit of Benjamin who carried a happily babbling Martha in his arms. Bloom shook her head and stepped back into the kitchen before they would knock into her. "Ben, stop inciting the kids!"She moved away from the phon
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“Listen to me! She’s not worth it!” Bloom grabbed his head, raising on the tips of her toes and forcing him to bend down to her as she held a fierce look, searching his flaming orbs as she spoke in a hushed tone.“Hayes…look at me, you’re better than this. I know you can control it…for Mario, you’ll scare him”.Sudden realization struck his mind and he shifted his gaze to look over at the boy who was clutching his grandpa fearfully after his father had barked in that loud and reprehensive voice. He felt sad to see the fear reflecting in the boy’s innocent eyes and deflated simultaneously under Bloom’s gentle pressure. Valerie looked at him calming down and huffed haughtily. Her gaze lowered to her tied hands in front of her and pain distorted the look on her face. She might’ve plotted to get rid of his mother the night of that fire but…she had lost the most valuable things in her life as well. “My avaricious jealousy drove me into committing such a vicious crime…snatching my children
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It was Pablo who grinned at the glaring man and innocently walked in, in the company of his sister, his mother and the Don. When Mario felt the new presence that entered into the ward, he looked away and beamed to see Pascal. Carrying his plastic bowl in his hand, he was once again making a great dash. “Grandpa!”Hayes had never seen the Don before and as he observed him closely, he could see the prominent features Pablo had was inherited from his father. “I see you’re having quite the moment yourself huh” Pascal smiled as he had the boy in his arms and the child giggled guiltily. Mario saw the woman that came with them and looked at her with unfamiliarity and he questioned in a small voice, “Are you my grandma?” The child’s innocent question had the adults looking his way and Mrs Jefferson gave him a warm, affectionate smile and quickly glanced at his mother before nodding. “That’s right, I’m your mommy’s mother and that makes me your grandma”. ‘What?’ Bloom, Pablo and Laura were
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Standing up, “You could’ve all had it easy if it had been Stefano on your tail…but not me”. Their voice went dangerous at the end and the petrified woman was on the verge of hyperventilating as three loud shots echoed around her and she jumped with great fright. “W-who a-are you?…w-who s-sent y-you…” How shocking it was to see her so badly shaken, it was utterly pitiful to watch and they huffed at her question and came to squat in front of her with their firearm dangling in their loose grip. “The grim reaper, out on a hunt for those who dared to cause Bloom Santiago, pain. Now, on your feet, old hag” They held the gun firmly and pushed its muzzle into her cheek to drill in the command. “Try to disobey me and you end up like that blonde pussy”. She shivered after she heard that. It seemed Adrian had been…she gulped, the situation had completely turned in their favor and all she had worked so hard to build withered away in that single instant. “Move it”. **Bloom entered into the
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Laura was going to say that normally but it seemed she was rather excited about it than she presumed. Bloom burned even more at her announcement and shrank into herself, wanting to vanish right that moment. ’S-she’s pregnant?’ Mrs Jefferson's brows shot up with pleasant surprise and she walked up to her and held her hands. Bloom felt nervous and antsy as she lifted her gaze and was stunned to see the big smile on her face. “Does he know?!” Ah, this bubbly girl. Bloom was helpless towards Laura and could only blush so hard and bite her lip as she shyly murmured her hesitant reply, “N-no- how would he know anyway when I only just found out?” Laura grinned toothily and Bloom flushed, knowing she was being played with as she sighed. The girl was such a jovial and boisterous person and so the shy and reserved Bloom couldn’t help but get dragged into her pace and teased like that. “Laura, don’t be a bully and spare her your troubles” Mrs Jefferson chided her daughter who innocently zipp
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“Laura, pass the glass of water. She’s waking up” The woman spoke to the girl who immediately went over to the bedside table and gently picked up the tall glass of water and handed it to her mother. Bloom who had been brought in earlier that evening, was scrunching her face and rousing from the state of unconsciousness she was brought in. Her face rumpled more and she shot up with a violent sneeze, startling the other two. Bloom was dumbfounded when her eyes came open. Where were those men she had been with? The surprise attacks and gun shots…her eyes were surveying her surrounding and she couldn’t recognize the unfamiliar faces before her. Mrs Jefferson eased her dilemma by speaking to her first, “You were rescued from the ones who held you captive. I know you’re frightened and still yet to come around with what you’ve been through but I assure you, you’re safe now”. It felt…strangely warm and assuring, to listen to the tender words of this woman who had a similar hair color to he
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“You’re acquainted with them?” The chatters ceased and Pablo went silent for a moment, recalling it must really be the first time she was seeing Stefano. He nodded, “Yeah, we’re sort of related”. Sergio jumped when he said that and threw an arm round his neck. “Hey, what’s that to mean huh? We’re your older brothers, the only ones you’ll ever have. Stop acting like we’re some pain up your ass”. And the foul language and his uncouth mannerisms…Alexa frowned openly. ‘I’m worried for the upbringing of this child…then again, I’m not the exception myself’ She cackled suddenly, drawing the men’s attention her way. It was a blow to her, to come to the realization she couldn’t not ship herself with the men and she was retreating away in defeat to her iron principles. She entered the ward and shut the door. That was weird, she just cackled to herself and trudged away. What a strange woman. Stefano was also taking his leave, “Every passing second draws her farther from our reach. I’ll give
