Chapter 4
Lucy
I was sitting looking out the window of the car, the scenery started to change a bit or should I say a lot it was big houses or mansions that was lining the streets. I started to realized I was making a big mistake if these guys live here and came to the little bodega I work at they came there for me and what did that mean? Why did they want me. I was prone to get panic attacks but I didn’t have one for a while now, which means I didn’t have my medication. Who am I kidding even if I still did get panic attacks, I didn’t have the money to buy the meds. I looked at Enzo and then at the driver. “Can you please stop?” I asked him even I could hear the panic in my voice. The driver didn’t listen to me it was Enzo that took my face in his hands. “What’s wrong?” He asked but he was clearly very concern. “This is a mistake I can’t go with you.” “You got in the car willingly Lucy.” “But now I want to get out. Please Enzo please I can’t be in the car anymore.” He looked at me concerned then said to the driver, “Brown bag and the Ativan’s.” The driver leaned over to the storage unit in front of the car and gave Enzo a brown bag and a pill container. “You’re having a panic attack.” I was struggling to breath but still I said “NO shit Sherlock.” That actually put a smile on his face. I grabbed the brown bag but it did nothing. “Take one of these.” “No, you going to drug me.” I told him. “Well, you are going to pass out if you hyperventilate like this the whole time. So at the end of the day it’s your choice.” He had a point. “What is it?” I eventually got out. “It’s Ativan I also get panic attacks from time to time.” Okay I know Ativan that is what I used as well. If he drugs me and I wake up in a dungeon with no cloths on so, be it. I held my hand out for him and he gave me one. I immediately put it under my tongue and I could feel myself relaxing, but that was also the moment we drove through huge gates. I wanted to start hyperventilating again. “I can’t do this Enzo.” I tried again. “Please take me home.” “To that dump you are staying at.” “How do you know where I stay?” “You would be surprise what we know about you.” “There you go with the we again.” “I told you you will see.” “Okay but if I don’t want to be here can I go back home?” Before he could say anything, I said “Yes to my shitty apartment.” “No Lucy you are now in our world and we will not let you go.”
I had no idea what I should say about that. I mean does this mean my freedom is taken away from me? Does it even help I’m asking him? I decided I’ll ask the other guy the guy I had a connection with yesterday I mean it couldn’t just be me that felt it. Before Enzo open the door for me, I tried to open it myself but I couldn’t, child lock was on, “Like in seriously?” I screamed at Enzo as I got out. “Did you think I will jump out of a moving vehicle?” “Rather safe than sorry Lucy.” He said my name like it offended him and I had no idea why. He took me by the arm and took me to the front door where the nice one from yesterday was standing. “Lucy so nice to see you.” He said smiling at me. “Thank you but it seems I didn’t have a choice.” “Come on Lucy everyone has choices in the world.” “According to Enzo here I’m not going back to my disgusting apartment like he put it.” “Well yes you will not be returning to that life.” Nico said “What do you mean that life? It’s my life.” “Give the four of us a chance and we will explain everything to you.” Nico tried again. Enzo was still holding my arm as he took me to the kitchen, I’m not going to lie when I smelled the pasta my mouth was starting to salivate. “Something to drink?” Nico asked. “Yes please.” “What do you want, soda, coffee, espresso, latte, milk, water, tea?” I thought he was only making this suggestion to be silly so my answer was a Latte please. “Bella one latte and 2 espressos’ please.” Nico said to someone called Bella. “I thought you where joking.” “We don’t joke about much in this house Lucy.” Nico said. There was a knock on the door and then I heard two men approaching the kitchen. I wouldn’t have heard them if they didn’t talk to each other. Nico got up when the 2 other men that visited the bodega entered the kitchen. “Lucy these two load mother fuckers is Frank and John.” “Nice to meet you.” I told them. I wasn’t very convincing because one of them said “Is it really?” “To be honest NO.” “Jeez at least you are honest.” “Well, I’ve heard that I’m not going back to my shitty apartment again and that I’m now part of your “world” whatever that means. So basically, I’m kidnapped.”
Enzo came to sit in front of me on his knees he took my hand in his hands. “You are safe with us Lucy I promise we won’t hurt you.” “Why would anyone hurt me I’m a nobody?” “There is not a person on this earth that is a no body Lucy.” Frank said, if I got the names correct. “I was raised in foster care I had to jump from house to house believe me no one wants to hurt me I’m very safe in my life.” Enzo got up and said to all of them “Ask her when last she ate?” All eyes were on me. “Why would you care when last I ate like I said I’m a nobody?” I asked all of them. “If you not going to answer them I will Lucy.” “Stop saying my name like that.” “Like what?” Enzo asked innocently. “Like it offends you.” I heard John say softly “But it does.” “What did you just say?” I asked John looking straight at him. Nico was the one that said “People we are getting of track. Lucy when last have you eaten?” “Last night.” I said “And what was it?” Frank asked “A yoghurt.” “And before last night?” Enzo asked. The fucker knew the answer but he wanted to embarrass me. “I don’t know okay I don’t know.” I started to cry in front of all of them because I just couldn’t take it anymore.