Mafia’s Loved One

She was awakened by guns firing. Being only 8 years old, she felt terrified, not fully understanding the situation. She sat frozen for a moment, no muscles wanting to move. She felt someone watching her yet she was all alone in her room, or was she? After a while, she finally got the courage to move. She grabbed her knife from her bedside table and slowly walked over to the window. Outside she could see the bloodbath, dead bodies on the ground and men still fighting. In the far corner of the yard she saw a figure hiding in the bushes. Something didn't feel right. Suddenly, she heard someone nearing her bedroom. She hurried to hide under her bed, making sure no one could see her, but she could see them with ease. Finally, the door opened and she saw her mother, but she didn't go out straight away, as she was taught. "You can never be too careful my sweet" is what her father always said. "Val. Valencia. My sweet, are you in here?" "Mommy!" Valencia said as she came from under the bed. Running into her mother's warm embrace and shaking from fear. "My sweet, you need to listen to me. It is not safe for you here anymore. You need to take your things and leave. We need to know that you are safe." The little girl stood there feeling lost. She had always known that she was born into a mafia family, yet her parents made sure she was kept away from all of the bloodbaths. She knew how to fight with a knife and shoot a gun. "I promise to run to safety mommy. I will never forget you and daddy" She hugged her mother tightly, fully knowing it would be the last hug she ever got. It was the best and worst hug she ever got. She felt love and affection, but also sadness and fear, through it. "Be safe, my sweet angel, and always remember us. Now go through the tunnel and go far away and keep your knife with you. Always remember to watch your back, you can never fully trust anyone. I love you my sweet angel" That was the last time she heard her mother's voice. She took her knife and ran through one of her secret pathways and into the woods. On her way out she ran into two men. She started to remember everything her father had taught her. She managed to trick the men with her young age, getting them to think she was helpless and useless. As they were about to capture her, she took out her knife and killed them in the most brutal way as revenge and she would never stop until she avenged her loving parents. That's when her new life started. From the sweet angel to Blade, a well-known assassin and bounty hunter.