Into the Darkness

Miriam POV

Miriam POV

When Alejandro called for me that he needs me to go meet with Ernesto somewhere, I asked him what it is about and all he said is that I am needed. I seen that we were taking some of the guards with us so I guess it must be serious, I just hope my son is okay. I seen that we were going towards a hotel and then Alejandro sent a text and I seen a curtain move to the side of me and I heard a door being unlocked. Ernesto put a finger to his lips for us to be quiet and we both nodded at him. We walked in and Ernesto locked the door again and looked through the curtains and walked towards a tiny woman laying down on a bed. He lightly shook her, and she screamed and cried out loud and rolled off the bed and was crouching down in the corner curled up into a ball. She had her hands over her head shaking and crying saying to please don’t hurt her. Now I know why I am here and how familiar this scene is to me because I was once there just like her. My papa used to beat me so bad and I still carry the physical and emotional scars with me. I always wear full clothing and make sure to cover myself well because I don’t like anyone to see my scars. The only one who has seen my scars are Alejandro, Ernesto has only seen the ones on my arms.

Watching the scene play out in front of me I couldn’t contain the tears that were falling freely. Alejandro reached out to me and hugged me tight as we saw our son cry for this tiny beautiful woman in his arms. I have never seen my son cry so bad, and as a mother I wanted to protect my son from this f****d up world and to see him break down like this it hurt my heart. I walked towards Ernesto and placed my hand on his shoulder and he looked up at me and he stood up and picked up Angel, and sat her down on the bed I asked if I could sit next to her and she said yes. Alejandro was quiet the whole time and he was just watching everything, and I knew that he was remembering my past and it was hard for him because he was the one that rescued me from my papa. Then he killed him so that he could never hurt me again. From that day I promised that I would follow him until my death.

Alejandro finally spoke up and asked Ernesto to tell us everything from the beginning and he told us everything to the present but there were still missing pieces that were not falling into place. Alejandro asked Angel if she trusted us and she said that if she can trust Ernesto then she can trust us. I thought that she was very brave more so then I was at her age. She looked to Ernesto and he nodded at her and he said to go ahead and show us. She stood up and she took off her hoodie and then her shirt, she had her head down the whole time crying and lightly shaking. She took a deep breath in then pulled her pants down and she had her hands in a fist at her side and pulled her head up with closed eyes. I gasped and cried again for this poor child and Alejandro had his hands in a tight fist and he had tears in his eyes. Alejandro nodded at Ernesto and he got up and wrapped a blanket around her and held her in his arms. I asked if I could hug Angel, and she said that she would like that very much, and I pulled her into my arms and we both cried so hard. I could hear the men get up to walk out and I heard a door close and this reminded me of my own past. This poor child has been hurt so bad and she has scars just like me, but her case is far worse than mine. My heart broke for her and I wondered where her parents are and why are they not here to care for her.

I leaned back and I asked Angel where are your parents mija and she said that her father used to beat her a lot and that her mother would verbally abuse her. She told me that her parents said that she was a mistake and that she had moved out when she was 18 years old. She said that all the tattoos that she has on her body are covering her scars that her dad had given her. I looked closely at some of her tattoos and I could see the markings of her scars and it made me angry at how her parents could be so f*****g heartless. I even wanted to kill them now for the things that they did to her. They didn’t deserve someone like Angel, and I told her that she is so strong and beautiful and that she will get through this. I told her that I too went through the same thing as her when I was younger. I told her how my papa used to beat me, and he left me with many scars as well. She looked at me with wide eyes and she looked down at my body and I knew what I had to do to help her get through this. I could feel the lump in my throat and the anxiety was building up inside me and I stood up and took off my coat and unbuttoned my blouse. She gasped when I turned around so that my back was to her. I felt her tiny hands run over my scars, and then I felt her lips on my scars. She wrapped her arms around me and was crying against my back. I stood there crying so hard because this tiny woman was comforting me, and I was trying to comfort her. I heard a gasp behind me, and I turned my head to the side and Ernesto was watching me with wide eyes and he said mama! Angel let me go and Alejandro came to me and held me in his arms and I cried so hard in his arms and he told me how proud he is of me and how strong I am. Ernesto was holding Angel and me both in his arms and I had a feeling that both Angel and I would be okay in the end.