Chapter 3
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Tallulah did not turn but just stood there sobbing quietly. She felt a gun to her head then the next thing she knew, she was harshly turned.
"Trying to escape?".
Mateo asked. He was towering over her and she looked up to see fury in his eyes.
"Jett had promised that you would be on your best behavior. But you prove otherwise".
He said using his gun to remove the red strands of hair from Tallulah's face. "You leave me no choice princess".
Tallulah squinted her eyes as Mateo kept talking. She kept blinking her eyes until she looked around and started seeing everything double.
Tallulah tried walking past Mateo but he held her by the injury free wrist and pulled her back in front of him when she zoned out.
Mateo easily scooped her up and noticed that the feet bandage were soaked with blood.
He carried her up the stairs and into the room she had woken up in. Mateo had the old bandage replaced after cleaning off the blood.
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The next day, Camille walked into Tallulah's room with a tray of food.
"Good morning Lula". She greeted.
"Good morning Camille". Tallualuh greeted back with a smile.
"I brought some food and medication for you".
Camille said placing the tray in front of Tallulah on the bed.
Then she also sat beside her.
"I heard what happened yesterday. Are you okay?". Camille asked concerned.
"Yes!". Tallualuh nodded. "I just got overwhelmed by everything. I'll be fine once I eat".
Camille pushed the tray closer to Tallualuh and Tallualuh picked the tray up placing it on her lap.
"It's porridge". Camille stated. "It'll make you feel better".
Tallulah smiled and immediately picked up a spoon.
She fetched a spoon full and blew on it before putting it into her mouth. She kept going at it while Camille just sat watching her.
"Take it easy my dear, it's hot". Camille warned then heard a knock at the door. She got up and walked to the door, opening it.
Tallulah seemed to be engrossed in eating but only turned to look up at Camille who had closed the door and was walking towards the mirror stand.
"What's that?". Tallualuh asked only raising her head while putting the drug on her tongue and using water to push it down her throat.
"Your dress". Camille said keeping the dress on the chair then turning and walking back to the bed.
"I don't need a dress". Tallulah defended. "I am quite fine with my clothes".
Camille just stretched out a hand written note that came with the dress to Tallulah.
She took it with a questionable look.
~ᴡᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜɪs ғᴏʀ
ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ɴɪɢʜᴛ~
-ᴍᴀᴛᴇᴏ.
The spoon dropped from Tallulah's hand and she pushed the tray aside as her eyes bulged. She turned to look at Camille who also seemed to have no idea of what it was all about.
"This came along as well". Camille said handing over a small Jewelry box to Tallulah. Tallulah received it and opened it only to find a wedding band inside.
She had wanted to ask what the dress was for, but now everything was clear to her.
"A wedding". She stated in disbelief and immediately tossed both the box and the ring away.
The ring fell out of the box and rolled across the room to the door when the door opened revealing Mateo.
The ring stopped in front Mateo falling as soon as it touched his shoes. He looked down at it and bent down to pick it up.
Mateo stood up right after picking it up then walked into the room. Camille picked the tray from the bed and walked past Mateo giving a slight bow before she walked out.
"Isn't this disrespectful?. Denying a gift from your soon-to-be husband". He asked as soon as he reached the bed where she was sitting.
"I cannot marry you Mateo". Tallualuh confessed slowly with a pitiful face.
"Oh no!" Mateo said shaking his head. "It's not something you decide princess".
He said sitting beside her on the bed. "We're already married. But the marriage lacks some formalities associated with the mafia culture".
He placed the ring into the box and set it on the bed leaving the open box to face Tallulah.
"Don't you like the ring?". He asked removing it from the box and holding Tallualuh's left hand.
He slid the ring into her ring finger and used his thumb to caress her knuckles.
"Bellisíma!". He exclaimed in Spanish and took her hand up for a kiss. She withdrew her hand immediately and tried removing the ring.
She looked at him in shock but he gave a one sided smile.
"You can't do that princess".
The ring was stuck on her finger and she couldn't remove it.
"Just show up tomorrow night in everything that had earlier being sent and I might just decide to keep you alive".
He muttered and it sounded more like a threat. It got Tallualuh all tensed up while he walked out of the room.
The next evening came sooner than Tallualuh had expected. Camille was standing behind her as she sat in front of the mirror stand.
"The dress looks lovely on you". Camille mentioned distracting Tallualuh who was lost in thought.
"Thank you".Tallualuh whispered as she stood looking at herself in the mirror as tears threatened her eyes.
"It matches your red hair and brown eyes. It also compliments your tan skin". Camille kept praising.
"I'll take it from here Camille. Thank you ". She said and Camille nodded "As you wish".
Camille cupped her cheeks and left the room.
Tallualuh waited for a while before opening the door to her room and peeping out of it.
She walked out and descended down the stairs as she surveyed everywhere-There was just one guard.
She was sure every other person was busy with the wedding event. As they would be going to town for it.
As she reached the last stair, she beckoned on him to come over.
"I'm super thirsty can you please get me a glass of water so I don't have to reach the kitchen. I need to finish up quickly".
"Yes ma'am".He replied and with a slight bow of his head,turned and walked to the kitchen.
The bodyguard came out of the kitchen and approached her with a glass of water on a tray.
"Thank you so much....um..... what's your name?"
"Caden"
"Thank you so much Caden".
She said carrying the glass from the little tray.She downed its entire contents and kept the glass back on the tray.
"Thank you". She muttered with a smile and Caden gave a half bow then she started back up the stairs.
When she saw that he entered the kitchen, she turned and walked down the stairs to the back door.
She opened the door and walked out going towards the garden.
"There should be an exit door here somewhere".
She spoke to herself as she walked into the garden.
"I am really a princess in Distress".
Tallulah complained as she struggled to hold up her overflowing gown and to walk fast.
She finally caught sight of the exit door and smiled.
"We have just about ten steps away Tallulah".
She spoke to herself and mistakenly stepped on her gown making it tear.
"Argh!".She expressed angrily and bent down then started ripping the dress apart from below.She did so till it was almost above her knee.
"Better!". She acknowledged and dusted her hands then smoothened the dress with her hands.
As she was about to take a step?.The lights went off.
"Great!.Just great!".She said yet continued walking.
"Almost there".She noted after straining her eyes to get accustomed to the environment in the pitch dark night.
Then she ran into someone.
- Writer
