Trapped by the Don

Chapter 3 - s*x slave

Myra Shah

Papa opened the envelope and took out the papers. Rest of us eagerly waited for him to go through it. As his eyes moved through the words, his face became paler. His hands trembled and the paper fell from his hand. He stayed stupefied until mom shook him out of his trance. He looked at us one by one and at last on the paper lying on the ground. He stepped back terrified as if the paper was on fire. Mamma bent down and took the paper. She looked at the paper and asked papa,

"Mahi, what's in the paper?"

Even though we have been staying in Italy for so long, mamma hasn't yet learned Italian well. She could just communicate with local people when she goes shopping with the Italian word she knows. Sunny took the paper from mamma's hand and went through it. But unlike papa he became red with anger.

"I am going to kill him." He shouted.

"What's the matter Sunny?" I grabbed the papers from his hands and started reading it. My breath stopped just buy reading the heading

'contratto di schiava sessuale'

Which meant s*x slave contract. Tons of thoughts went through my mind. What's the purpose of such a contract and to whom the contract is addressed? I quickly went through the contents of the contract and it felt as if the world was turning upside down when my eyes spotted my name Myra Shah printed on the contract. Contract is between Carlo Ricci and me. According to the contract I have to be his s*x slave for an year and the amount offered for the contract is something which my whole family would never be able to earn in a lifetime. How could someone even think about such a contract with me? I have never been such a girl who would attract any man. This is definitely a prank and I swear I would chop his head if I get the person in front of my eyes.

"Papa, why are you terrified for such a small thing? This is definitely a prank." I tried to make myself believe.

"No one dares to joke in the name of Carlo Ricci. This is for real." Papa said, walking slowly to the couch. It seemed as if he would fall if no one supported him. Mamma rushed to support him and helped him to sit comfortably.

"Will someone tell me what's happening?" She looked at us with pleading eyes.

I didn't have the courage to tell her about the contract and so I looked down. Sunny is still trying to crush his anger. So finally papa said,

"Sushma, that paper is the death warrant for our family."

"What do you mean? Tell me clearly." Mamma again asked.

"The men who came here were sent by Carlo Ricci. He wants Myra to sign a contract with him for one year." Papa said,

"What type of contract and how does he know Myra?" Mamma looked at me suspeciously.

"Mamma, don't look at me like that. I don't even know who this Carlo Ricci is." I said,

"Then just refuse to sign the contract. Why are you getting terrified Mahi?" Mamma asked.

"It's not that simple, Sushma. You are saying so because you don't know who Carlo Ricci is. He is not an ordinary man. He rules this country and is known for being the most ruthless man in Italy and perhaps in the whole world." Papa said,

"Who is Carlo Ricci?" It slipped from my tongue before I knew it.

"He is the mafia king who even the authorities fear. No one dares to speak against him. He is the Don. He is the law and we can't escape from him." Papa's words dawned on me like a ball of fire. Everyone fell silent for sometime. Mamma broke the silence asking,

"What contract does Carlo Ricci want Myra to sign?"

"A slave contract." Papa replied.

"What, a slave contract? Why does a powerful man like Carlo Ricci want a girl like Myra to be his slave? He can get someone more talented than her. Why did he choose Myra and how does he know our daughter?" Mamma's words dragged me back to the previous day.

When we were walking to the railway station to come back, we saw a Ferrari Portofino. We were amazed but later I heard someone talking about the car at the station. Two men were talking about the same car. The first man told the other one that it's not a normal Ferrari Portofino but it's been specially designed for someone. The car had bullet proof glasses and other special amenities designed especially for the owner. I could now remember the name the men said to be as Mr. Ricci. So he might have seen me when I was crossing the road. But why did he just notice me. Sofia and Cindy were also with me. Why didn't he notice them instead of me. Mamma pulled me out of my thoughts.

"Okay, then let's tell them to change the name. I can be his slave. I will save my daughter."

"You don't understand Sushma. It's not an ordinary slave contract." Papa tried to say.

"Then make me understand." Mamma said,

"It's a s*x slave contract." Papa somehow said it making mamma fall to the ground.

"Mamma" I knelt down near her and tried to console her but didn't know how to.

Mamma could stop herself and took me in a bear hug as if to protect me from all dangers. I looked at papa and he seemed to have lost all his happiness. I didn't know what to say or do. I just gave my shoulders to mamma. Suddenly mamma got up and looked at papa.

"Mahi, we can't just sit like this. We can't give up our daughter to a monster. Let's go back to India. Let's go back to our country. No one can harm us there, not even Carlo Ricci." Mamma said hopefully.

"No Sushma we can't leave Italy without his approval. He have his man everywhere and the moment we step outside this house, he will know. Even if we succeed to escape, we won't be able to enter the plane." Papa said helplessly.

"There will be someway to save our daughter." Mamma started to chant mantras.

All this while, sunny has been quite as if immersed in some thoughts. He suddenly stood up and annouced making us shoked.

"No one has to worry. Di, you won't have to sign any slave contract. What will they do of the slave contract if the Carlo Ricci himself is not present?" Sunny was about to go to the front door when I stopped him.

"What do you mean Sunny? What are you going to do?"

"I am going to kill him. I will not allow anyone to harm my family, if that means to kill someone then I will do that." Sunny said.

"No Sunny, you will not take law in your hands. We will definitely figure out something." I said pulling him back to the couch.

"Your sister is right Sunny. We will figure out something. We have 24 hours. We have time till tomorrow noon." Papa tried to cheer us up.

" Mahi, it's already nearing five in the evening. We don't have much time." Mamma said,

"Let me go and meet my attorney friend." Papa said standing up.

He went to the side table where the contract was laying. He put it back in the envelope and walked to the front door. I heard the sound of door opening and then some commotion. We all rushed out to see papa being held by two men wearing black suit.

"Mr. Shah, no one can go outside before signing the contract." One of the men said pushing papa inside and locking the door.

It's the end of my life. I can't believe how my life is changing. I have been the happiest person until couple of hours back and now I have become so helpless that I couldn't stand for my family. An hour later mamma got up and walked towards the kitchen. Ten minutes later, she came back with a tray. She was carrying few ladoos and some juice. I wondered how she was even thinking about eating sweet when we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. She kept the tray on the coffee table and looked at each of us.

"Mahi, we will definitely die if we have to give away our daughter to that monster tomorrow. Then why not do that happily together. Let's die." Mamma said and looked at the ladoos.