Forced Alliance

Chapter 5

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"Oh I didn't even realize, it'll be over

in two days" I say trying to hide my arm.

"Get it cleaned" he says. "It's not like I

have any bandage or anything." I say. He

sighs as he tells me to come with him.

I follow Antonio as he walks us to his room.

I've never been here it's nothing like I

thought. It is a lot of black of course but

it's more dark and cozy in here. More like

a home. "I like your room" I tell him as I

look around. "Sit down" he moves towards

his bed. I take a seat on his bed as he

takes something out of his drawer.

He moves to me and crouches down. "Give

me your hand" he demands. I do. It hurts.

I watch as he takes out some supplies.

"You have done this a lot I see" I say to

Antonio. "You could say that" he says taking a

wet paper and dries off the blood. Then he

cuts a piece of band-aid and starts to twist

it around my wrist. "This will stop the

blood" he adds. I nod in response.

"He ever do that to you again you tell

me." He says. "Yeah like you wouldn't do

the same" I say and regret it. Why am I

always saying what I think. "If you are my

wife you should know I would never hit a woman. That you can trust me on"

he says. "It always starts like this. Men

saying they will never do it but eventually

getting used to it, enjoying it" I say as he is

done cleaning up my wound. "Am I going

to f*****g repeat what I said?" He says

making it clear that he means what he

said. I shake my head.

When he is done I look at him a moment

too long before I get up and walk back to

my bed.

It's been 2 week here already and I've

never been more bored in my life. They

got me a TV which I'm thankful for but

watching Netflix all week I feel like I've

wasted so much time. School has been the

same. Luca hasn't talked to me once and

I've not tried to either.

My friends won't talk to me since the

incident with Antonio and Luca. They are

all scared of him. And I get that they are I

would be too. I don't know who to blame.

Like he has never known to be anything

else. He was born into a family where hehad no say in what he wanted. This is the

only way he has ever known to be. I don't

blame him for how he's become. But I

hate the way he's talking to me. How he

decides what I can do and not.

At lunch I go and sit beside a group of

people I've never talked to but they seem

nice. "Why are you here" one of the

guys says. I look up to see who's talking.

Greg from my class. I don't answer his

question. "Shouldn't you be making your

hubby dinner for tonight" he teases. I give

him a disgusted look. How do the school

even know about my marriage on paper.

"f**k off" I tell him. He's messing with

the wrong girl.

He may be strong but he doesn't know

I've been training and I could easily knock

him to the ground in one hit. He stands up

walking over to me. "What are you going

to do" he really wants this fight. I don't

answer and take a bite out of my food.

He places his hand on my shoulder "what

the f**k are you doing here? He says

louder this time. In a blink of an eye I

turn around standing, my fist meets his

nose.

He falls to the floor screaming. "My nose

Its broken!" He screams as blood runs.

I walk away when a girl yells at me.

"What is your problem! Nobody will be

your friend now that's for sure"

And she is right. No one will want to hang

out with me now. Great now the whole

school hates me. Sometimes I wish I was

not in the mafia. But you don't get to

pick, we are born into this. We deal with

things differently.

I call Antonio to pick me up earlier today. He

comes right away.

I get into the car when he arrives trying

to hide the tears rolling down my face.

I wipe them off fast. But fail when Antonio

takes my chin with his hand and turns my

face to him. "Who made you cry?" He asks

clenching his fists. "I gave him what he

deserved" I say but that isn't enough for

him. "What's his name"

"Tom" I let out as he lets go of my chin.

"What did he do" Antonio demands. He is

scary so I decide to just tell him before he

starts to get angry.

"Stop crying, it's not worth it." he says and

I wipe my tears because he is right. So

what if the school hates me.

It's been days and Antonio is having a party

downstairs. He tells me I am not allowed

to go down there. Apparently I'm not

invited. Rude. I think for a while. What

would he do if I went down. He already

hates me and I hate him so f**k it. I'm

going down. I put on a tight dress that

shows my figure and let my hair down. I

shake my head upside down then flip it

back to give it some volume.

Ready.

I walk downstairs. There is a lot of here. Dancing to the loud music. I spot the

table that got the drinks. I pick up one of

the drinks and swallow the whole drink

in seconds. I take another and do the

same.

When I take my third drink, someone

approaches me from the side. "Who told

you you could have that" Antonio says. I

laugh as I point at myself.

"Me" I smile.

I drink up my third but can't finish it

before his hand drags it away from my

mouth.

"Hey that's mine." I tell him trying to take

it back.

"Get back to your room now, I told you to

not come down." he says sounding very

serious. But it's like what he's saying goes

in through one ear and out of the other.

"Gosh so many rules! Let me be for once."

I feel the alcohol kick in. When a song

I like starts playing I get all exited and

Jump in place.

He looks at me then down my body. "I

know." I let out. He raises his eyebrow.

"Know what?".