Captured by The Mafia

Chapter 5

Hello everyone, the next chapter is now here.....

Emerald's POV:

After leaving the hotel, I went straight to " Richards Enterprise, " where I work. I got into the elevator and went to the 12th floor, where Mr. Richard's cabin is. I need to see him. There was an attack in the hotel, and my phone is also not working. I couldn't meet him before to see if he was okay. I walked over to Lisa, who was sitting at the reception desk. As soon as she saw me, she came up to me, hugged me, and asked.

" Are you okay? I heard there was an attack in the restaurant where you had a meeting this morning. " I hugged her back and said " Yeah, I'm fine. See, nothing happened to me. "

" What happened to you? Mr. Richard was searching for you there and tried to call you, but you did not answer. I tried calling you, but your phone was switched off, " she asked.

" My phone isn't working. It got damaged. " I replied showing her my broken phone.

" Mr. Richard wanted to meet you, so go ahead. You know how worried he was for you.. He tried everything that he could to find you. He called your number and then called your friend's number. I'm not sure if I'm right, but I believe he really likes you, Em. " she said. Sometimes even I have the feeling that he likes me the way he pays much attention to me, speaks to me, and prioritizes me, but he is my boss. And I don't like it when he does it because everyone thinks I do everything just to get his attention and be with him for my own benefit and success.

" I know Lisa. I'm going to his cabin, I'll talk to you once I get back, " I told her as I left for his cabin.I knocked on the door and heard

" Come in . " As soon as I walked into the cabin, Mr. Richard saw me. He came towards me and, without warning, pulled me in for a hug.

" I searched for you there but didn't find you. Are you all right? Where were you? " he said, taking a deep breath.

I just took a step back, feeling uncomfortable, and said " I got unconscious after seeing everything that happened there, so someone helped me in trying to leave the restaurant and took me to his ho...home. But now I'm completely fine, " I replied, remembering what Mr. Lexon had told me not to tell anyone about all that.

" You don't look well, so go home and rest. It's past 2.00 already, " he advised.

" No, sir, I am completely alright..." I was about to say something further when he cut me off.

" How many times do I have to tell you to call me James or Mr. Richard? " he asked, a slight sad expression on his face.

" It's fine, and you're going back home, and that's the end of it, " he said authoritatively.

I just left without arguing much further. I know he's not going to listen. I went to see Lisa, and after a little talk, I returned home. I went to my room. I put my phone on charge to check if it would work, then jumped into bed without having eaten anything, and as soon as my head touched my soft cushion, sleep overtook me. I was extremely tired. When I got up around 7:00 p.m., Ana had not returned yet. I took my phone, which was now fully charged and ready to call her when I saw her message.

" I have an office party to attend. So, don't wait for me. I'll be late, and also, I'll be having dinner there only, so please order something for yourself, Bae. Love you bye "

" Ok. Love you too, have fun, " I texted.

I ordered a pizza and ate it while watching television before returning to my room to sleep. I woke up with tears streaming down my cheek, sweat dripping down my face, and my body trembling. I looked around. The nightmares had returned again. It was the same nightmare as before. It had stopped a long time ago. Why did I get it again? Maybe because of what happened yesterday. The door opened at the same time, and Ana stood there.

" What happened, sweetie? I heard you yelling, " she said, concerned. Words couldn't come out of my mouth and I couldn't stop crying.

" Was it the same nightmare as before? " she inquired, and I nodded.

She sat beside me, and I immediately hugged her, crying on her shoulder and soaking her top with my tears. She stroked my back and said soothing things to me. After a while, it calmed me down and I stopped crying.

" Is there a reason for these nightmares? Did something happen yesterday or today because you haven't had that nightmare in the last two years? " She asked, worried.

I told her everything that had happened the day before. I couldn't hide anything from her. She is aware of everything that has happened in my life since childhood and is able to help me with my problems. She said to stop thinking about it anymore and nothing bad would happen. When I looked at the clock, it was already 8 a.m.

" Why didn't you wake me up? I'm going to be late for work again, " I said as I was rushing to the bathroom.

" Em, it's the weekend. You don't have to go to work today. We're going to the club in the evening, you promised you would come, " she said doubtful that I would cancel our plans. That's when I realised it was the weekend.

" Yaa, I'm coming, but first let me take a relaxing bath, " I said. I took a nice bubble bath, came out, put on a cozzy t-shirt and shorts, and walked downstairs.

" Ana, today I'll help you make something for breakfast. " I said, when I saw her coming down-stairs.

" No Em, I'm bored of making breakfast and eating the same food every day. So, I'm going to order some waffles from a nearby cafe. Tell me what you want, and I'll place an order for you as well, " she said.

" Waffles with ice cream and chocolate syrup for me. " I replied.

" All right, let's make something special together for lunch today, " she said, and I nodded.

The day went by cooking beef and some steak for lunch and watching movies. We got ready to go to the club later in the evening. I put on a black ruffled knee-length dress that Ana had chosen for me and applied minimal makeup. Leaving my hair down and pairing the dress with a pair of black ankle strap stilettos, I went to see if Ana had got ready. As we entered the club, I noticed all of our friends sitting on a corner sofa and made my way over to them.

" I just called to inform you that the meeting scheduled for yesterday will be held on Monday. Will you be able to attend? " He asked.

" Of course, sir, I'll be there. " I responded.

" OK then, see you there, " he said as I hung up the phone. I was going to return inside when I heard a loud bang nearby. I went in that direction to check. I was taken aback when I saw Mr. Lexon standing near a car, pointing a gun at a person on his knees. He looked very dangerous standing over that person. In a split second, he shot the man, and I let out a scream. I stood motionless as I saw that man fall to the floor and die.

I was terrified, and tears ran down my face. Mr. Lexon turned to face me, and our gazes locked for a brief moment. His blue eyes were red from the rage and anger boiling inside him. The first thought that came to my mind was that I needed to get out of here. I turned around and began running back to the club without looking back again.

" Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us. ” --K.K.