The Bride

Drowning

   Estella was teaching Sophia how to shoot on target in an old school manner by shooting the arranged bottles. Abraham was looking at them smiling from upstairs window. After a while he opened the window and shouted Mom both Estella and Sophia turned to him and Estella yelled what? He smiled and said isn't it enough already? I want to be with my wife before I left. Estella said no honey you can meet her when you are back. Sophia yelled at Abraham I want to be with you too, I'm tired Mom is about to kill me. Estella looked at her and asked really? you don't want to learn anymore? Sophia tiredly answered I want to Mom but I'm tired. Estella said "you will rest later oh dear lord you are so lazy come on now" help her correct her position to shoot and yelled at Abraham to get off. Abraham went to the room where his uncle and his father were. He joined the room with Atif. They all become silent until Atif left the room. Because Atif is a servant in the house no one talks family matter in front of him or any other servant. The family would never allow a new servant to join if it wasn't for Mrs. Isabel. 

Mrs. Isabel was an old lady who spent most of her life in the house of the Lopez family. She was the best servant they ever had and they used to see as a family. Until she become 50. She was the only servant in the house. She did all the cooking, cleaning, and other works done all by her self. It was tough but the paycheck was worth it all. But 3 years ago after she joined her fifties she insisted to move to Spain and live her own life with the money they have been giving her. They tried to change her mind just because she knows all of the families secrets and they can't let her go. They knew there are so many people who can hang her and use her for information the minute she step one foot out of the house and that was the one thing they can't do for the sake of the family. Although  Isabel was like a sister to Estella she killed her with her own hands. After the loss of Isabel they decided to never put things clear and to not put a servant on the family label. 

There are three servants in the house. One to clean, One for cooking and on one for shopping and to be sent where ever they want him to. All of them are male. They are named Atif, Alexander and Salman. Salman is a chef who is hired 2 days after Isabel's death. Atif is a cleaner he  was hired 1 day after isabel's death and Alexander was hired 6 months after isabel's death. From them all Alexander's job more risky because he has to watch his back when ever he is out of the house. Mr. Rodriguez knew Alexander better than the other Servants. Alexander is a 26 year old Brown man who is originally from Colombia. He was grown on the streets being a member of a street gang. He has no idea where his mom is after he become 2year old baby. He don't even know who his dad is until now. Now that there is no chance to ask his mother, he will not be able to know who his father for the rest of his life. It never bothered him actually. He don't want to see either of them by any chance possible. He has joined military training since he was 18 in Colombia. After he was done with the training he refused to be a solider and moved to Ohio. Ivor and Rodriguez bring him to the family the day he was released from prison of Ohio State Penitentiary after he was done with his charge of 2 and a half years in prison for drug trafficking and robbery. This background of Alex made the family confident to hire him. Although they are confident about Alex all of them are afraid to trust him because Rodriguez taught them to not be sure of who is about to sell them out. 

Salman and Atif's back wasn't studied like Alex's because they are considered to do the house work. Little did the family knew these two was the one's they should be more careful about.  About others who serves the Alberto family from outside the house include mainly 3 and 2 less useful guys. To sum up Rodriguez has 5 guys total. 2 of them are from Spain who snitches who is planning to attack them and how. 1 guy is in Ohio who end the people who is coming for the family in the most sneaky way and the last two and the less useful one's job is to check if the police department has any suspicion on the family. What made the last two less useful is not the job it's because they don't have much to do because the family do it's business quite carefully. It's a mystery for any one what the family do to continue to become this wealthy. 

Sophia goes to her and her husband's room as she was tired from her mother in law's training. When she opened the door and was so scared to see Atif at their Bathroom. He says "Good afternoon ma'am! I am done cleaning, Good day" and he left the room rushing. Sophia watched him quietly and after he is out she got into the bathroom and opened Luke warm water to fill the wide and long bath tub. 

Sophia seemed calmed and relaxed in the tub. She smiled as she remembers how she freaked out this day would never come. Estella played the biggest role for her to become this comfortable. Estella actually had to lie the murder she saw was an accident and they did what they did to protect the family. Well protecting the family wasn't a lie, the fact that wasn't an accident was the lie. One hour deep conversation with Estella was long enough to keep her Calm. She become this relaxed hoping there will never that type of accident anymore and she is never going to see and be a part of any murder again. Sophia isn't much of a believer religious woman, but she sure has humility, sympathy, manner and other things what made people to be different than animals. The reason why she didn't ask what is the job of her husband, her father in law and her brothers in law was Fear. She choose not to know rather than knowing and lose her peace again.