Arranged Marriage to the Mafia Boss

Chapter 4

    "So father is coming? What?" Alexis starts speaking to herself still on the bed staring off into space. "This is ridiculous. I was kidnapped for God knows what reason but they are treating me like a guest, even if I'm locked in this room..." Alexis gets up and starts pacing the room trying to figure out what to do next. "Ok so I'm kidnapped," she starts to go through a checklist, "my dad is coming tomorrow, this Damian guy wants me to come down for dinner tonight (which I am not going to do) and I am in a room that might as well be locked considering the oaf on the other side of the door." Alexis hears the man in the hallway clear his throat after the last statement she made. "And this room obviously isn't soundproof." She says through gritted teeth making her way to the bathroom.

    Shutting the door behind her she takes in her surroundings. The entire room is white with gold accents. There is a window across from the toilet with a sheer draping hanging in front for privacy. She closes the lid to the toilet and sits down. "What now? Plan, plan, plan.... Ok so I'm stuck here, they are not telling me why, but I have a window..." Alexis gets up from the toilet and heads to the window the gears in her brain start turning. "Yes!" She says in a slight whisper after pulling back the curtain. When she pulled the curtain back she saw woods, meaning she was at the back of the house. She also saw that even though she was on the second floor there was a drain pipe outside the window only about a foot and a half away making her room a corner room. Now starts the plan.

    Alexis leaves the bathroom and goes to the main door opening it, this is where she starts taking back control of her own life. She takes a deep breath and coughs to get the oafs attention, "I would like my meal in my room tonight as I will not be going down for dinner. Also when I am through I do not want to be disturbed for the rest of the night as I have had a long day." Alexis starts to close the door then says, "And that includes Raj and that Damian fellow." After that she quickly shuts the door almost missing the smirk on the guards face as he turns back to his post. She starts taking in deep breaths trying to calm herself. Never before has she shown such confidence, but soon she will be 18 and moving out on her own why not start building her backbone now? What she told the bodyguard was of course what she wanted but being a hostage, or whatever she was, she doubted she really had a say in what happened. She could only hope that they would listen to her and after what Damian told her about leaving her alone for the night, she was really hoping he was telling the truth so that her plan would actually work.

    Alexis starts thinking through her plan and decides she needs a different outfit on if she is going to leave in the middle of the night. She has been wearing the same satin pajamas that she was changed into, probably by the maid who brought in her food earlier. She walks to the third door in the room opening it. Sure enough it is a walk-in closet. Though there aren't many clothes there are some and she can tell they are woman's and should all fit her pretty well. All she needs is a shirt, pants and shoes so she starts looking. At first she thought she was going to have to wear a blouse and jeans because she couldn't find any comfortable clothing, but then she went to the dresser at the end of the closet and was able to find sportswear. She took out some yoga pants and a Puma v-neck top, deciding on those because they were all black enabling her to hide easier. She takes them and places them into the bathroom for later. Alexis did wonder why there were woman's clothing in the closet but she honestly didn't care, she was leaving and she wasn't going to look back.  

    Later that evening...

    Knock. Knock. Knock. "Come in!"

    Alexis' door opens. "Ma'am." The maid nods.

    "You know you don't need to call me that. I was kidnapped and I won't be here long." Alexis is starting to get annoyed at her situation. She doesn't understand why everyone is treating her the way she is being treated. She's just a hostage. Just here until her dad's debts are paid then they will release her. However she doesn't think that it will be that smooth so she's planning on running. Her dad could never afford to pay off his debts and she wasn't a good enough bargaining chip to begin with. The only thing thats actually going to happen is her dad will not come tomorrow and she will be sold to pay off his debts. They are probably only being kind to her thinking he will pay up. 

    The maid just nods and leaves the tray on the side table. Alexis eats and then sets her plan in motion. After she's done eating she showers since its going to be the most relaxing one she has had in a while. The bathroom is stocked with female toiletries, again a trivial matter to her at the moment. She is just glad that she can do as she likes without having to ask for supplies or a new set of clothes. After her shower she changes back into the satin pajamas. She takes the tray from the side table and takes a deep breath before opening the door. 

    Her eyes widen when she sees that the oaf has changed to oaf number two. She shakes it off and coughs a bit. "I am done with my food." She pushes the tray into his hands. "I don't know if oaf number one told you or not," the guard raises a brow, "but I am retiring for the night. I have had a long day and I do not want any visitors and that includes the two men I saw today, Raj and Damian." 

    Alexis waits for a reply and when he doesn't reply and only stares at her with his raised brow she says, "Good night then" and proceeds to shut the door. She turns away from the door waiting to hear him on the walkie-talkie. All she hears him say is that she is going to bed and that she is done eating and needs the leftover food picked up. While he didn't say anything about no visitors she is not taking any chances by waiting another night here. 

    She locks the door to the bedroom and she hears the guard stifle a laugh. Sneering at the closed door she then heads to the bathroom locking that door behind her as well. Taking another deep breath trying to hype herself up again she changes into her sportswear and tennis shoes she found earlier. Drawing back the sheer curtain she surveys the backyard hoping not to see patrolling guards outside. Not seeing any movement she opens the window and carefully removes the screen. She sticks her head out the window and tries to reach the drain pipe. Not being able to fully touch it she takes in another breath as she goes to squat on the window sill while keeping her hands cupped around the bottom of the open window with just her toes supporting her weight. Sliding her body as far as it will go she releases the grip of one of her hands to reach out for the drain pipe. Now being able to reach it she gets ready to push off her legs toward the pipe she is desperately grasping.

    Pushing off the window she grabs for the pipe using her other hand and feet as best she can. Almost all at once she grabs hold of the pipe and starts sliding down quickly. She tries to slow the fall by pinching the pipe between her feet only slowing herself down a little before she hits the ground. Her legs buckle beneath her weight and she lands on her butt and then falls onto her back. She takes a minute to catch her breath trying to ignore the pain. She slowly gets up and turns around. Looking at her surroundings she decides to run straight into the woods. She might not know where she is but she is definitely not walking towards the front door.