The trip to Spain
Wait! what's going on? Mabel asked in confusion as she approached the front porch of her father's house.
She just stood in shock staring at the luggage which all belonged to her. And more where being brought out?!?!
"Phil....Ken!". She called the names of her father's right hand men and went to hold down the luggage from them at the door.
"What's going on?". She asked Ken and then to Phil
"Sorry ma'am, your father's orders". Ken replied.
"To have me thrown out of the house?".
"Just doing our job ma'am". Phil defended with his head slightly bent.
Ken and Phil were the only men that stayed loyal to Robert Anderson after all his businesses failed and he almost went bankrupt.
The rest resigned and went their separate ways.
"I have to speak with my father". She said sounding a little bit annoyed then moved past them into the house.
"Dad? Dad! Daddy!!!". She yelled as she stormed the stairs and headed towards her father's home office.
She flung the door open and walked in leaving it open.
Robert who was staring out the window turned.
"I see you're back Mabel my dear".
He said and walked to her placing a kiss on her forehead.
Mabel stepped away.
"Why are my belongings out front on your orders?" She paused. "Am I being thrown out?"
"No dear". Robert replied to his daughter as he walked to his desk.
Mabel sighed in relief with a hand on her chest.
"Are we going on a vacation then?". She asked grinning from ear to ear.
"Not a vacation bel. You'll stay with someone until daddy can sought himself out".
He roamed the heap of files on his mahogany desk for a while.
"Ah-ha!" He exclaimed when he seemed to have found what he was looking for.
"Dad, who's the person and why do I have to stay with her?".
"It's him". Robert corrected and walked back towards her. He handed the file to her.
"What's in here?" She asked with a small smile. "Some kind of deed?".
She opened it and the first thing she saw made her smile drop.
"A flight ticket to Spain, you're joking right?" She asked looking at him but his facial expression said otherwise.
She turned over the page and her heart shattered into a million pieces.
It's an.......".
"Arranged marriage". Robert completed. "I don't understand".
She was utterly confused and stood frozen.
"I was going to say agreement Bel, Robert chipped in.
"An agreement to sell me off into another country? to a man I don't know?" Mabel yelled.
"I couldn't tell you
"You could, but didn't want to because you knew i would refuse"
Robert placed his hand on her shoulder but she shrugged it off and slowly sat on the leather sofa placing the file beside her
Her eyes stung with tears and they came out effortlessly.
"An arranged marriage to the Mafia"
She whispered and laughed,
She hugged herself and shook violently as more tears fell.
Robert sat beside her and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Mabel dear
She shivered slightly.
"I want t..to be alone d..ad. She said in a shaky voice.
Robert stood up reluctantly and walked out of the office leaving Mabel alone
She slid from the sofa onto the tiled floor and held her head tightly using both hands
"I can't believe daddy would do this. I'm being sold off in place of a loan
She screamed painfully and fell to the floor soaking herself into the pool of sorrowful tears beneath her.
Mabel didn't speak to her father nor anyone for that matter while leaving the house
She sat quietly on the plane to Spain and the flight seemed shorter than she'd expected.
Once she arrived, a driver and bodyguard came to pick her up in a Ferrari. Oh how badly she wanted to escape but didn't know where to go.
The drive to the house was also a quiet one as Mabel stared out of the car window at the numerous trees as they passed by.
"We're here ma'am
The bodyguard said to her when the car came to a halt in front of the mansion.
Mabel looked out of the window at the huge mansion which was now supposedly her new home.
She felt her eyes sting again with tears and was glad the sun shades she had on did well to hide her red and swollen eyes.
The driver had gone down and already brought out her luggage from the car
"Ma'am?" The bodyguard who had introduced himself earlier as Hugo called and looked behind at Mabel.