She was leaving, empty handed, she never went out of a deal empty handed, but she had to, she didn’t find what she wants this time. Was this possible?? In this family. She cant quit fathom…
She was washing her face, renew her makeup fast, then she left when she heard it, when she heard what she exactly needed
"This is what I want and you can't reject me?" a child was yelling at a grown woman. The child was about 8 years, and the girl was about 17 years, and even though she was elder than him he was ordering her around
Ther girl: pawlo please listen to me (she knelt to his level) too much chocolate is bad for you, I already gave you your share.
She was about to touch his cheek with a smile on her innocent face when he rudely slapped her hand away
"And who are you say yes or no to anything? NO ONE" he screamed the last word looking angry while the girl looked down in sad manner
The woman watching the scene clapped her hand once disturbing them both "Finally… My. Desperate. Soul"
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The little boy was running, screaming to the house grand yard where small group of gathers, something close to a family gather
"MARCEL….. MARCEL….."
The man called Marcil was sitting on a sofa next to his grandfather, the last head of the family, soon to pass his title. He was disturbed by his brother screaming, he stood quickly in same moment the boy reached him and tears covering his eyes
"m mmm mmmarcel"
"What is it pawlo? What happened" asked Marcel while the men around had their hands on their guns in the back of their pants, ready for anything
"She took her, she said she is hers… she took her"
"Took who? Speak clear pawlo"
"Cecilia"
His heart thundered when he heard her weak protest
"Let go of me"
The woman came with two men holding the girl named Cecilia, she had a victory smile on her face
the woman: and here I thought I was going away empty handed…
Marcel shouted: let go of her now
the woman: sshhshs, relax boy….
Marcel pulled his gun out and so the other men in the face of the woman
Marcil: let, her, go
The woman: who is she…
The grandfather answered in rough old voice: his wife…
The woman smile widen: she isn't a fetal person. She will be mine
Mercil eyes were hard and cold, he wanted to shout
"Please, let go of me please" Cecilia cried not able to understand what's going on… how her life turned again like this all over, why this woman is calling her hers
Mercil demonly: a don doesn’t order twice
The woman face darkened: good thing to know. ( She shouted) I demand my part of the deal, a favor for a price, and the price is one person from your family becomes mine don Tamaseno
The old man (Don tamaseno): but you said….
The woman: I said I won't choose someone fetal from the family, as the second and third in command importance. She is just a wife, he can marry another
Mercil: you can't
The woman smiled: I can
They faced one to one. Mercil wanted to shoot her, no woman ever stood in his face, women didn’t hold a value in his world more than a hole to fuck. How can this woman stand against him, how dare she?
Don Tamaseno: Marcel, put your gun down
Mercil: the FUCK
DON TAMASENO: MERCIL
"please" weakly Cecilia spoke, she wasn’t sure to whom she speaks.
The woman looked at her. She was very fragile girl, her body was small compared to the men holding her, something in the eyes of the woman changed
The woman calmly: I will give you one chance
Cecilia heart fell with hope: yes yes…
The woman: you… you have to choose someone here, now. Someone to give me a good reason why I should let you stay and not take you with me, if that happen, I will leave as I came. But remember it has to be very convincing person and a very good reason… someone who will defend your existence here with his soul.
The woman waves her hand and the men let Cecilia go, she stood quickly after balancing herself, she looked at the people around her.
Someone defending her. Who? She took small steps in their direction looking at them
The husband who was forced to marry her and treat her like shit?
The grandfather who she never knew?
The second in command who waits the order to kill her? Maybe his wife? Her first friend here? But she will never go against her husband??
Maybe laura, Marcil faïence? No way?? Who?
She looked at her husband. Mercel, with his signature cold stare. Tears spilled off her eyes, one more time her life is going to the unknow,
she fell on her knees crying while the woman knelt behind her, cupping her shoulders from behind, whispering in her ear that no one could hear, but same time looking to marcel
"I knew it, my lost Desperate soul"
And that was the last time Marcel saw his wife cecilia
