Antonio
We jump out of the helicopters and rush into the cars again.
After Carlos found out that it wasn't an easy mission, because of the number of guards he didn't like Sabino being here. He might be 19, but he's still the youngest son of Carlos.
Much to Sabino's disappointment he gets the role to drive up the van as soon as we have got Alessia and drive us away.
I sit in the passenger seat with Sabino driving and Matteo, Diego, Manuel, and Samuel in the back. It's our job to get Alessia, while the others will cover us.
The two cars in front of us pull up and they rush out, each of them ready to do anything to save Alessia.
The other rush inside, I hear several gunshots, if Jack doesn't know we're here yet, it won't take long.
We need to get Alessia, fast.
Alessia
I wheeze, I fight for breath as his big, dry hands leave my throat and open for my airways.
He chuckles, he laughs at the pain I'm in.
I see his face turn serious through my wet eyes. "You know you deserve it." His stern and cold voice sounds.
I cry, making him turn his head to me. He walks closer to me with fast steps and only stops inches away from me, I feel his hot breath on my face, it smells disgusting, I want to throw up the dry bread and water I have been eating.
"You don't think you deserve it?" I don't answer, I don't know what to answer, I don't know if I deserve it, I don't know anything right now. "What?" he shouts in my face. I feel the spit from his lips landing on my face. I don't say anything, I have already forgotten that he said anything, until his fist collides with my face, if I wasn't tied to the chair I would have fallen hard down onto the floor.
"Maybe you're right, maybe you don't deserve it." He rests his hand right on top of the wound on my thigh, I whine in pain.
"What are you TALKING ABOUT!" I scream frustrated from the ongoing pain, but my outburst doesn't affect him a bit.
"It wasn't you who called the police years ago."
"Yes it was-" I lie, automatically, I have taken the blame for my brother so many times that I don't have to think about it anymore.
"I'm not stupid, I know you were too much of a scared pathetic little girl to be the one calling. I know it was Robin." A disgusting feeling fills my body when my little brother's name leaves his mouth.
"You said you want revenge! Then why am I here?" He begins to laugh.
"I say a lot of things that aren't true. I don't care about revenge, all I care about is-" he leans into my ear and turns his voice into a whisper "-Power-" he turns to my other ear "-Control."
"Seriously? I can't believe you're one of those psychoes with a hard childhood, and now think that they have more power than the queen because they manage to ruin a kid's life." He ignores my mocking tone, and begins to smile more, grinning like a true psycho.
"But it's not only you, is it?" He gets enthusiastic, seeing him happy is more terrifying than him being angry. "Your brother thinks it's his fault. And the video call, how many people were there? 30! I have thirty people in the palm of my hand!" He let out a laugh, a maniacally laugh that echoes through the building.
he walks over to me and punches me right in the face, making my nose bleed again.
Tears are pouring down my cheeks, but I don't say anything, I don't make any sound.
I watch him wipe off my blood on his already blood-stained gray sweatpants, he's wearing a matching gray hoodie with red dots of my blood all over it.
He hasn't changed his outfit since the day he got arrested four years ago.
We watch him get handcuffs on and lead to the car.
"I'm very disappointed in you Robin," his calm cold voice sounds looking back at us.
I lay a hand on his shoulder and pull him closer to me.
"It wasn't him," I say, looking him directly in his eyes.
"Of course, it was you... don't think this is over-"
"That's enough," one of the police officers cut him off and pushes him into the car.
They drive away while he looks at me through the window, with a look I know too well, it's the same look I see seconds before the only feeling I can feel becomes pain.
Gunshots in the distance bring me out of my flashback.
Both Jack and I look around.
I look up at the ceiling miles away from me, covered by several safety grating platforms.
No, it can't be true. My heart, my brain, my veins, my entire body feels up with hope. Dominic, grandpa, and Santino are standing on the platforms each with a raised gun.
Jack looks up and sees them as well.
"No! I'm not done with you," Jack hiss, with a second, he is pointing a gun at me, and uses his free hand to set me free.
Once I'm free he pulls me up in my arm and drags me with him not removing the gun from my head.
Gunfire echoes in the fabric's walls, making it impossible to hear anything else.
Jack drags me up on the safety steel grating platform, away from the shootings.
I cry, I howl, not able to stop despite Jack screaming in my face to shut up.
I break down in tears, screaming, tears streaming down my face. My heart is beating so fast, from the pain and fear.
Jack points the gun right between my eyes.
"Get. Up." Looking at the gun between my eyes, makes me pull myself together and follow him further up the stairs.
We get up several floors, Jack drags me away from all the fights between my family and his men.
If anyone gets hurt, I will never forgive myself.
We walk further over to go down some stairs again when Carlos appear on the other side of the safety platform with his gun raised, he hesitates to shoot him because of the gun pointing at my head, but Jack doesn't hesitates, he points the gun at Carlos, he quickly search cover and before Jack gets to shoot I elbow him in his stomach, he shrinks from the pain and I hit him again in the head making him drop the gun and fall down several feet before the loud sound of metal hit the floor under us.
Carlos gets out of his cover and points the gun at Jack, but he quickly searches to cover himself.
"Alessia! Run!" Carlos yells at me and I do.
I rush down some stairs but I am still several floors up. I run towards a hole that looks like there once was a window.
A row of gunshots sound too close.
"FUCK!" I hear Carlos scream. I look back to see Jack follows me with a piece of metal in his hand, several gunshots fly around him but everyone misses him.
I run out on the roof, a gunshot flies close past me, only just missing. I look where the shot came from and see a man ready to shoot again, before I could react, he gets shot in the head and falls down the roof.
I hear something behind me, Jack is far away but not far enough, he gets closer to me, I look around trying to find an escape route but fail.
"Alessia!" Someone calls for me.
I walk over to the edge of the roof and look down, about 10 feet down is Matteo, Diego, Manuel, Samuel, and dad looking up at me, each with a gun in their hand.
"Dad!"
"Alessia! You need to jump!"
"What!" I'm shocked. If I jump from here and they don't catch me, I'm dead.
"Alessia! You need to trust me! Turn around and fall!" he shouts.
I look to the left, Jack has been shot in the leg, his face holds a murderous look. He gets closer to me.
I glance at my dad who gives me a nod before I turn around. I place my heels to the edge of the roof. I spread my arms to each side. Close my eyes. Take a deep breath. And...
"Okay sweetheart, I need you to breathe... just follow my breathing," he says, "breath in... and out. And again, breathe in... and out," he repeats.
"Alessia... I want you to know that if you ever want to talk about anything, you can come to me, I'm your dad and I'm here for you, and so are your brothers. Okay?"
"I don't care if it reaches her ankles, she thinks it's too short, find something else, it doesn't have to be a dress."
"I want to show you that even when it's dark, the sun will always rise again, it will always be light again, even for you."
"I love you."
"You have a beautiful daughter." "I know."
"I love you."
"No one hurt my daughter... I'm gonna find you."
"I love you."
"I love you."
"I love you."
...Fall.
The cold wind whistles in my ears, I open my eyes in panic, everything is blurry, the roof becomes farther and farther, the outline of a man appears and disappears again.
A pain goes through every part of my body as I land in five pairs of arms, they place me on my feet before they get into position, they pull out their gun again, dad and Diego position themself in front of me, Matteo behind me, Manuel and Samuel on each side of me.
The bullets whistle around our ears, I hiss in pain and cover my ears from the loud noise every time one of them fires a bullet.
My heartbeat is so fast that I can feel and hear it through all the noise.
We get closer to the road; I can still hear the shots from the factory.
I look behind me to see Alexander nearly get shot in the head, Salvatore shoots the owner before a bullet pierce his calf, Alexander shoots the man and rushes to his little brother. I want to turn around, but two hands grip each of my arms and pull me with them. Manuel and Samuel drag me with them, I try to keep up with them, but they walk too fast.
We get to the road and out of nowhere a black van shows up, Diego and dad open each car door.
Diego, Manuel and Samuel jump into the right, and dad jumps into the left.
It feels like everything is slow-motion. One foot inside the car. My dad inside reaching for my hand. Matteo behind me with his hand on my back. I look behind me. A man dressed in black points a gun at Matteo. It fires. I push Matteo away.
An unbearable pain hit my lower ribs. Everything is blurred. I hear several shots. I feel the asphalt hit hard under me
I feel how it disappears under me when someone lifts me up. I'm inside the car. I feel some pressure against the already unbearable pain. I cry. I think the car is moving. I think my dad's lips are moving.
"Alessia! Stay with me- stay with me," he cries. It sounds like he's miles away.
My breath is shaking. My body is shaking. My voice is shaking.
"Dad... plea- please." My voice crack. My vision gets darker as all the energy leaves my body.
Three words leave my mouth, barely a whisper.
"I love you."
Two words reach my ear before everything turns black.
"Alessia! No!"
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