Mafia's Property [Editing]

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AZALEA'S POV:

I woke up with a hazy memory and blurry vision. All I could feel was a soft mattress under me with sharp bright lights in wherever I was. I tried sitting up and rubbed my eyes, looking around. I'm feeling so sick.

All the memories came back to me, hitting one by one.

Where is Flora? Did Igor come back? Where are they?
I can't do anything but cry in helplessness and fear. What if anything happened to him?

"Flora..!! " I screamed for her while sobbing my heart out.

"What happened!!! " Flora broke inside the room with a frying pan in her hand, prepared for a nice hit.

"Who is it? Where is it? Tell me. " She said, holding the pan firmly, looking all around with steady position.

I hoped out and hugged her, crying. She embraced me in her arms, keeping the pan on the bed. Stroking my head,she spoke,

"Azalea, it's ok. I'm here."

"Are you alright? " I asked her looking at her wounds on her hand.

"I'm fine now. " She beamed with a smile. It was dressed properly and aided, clean and finally alright.

I wanted to ask her about Igor but I was already scared of what her reply will be.

"Flora,what was all this? What is happening?" I asked while she made me sit on the bed, next to her.

She took my hand in hers, her face all long because of sadness. Her voice wasn't like it always is, cheerful, uplifting rather it was low and stuck under a pile of misery.

"This is mafia, Azalea. It's a place where you have enemies more than admirers. This attack was done by one of the rivals." She paused trying to bring herself together before she speaks something else.

"And out of all these days, they get this day to make my life living hell. " I sobbed.

"They want revenge." She said holding my hands firmly, revealing the gloomy truth behind it.

"They want to ruin this empire, the way they were ruined by Don." She continued.

She sighed and continued,

"Few years ago, this same thing happened with Damon Garcia,the head of the rival mafia. His wife was shot to death on the day of their wedding by Don Igor. They waited for their revenge, and now they know that Don has a girl in his life, they- " She pressed her lips into thin line, blocking other words to escape. But words weren't needed anymore.

"T-They want to kill me?" I said in painful shaking voice. Is this problem just because of me? If it was, why didn't they just finish me first, why let me live this torture, devouring a piece of my soul every single time I think about it.

"Flora, Igor-" I tried speaking but my lips are shaking.

"Azalea, we don't have any news from the mansion till now." She said, holding me as I buried my face in my arms, weeping.

I can't loose him. For the first time when I was going to be happy, everything shattered into pieces again. I can never be happy for once? My whole childhood was so dark and now when I had something bright in my world, it's gone..

She covered her face as tears fell down her eyes. I sat on the bed senseless, thinking about Igor, praying for wherever he is, let him be fine. My heart was aching, it was that same pain when my mom left me. I began to tremble and past traumas hit me. I crumbled on the bed, blank, unaware of what I'll do next.