Mela

"No, you wouldn't do that because they are both your wife and daughter." I said shaking violently.

He laughed briefly and said; "why do you think i would spare them, if I didn't spare you huh?"

Yes his right, if he didn't spare me then he wouldn't spare them either.

"What more can be expected from a monster like him." My inner voice said cussing at him.

"What do you want from me? Haven't you take enough yet? Don't you feel satisfied with what you already took from me you beast?" I yelled, accepting defeat.

"Language Mela." He said with a calm voice yet I could feel the rage in his voice.

I had already started sobbing. "Why are you doing these to me? What have I ever done wrong to you? Was it so wrong that I ended up in your family? Was it wrong that I had to be your daughter?" I asked sobbing uncontrollably but silently.

"Oh please stop being melodramatic, i don't have time for all these." He said with a disgusted tone.

"Now listen to me, you have to do as I will say in order for your mom and sister to stay alive. Each and every command of mine that I give to you needs to be obeyed without any questions." He said with a devilish and serious voice.

"What do you want me to do?" I mustered the courage to say every word.

"When the time comes you would be told what to do and then you would do everything that is told of you, right now I'll end the call. And yes one more thing, anytime I call you up, you will have to pick up the call or else your loved ones would pay the price for your stubbornness and when you speak to me, speak to me with respect and no curse words. Okay?" He said deadpanned.

"Okay." I said trying to process everything that just happened because everything just feels so surreal that I fail to understand anything.

"Good girl, bye for now." He said and ended the call.

Oh God is it not better if you had taken my life, why all these? I never thought a day would come where my own dad would threaten me and emotionally blackmail me using my mom and sister which are both his wife and daughter. Why does these always happen to me?

"You can't expect him to behave nice with you." The voice said the brutal truth.

"But they're both his family also." I replied not the ready to accept the truth. I continued sobbing in the hallway when I heard footsteps coming towards me. I had to quickly wipe my tears off so neither Mira nor anyone else would see me crying.

I turned to the direction the foot steps were coming, it turns out it's Brayan and a girl which I presume is the girl he brought last night.

"Hey Mel, good morning." Brayan said with a cheerful voice.

"Good morning Brayan, how are you doing this morning?" I said faking a smile.

"I am absolutely well Mel, how are you faring now?" Brayan said with a concerned look.

"Am okay Rayan, hey Ms." I said to Brayan and the girl next to him.

"Hi good morning." She said, "my name is Rena." She added.

"Oh Rena you have a nice name." I said.

"Thank you." She said smiling.

"Welcome." I replied.

"Rayan, are you going to drop her off?" I asked.

"Mel, were you crying?" Rayan asked with a curious and concerned tone.

"No I wasn't. Why would I cry." I said faking my laughter.

"Okay, if you say so."

"Yes I did. I am absolutely fine." I said lying through my teeth.

"So are you going to drop her off?" I asked yet again.

"Yes, I was just going now before I saw you."

"Okay, when you get back you might not meet Ira and I at home cause we would be going to school." I said.

"It's okay, I know, let me quickly go, uhh.... Mel I want to talk to you about something when I get back." Brayan said sounding serious.

"Okay then, if am still at home by then we will both talk for sure."

"Okay, bye then." He said and left.

I went back to the room to check on Mira but I didn't see her there, I guess she's bathing now.

What is with the sudden change of dad's attitude? What does he want me to do that he is threatening me with mom and Riddi's name. I just hope it's nothing illegal.

"You have to prepare for that something illegal, because he could do just anything, and when I say anything, I mean anything."

"Well, I just have to do whatever I have to do because of mom and ...."

"Mel!" I heard Ira interrupting my thoughts.

"Yes Ira." I said lazily.

"Go bathe now, because we need to go to school early, I have loads of works to do." She said with an irritated look like she didn't want to go to school also.

"What you expect from someone that was partying almost all night." My inner voice said.

"Right."

"Okay." I said and went inside.

I switch on the heater to make the water warm a little. There was already fog in the bathroom, due to Ira using hot water to bath. It felt as if the bathroom had been steamed. I turned on the shower after pulling off my clothes to go bath. I got under the shower and switch it on and the water began to pour on my wavy dark hair, down my entire body.

I fell into the ocean of my deep thoughts wondering what that monster wants me to do for him. I got drowning in this ocean but I couldn't come up with any reasonable reasons, why he had to use me or force me to obey his orders.

Bang bang

I heard the door banging as if it was going to be pulled down by the banging on the door.

"Oh fuck, damn it." My inner voice said.

"I totally forgot Mira was waiting." I replied.

"I would be out in a minute." I shouted and then the banging stopped.

I quickly wrapped up my hair with a towel and then wrapped my body with another towel. I went out and I earned a vicious look from Ira but, I pleaded to her using my facial expression.

"Dress up quickly, now!" She said with a stern voice.

"Yes mom." I said sarcastically, whilst grinning.

"Don't call me that." She said and before I could reply she stormed out of the door.

I went through my things and I picked up a royal blue sweat shirt and a sweat pant. I quickly dried my hair, oiled it and gave it a nice brush before packing it into a bun, I dressed up and went downstairs immediately. I saw Tessa serving food at the dinning table.

"Good morning Tess." I said with a forced smile.

"Morning Mela, how's your ankle now?" She said.

Oh my ankle, I totally forgot about it, maybe it's because the pain is no more there hence, that's why.

"My ankle is fine now, as you can see I am walking perfectly fine." I said.

"That's great." She replied.

I got to the dinning table area, and I saw bacon, scrambled eggs, grilled tomatoes, sausages, toast breads and a jug of juice by the side. I also saw Tessa serving tea for Ira. I ain't a tea fan, so I would take coffee instead.

"Tessa can you please make me a coffee instead, I don't like taking tea. And it's a black coffee without sugar please." I said smiling a bit.

"I would do that, straight away." She said and left.

I moved my attention to Ira, "so what's for the day?" I asked with a grin.

"I do have a lot of classes today, which I don't think I would see you again till later in the day."

"Oh okay." I said to Ira. At least I would be free from talking much today.

"Where are you lost Mel? Do you have classes today?" She asked with her voice laced with uncertainty.

"Uhm, I do, I have a physics class this morning so we would go together but, if I am not going too make you late that is." I said while gulping down my coffee that Tessa dropped seconds ago.

"I would wait for you but, don't take too long, okay?"

"Okay." I said.

Mira had finished eating and went back upstairs, I guess to pack her stuffs. I think Mira is behaving matured today but never the less it's good.

After I was done, I quickly went to get my bag so we could go. I came down and saw Mira by the car.

"I would drive today." She said with a serious yet pleading eyes.

"Okay but please, you wouldn't go at a high speed okay?"

"Okay." She said with a smile that reached her jade orbs.

Beep beep

I heard a car horn, I turned to check and saw it's Brayan but sadly it's too late we can't talk now. He came down from the car and walked up to me.

"Hey mel, i guess we would just talk after you get back." He said with a sad tone. I think what he wants to talk about is important.

"Yeah." I replied.

"And what are you both gonna talk about that I ain't invited to or wasn't told, huh?"

"Hey Mira." He said to Mira trying to change the subject.

"Good morning Rayan." She said.

"Good morning, off to school?"

"Yeah." She replied back. "But you haven't answered me." She added.

"Okay, bye girls." He said and walked inside without replying.

Ira gave me a death glare asking about what I and Rayan wants to talk about.

"I don't know, don't give me that looks."

"Oh really?" She asked with her right brow raised up.

"Yeah really, we're getting late." I said trying to end the topic.

"Oh fuck." She said rushing to the driver's door.

We entered the car and she started the car then she began driving. Oh God please take us to where we are going safely because, Ira is bad driver that's why most of the times when we going out I always drive the car.

"Wait and watch the marathon race that takes place." My inner voice said mockingly.

"Shut the fuck up!"

*****

We got to the school safely, thank God for that, am absolutely thankful.

"Hey Mel, I'm going to my class now, bye." Ira said.

"Okay Ira but give me the car key because I would be going home early, so I would use the car, if you're done with your classes just give me a call, I would come pick you up." I said hastily.

"Okay, please make sure you keep your phone close to you, okay?" She said with her brows furrowed together waiting for a reply.

"Yes I would keep it close." I said and took the car key from her. She left immediately I took the keys saying;

"Am late for class, bye." She said running.

Oh well now am all alone, let me quickly get to class before professor Angela Clarence goes into the class before me, and tells me not to enter her class that I should stay out.

I quickly grabbed my bag and headed for the class. Going to the class I heard different voices by the corridor but those voices increased when I got closer which indicates that they are definitely gossiping about me. Well I don't expect anything from them, because they are all bunch of crazy gossipers, who cares.

"No one." The voice said excitedly.

I kept on going down to my class when a guy appeared at my presence. I looked up and saw a tall guy with a mahogany hair and a honey iris. He's smirking at me, giving me that mocking smirk.

"Hey, baby doll." He said still smirking.

"Move out of my way." I said shooting a murderous gaze at him.

"Oh, the witch is tryna use her magics on me." He said laughing briefly.

"Now that you have called me a witch, how about I show you some of my witchy move huh? Would you love to see them?" I asked coldly, I could feel how he went from a confident asshole to a scared asshole. But he's still trying to be brave.

"She's tryna scare me off." He said laughing and looking at the people at the corridor.

"You can try if you want." He said.

"Move. Out. Of. My. Way." I said glaring at him right in his eyes. I could feel the heat starring up in me.

"No I w...." Before he could complete his words I gave him a punch at his jaw.

He raised his head looking at me and then I saw blood dripping from the corner of his lips.

"So have you got a glimpse of my witchy move?" I said giving him same smirk.

"Will you move out of my way or should I show some more moves?" I said with a threatening voice.

He didn't move but he's staring at me like he wants to kill me but then, some few guys came to take him out of the corridor because his shirt is already soaked with blood.

I left there going to my class and I saw that same black American, he's coming towards me.

"Hey mel." He said smiling.

"Don't call me that!" I said angrily not even looking at him.

"Sorry, sorry." He apologized, but I didn't even give him any attention.

"In case you have forgotten I was the guy you met at the library the other day. Zyilth Williams. " He said still smiling.

"Zyilth, you said right?" I asked sarcastically.

"Yeah, Zyilth." He said beaming with happiness.

"Zyilth or whatever you call yourself, I don't care. First thing first, I haven't forgotten you neither your annoying face. Secondly, if I can remember clearly I told you that I want nothing to do with you, not even to befriend you because I already have enough friend which am happy with. So please if you don't want your ass getting kicked then you better stay off my path." I said furiously because I'm now running out of patience.

"Calm down, babes." He said grinning mischievously.

I couldn't bare his annoying presence so I left, leaving him to head into my class. Immediately I got inside I saw Ms. Clarence enter the class. And then she began the class.

*****

After the class got over, I got up to leave the class and then I got a call, checking the phone I saw that it is dad's. Oh hells how bad can this morning get. First it was this disgusting man, then that asshole of a guy, then that annoying Zyilth and now it's this disgusting man yet again. I calmed myself to pick up the call.

"Hello." I said calmly on the outside but wishing I could murder him in the inside.

"Yes Mela, the time has come where you would obey my order." He said viciously and then everything stopped and it all became still, my breathe got stucked at my throat.

"Wha.....what I....is this co......command of yours, that I have to o.....obey?" I said stuttering and shaking.

"Well, well, well it's nothing much, you just have to get married to Erald Valentino Balencentra." He said calmly but I could feel the happiness he got from singing this.

"You must be kidding me right?" I asked still shaking.

"Language mela." He said with a harsh tone.

"I am sorry." I said still shaking.

"But what Erald Valentino Balencentra, are you talking about?" I asked hoping it isn't the one I knew about.

No it is not him, I can't marry him, he's a dangerous person, a soon to be Mafia leader, I can't marry him.

"No mela calm down. It's not him. No it's not. You can't just conclude that he is the same Erald Valentino Balencentra." My inner voice said to calm me down.

Already started panicking at this point.

"I don't know which Erald you are talking about." I said shivering hoping it wasn't the one I thought it was.

"Okay let me tell you, you are going to get married to Erald Valentino Balencentra, the Mafia heir to the Balencentra's Mafia empire. That is who you are going to get married to, and if you don't you mom and sister would both he dead." He said with a no nonsense attitude.

"No this can't be." My inner voice said, I felt my knees go weak as I fell to the ground.