The Addiction Series

Larissa sat next to Stephanie, her mind seemed far as she stared at the metal doors, her knees were brought up to her chest. The t-shirts she was wearing couldn't though hide all her bruises as she rocked back and fourth.

Stephanie stared at her quietly catching a glimpse of her bruises, she wanted to ask but didn't know how to even begin. "Larissa" She whispered lightly bring her out of her thoughts. She looked at Stephanie, Her eyes had lost colour and her face was pale. "Are you okay?" Stephanie asked and Larissa plastered a smile doing most what she does best, to bottle up her feelings and worries. "Yah" she whispered as Stephanie placed her hand on top of hers, making her stare at the connection then looked back up at Stephanie. "You will be with your brothers in a few hours from now" Larissa added forcing herself to smile but failed.

"And you, Don't you want to be with Gaetano any more"

She stared up at Stephanie and smiled. "I thought you didn't want me to be with your brother" she replied.

"This is not about me Larissa, he loves you.

I have seen it in the way he looks at you "

Larissa pulled her hands away and stood up on her feet ready to leave "I don't deserve your brother anymore " She whispered sadly looking away

"Larissa" Stephanie called out but Larissa just shook her head in dismay.

"Eat your food Stephanie" She said coldly then started walking out of the room.

Stephanie looked at the tray that sat in front of her on the cold floors then back at the doors as they closed behind Larissa's petite body.

Her steps down the hall to his office where slow and small, her hair was covering half of her face giving out a little glimpse of her beauty. She walked over to his office and pushed the metal door open.

"Am ready" She whispered and he looked up at her, her eyes were dark after having lost all the happiness, the colour.

He nodded looking back at the papers that had his attention before.

"The car is waiting, make sure everything is ready at the hotels. Try escaping Rissa and you know what will happen" he added harshly but she just nodded walking away from him.

She moved over to the stairs to a small room that he had given her and grabbed the only available dress from the wooden wardrobe, she closed it again and proceeded on striping naked to get it on. Her hands came in contact with her bruises, her mind played the events of last night.

The fact that she was going to see Gaetano from a far brought a small smile to her lips though it short lived when reality hit her, she couldn't even smile at him or hug him and even if she did.

She knew she will always live with the guilty of allowing another man to touch her.

The dress was long sleeved collar up that touched her feet hiding all parts of her body except her face, it was a good cover up for her bruises and it's black colour reflected danger.

She let her dark waves down and got into the beautiful flat black shoes they had given her, she turned around abruptly and walked out of the room.

A bulk man who was far taller than her baby frame stood outside her room waiting for her, he turned towards her and tied a blind fold on her eyes then carried her on his shoulder walking out of the house to the waiting car where they had also placed Stephanie.

He sat Larissa besides an also blind folded Stephanie then closed the back seat door before they started driving off.

After reaching in a far distance from the place they had kept her one of the men from the front seats said it was okay for them to take off the blind folds.

Larissa pulled away the black cloth from her eyes and stared at Stephanie who was also dressed up perfectly. Stephanie stared back after removing the cloth too.

She placed her hand on top of Larissa's that was laying on the seat of the car.

Larissa wanted to say a lot but she knew that she wasn't to say anything to Stephanie and these men at the front where to monitor that, she realised the market and then looked through the back glass car window.

She then knew that the place Sergio had kept them was not far from Gaetano's house. As they branched off her heart started beating wildly in her chest. Her eyes lingered on the road with impatience to see Gaetano, just his blue hazel eyes were enough to give her strength.

A familiar street came in her view, memories of the day he had asked her for marriage came flashing back making her remember the way she ran out of his house. The car came to a halt a few blocks away from his house.

She hugged Stephanie hiding her head away from the two pairs of intimidating eyes from the front.

"Gianni, Maria Natalie hotel, roof top at 4:45pm" she whispered into Stephanie's hear so fast before pulling away not to give out any suspicious vibe to Sergio's men.

Stephanie stepped out of the black SUV and ran down the street, she didn't know why but her heart beat for Larissa.

Her mind telling her that Larissa is in danger. She wanted to tell Gaetano every thing.

When she reached the porch she stopped in her feet and stared back at the car that was still in the same place that she had left it.

She looked away then walked to the stairs then the door ringing the bell immediately, after a few minutes Larissa watched as the door opened and Marco walked out with Gianni who moved over to his little sister pulling her into a tight hug. The car started driving in the same direction and her eyes waiting to catch a glimpse of Gaetano but she got nothing as they drove by though she saw Marco's eyes linger on the car like he had sensed something. She knew he could see her cause the glass couldn't give away anything

She felt sadness crawl through her, suffocate her but she knew that no matter what she had to be strong for her loved ones