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s low this time. I swallow slowly and carefully. But I have

called me to get him home," I say. Immediately these words escape my mouth and

his eyes and then looks at the entrance of the Club and I urgently feel the urge to

small smirk that su

and I wonder

stand there and I look lost and like an actual dre

He stops in his tracks but does

se marred on my face, but

quietly and obediently behind him and now I look

evious girl had done but he didn't and he proceeds inside freely, the men bowing to him even

a big fish

thank him profusely, "Thank

before I ventured into the main

with the bustling music and disco lights I must

like even the music booming from the stereo soun

rother again and guess what? He doesn't pic

o close to losing my gig, but I have to stand in this strange place where

ge myself into the sea of exquisit

brother's figure, I turn to see a bucked-up man, he

top of my voice since the musi

atteo?" He asks, his voice boomi

ed that he knows who I am looki

obediently, glad that this is finally coming

ing corridors of the club. We finally come

head as to how Matteo was ab

r for me and then nod

y, not bothering to close the doo

ing on a black couch and bein

says with a slur to his voice as he

my knees feel weak

d! Not

ly, he has a swollen eye

t have been really stupid to think

notone when I ask; "What's happenin

rest as they size me up, this is the moment my heart beg

who was sitting oppos

like the boss in this situation an

ter why she is

dart around the room as if h

drops to

my brot

r opposite Matteo who not only had a hideous scar running through his eyes and down hi

against my chest, Matteo

of money, Jen. A w

his situation where my brother gambles and makes away with a lot of money and I ha

m to help matters, I pay his rent and feed

uldn't be stuck in a rat-infested and dingy basement neither would I be in the pro

I think of how this money which I slaved away f

s the men around look at me like d

the other men as if to appease them but this causes

uestion, secretly glad the do

lurred, his voice scratchy an

n w

as a grasp

did you m

chuckles and leans forward. "Your big brother h

wounded dog, and he immediately and roughly grabs Matteo's jaw

the part of me that isn't done with my brother still exists, the part that believes he will wake up from what

owing a whole lot." The man maintains his eye contact with me. "I had mercy on him and

ughter as if in awe that such w

ormation dumped on me, "I don't have such an amount of money,

ou will be capable of raising the money', that right? Ehh? Matteo?" He turns to look at Matteo and tighte

how measly I earn would think I can raise such money and would call

for Krissake! Why would

ying to hold hard at the back of my throat and

either I pay with money

and I tighten my hand around the strap of my bag even stronger, pl

tattooed man looked at his men and they all snickered. " Matteo sp

ps in a suggestive way which made his

out of my chest and I

p so low. I maintain my stare at him praying so hard that he would

DOE

is faster than me and quickly bolts to the door

breath, my body t

pray my s

" The tattooed man licks his lips and I notice that he has a piercing in his tongu

s, "Stop trying,

, hot perspiration seeping through m

I will raise the rest, please let me go

e for the bag and opened it emp

sorrowful and small, especially with the amount they are ask

, you humor me princess

, my voice is weak and quivering but I r

go of Matteo and sta

but my eyes are trained on Matteo who w

walks up to me, I focus my e

no way we can pay off this debt can't you make this sacrifice for your brother? They are

r. My brother would do this to me with a cle

oded with tears but a loud and resoundi

and grabs my chin, "Prin

me and I s

pray my s