Eve batch 3

Eve 3
Chapter Seven.
*Four years ago*
“Mom, mom. Look at this little cat on the fence!” . I shouted looking outside the window at a cat sitting on the fence. It was cute.
“Not now baby” My mom said, she was curently cooking for my dad who would soon be back from work. My mom was a wonderful woman who loved me so much. I took after her in everything. The hair, eyes, behaviour. I was the photocopy of my mother. The only thing i took after my dad was his smile. I smiled a lot like him. I couldnt wait for him to come back. I was closer to him. I missed him. I hope he buys chocolates.
I looked at the cat again, it seemed to be sleeping . His tail waging.
“Mom, i want a cat” I said, moving away from the window and coming to hold my mom.
“Not now Eve, Im busy. Move away from the pot before it burns you” She pushed me slighty and i frowned.
“I’ll tell dad you keep ignoring me” I said folding my arms.
Instead she just laughed. “Ok I’m so sorry darling ” She said, coming closer to me. I knew what she wanted to do. She was going to tickle me.
So I ran, she laughed and ran after me.
Just then the door bell rang.
I ran to open expecting it to be dad.
When i opened the door, I saw someone else. A man. A tall handsome man. He had black hair and was on a black suit..He looked scary. Behind him were about five other men with black suits and dark shades.
I stood there frozen as the man stared at me. Something in his eyes made me shiver.
“Hello darling” He finally said and i ran to the kitchen.
“Mom! Mom! A man is here!” I shouted.
My mom came out, holding my hands tight, she looked at the men who had already come in. The man was sitting on the couch with a gun in his hands. I gasped. A gun. Was he going to kill us?
“Eve, go to your room honey and watch some catoons” My mom said pushing me in the direction of the stairs.
I quickly ran upstairs, but i didnt want to stay in my room. I wanted to know who that man was and what he wanted.
So i stood at the top of the stairs and peeped.
“Alberto, what do you want?” My mom said, looking scared but she tried to appear strong.
So the man name was Alberto. Nice name.
Alberto laughed. Still playing with the gun. “What am i doing here?” He laughed again. This time louder.
“Your husband still owes me three million”
My mom gasped. Three million? That was a lot of money. Dad owed this Alberto man three million.
“No, no, Dave told me he had paid you” My mom said, shocked.
“It seems your husband lied to you, because he hasnt”
The door opened, and my dad came in. He was holding a bucket of icecream.
“Wow, just the man we were waiting for” Alberto stood up, tucking his gun in his pockets.
My dad froze, he was shocked, he looked scared of this man.
“Dave, Alberto said you hadnt paid him” My mom said moving close to my dad.
“What do you want Alberto?” My dad said, holding my mom.
“What do i want? what do i want? I want my f—–g money a—–e” Alberto said, clearly angry.
“Tell him, you’ve paid him Dave” My mom said.
“Give me a week, i would get the money” My mom moved away from my dad clearly hurt that he had lied to her about paying Alberto.
“A week? No Dave your time is up” Alberto picked his gun and the pointed it at my mother.
No. Dont kill my mom.
“Alberto, please, i would give you your money, please let my wife go”
“Dave!” My mom cried as Alberto’s men held her.
Fear ate me up from in,side. They were going to kill my mom.
“Go get the girl upstairs!” Alberto shouted, his mem followed and started to come up the stairs. I got up. They were coming after me. They were going to kill me. I ran to my room and closed the door. There was silence and i quickly hid under the bed holding Daniel, my teddy bear.
Immediately, my door burst open, and i peeped from under the bed and saw a man’s feet.
I pressed my hand to my mouth so i wouldnt scre-m.
Silenced filled the room and the man moved towards the other side of the bed. I was scared.
I held Daniel closer to my chest. Then a pair of hands grabbed my legs and drew me out. I scre-med when i saw the man. One of Alberto’s men he looked scary.
“Gotha” He smiled at me and carried me away. Despite all my efforts of trying to come down he still held me tight.
“Mom! Dad!” I shouted, kicking my legs and hitting him with Daniel, the teddy bear.
At last we got downstairs and mom was already crying. My dad was sad. Alberto was smiling. What was funny?
The man placed me down and Alberto came close to me. I held on to Daniel.
“Mom,Dad” I whispered, but they didnt answer, they reamained were they were not looking at me.
What was going on?
“Dear, dear Eve” Alberto said, holding me face. “You now belong to me”
My mom broke down in tears. My dad still looked down. Sad. Broken.
I didnt understand what he was saying? I was his ? How? Why? I was just thirteen years. I didnt understand what all this was about.
“What do you mean?” I asked, tears already falling from my face.
“You see, your dad over there” He pointed at my dad. “Owes my money and dosent want to pay up, so he said you should go with me and stay with me forever. And even your mom agreed” Alberto finished.
The way my heart broke was unimaginable. No. No. Mom and dad wont let me go with this unknown man.
“You see, Mommy and Daddy dosent love you”
“No, stop. My mom loves me, she wont give me away to you” I cried.
“Really? Lets see if they would call you back when i take you away” He said taking my arm and dragging me towards the door.
My parents didnt even move. Mom was crying, dad was still looking at the floor. I could see the tears falling from his eyes too.
They were crying, they didnt want me to go. But at the same time they werent doing anything.
“Mom! Dad!” I shouted at them but thet remained still. “Mom! please dont let them take me away. I promise i would be good. Dad!”
“It was nice doing business with you Mr and Mrs Peters, you are never going to see your daughter again”
Alberto dragged me out and threw me in,side the car.
I cried, wailed, scre-med and shouted at him to open the door that i wanted to go back to my parents.
But no. No one answered. No one replied. I felt lonely, scared, sad, broken. I had lost Mom, Dad even Daniel fell on the road while i was strug gling.
The car started and i looked at my house. This was it. This was the end of my life. This was the last time i would see my parents. This was the last time i would be free. This was the beginning of hell.
*Back to the present*
Still going deep into the river, i remembered the d ay Alberto took me from my family. That was the day i became Eve Santiago and no more Eve Pete rs.
I was loosing consciousness as the water filled my lungs, i was dying.
Then i felt my body being lifted up and out of the water, I felt relieved. I could finally breathe. But i was loosing it. I tried to cough out the water but i couldnt. I could only see black. I was going to faint. The pair of hands held me closer.
“Don’t die now Eve. Please dont” The person carrying me said. But i couldnt identify the voice. I wa s too tired. I was too tired to open my eyes so i g ave in to the darkness. I fainted in the person’s arms.
Chapter Eight.
A beeping sound woke me up but i was too tired t o open my eyes.
beep. beep. beep.
It sounded in my ears. I tried h-rder to open my eyes and i finally did. I was in a room surrounded by white. White light. White walls. White ceiling. My eyes shut itself because of the high intensity of the light.
I felt something on my hand. Someone was holding it. It felt warm. It felt nice.
I opened my eyes and my brain transmitted the images i was seeing. I was in a hospital. Machines surrounded me. Some were connected to me.
That was when i saw him. A man. The man. He w as holding my hand. He was sleeping. Resting his head on the bed and holding my hand. I looked at the hair and i figured it was Alberto. Why was he here?
How did i even get here? What was i even doing in the hospital?
A pain struck my head and i gro-ned.
Suddenly last night came flooding back to me.
Dressing up. Going to the ball with Alberto. Dancing with James. Alberto angry. Beating James. Dragging me to the river. Pushing me into it. Drowning.
Oh God! I remembered being saved. It was Albert o. I remembered he didnt want me to die. But why? Why did he push me into the river? Then save me?
I looked at him again. He was sleeping but he see med to be struggling with himself. Like he was having a bad dream.
He held my hand tighter. As if holding me for life. Support. Safety.
I tried to move, but my head hurts. My wh0le body did. I felt weak.
Then Alberto woke up. The first thing he did was to look at me. Then he smiled. Happy to see me.
“Eve” He said, then k-ssing me. He k-ssed me with so much force. I could feel the love in it. I could feel his fear in it. The fear for almost killing me. I could feel his care.
But i didnt k-ss back. I couldnt. This was the same man that tried to drown me. That tried to kill James. The only man to show me affection.
Alberto drew back and held my face in his palm.
“I thought you had died Eve. I thought you were g one. I dont know what i would have done if i had lost you. When i pushed you into the river. At first i just wanted you to feel the pain you put me through. But then when i saw you drowning, I feared. I didnt know what pushed me to do that. But i was scared i would loose you. So i jumped into the river and carried you out. And you werent breathing. I almost ran mad Eve. I never felt so broken before so i carried you here. To the hospital” Alberto wiped his tears.
He was crying. The monster was crying because of me. He was scared to loose me.
“Eve, im so sorry. I love you so much but i dont know how to show it. I try and try but my anger gets the best of me. And when i saw you dancing wit h James. I lost it. I wanted to kill him for laying his filthy hands on you. And i wanted to beat the sh it out of you for dancing with him. I felt so jealous because you were looking at him with so much love. You had never looked at me like that and i w as so angry”
Alberto placed a k-ss on my cheek and i moved a way slightly. He knew i didnt want him to k-ss me . He frowned and clenched his fist in annoyance.
“Its ok Alberto” I held his hand trying to calm him down before he got angry. “I’m ok now, thats what matters”
“I know, but i feel so shattered, you are my wife, i should protect you not cause you pain” Alberto felt sad, broken, hurt. He brushed his hair back in fustration.
“You shouldnt have pushed me Alberto, you know i cant swim” I whispered.
He stood up in annoyance. “I know and i feel so f—-d up, i shouldnt have done that but you hurt me so badly Eve. You said you loved me but you just did that to save James”
As i was about to answer him but then the door opened and a male doctor came in. He looked about thirty years. He was putting on a white coat an d was holding a note pad.
“I see you are awake Mrs Santiago” He said smiling at me.
“Yes, she is” Alberto answered.
“How do you feel? Can you tell me where hurts?”
“Just my head, I feel dizzy and i think i have a headache” I answered.
He flashed a torch on my eyes and felt my hands. He also listened to my heartbeats. He looked at the machines and put it off so the beeping noise stopped.
“Nothing sleep cant stop” He said, looking at Alberto, who was currently staring at me with affection. “Mr Santiago, you have to leave now, so your wife can rest, afterall you have been here the wh0le night”
Alberto was here with me the wh0le night? I smiled, feeling happy.
“You dont f—–g tell me what to do” Alberto grumbled. “She is my wife and if i wanna stay here with here, i will!” He shouted, causing me to whince in pain. Headache.
The doctor placed a hand on my head.” Mr Santiago, you really need to leave. Your wife is suffering from a serious concussion and she needs to rest ”
“Alberto please” I begged i was already feeling tired.
“Just because of you Eve. Its because you asked me to and not this a—–e of a doctor here” He pointed at the doctor.
Alberto placed a k-ss on my cheek and left the room after telling me he would come to check on m e when he was back from work.
The doctor left a few minutes later. And i was left with my thoughts. Alberto really felt bad for what he did but could i really trust him. I thought of what he told me about having problem controlling hi s anger issues. I felt sad a little for him but at the same time i hated him for what he did.
After battling with my thoughts for an hour i finally slept.
When i woke up, it was already evening. I was disconnected to the machines. I felt better. And i was dying to take a walk. I wanted to go away. I wan ted to run. So i stood up. With Alberto not here, i could run away. I could escape. I came down from the bed falling slightly, the headache was coming back. I got up and went to the door and opened it.
To my suprise i saw three of Alberto’s men.
Are they always everywhere? I asked my self frowning a little. Now my plans are shattered.
“What are you doing Mrs Santiago” One of them asked.
“Just taking a walk”
“You shouldnt”
“Well the doctor said i should, it helps” I smiled at all three of them.
“Then we would come with you. Alberto orders”
Alberto this. Alberto that. Stupid man.
I started walking down the hall. Looking at the nurses and doctor running from one room to another. The wh0le place smelled like drugs and i hated it.
Some people were walking in hands. Some were crying. Some were laughing. A small boy ran past me holding a little girl. They were laughing. A girl was walking with a guy in hand. They looked around my age. They looked happy.
Would i ever be happy?
I turned and saw an exit. I looked at my back and still saw Alberto’s men behind me.
They looked at me, telling me not to try it.
So i walked past it and looked forward. That was when i saw him. His face bandaged up. His eyes was blue black. He was limping. He looked badly injured and bandaged up.
He looked different from the man i met at the ball. .He looked different from the man i danced with. He looked different from the man who made me smile. He looked different from James but it was James.