🔪 BABYSITTING THE LITTLE MOBSTER🔪
🍧From nanny, to mummy… 🍧
📖📖 Chapter Twenty One. 2️⃣1️⃣
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🍷A SHOULDER TO CRY ON🍷
GENRE: Dark romance & Thriller
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Setting: New York City 21st century
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***IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF NEW YORK***
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LORD DOM’s MANSION^^^
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Jake was working on some documents in his room, sorting out a file petition filed against them when his phone suddenly rang, and he was startled to see it was a call from Celia.
His heart slipped a beat upon seeing her call, because only an urgent matter could warrant the sudden call, so he picked it up immediately.
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📲* What happened?*
📞*Jake… what do I do…?*
📲*What happened to the Little Lady?*
📞*Not her, it’s the Boss,*
📲*What happened? Start speaking!*
📞*He was shot, I didn’t see the attacker but it could only be an attack. We’re in an island with only our house here. There is no one to call, and I can’t even call the cops…*
📲*Don’t ever call the cops! No matter the situation, never call the cops or an ambulance. It’s stated in the rules,*
📞*I know, that’s why I called you. Please, send us some backup. The boss can’t handle them alone if this is an ambush and I can barely protect myself, how will I protect Aria?* she cried.
📲*Give me the full details, I’ll send backup immediately,*
📞*I was inside when I heard gunshot, I didn’t even know how I got to the backyard, but I saw him seated on the ground, bleeding from his tight. I think he got shot in his tight. What do I do? What if the attackers return?” she cried, andJake let a sigh in relief.
📲*You can’t do anything, and it wasn’t an attack,*
📞*What do you mean?*
📲*Just ignore it,*
📞*What? How can I ignore something like that? My life is in danger, Aria’s life is in danger. Even the Boss is no match for a thousand people. Our lives are in danger! How can I ignore this? Emma doesn’t even know I’m here…*
📲*It wasn’t an attack…*
📞*So what was it?! I am the one here not you, so how can—*
📲* He did it to himself!*
📞*What?* she grumbled.
📲*The Boss shot himself, so ignore him,*
📞*What? How can a man shoot him—* she was saying, but he ended the call.
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He ignored her call when she called again, putting away what he was working on as he remembered the first time he ever saw Lord Dom in that state.
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FLASHBACK to few years ago (before Lord Dom became the Boss)***
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Jake was having difficulties sleeping so he jogged to the training hall when he heard gunshot which alerted him immediately.
He wasn’t armed, so he grabbed the metal close to him and ran to the direction of the sound startled to see Dominic seated on the ground behind the training hall, bleeding from his tight.
“Little Boss! Where is he? The attacker?!” he shouted, and picked up the gun beside Dominic.
“There was no attack, you don’t have to raise an alarm,”
“But you got shot,”
“That doesn’t signify an attack. Get your tact together,”
Jake looked at him confused, before he helped him up and Dominic went to a private room close to the training hall.
“I’ll call the doctor,” Jake said, but Lord Dom held him back.
“Then it won’t be painful,”
“I don’t understand… you hurt yourself on purpose?”
“If you want to be of help, bring that bag over there,”
“Ok,” Jake muttered still confused as he took the bag and saw a fresh clothe and a penknife
Dominic tore his trouser and gritted his teeth as he took the penknife but Jake collected it from him.
Jake looked at all the scars on his tight; both the fresh and faded ones and he clenched his fist wondering why Dominic was doing that to himself.
“I’ll do it,” Jake said, and Dominic nodded.
Jake tried to remove the bullet that wasn’t shot too deep while Dominic clenched his fists with gritted teeth enduring the pains.
After removing the bullet successfully, Jake managed to stop the bleeding before covering the scar with a bandage.
Dominic changed into another trouser and Jake tried to control himself from asking questions but he couldn’t, as he found himself asking.
“Why are you doing this to yourself? Why are you hurting yourself?” Jake asked.
“Hurting myself? Does it hurt as much as burning to d£ath in a fire?”
“Little Boss…”
“You said this hurt, so answer me! Answer the d@mn question!”
“You’ve to get through this for Little Lady, if you continue hurting yourself, who will protect her?”
“I couldn’t even protect her, I should’ve been there instead, I should’ve been the one in that fire… I should’ve been able to protect her!” he screamed, and hit his injured tight causing him more pains.
“But it wasn’t your fault,”
“It was my fault, the East attacked her because of me, she dled woefully because of me. It was all my fault. And no matter how much I hurt myself, it can’t be compared to the pain she felt,” he grumbled, and Jake looked at him already shut of words.
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FLASHBACK ENDS***
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Jake exhaled heavily and emptied the glass of water on his table.
“When will he stop blaming himself for the accident?” he thought.
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***IN MALDIVES ***
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LORD DOM’S ISLAND HOUSE^^^
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Celia dialed Jake’s number multiple time but he screened all her calls so she out the phone away already frustrated.
“What do I do? Why will a grown man hurt .himself on purpose?” she grumbled in fear.
Lord Dom refused to allow her tend to him and went to his room alone that she was too scared to disobey him with fear of what he could do to her.
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“Wait. Is it a Boss thing? Hurting themself so they won’t feel guilty when they hurt others?” she thought, and shoved the thoughts away, “if that was the case, many mafia’s will be limping by now,” her subconscious protest.
She was engrossed in her thoughts that she didn’t know when Aria entered her room until she felt a small tap and she almost jumped in fear
“Oh, you startled me,” she muttered.
“I called you twice, I even knocked. Why are you so engrossed on your thoughts?”
“Ermm… Aria… the things is…” she shuddered, thinking of the best way to ask her about her father’s situation when the door suddenly slugged open and Lord Dom barged in.
“Daddy!” Aria called, and ran into his embrace, “Why are you here?”
“I already had dinner without you, go to the dinning and eat, Celia will join you later,” he said, and Celia gasped wondering what he has to discuss with her.
Aria left immediately and Celia was able to check him out. He already freshened up and looking so healthy unlike an injured person.
“Are you fine…” she stuttered.
“Don’t mention it to Aria, and pretend it never happen,”
“How do you expect me to pretend like it never happened? I heard a gunshot and ran out to see you wounded there, I called Jake to send backup over but he said you hurt yourself. How do you expect me to pretend like it never happen when I don’t even know how things work in the mafia world, and now I’m stuck here with a mafia boss who hurt himself for no reason when we’ve to act natural?!” she yelled, and broke down in tears.
Lord Dom looked at her in shock wondering the cause of her tears but he was too stunned to utter a word as he stared at her, speechlessly.
He stood there till she stopped crying and put herself together.
“I… I…” she slurred, shot of words.
“You shouldn’t mention it to Aria, and act like it never happened,” with that, he spun around to leave.
“How is your leg? Is it better?” she found herself asking but he continued on his way ignoring her question.
She cleaned her face properly and went to the dinning room to join Aria who was picking on her meal.
“Wow. Did your father prepared this?” Celia gasped in disbelief.
“Yes. My daddy is a good chef,” Aria said.
“Wow. Who could’ve thought that?” sne grumbled, and sat next to Aria, “We’re not in the mansion, so it should be fine for me to seat here, right?” she said, and Aria nodded.
“Did my daddy hurt himself? Did you see him in the act?”
“What? You knew? He told me to keep it from you,” she gasped in disbelief.
“He shouldn’t know that I was aware, you shouldn’t tell him,” Aria said, sniffing in.
“How… how did you know? Did you see him?” Celia shuddered, wondering how hard it must’ve been for a child to see her father hurting himself, regardless the kind of ritual he was performing.
“I did, I saw him,” Aria muttered, and remembered when she saw her.
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FLASHBACK***
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Aria was unable to sleep, and it was still her birthday. Her father never makes huge preparations to celebrate her birthday — it only the present that ever makes it special.
She remembered some of her classmates talking about how they celebrate their own birthdays so she decide to go to him and make a fuss about it.
She got to his quarter but couldn’t find him so she asked one of his guard after him.
“I saw him heading to the training hall,”
“Lead the way,” she said, and he nodded.
He escorted her to the training hall and she gestured him to leave while she searched for her father until saw him at a corridor close to the training hall.
“Dad—“ she was saying but kept quiet when she heard him scream in pain.
“Argghh…” he screamed as he burnt himself with hot flame.
“Da—“ she wanted to call again but kept quiet when she heard him mumbling words to himself.
“I failed… I failed to protect you. I failed you…” he whispered in tears loud enough for Aria to hear.
“Da—“ she wanted to call but someone covered her mouth from behind and dragged her away.
She released forcefully and relaxed when she saw that it was Jake.
“How dare you?!” she lashed.
“I apologize,” he bowed lightly.
“Why do what you have to apologize for?!” she snapped.
“The Boss is not in a good shape right now, and it will only inflict more pains in him if he see you. I’m sure he doesn’t want you to know that he is struggling,”
“What happened? Why is he in much pains?”
“I’m sorry, but I can tell you that,”
“Then you don’t have to. I’ll just go ask him myself,” she said, and turned to leave but he held her back.
“The Boss is that way because he failed to protect your mother,”
“My mother… Daddy doesn’t talk much about her,”
“Today is a special day to remember her, so he must’ve been hurt deeply. But he will get over it after a few minutes. You shouldn’t be here, it wili only add more to his pains,”
“My mother dled when I was born, but that wasn’t Daddy’s fault…”
“I know, it wasn’t his fault, so he will get over it. We should return to your room,”
“Do you know my mother?”
“We could say I do,”
“Daddy doesn’t talk much about her. Can you tell me about her later?”
“If you promise to pretend like you never saw the Boss that way, and you will never mention or talk about it ever,”
“Are you trying to strike a deal?”
“Are you in?”
“Deal. I’m not going to tell Daddy either way,” she blurted, and he modded.
“I’ll escort you to your quarter,”
“I can find my way!” she blurted, and stormed off.
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FLASHBACK ENDS***
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Aria sniffed in gently as she told Celia the story, leaving Celia perplexed.
“I eavesdropped on your conversation earlier… Jake said he is going to be fine, Jake said he will get over it but he didn’t. He is still hurting himself…” she cried, and Celia embraced her
She could never have imagined that a day will come when she will see the feisty fearless Aria cry.
“I want Daddy to stop hurting himself…” she cried harder.
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Celia was able to console Aria and put her to bed before she returned to her room.
She turned on her bed unable to sleep thinking of how hard it must’ve been on Lord Dom. Hurting himself to relive his pain and trying to be strong for his daughter.
“What if he is hurting himself again?” she thought, and jotted up from bed immediately.
She ran out and started searching for him until she saw him in standing in the same place he eas earlier.
She found herself walking closer to him, and he gave her a questioning look.
“I know it’s hard on you, but when things are hard it’s best to cry it all out. Crying for hours will give you headache to nurse rather than inflicting pain on yourself,”
“What are you saying?” he mumbled.
“At times, crying on someone’s shoulder is very effective and comforting. The other person won’t see how ugly you look when you cry. I try it a lot with Emma, and it’s very effective, you should try it to,” she said, leaving him speechless.
He looked at her shot of words and she embraced him. More like she cast a spell on him, he started crying on her shoulder.
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TO BE CONTINUED…
