Category: EVE

EVE

Episode 25




Eve’s point of view 

I screamed in horror when I heard the gunshot. James body fell to the ground and I looked up to see my father standing with a gun in his hand. James groaned in pain as he held his shoulder, the gun fell to his side.
“That would put you away for a while” My dad said, kicking the gun away from James’ reach and running to meet me.
“Dad?” I asked shocked. What was he doing here?
“Mr Peters” Alberto chocked clinging to his stomach and shutting his eyes in pain
My mom came running behind him, and hugged me.
“My dear daughter we thought we lost you “I could fell her tears on my back.
But I couldn’t hug her back because i was looking consciousness. I gripped unto Alberto’s arm for support. But I just couldn’t breathe, my body was shutting down.
“Eve?” I heard Alberto say. “We need to get her out of here, she is looking consciousness ”
I felt my body being lifted up. I was still bleeding. I was tired. Weak. Hungry. Scared. I wanted to feel safe.
My body was giving up. Finally, I could rest in peace knowing that Alberto was safe and James was defeated.
As I struggled to breathe, my body was placed in the car. Voices echoed in my ears.
“She’s loosing a lot of blood”
“Where are my f—–g keys?”
“My dear daughter, please dont die on us”
“She’s not going to die!”
“I love you Eve, please fight this”
That was the last voice I heard before I gave in to the darkness. I fainted.
*Three weeks later*
I was still in the darkness. The pains. The silence.
I was still in a state of come. It felt like i was floating in space. Just floating without any direction.
The void, emptiness, was killing me, I was tired of it. I wanted to get out. I wanted to go back to the world. But my body was too tired to bring my soul back. So I was trapped here in this space. Waiting for it to be fully recovered.
After all the waiting, I finally opened my eyes.
The bright lights made me shut them back, and a pain attacked my side. My ears finally started working as a beeping noise could be heard.
I opened my eyes again and I adjusted to the lights, looking at my environment, I noticed the cards, flowers, and balloons surrounding me. The whole place was colorful.
“Get well soon” was all I could see on the brightly coloured cards and I smiled. The flowers were the most beautiful ones. White roses. Red roses. Then the balloons were of different colours. Blue. Red
Purple. Green. All decorated with smiling faces.
Still looking at the room i was in, the door freaked open and there came in the most handsome man I had ever seen. He smiled brightly at me, holding a bouquet of flowers. He was putting on a black top and blue jeans.
Alberto smiled at me.”Hey dear, I’m so happy you’ve woken up ” I was so pleased to see him. So I smiled in return. He dropped the flowers and came towards me and grabbed my lips with his. It was the best kiss I had received from Alberto. His happiness could be felt in the kiss and he explored the depth of my mouth and I his.
He pulled back, breathing very loudly and i smiled, touching his hair. He could feel my love for him in that single touch.
“Alberto” I finally said, my throat itched and I coughed. “I missed you so much, thank you for coming back for me”
“I love you Eve. I would never have been myself if I didn’t find you” He said, wanting to press my lips again when the door burst opened to reveal my arguing parents.
“It must be a girl ” That was my mom shouting at my dad.
“No, I need a grandson, who I can train to be like me” My dad resorted back.
“Train to be like you? Please we don’t need another copy of you in the family. It would cause so much damage” My mom laughed.
Alberto coughed, and my parents looked up, finally realising i was awake they ran towards me and hugged me so tight.
“Thank God, my beautiful daughter is awake”
“We love you, Eve. We were worried sick after you left us. We knew something was wrong so we tried finding this place. Thank God Alberto called us” My dad spoke, rubbing my head.
“I should have listened to you” I grumbled, taking Alberto’s hand and staring at him deep in the eyes. “You saved me”
“No, I saved both of you” He placed his hand on my belly. And for the first time, I noticed my belly was a little bugger. There was a little swelling.
My baby.
It was alive.
It was safe.
“Oh, Alberto. I love you so much. Thank you for all you had done and you too mom and dad. Thanks for coming to save us” Tears ran down my cheeks and my mom wiped them away.
“We love you, you are our daughter. Thank God for Alberto. He is the real hero here” My dad smiled at Alberto, who was just looking at me with love in his eyes.
For the next hour, we all kept laughing and talking. My parents were still arguing on the gender of my child. No me and Alberto’s child. My mom was going for a female while my dad was going for a male. His warrior as he called it.
Alberto was just telling me about how his wound hurt less and his day at work. I was angry he was going to work but he assured me that all was going to be well and I didn’t need to worry about it. Then I asked of James. He told me He was in our torture room and was being tortured everyday. Alberto said he hadn’t even started with him.
The evening passed and my parents bid me goodnight as they left for home after giving me a long kids on the head.
So I was left with Alberto. “What if it’s a female?”
“Male or female, it’s my child. And you are it’s mother that’s all that matters” He replied.
Then Alberto stood up and knelt down on one knee.
“Uhm. What are you doing?” I asked, looking at him strangely.
“I realised I never asked you to be my wife. To be mine ” He brought out a small box and opened it. A diamond ring stared back at me.
It fluttered with a thousand stones and reflected different colours of rays of light.
“It’s beautiful” I gasped.
“Not as beautiful as you” Alberto coughed. “Eve Peters would you do me the honour of changing your name to Eve Santiago?”
By now i was already shedding tears of Joy. Alberto had asked me to marry him I was dumbfounded. I couldn’t speak. I was shocked.
“I know I might not be perfect, but I’m willing to be for you Eve. I’m ready to change. To be the man you dreamed of. I kno–”
“Yes! I would marry you, Now put that d–n ring on my finger before I change my mind” I shouted at Alberto, causing him to laugh. He placed the ring on my finger and it fit perfectly
We kissed.
Everything was perfect.

This was my happily ever after.

EVE

Episode 25




Eve’s point of view 

I screamed in horror when I heard the gunshot. James body fell to the ground and I looked up to see my father standing with a gun in his hand. James groaned in pain as he held his shoulder, the gun fell to his side.
“That would put you away for a while” My dad said, kicking the gun away from James’ reach and running to meet me.
“Dad?” I asked shocked. What was he doing here?
“Mr Peters” Alberto chocked clinging to his stomach and shutting his eyes in pain
My mom came running behind him, and hugged me.
“My dear daughter we thought we lost you “I could fell her tears on my back.
But I couldn’t hug her back because i was looking consciousness. I gripped unto Alberto’s arm for support. But I just couldn’t breathe, my body was shutting down.
“Eve?” I heard Alberto say. “We need to get her out of here, she is looking consciousness ”
I felt my body being lifted up. I was still bleeding. I was tired. Weak. Hungry. Scared. I wanted to feel safe.
My body was giving up. Finally, I could rest in peace knowing that Alberto was safe and James was defeated.
As I struggled to breathe, my body was placed in the car. Voices echoed in my ears.
“She’s loosing a lot of blood”
“Where are my f—–g keys?”
“My dear daughter, please dont die on us”
“She’s not going to die!”
“I love you Eve, please fight this”
That was the last voice I heard before I gave in to the darkness. I fainted.
*Three weeks later*
I was still in the darkness. The pains. The silence.
I was still in a state of come. It felt like i was floating in space. Just floating without any direction.
The void, emptiness, was killing me, I was tired of it. I wanted to get out. I wanted to go back to the world. But my body was too tired to bring my soul back. So I was trapped here in this space. Waiting for it to be fully recovered.
After all the waiting, I finally opened my eyes.
The bright lights made me shut them back, and a pain attacked my side. My ears finally started working as a beeping noise could be heard.
I opened my eyes again and I adjusted to the lights, looking at my environment, I noticed the cards, flowers, and balloons surrounding me. The whole place was colorful.
“Get well soon” was all I could see on the brightly coloured cards and I smiled. The flowers were the most beautiful ones. White roses. Red roses. Then the balloons were of different colours. Blue. Red
Purple. Green. All decorated with smiling faces.
Still looking at the room i was in, the door freaked open and there came in the most handsome man I had ever seen. He smiled brightly at me, holding a bouquet of flowers. He was putting on a black top and blue jeans.
Alberto smiled at me.”Hey dear, I’m so happy you’ve woken up ” I was so pleased to see him. So I smiled in return. He dropped the flowers and came towards me and grabbed my lips with his. It was the best kiss I had received from Alberto. His happiness could be felt in the kiss and he explored the depth of my mouth and I his.
He pulled back, breathing very loudly and i smiled, touching his hair. He could feel my love for him in that single touch.
“Alberto” I finally said, my throat itched and I coughed. “I missed you so much, thank you for coming back for me”
“I love you Eve. I would never have been myself if I didn’t find you” He said, wanting to press my lips again when the door burst opened to reveal my arguing parents.
“It must be a girl ” That was my mom shouting at my dad.
“No, I need a grandson, who I can train to be like me” My dad resorted back.
“Train to be like you? Please we don’t need another copy of you in the family. It would cause so much damage” My mom laughed.
Alberto coughed, and my parents looked up, finally realising i was awake they ran towards me and hugged me so tight.
“Thank God, my beautiful daughter is awake”
“We love you, Eve. We were worried sick after you left us. We knew something was wrong so we tried finding this place. Thank God Alberto called us” My dad spoke, rubbing my head.
“I should have listened to you” I grumbled, taking Alberto’s hand and staring at him deep in the eyes. “You saved me”
“No, I saved both of you” He placed his hand on my belly. And for the first time, I noticed my belly was a little bugger. There was a little swelling.
My baby.
It was alive.
It was safe.
“Oh, Alberto. I love you so much. Thank you for all you had done and you too mom and dad. Thanks for coming to save us” Tears ran down my cheeks and my mom wiped them away.
“We love you, you are our daughter. Thank God for Alberto. He is the real hero here” My dad smiled at Alberto, who was just looking at me with love in his eyes.
For the next hour, we all kept laughing and talking. My parents were still arguing on the gender of my child. No me and Alberto’s child. My mom was going for a female while my dad was going for a male. His warrior as he called it.
Alberto was just telling me about how his wound hurt less and his day at work. I was angry he was going to work but he assured me that all was going to be well and I didn’t need to worry about it. Then I asked of James. He told me He was in our torture room and was being tortured everyday. Alberto said he hadn’t even started with him.
The evening passed and my parents bid me goodnight as they left for home after giving me a long kids on the head.
So I was left with Alberto. “What if it’s a female?”
“Male or female, it’s my child. And you are it’s mother that’s all that matters” He replied.
Then Alberto stood up and knelt down on one knee.
“Uhm. What are you doing?” I asked, looking at him strangely.
“I realised I never asked you to be my wife. To be mine ” He brought out a small box and opened it. A diamond ring stared back at me.
It fluttered with a thousand stones and reflected different colours of rays of light.
“It’s beautiful” I gasped.
“Not as beautiful as you” Alberto coughed. “Eve Peters would you do me the honour of changing your name to Eve Santiago?”
By now i was already shedding tears of Joy. Alberto had asked me to marry him I was dumbfounded. I couldn’t speak. I was shocked.
“I know I might not be perfect, but I’m willing to be for you Eve. I’m ready to change. To be the man you dreamed of. I kno–”
“Yes! I would marry you, Now put that d–n ring on my finger before I change my mind” I shouted at Alberto, causing him to laugh. He placed the ring on my finger and it fit perfectly
We kissed.
Everything was perfect.

This was my happily ever after.

EVE

Episode 22




*Alberto’s point of view*

“Tell me! Where is James?” I asked angrily for the seventh time.
But the man who was strapped to a chair and was being tortured by me wasn’t answering me.
“Fu- f–k you” He managed to say, coughing out blood from his mouth.
He was one of James men. And i took him for questioning. But he wouldn’t talk. There are other ways to make him talk.
We were in my torture room and i was going to make him bleed. All for my Eve. I would kill everyone to know where she was. I already had seven me n bloods on my hands.
And i would still keep killing just to get her back. I would f—–g kill anyone who knew James.
For one and a half month now Eve had been with that monster. Who knew what he had done to her .That demon was going to pay for all he had done to me and my beloved wife.
He was going to pay. I would cut off his balls and feed it to him. I would pluck out his eye balls and shove it up his a-s.
I was going to make him bleed. I would give him the most horrible death ever.
No one touches Eve. No one takes her away from me. Not James not anyone.
“You don’t want to tell me where James is. Dont worry i have a plan set for you” I smiled, making him scared.
I picked up a device just like a prong. And put his little finger between it and clipped it shut. His little finger fell to the floor as i detached it from his hand.
His screams filled my ears and i smiled. His pain made me satisfied. I was happy. His pains and screams were my joy.
“Where is James?” I asked again.
“Please, i swear i dont know” He said, screaming loudly.
“Wrong answer buddy” I patted him and picked up the device. Putting his ring finger in between it.
“Please…I swear i dont know..Please” He begged.
“I believe you” I said, clipping his finger, it cut off and fell to the ground and he screamed, begging me to stop but i didnt listen.
I did it for his middle finger, his index finger and h is thumb.
In a few minutes, all his fingers on his left hand was on the floor. All his fingers cut off. But i wasnt done yet.
Anyone who knew about James whereabout was going to die if they didnt tell me.
“Pl….Pl…please…I swear ..i dont know” He said, tears dropping from his eyes. He was in agony, pain.
So was Eve. Eve was also in pain.
“You see. I dont really believe you. You are James best friend, Fernando and if anyone knows about him it is you. Where is he?”
“I dont know” He said.
I picked up the device and went to the second hand. Putting his finger in it, i clipped off the little finger.
Fernando cursed, screamed and trashed all over the place. Blood seeped through his finger and he screamed in deep pain.
I picked his next finger and clipped it off too. “James has my wife. My sweet wife Eve. She means the world to me and i would kill to get her back”
Fernando didnt reply, he was crying for the amount of pain i was causing him.
I clipped of the middle finger and the index then the thumb. By now Fernando was already loosing consciousness.
I called one of my men and he poured a bucket of water on his head causing him to regain consciousness.
“How long would you do this Alberto” He asked, dropping the bucket on the floor. “You have already killed seven of James men. Do you want to have much blood on your hands?”
“I would create a massacre for Eve. I would f—–g kill all of James men to get Eve back!” I screamed at him and facing Fernando.
“Where is James?”
He didnt reply, instead he just spat blood on the floor. I picked ten metals like the size of a pen and put it in his finger. Piercing it one by one into his hand as his fingers. I coiled wires to each of the metals and pressed a switch.
Each of those metals were connected to a wire which was connected to a power surge so when i put on the power, current, electricity passed through it and into his body.
Fernando jerked in his chair as he was being electrocuted. His teeth was clenched.
His fist was tightly closed. His viens bulged out as his face turned red. He was in serious pains. His hand drained the blood in him.
He continued jerking in pains. His bones, tissue, organ, system, cells, muscles and nerves shoot violently as he reacted to the high voltage passing through him.
If there was anything my father taught me well was knowing how to torture to get answers. He taught me not to feel sympathy for anyone and i remembered it all. All the rules.
The monster my father made me was back. I was going to get Eve back no matter who i had to kill.
I switched off the electricity supply and Fernando body fell. He was calm, free from the shock. He breathed heavily. His eyes red, very red. Dark circles covered his eyes. His body pale.
“P…ple…please…st..sto..stop” He chocked.
“I would stop as soon as you tell me where Eve is ” I said, squatting in front of him and holding his face so he was staring at me.
He looked away, still not talking. This time i switched on the electricity and increased the voltage to the highest.
Fernando body started jerking again. And i watched. There was no sympathy in my eyes. Instead i felt pleasure in my veins. Anyone who was with James was considered my enemy.
I had already wasted one and half month trying to regain my memory. And now i had finally gotten it but Eve was no where found. I was not going to let anyone who knew James go scot free.
They would all pay. Anyone who knew James was going to get whats coming to them.
I wouldnt stop. I wont stop until i had Eve in my hands again. I was going to kill any motherfucker who knew about them.
Seven were already dead. Fernando would make it eight. And the number would keep counting till i found Eve.
I was going crazy, i was going insane every passing moment Eve was not here. I needed her. I needed her to survive. I missed her voice.
I would do anything to have her back.
Fernando’s body kept jerking and i switched it off . Coming closer to him i asked again.
He was breathing heavily, blood gushing out of his nose. His face almost white. His veins showed and his hand was battered.
“I would keep on going Fernando until you tell me where they are”
He didnt look up. He still wasnt ready to talk. And i wasnt ready to let him go.
“As you wish” I said going back to put on the switch.
“Wait” He said, i almost couldnt hear him. I turned back to him. “James and the girl are in his cabin, downtown. The cabin he goes to with his dad y ears back”
Finally, i smiled. The cabin. I knew it. James had showed he the cabin a few times. It was about a few hours drive from here.
I laughed. Finally i was going to get back my queen. My angel.
I took out my gun and pointed it at Fernando. “No. Please. I told you where they were”
“I know, thanks for that” I pulled the trigger and the bullet hit his brain, blood smerged on the wall and his body fell limp. Dead.
But that was the least of my worries.
I knew where Eve was. I knew where James was. That mother was going to get whats coming to him.
Poor James, I was going to kill him in the most horrible, violent way.
And my sweet Eve. I was going to have her back. Her smile, body, heart and soul was going to be mine again.

Dont worry darling, your saviour is coming.

EVE

Episode 18




*Now Alberto’s point of view*
I felt myself surrounded by darkness.
Being trapped in my mind for a long time.
Being trapped in my subconscious.
Here i felt helpless. Weak.
But when i opened my eyes, white light surrounded me, i shut back my eyes.
And tried to sit up, i opened them again and adjusted it to the lights as i looked around.
Hospital.
Various machine surrounded me. Beeping.
How did i get here?
I tried to remember but nothing came, all i got was a very serious migraine and i shut my eyes in pain.
I was sore all over. My head f—–g hurts. My ribs bandaged up even my left arm was broken. What happenned?
A doctor ran in looking shocked.
“Mr Santiago?” He asked, he looked like he was in his early fifties. He was wearing a white coat slightly opened which showed his blue shirt.
I looked at him inquisitivly as he took a survey at the machines and sighing in relief.
“I see you’ve woken up after a long time” He smiled flashing a torch on my eyes. “Please follow the ray of light”
Woken up after a long time?
How long had i been here?
How did i get here?
Questions filled my mind. But my mouth wouldnt open to ask.
I tried talking but i just couldnt hear my voice, the doctor noticing my trials just smiled at me tapping my shoulders lightly.
“Its ok Mr Santiago, you wont be able to talk, for now. Your brain is still trying to recover from the damage done to it in the accident”
Accident?
Was i involved in an accident?
He gave me a pen and a book. “Write whatever you want to say here” He said, picking up a stethos cope and checking my heart beat.
I quickly wrote. How did i get here?
“Mr Santiago, you have suffered what we call as elective memory loss. That means in the cause of your accident, you had a serious brain damage, which has erased a particular event, or someone, or thing from your mind. The brain damage also affected your ability to speak”
I gasped. I had forgotten something, someone. Who?
And i wouldnt be able to talk again?
“Calm down Mr Santiago, your heart rate just picked up. The good thing is you would still be able to talk, just give it a few hours and your brain would finally bring out your voice. But the worst part is your memory may never be recovered. That mea ns whatever your brain has wiped off may not return back to you. You may forget it forever”
What?
My brain has wiped out something, someone from my mind?
There is something i dont remember, or someone ?
No, No. This was bad.
What if that person was really special to me? And i needed to remember?
I quickly wrote on the book. Is there something that can be done to this memory loss?
“I’m afraid nothing can be done Mr Santiago. But its left to your brain now to bring back the memory loss. But please Mr Santiago, dont try recovering those memories because they would give you nothing but a migraine” He said, pressing a botton on the machine.
How long had i been here?
He looked at the note. “You have been in coma for a month now Mr Santiago, we were suprised you woke up, because your body was shutting down a lot of times, but you just kept coming alive.”
How did i get here? I wrote.
“You got into an accident Mr Santiago. You were driving under the influence of alcohol, and you didnt pay attention to the road. Its a good thing the paramedics brought you here on time”
I was drunk while driving?
Why?
Why was i drinking? Did anything happen to me?
As i tried to remember how i got here, a sharo pain attacked my head and i groaned in pain.
“I told you Mr Santiago, everytime you force your self to remember anything you would a migraine. So just rest and allow your head recover those m emories” He said, laying my back to the bed.
In a few minutes i was back in my subconscious ness.
*Few weeks later*
After a painful two weeks in the hospital, i was fin ally discharged home. But as i entered my house, i felt a pang of lonliness.
Did i live here alone?
I quickly went to the kitchen to make myself a hot tea.
After two weeks, no memory of my accident came to me.
No memory recoverd.
I was still the same since i woke up except i could now talk and my hand was ok now. The bandag ed ribs still remained though.
I put the kettle on the gas and waited for it to boil.
Even without my memories back, i felt a deep hole within me.
A part of me was incomplete.
A part of me was lost.
I felt something was missing.
But what?
What was it that was so important to me that i needed to remember.
Was it someone?
Something?
A family member?
Someone i loved?
As i tried to remember a sharp pain stung my head and i groaned in pain.
“F–k!” I hissed and stood up to put off the gas. As i tried to pour the water into a cup, it fell, splashing its content on my toes.
I screames in fustration and climed up the stairs to the room. Going towards my room, i saw a door opened and i walked in.
The room was designed for a female.
What was a female doing in my house?
Did i have a wife? Sister? Daughter?
F–k! Why couldnt i remember anything?
I walked in and went to the wardrobe. female clothes of different colours and designs stared at me, expensive jewerries layed on the surface. Shoes of different designs stood on the floor.
Who owned these?
I picked up one of the gowns and looked at it and noticed it belonged to a very young girl probably seventeen or eighteen.
But what was a girl that young doing in my house ?
Migraine attacked me and i sat down a bit.
I needed to remember, i needed to remember this girl.
As i sat on the bed i saw a book peeking out of the pillow, i picked it up and opened a page
May, 15, 2015. Dear Diary,
Today is my birthday but Alberto dosent know ab out it, i dont want to tell him. He treats me bad..It has been two years since i started staying with hi m and i already had a scar.
I wanted to go back home but Alberto wont let me. He says i now belong to him.
Sometimes i think i like him. But i dont want to, because he is wicked.
I just want to sleep and get away from him.
Till tomorrow diary.
I closed the book and many thoughts wondered t hrough my brain.
This girl said she liked me.
She said i was wicked to her.
Who was she?
I looked at the cover of the book and saw a name written on it.
Eve.
Who was Eve?

EVE

Episode 16




*This chapter is still in Alberto’s point of view*

*Ten years ago*

I just clicked sixteen years. My dad as usual did nothing to celebrate my birthday and my mom too. He said celebrating birthdays was a sign a weakness.
My dad, Mr Vettriano Santiago was a very heartless man, ruthless, drug dealer. He was a dangerous man and he taught me to be like him.
My father never did anything good for me, he showed no sign of affection for me. He told me never to love anyone only myself. He taught me to be heartless.
“Alberto, come here” He called from the sitting room.
I was in the kitchen, playing with the food i was given. Today was suppossed to be a day of celebra tion, my birthday, the day that marks the one i was born. But no one did anything. It was a normal day.
“Coming, master” That was what my dad demanded i called him.
He didnt want to be called “father” or “dad” he said it made him appear weak.
I walked to the sitting room and saw him sitting on the couch, a gun in his hand. He was playing with it.
“Here, take it” He handed me the gun and dragged me outside.
The gun felt heavy in my hand, i could barely hold it properly.
My dad had done so many things to me but he had never given me a gun before.
He whistled and my dog, Jake came running towards us. Jake, was the only thing i had close to a family, i got him five years ago and he had been with me since, i loved him so much.
“Now Kill it” My dad said, pointing at the dog.
What?
“Master, why?” I said looking horrified, i couldnt kill Jake, he was my best friend, the only thing i cared i about.
“Kill it, this animal is nothing to you. I gave it to you to care for it, now i want you to kill it” He frowned.
I pointed the gun at the animal, looking widely at us, he didnt know what was happening.
I couldnt pull the trigger, i just couldnt.
“Kill it Alberto, this thing only makes you weak, what is rule number one?” He asked walking behin d me.
“Never let your feelings, love and care get the best of you” I said, having remembered when my dad broke my fingers, forcing me to learn all the fifty-six rules that makes a man. The rules that makes me a Santiago, according to him.
“Good. Rule number two?”
“Obey all instructions from your master, no matter the cost”
“Rule number thirteen?”
“Never fall inlove with any body, either a pet or a human”
I was almost at the brink of tears as i pointed the gun at the animal before me.
“Rule number twenty, Alberto?!” My dad shouted when he saw my eyes.
“Never shed a tear for anything”
“Why?!”
“Because it shows weakness!”
I set the bullet in the gun, and pointed it to my dog.
“Now, kill it!” My dad shouted. “Kill it Alberto, Ive taught you to never allow your emotions get in the way of what you are suppossed to do. Kill it!”
I stared at my dog and remembered when it killed a snake that was about to attack me in the forest . This dog had saved my life a lot, when i got lost in the forest..I loved it. I couldnt kill it.
I gripped the gun harder, with all my strenght i tried to pull the trigger, i couldnt.
“I can’t” I finally said it.
My dad grew angry, he hit me and took the gun from me. He used the gun to hit my forehead, i was bleeding in seconds.
“Today marks sixteen years since i have taught you all these. All i did for you Alberto, you still dont know anything” He kicked my stomach.
Blood spewed from my mouth as i groaned in pain. My ribs were broken no doubt.
He pointed the gun at my dog and pulled the trigger.
I screamed. No. No.
“Thats what you get when you let your emotions cloud your duty” He said, kicking my stomach harder, I screamed in pain.
He continued hitting my stomach even when i tried to stop it with my hand.
“Get up, Alberto” My dad said. “Get up!”
I tried but fell down back, he hit me again and i shouted.
“What is rule number thirty?!” He shouted back at me.
I couldnt talk, my mouth was covered with blood and i couldnt think well
“What is rule number thirty, Alberto?!” He dad sho uted louder. “Get up!”
I couldnt, i couldnt speak. I was too weak, my dad kept hitting me my ribs hurts.
I couldnt even breathe, my lungs were closed up. I was in agony, pain. But i couldnt get up.
That was when i heard my mom, she was crying, begging my dad to stop hitting me.
He was too furious he didnt listen to her. He continued hitting me, completing ignoring her pleas. He hit me harder and i thought i was finally going to die.
“Get away woman!” He pushed my mom away as he fell down to the floor crying, wailing at the pain i was going through.
My life flashed through my eyes.
The day my dad beat me up for helping a lady who fell down.
The day my dad totured me to telling him, the girl i liked in school. Lets just say the girl left our school after my dad paid all the teachers to fail her.
The day my dad broke my right fingers the second time, hitting it with a hammar for trying to help my mom up when he beat her.
The day my dad taught me the rules.
The day i forgot the rules, my dad flogged me with whips all over my back.
The day i tried to run away from him, but he caught me and locked me in a dark room without food and water for five days.
My dad was a cruel man, who never loved me. He never loved my mom who he married because she was already pregnant with me.
A pain surged through my head as i was brought back to my current situation.
My dad was holding my hair, dragging it and shouting at me to not faint.
“What is the rule Alberto, say it. Only then would i leave you”
But i still couldnt talk, as i stared at him, blood running out of my nose and mouth. We had the same eyes, nose, everthing i was just like my dad.
The man who broke me. The man who made me who i was.
“Get up!”
I looked at Jake and i tried to get up but the pains in my ribs wouldnt let me.
But i needed to fight.
I needed to be strong.
Maybe my father was right. I couldnt let my emotions get in the way.
I should have obeyed him.
I needed to start following the rules.
I didnt want to feel weak. I didnt want to feel sad.
I needed to be ruthless.
I needed to be wicked.
Dangerous.
Heartless.
I tried getting up, but i fell back down.
I stood up again.
“Get up Alberto!” My dad shouted, watching me struggle without helpung me.
My ribs hurt the more, and i coughed and spat blood. But i didnt let it affect me.
I stood up and held my ribs in pain. I almost fell back down but i held unto myself.
My dad smiled at me.
This was what he wanted. He wanted me to be like him.
“Rule number thirty, when your enemy attacks you, never back down. Stand up and fight” I managed to say, blood coming out of my mouth.
My dad tapped me on my shoulder and gave me back the gun and pushed me in the direction of my mother.
“Shoot her leg”
I gasped as my mom shouted at my dad, cursing him and pleading for me not to, but i didnt listen.
I pulled the trigger and shot her leg, she screamed.
But i didnt listen. I looked at my dad and he was smiling, very proud of me.
He wanted me to be a monster.
And i was going to be that monster.
Heloo….This chapter was about Alberto, ten years ago, when he was just sixteen years. As you can see his father was a very ruthless man who trained Alberto to just be like him. Now we know how Alberto got to be the way he is. We still dont know if Alberto survived the accident and Eve is now with James, who is the real monster here.

To be continued

EVE

Episode 15




*Before you read, this is Alberto’s point of view. That is, this is Alberto now, no more Eve*
I sat at the bar and drank myself to stupor.
Thinking.
Wondering.
Hurting.
I wanted Eve, I missed her. I needed her.
But i couldn’t go back and get her.
They say when you love someone, you should be ready to let that person go.
All this while i had tried, forced Eve to love me but she never did.
I locked her up, so she wouldn’t look upon another man.
I kept her here so she would have no other choice but to love me, no other choice to be with me. Me alone.
All for my selfish interest. Now she was gone, finally free. The freedom she had been looking for.
I took another bottle of wine and gulped down a whole cup.
I needed Eve. I craved for her. My body, soul, heart, mind called out to her.
But i couldnt get her back, i had done nothing but bring her pain, sorrow, distress, lonliness. She was right all along, i was a beast, a monster who couldnt treat the one i loved well. I claimed i loved her but all i was to her was the enemy, the heartless one who did all he could to gain an angel’s love.
Now she was gone, without even looking back. She ran away with him. That motherfucker, James.
But at least she was free from me. Free from the man who did nothing but cut out her wings, like the angel she was.
Her beautiful face haunted me anytime i tried to close my eyes. That beautiful smile i only saw not more than three times clouded my mind.
I rubbed my eyes in pain. I was in pain. I had lost Eve. The only girl to steal my heart after Jane die d. The girl who made me whole. The only girl who made me complete. The only girl to win and take my soul, mind, body, heart.
All the horrible things i had done to her, my Eve came back to my mind, tormenting me, destroying me, breaking me. I allowed it. Allowed it tear me a part.
I took down another gulp of wine, and i could feel my body getting under the influence of the alcohol.
My body surrended to the alcohol, completely bluring the images i was seeing. I was getting drunk.
But then who cares?
No one.
I turned around and one blonde chick sat on my laps.
“What are you doing here, honey?” She asked, pressing her blood red lips on my face.
“I…I..Drink..I’m- here, drink” I laughed at my own foolishness, i couldnt even make a reasonable sentence.
But she just laughed as she pressed her b—-t to wards my chest. “Is that all?” She said, running her slender fingers down my face ,seductively.
I knew what she was trying to do, seduce me.
“No, I need something else” I said, removing the sleeve of her dress. She stood up and took my hand.
I stumbled, almost falling but i laughed. I was drunk.
She laughed and guided me upstaris. I fell almost a million times, everything was blury, moving. I wasnt seeing properly.
She opened the door and dragged me into tbe room, it was a small one but enough for two people . It had a bed and one fan thats all.
She stood before me and started to unzip her dress.
“Do you need help with that?” I asked, and she nodded.
I turned her back to me as i zipped down the clothes, her skin was lovely, pure, spotless.
I wanted to touch it so i did, removing the dress, exposing her whole back, hips, legs, she stood naked before me and i was loosing control.
I thought i was ok but when she turned around i almost fell. There she stood like a goddess, every part of her body was pure, smooth, my mouth watered.
I looked at her from her toes, legs, hips, stomach, b—-t but when i got to her face i was shocked. it was Eve.
How did she get here?
“Eve” I whispered.
“No darling my name is Pamela” She said, walking up to me.
I shut my eyes and opened them again and it was the girl, no more Eve.
What was wrong with me?
Was i going crazy?
She came closer to me and i felt her b—-t on my chest. She took my hand and placed it on her waist.
But i couldnt look at the face again, i was scared of seeing Eve.
She was haunting me.
Those beautiful eyes.
They haunted me.
Pamela started removing my clothes and i ran down my hand on her back.
When i looked up again, i saw Eve. I jumped away from Pamela.
“Whats going on?” She asked.
“Eve, what are you doing here?” I asked.
“Who’s Eve?” I looked up to see Pamela again, Eve wasnt here.
I was going crazy.
I buttoned my shirt and ran out of the room, pushing other people. I almost fell down the stairs as i ran. I could here Pamela’s voice calling out to me, but i didnt answer.
I ran out of the bar and opened my car after trying so many keys. I couldnt see well. I was beyond drunk.
I tried my keys to my car, it started and i zoomed off with full speed.
Why was i seeing Eve?
I shut my eyes and all i could see was her beautiful face.
Her hazel eyes.
Those pink lips i had forced to kiss me and that begged me when i was about to do something to her.
God!
I missed her!
I f—–g missed her!
I couldnt live without her!
I craved for her, craved for her body, her heart.
I needed Eve to survive.
I banged the steering in anger. She was with James, that mother f—-r.
But atleast she was happy, free from me.
Free from the monster who kept her locked up for four years.
But i couldnt take her back, i was willing to let her go and be free.
I loved Eve. And i wanted the best for her. But i knew i couldnt give her that kind of happiness.
I couldnt give her joy.
I increased the speed of the car as it raced along the streets of Italy.
I made sharp turns and avoided the traffic lights. I was too drunk to obey the rules.
I was too heartbroken.
I needed Eve.
I needed her for survival.
I made another sharp turn as i almost hit another car.
Eve beautiful face flashed in my mind. A picture of her and James smiling happily filled my mind.
A picture of her and James getting married and having kids flashed through my mind.
Another picture of James touching her, her body found its way to my mind.
I grew angry.
That mother f—-r didnt deserve Eve.
She was mine.
My angel.
My wife.
My soul.
My source of life.
She belonged to me.
Only me.
No one else.
Eve’s beautiful face clouded my mind and i didnt see the trailer coming towards me.
The impact was too great as the trailer smashed my car. Pains, was all i could feel.
Screams was all i could hear.
Petrol was i could smell.
Heat, fire was i could feel.
I was hit.
I was bleeding.
I was in pains.
I was loosing consciousness.
I was dying.
But Eve was all i could see.

EVE

Episode 14




I stared at the window in shock, the black suv
parked carefully and James was shouting at my
parents that how could they do this to thier
daughter .
I looked at the car, praying that whoever came
down from it was not Alberto. The door opened
and my breathing stopped.
I prayed harder, and then i saw the feet. It was
in blue heels.
I sighed.
A woman came down, dressed in a black dress,
and holding a blue bag that matched her shoe.
She walked towards the house.
“James come on, its not Alberto. Let’s get out of
here.” I pulled James away from my mother.
I turned to look at her and my dad. They were
on the brink of tears. “Everything I’ve done, i
did for you Eve. I hope you understand”
“No! Everything you did to her was out of fear
and selfishness. You are just trying to save your
a-s and in the process putting your daughters
life at risk in the hands of that monster” James
answered for me.
“And who are you, gentleman? How did my daughter know you?” My dad who had been quiet the
whole time asked James.
“I met him at the ball, two days ago. And he is
helping me to get away from Alberto” I said,
holding hands with James.
“And his name is James?”
“James Parker, lawyer at an international firm”
Ja mes said proud of himself
My dad seemed to be thinking for a bit and i
raised my eyebrows for a bit.
What was he thinking about?
Does he know James?
“Aren’t you the same James that was accused in the suicide of–”
My dad could hardly finish his sentence when someone knocked.
The door opened and a woman came in.
“Mrs Chamberland!” My mom greeted.
“Eve we gotta get out of here” James dragged
me out.
The woman looked at me and James.
I looked at my parents one last time as James dragged me out of the house.
“Eve! Eve! Get back here! Alberto is coming for
you!” My mom shouted running after us.
“You are making a big mistake!”
“Get away from me mom, I’m leaving with James. Whether Alberto comes or not”
She grabbed my hand, spun me around and
gave me a resounding slap.
“Never speak to me that way! I am your mother!
And I care about you”
“Leave me alone!” I shouted, struggling to get
out of her grip.
“No! You are going back to Alberto, he would be
here soon!”
James quickly came to my aid and pushed my mom away, causing her to fall and hit her head
on the floor.
“Come on Eve” James dragged me and pushed me into the car.
I turned to look at my mom. She was unconscious, lying still on the floor. There was a little blood
on the floor.
James didnt have to push her that hard.
He got into the car and i shouted “That was my
mother you pushed like a sack of potatoes,
She’s u nconscious!”
James gripped the steerng in anger, fuming. But
i kept shouting at him.
Immediately he exploded. “Shut the f–k up!
And stop whinning like the little b—h that you
are!”
To say i was beyond shocked was an understatm
ent. I was terrified. James shouted me. He
called me a b—h.
I stared at him, tears falling from my eyes.
He started the car, and we got to the road, i
looked back at my house and my dad was
running towards my mom unconscious body
with thier visitor behind him.
“You are so naive Eve. I thought Alberto taught
you better than this” He laughed.
What was happening? Was this James? Why was
he acting so violent?
“James? Why are you acting like this?” I asked.
But James laughed louder. “Oh dear Eve, I’m
going to have so much fun with you” He
touched my cheeks, and i moved away from his
touch.
“Running away from me i see. Remember you
were the one who made the decision to follow
me” He smirked. “You are so foolish, how long
have you known me? Two days or is it three?
And you follow me like a little puppy”
“James stop this madness, Please. I followed you
to get away from Alberto. You know that”
“Alberto?! Never mention that b—–d name close to me again” He grabbed my wrist, squeezing
it tight.
“James, let me go! Stop, youre hurting me!” I
pleaded.
“For years Ive been trying to get back at Alberto
for the death of Jane and When i first saw you
at that ball with Alberto. I knew exactly what to
do” He laughed.
“That was the best night of my life, Then i saw
Alberto leave the party and i saw you going to
grab a drink. I was happy all i needed to do was
just dance with you and as stupid as you were,
you fell under my spell. You fell for me Eve and
i knew I had gotten Alberto most priced jewel”
I cried, so all this had just been a plan to get
back at Alberto? That wonderful dance, it had
meant nothing to James? I was played. Fooled.
Deceived.
“Then i saw Alberto, i moved closer to you,
drawing you closer to my body to get him angry
and boy he fell for it. He came towards us and
beat the hell out of me. I allowed it. So i wont
appear as the bad guy in front of you”
“Stop this! Its not true. You liked me. You fell for
me too at that ball!” I screamed at him in tears.
Yes. James liked me. He held me so well. He danced with me. He made me feel like a queen. He
made me feel safe from the claws of Alberto.
“Like you? Never! You were just a means of
getting my revenge back at that b—–d”
“No!No! Stop this!”
“Oh sweet Eve. Then i landed at the hospital,
thinking all hope of getting revenge was lost.
But then, there you were. Calling my name. I
was happy, I looked around to see if Alberto
was there. But he wasnt. He left you once
again”
I remembered that day, i was so happy to see
James. Thinking he was my saviour.
“All i had to do was just convince you to come
with me and then i had won. I knew you wont
come out of fear so i told you about Jane. I
twisted the story Eve”
Suddenly I remembered when Alberto was trying
to tell me, he said James was a liar. If only i had
listened.
“You see Jane loved Alberto, and he loved her
too . But Alberto cant always get the good
things, can he? No! So i started watching Jane
just to annoy her at first but later i wanted her
for myself. I wanted her to be mine”
James laughed. “I needed her to love me too. I
couldnt sleep without seeing her at least once. I
needed to touch her, caress her. But she kept
going back to that b—–d!” James shouted,
gripping the wheel in anger, his knuckles
growing white.
I shifted a little in fear. This James was different
from the one i knew. What had suddenly
possessed him? Why was he acting this way?
“Then i grew insane, i kidnapped her, i took
Jane. D–n! I was pleased. I had her all to
myself, her body was so sweet to touch, i
touched her every where, she was mine.
F—–g mine! Until that b—–d came , I could
have killed him. I could have. But then Jane slit
her throat. All because of him!! ” He shouted.
And i jumped in fright, fear. I moved away.
James was the real murderer here, not Alberto.
He had drawn Jane to her early death, not
Alberto. He had kidnapped her, not Alberto. He
had done all evil things to her, not Alberto.
I was lied to, and i believed.
“Now I’m going to make him pay for all he did
to me! He would pay for every pain he caused
me. And i know how to cause him pain, i know
how to make him sad. I know how to kill
Alberto. Its you Eve. You are the source of
Alberto’s pain. He loves you so much and he
would do anything to get you” James laughed.
“You think Alberto is a demon? No, Im the

greater Demon Eve”

EVE

Episode 9






“James!” I shouted. Immediately, he looked up and saw me..He smiled.
“Hey, Its me Eve” I said not knowing what to say .
“I know, i can never forget a beautiful face” He said.
I blushed at that. “What are you doing here? What happened to you? You look pale” James said, taking a good look at my face.
“Uhm..er..er..i umm” I stammered. I couldnt tell him. I couldnt tell James Alberto tried to drown me. I couldnt tell him he almost killed me.
“Its Alberto isnt i?” He said and i looked up to look at him. “He’s still the same sick b—–d after all those years” He frowned.
All those years? Which years? Alberto wasnt lying when he said he knew James that they enemies.
“How are you James? I’m deeply sorry the other night. I shouldnt have danced with you that day. Now see the mess i put you in. Youre here in the hospital all because i couldnt walk away. I’m deeply sorry James” I said, almost in tears. Guilt ate me from inside. It was all my fault this handsome man was here.
“Its OK Eve, you don’t need to apologise. Its not your fault. Its Alberto’s. He’s sick. Twisted. Crazy. He doesn’t like anyone playing with his toys” James said wiping my tears away.
Toys?
“You need to get away from him Eve” He said.
Get away from Alberto? Was i crazy? Alberto would find me and drag me back to him even if he had to kill everyone in the f—–g world.
“I think i need to get going back to my room. Its Evening and Alberto would soon be back” I stood up and started to leave.
“You have to get out before you end up like Jane”
What? Jane? Who was she?
“Who’s Jane?” I asked, sitting down again.
“Alberto wasn’t always like this” James started. “We were very good friends, right from childhood, he was friendly, caring, funny. He was my best friend. Then one girl Jane came into my life. She w as gorgeous, beautiful, smart, intelligent, she was all i could ask for. I wanted her to be my wife” James laughed. A sad laugh.
But Alberto got jealous and wanted Jane for him self, so he started doing things to destroy my relationship with her. But Jane kept coming to me , our relationship got stronger. It got Alberto more angrier. He grew obsessed with Jane. He grew intense feelings for her..He craved for her. He wanted her. He was going to do anything for her. Even if i t meant killing his best friend”
“No. Alberto would never do that” I said.
But James just laughed. “Oh, he would. Alberto started stalking Jane. He watched her and followed her everyday. He grew too close. He needed to see her. He took pictures of her. He grew obsesssed. He became a stalker. Jane grew uncomfortable and told him to stop but instead it grew worse. I confronted Alberto to stop stalking my girlfriend but he refused. Few days later, Jane gets missing .”
I gasped, no Alberto wouldn’t take her..He cant. I argued with myself..But something deep in me he did..He did it.
“I called the police to investigate the case, they did but couldn’t find her. So i went to Alberto’s house and lo and behold Jane was there, looking battered up, she looked just like you. Pale and sick. I tried to get her out of his house but Alberto came and Jane told me to go so he wont see me. But it was too late, Alberto was with a gun..He was going to kill her. Saying if he cant have her no one else could but Jane had a knife with her the whole time. She slit her throat”
James finished, tears was in his eyes.
“James, I’m so sorry” I cried. “I didnt know Alberto was so cruel”
“No, Eve. Jane made her choice that day. She killed herself to escape from Alberto. He drove her in sane. He drove her to her death. Thats what he does Eve. He drives people to thier death all in the name of his stupid love. You have the chance to get away from him now Eve before he kills you like he did to Jane”
I was confused. I wanted to go. I wanted to leave Alberto but at the same time i didnt want to.
“Come with me Eve” James stood up holding his hand.
He held hand for me to take.
I wanted to take it. I wanted to go with James.
“We can get away from him Eve. I have enough money to take us far away from here where Alberto would never see us. Just name the country you want us to go to and we will” James said, staring at me.
The offer was tempting. I was starting to like James. But was i really ready to leave Alberto. Anywhere i went he would get me back. I knew Alberto.
“I cant…I’m sorry James” I said, crying. I needed t o get away from him. I needed to be alone. “Alberto would find me and bring me back. I cant. I can never be free from him. I belong to him”
“Eve, I know its too much to take in now but i stay in room 45 so when you are ready come there. W hen you make up your mind i will be waiting. But i would be discharged this night. So decide quickly”
With that he limped away. I quickly looked around me to see if Alberto was around. The body guards were talking amongst themselves so they didnt hear any of me and James conversation.
I went back to my room in tears. I sat on the bed and cried my eyes out.
There was freedom waiting for me and i had declined it. The freedom i had always wanted.. Was i really ready to leave Alberto? The truth was i didnt even know the answer. Alberto was a monster. A beast. Now a murderer. Why wasnt i running away? Why wasnt i with James now, half way across the world. Why did i choose to stay with Alberto ? Was i having feelings for him?
What? No? I was going crazy just like Jane. Love Alberto? Never! I cried harder as i fought with my inner mind.
Alberto was going to be the death of me. No! Alberto loves me, he said it a million times.
But then why does he keep treating you badly? Another voice in my head said.
Because he dosent know how to express his love ,he allows his anger and obsession get the best of him. Another voice in my head said.
I was running mad. It was evening. Alberto would soon be back. James would soon leave and i would never see him again.
My last chance of freedom would be gone.
Was i really ready to spend my whole life with Alberto?
Yes.
No.
Yes.
No.
I wanted to spend it with James. A man i didnt even know. Someone i just met yesterday. Was it re ally worth it. But i would never be happy. No, i would be happy with James, he was nice and caring .
It was getting darker outside and Alberto would soon arrive.
I needed to make up my mind.
You have to get away from Alberto before you end up like Jane. I remembered James words.
I was going to leave. I was going to get out of her e..I was going to go with James. I was going to g et away from Alberto. I cant stay with him. He would kill me just like he did to poor Jane. I was going to leave this place with James, we would go sonewhere far.

I was going to get my freedom.

EVE

Episode 7




*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 inside. 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 scream.
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 screamed 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 inside the car.
I cried, wailed, screamed 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.

To be continued