Leaving

I hold the glass in my hands tightly, he continues to kiss me, I don’t cry or resist I know what I have to do stab him with this as hard as I can.
“get off me!” I scream trying to push him away, but he doesn’t budge, he keeps kissing my lips forcefully. I hold the small glass in my hand and stab his jaw down as hard as I can, taking it down with me to his neck. He widens his eyes as blood flows, slowly getting off me, I smile for once he looks scared and I caused that.
“ Bitch,” he whispers touching his neck, I nod yes. I grab a small bag and go to the safe but it’s locked. I need money to get out of here, I look around for some cash, I need to leave this place, town, and this province, I need a lot of distance between me and the cartels, they will surely kill me once they find him, I get his wallet and get all the money in there, it’s a lot and the pieces of jewelry he bought me in my closet
But where Is troy, I can’t leave without him and I’m running out of time. Marion is already on the ground whimpering in pain, I get his phone, it’s a fingerprint so I get his thumb and use it, it unlocks and I dial Troy's number
“ boss, “ he answers.
“ It’s me, come to my room,” I end the call, when he comes in I rush to hug him, and he pulls away taking in the sight before me.
After telling him everything, he nods with a smile, hugging me.
“ let’s go,” I say to him in a hurry, still looking around .but he shakes his head.
“ I can’t, I have to stay and make sure they don’t find you, he runs this whole state now, and his people will look for you I need to lead them away,” I feel tears in my eyes, I can’t leave without him. I shake my head sitting on the bed.
“ Hey, you have to leave ok? We are wasting time, someone will come here any second,” he says pulling me up and taking me to the balcony.
“ But where do I go?” I ask, he gives me a map and a compass, that will first get me out of his huge estate. I’ve never been good at geography. I sigh but take both and put them in my backpack.
Then I remember something, I go back to Marion, his unconscious, maybe he’s dead. I check his right jacket pocket and I get it out, it’s a bracelet, it’s pretty gold, and has different red and blue diamonds with a small dragon engraved behind the biggest stone that’s in the middle.
It’s so magical as it shimmers but it slightly burns, I drop it as the burning becomes too much.
“ouch,” I hiss, it’s glowing a little but I still pick it up.
“ Ava,” calls Troy still looking at the map.
“ What’s that?” he asks curiously looking at it. But I shrug.
“ That guy Mikael told me to keep it but it burns,” I tell him putting it in my bag. He nods
“But where do I go,” I ask looking at Troy, but he keeps looking at the guards.
“ Crescent Stone City,” a voice says, we both turn to the voice, Mikael. He has his arms crossed against the wall, smiling mischievously looking at Marion on the floor. He nods hitting him with his leg.
“ you didn’t kill him,” he comments. I just wanted him to get off me so bad.
“ Go to Crescent Stone, it’s the last place they'll ever think to look, and they won't stop he won’t stop until he has it,” he says pointing to the ladder, I get on careful not to look down.
" Why did I get the bracelet?" I ask
" Can you believe if I tell you it quickens Mario's recovery and you don't want that right?" I look at him confused, is he normal? It's just jewelry, maybe I can pond it when I get stuck, it must be pricey if they wanted it so bad, that's why I got it
“ I don’t know anyone there and I haven’t even been there,” I say as they help me off the balcony, Troy follows but Mikael jumps down, leaving me in awe, he was almost flying and he landed gracefully, I glance at Troy who has his mouth open like me
“ I can’t keep it, and if they have it…..” he pauses looking for the right words. “ Let’s just say bad things will happen,” I look at him, but he doesn’t say anymore and I don’t push.
“ for now I can’t go to the crescent Stone city without being killed by a group of lethal warriors, but I will get my bracelet If Tai doesn’t kill you first,” he says
“ Why are you doing this?” I ask looking at him, he doesn’t look like a person who will just do things out of the kindness of his own heart.
“ Payback, they denied me something I want badly,” he says looking ahead. I stop in my tracks as the cottage comes into view. Mikael groans pulling my arm but I yank it free running to the cottage, in an instant he comes in front of me, how fast can he run
“ I’m helping them,” I say crossing my arms, he groans frustrated soon troy jogs up to us.
“ There are guards, how do you suppose we do that?” Troy asks, he snarls not pleased at all.
“ Humans,” he mutters, I want to say something but I won’t, indeed a lot of guards around the cottage.
“ Stay here,” I nod, but I feel anxious, soon one of the men guarding the cottage comes flying over to us with his throat ripped out, I scream but troy covers my mouth, I slowly take it off and he mouths me to be quiet as he goes behind taking out his gun.
After a few minutes, Troy comes back followed by Mikael with a lot of blood on his white t-shirt, I catch troy blushing a bit before looking away.
I open the cottage, get in I turn on the light, a lot of girls curled up in a corner, looking very scared, holding each other, silently crying.
“ It's okay, we are here to help,” I tell them with a smile, they get up but look unsure.
“ let’s go,” They are looking hesitant, whispering, some shaking their head, soon outside a loud siren rings around the area.
“ go lead them away,” Mikael orders troy, he looks at him before nodding, coming to hug me and I hold him tighter.
“ I’ll find you ok?” I nod, I know he will. Mikael rolls his eyes,
“ enough with the sentiments,” he tells troy who pulls away kissing my forehead before leaving. The girls are now loudly crying.
“ They’ll kill us if we leave,” an older one says, I groan frustrated can’t they see I’m just trying to help them. Tai will make sure they live in hell.
Mikael impatient takes out a gun and points it at them, the girls cry a little, hiding their face
“ We are risking so much here to help you all, look if it were up to me I'd leave you, I don't give a fuck,” he sighs holding the trigger and I flinch
“But little miss do good, save the world here won’t be able to sleep if we left you, so weak,” he says shaking his head.
“ Please p.put down ..y.. your gun,” I stutter not looking at it, he looks at me for a long time, observing me but nods putting at the back of his belt.
“ Trauma,” he whispers still looking at me, suddenly the girls start to move coming closer to me, I smile as we leave the small cottage,