Laura
"So how about that lunch?" Martin asked with a satisfied grin. The champagne I had drunk today and last evening made me combative. I was damn furious about his care free attitude.
"What Martin! Today's my birthday and you've been missing for half a day". I said wrapping my floral tunic round me, I needed time to set my head straight.
Giardoni Naxos at the time of day was pleasant, the scene was just majestic, beautiful as always. My eyes were watering. I put my glasses on and started walking. I moved around the streets taking in the cold weather. The sun was slowly setting, but still I walked. When my anger abated, I realized how much my feet hurt. My heeled flip flops despite being a work of art was not good for long walks. I saw a small café in one of the crannies of the town. It was the perfect place to catch my breath, and found out that one of the items on the menu was sparkling wine. I sat down watching the surface of the buzzling sea. An old woman brought me a glass of wine and said something in Italian. I didn't understand the words she was talking about. I sat at the table and stared at the sea until it grew dark. I wouldn't have been able to get up after how much I had to drink. I decided to order my favorite pizza:macoroni and cheese or shortly called Mac n cheese. The best part of Mac n cheese is that the cheese sauce is oh so rich, thick, silky and creamy, the pasta is aldente, and the bread topping is crisp and crunchy.
I felt ready to return and face what I left running away. I walked calmly and slowly as I headed back to the hotel. The winding streets were nearly desserted- they were too far from the main land running along the coast. Two SUV'S passed me by. I had seen those SUV'S back at the airport I thought.
The night was hot, I was drunk, my birthday was ending and everything felt wrong. I turned when I realized the walkway ended and I realized I had lost track of where I was. I looked around but the only thing I could see were lights of two approaching cars which felt suspicious. My stomach retched, my throat dry, my tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth as the figure advanced towards me. Suddenly he grabbed me from behind, I wanted to scream but the person behind me put their hands over my mouth. It was obviously a man because of his masculine shoulders. The adrenaline rush in forcing me to move but shattered me into thin slices. He hurled me inside the suv, I looked around and saw two masked men in the back seat and one masked person in the front. The car speeds down the deserted streets. Then everything goes dark.
.... Back to present...
"That's why I'm giving you a chance to love me". He said looking directly into my eyes. I couldn't believe he was standing right in front of me. My stalker, my man in black.
"Even though I accept what about my friends? My boyfriend, karolina, Michal they would be worried sick".
"You'll have some time to talk to them, but your boyfriend". " He's not really faithful as you thought he was". He's been cheating", he said closed to my left ear making me shiver.
"And how do you expect me to believe you Mr stalker?" I said walking round him like an inspector. "You don't have to, the pictures don't lie". He said keeping them on the soft bed. I looked at them, he was kissing some girl I couldn't care less. I don't know if I should laugh or cry but what I do know was that I needed to get away from here as soon as possible. I turned around to see him talking to someone who looks like him but a little more cuttier.
I took a look at the room, it was huge and the wallpaper were Anglo Japanese designs with Roman and Greek themes in the frieze on the ceilings and walls. The predominant colors are dark with tan and gold highlights and creating an interesting contrast to the original trim painting of Ashen pinks, Tan's, pale blue and black detailing. The doors and windows have molded surrounds of painted wood - eye cornerblocks and decorative accents.I was actually impressed with its interior decorations, when his deep voice scrambled me out of my thoughts.
"You like it? It was my mother who picked the decorations", he said coming closer to me." I have to go get somethings done. Dinner would be ready in fifteen minutes so go get changed."
"Did you forget you kidnapped me? I said playing along. " I have nothing to wear".
"Your clothes are in the walk in closet". "I decided to get you new ones. If you need anything let me know". He said walking towards the door.
When he left I breathed heavily looking outside the window. It was an estate, it's beautiful I thought. But I have to get out of here. I decided to climb out the window using a rope I got from the closet. I tied it round of the balcony climbing down carefully, reaching the floor I decided to take a run for it. I didn't know where I was going to but I kept running. Reaching what looks like a garden I saw him and some men gathering round a man on the floor who was bleeding heartily, then gunshots were heard.
I just stood there looking at the bleeding body not knowing when I passed out.
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