Bang, bang, bang. Some hefty men holding a metal rod banged loudly on the door of a house which made the neighbours open their doors to check what was happening, but when they saw the physique of the men, they hurriedly entered into their house and lock the doors.
" open the door now or we will knock it down," one of the hefty men said in his gruffy voice swinging his rod over his shoulder.
Inside the house the family of three were huddling together on the sofa shivering from head to toe.
" Mason, what do we do now?" The woman questioned the man in a shivering voice.
" I don't know," the man called mason said shaking his head wildly.
" I was telling you not to make that stake but you won't listen," the woman said.
" Amelia let's not argue now," Mason said.
" what do we do now," Amelia asked wringing her fingers obviously very scared.
" mummy why are they banging in our door," the girl in between both of them asked she was dressed in an olive green short flare gown her blonde hair was in a pony tail exposing her fair neck, she was not a screaming beauty but she had the beauty that compel people to stare at her mutiple times and she has a very frail look that makes men have the urge to protect her.
" It is nothing Olivia," Amelia said squeezing out an ugly smile which made an unnoticeable frown appear on Olivia face.
" But mummy…" she started but was interrupted by the sound of the door being knocked down, Amelia yelped and jumped away frighteningly from the couch they were all huddled on taking Olivia with her, the door was knocked down and the hefty men came inside the house, they were about ten, each them carrying a metal rod.
" you, you, you," Mason said pointing his finger shakenly at the leader of the men, He was heftier than the rest of them and he was bald headed, he had a scorpion tattooed on his right arm which was visible because he was putting on an armless shirt, he had a scar running from the corner of his right eyebrow to his left ear an obvious reminder that he is a gangster.
" you what?" the man asked in his gruffy voice taking an intimidating step closer to Mason who stepped back fearfully.
" you… can't go… about… barging into other people's house," He manage to Starmer out, his lips shivering.
" we can't now?" the man asked, laughing evilly which made him look even more ugly and sinister.
Mason felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on him when he saw the way the man looked sinister but he refused to back down because a man ego was at hand, he does not want to look like a coward in front of his family and he put on a strong front which was a contrast to his shaking body.
" Did you hear him say we can't barge into other people's house," he said turning to his subordinates who joined him in laughing.
" I will call the police," mason said whipping out his phone and shakingly typed in the emergency number but before he could send the call, the phone was hit away by the man who destroyed it with the rod he was holding, He took intimidating steps closer to Mason who took a careful one back till he collapsed into the sofa behind him, The man moved closer to him and bend down to his eye level.
" you… you… what do you want," Mason asked when he saw the man face that looked scarier up close.
" The money you owe the casino," the man spat out.
" I don't have it now," Mason said shivering even more.
" you don't," the man said cackling.
He stood up to his full height before turning his back to Mason and faced his subordinates.
" Destroy everything," he said with venom in his eyes, Mason eyes went as wide as saucers when he heard the command, After he passed out the command the subordinates started destroying everything in their way and that they can lay their hand on.
"No, you can't," Mason said and stood up to block their part but was shoved away forcefully and he fell down hard on his face but he was quick to stand up back and rushed to the leader before falling down on his two knees joining his hands together in a plea.
" please stop, I promise to pay back the casino.
" Do you now?" the man asked looking at him like he is dirt, he used his index finger to push his jaw up.
" yes," mason said nodding his head firmly.
" stop," the man bellowed to his subordinates who immediately stopped what they were doing
" if in three days you are not able to back, you either lose both your arms and legs or," He said pausing to turn to where Amelia and Olivia are huddled together.
" your daughter is not that good looking but she isn't bad, she should be able to satisfy some men to pay the casino back," the man said grinning with evil intent.
" No, you can't," Mason said wearily scrambling to his feet and stood protectively in front of his wife and daughter.
" I can't?" The man asked laughing loudly.
" if you are not able to pay in three days time either you lose your arms and legs or your daughter come with us,'' the man said sinisterly.
" No, you can't take my daughter away she is still very young," Mason said.
" That's up to you," the man said, " you make a choice," the man said gruffly.
"Let's go," the man said, turning to his subordinates and led them away.
" No, you can't let them take Liv away," Amelia said hugging her daughter tightly.
" yes, yes, I won't let them take her away, he reassured.
" mum, who are those guys," Olivia asked trying to escape her mother's embrace.
" They are nobody," Mason said patting his daughter head.
" But daddy, they did not seem like a nobody, they destroyed the whole house qnd even threatened to take me away but you did not make a call to the police," Olivia said looking up at her father.
" I said they are nobody," Mason snapped angrily at her and strutted away in anger.
" mum," Olivia called turning to Amelia with tears filled eyes.
" it's okay, Daddy was just angry, He did not mean to shout at you," Amelia comforted her patting her hair lovingly.
" But mummy, I was just asking about who they all looked very scary, and that man even threatened to take me away if you don't pay up some money, mummy I don't want to follow him he is too ugly and scary," Olivia said with grievance tears burrowing herself into her mother's bosom.
" Don't cry," Amelia said helplessly cleaning away her daughter's tears.
" Mummy will not allow them to take you away, just trust mummy, okay?" Amelia said sighing sadly, she patted her daughter back comfortingly.
" okay, I will trust mummy, I really don't want to go with them," Olivia said sniffling lightly, " okay, you won't have to go with them, mummy will think of what to do," Amelia said.
Amelia sighed again sadly she looked at her daughter dressed in an olive green short flare gown she has a youthful look but her mind is like that of a child because she has been sheltered by her and her husband, she sighed again has Olivia burrowed herself even more into her bosom.
" it will be okay," Amelia said patting her back gently.
Both Amelia and Olivia whipped their head up when they heard heavy footsteps they tensed up their body frozen with obvious fear knowing the terror that the hefty guys bring along with them not knowing what they are back for again.
" mummy are they here to take me away," Olivia whispered her lips quivering…