Attention!
This story mentions the use of drugs. Please do not imitate any of the scenes in this story.
"Mia, can you tell me what medicine you meant earlier? And where can you get that kind of medicine?"
Victor's voice unconsciously softened as he tried to get Mia to talk. Victor patiently took a seat next to Mia before he was ready to listen to whatever explanation the girl had to give.
"That's..."
Mia hesitated a little as she remembered the uncles who usually gave her medicine and always reminded her to never tell anyone about their movements. Mia began to hesitate as her eyes stared at Victor for a long time. The girl now felt bad if she had to lie to the people who trusted her.
"It's okay, Mia. The person who gave you the medicine never had good intentions for you. Whatever medicine you are currently taking will only destroy your body and future. Enzo will be sad if he finds out you are using that kind of medicine. I... I will be sad if you continue to use it, Mia."
Hearing Victor's explanation, Mia's stance began to waver. Her lips pursed as she looked at Victor with tear-filled eyes.
"They... Sob, they gave me white powder to inhale. Sob, at first, I did feel calm and slept better than before. But recently, I started to feel confused and sick. I'm in pain, Victor."
Mia's tears grew louder as Victor moved to hug her tightly. Behind Mia, Victor's hands were clenched tightly as the man tried his best not to explode his anger. Victor's face looked very scary, as he was determined to make whoever gave Mia those cursed drugs get a much more cruel punishment than what they did to Mia.
"How much have you been inhaling, Mia? I need to know your dosage and how long you have been consuming those drugs."
Victor tried to stay calm as the man asked Mia once more. His head only nodded as Leon signaled that Victor's family's doctor was on his way to his office. While waiting, Victor continued to try to get as much information as he could so that he could know how far Mia had consumed the illegal drug.
"Uh... I think my dosage increases every day. I can't feel satisfied with just one sniff anymore. I think my portion was four times more than the initial portion. They gave me a lot because I have a lot of money to pay for it."
Victor's hands were already shaking with anger after he heard Mia's answer. Not long after, Mia suddenly moved to take something out of her pocket. Victor's eyes widened in surprise as Mia casually took out the white powder that had caused the whole mess.
"My body hurts because I took it late today. A, are they that bad? But I need them right now..."
Mia's lips trembled as her eyes focused on the package in her hands. Realizing what was on Mia's mind, Victor immediately took the package from her hand. Mia's face looked sad, but the girl still tried not to fight back by staying still in her place because Victor kept staring at her after that.
"This isn't medicine, Mia. This is drugs. Do you know what they are? They're not something we can consume carelessly."
Mia bit her lip hard as she tried to hold back her hand from taking the package that was now in Victor's hand. Mia nodded with difficulty. She could hold it in. The real Victor was with her. Mia felt like she had lost her purpose for consuming the drug.
"They said... I can forget you soon if I consume it regularly. I just want to forget about you. It felt so tight when I realized Enzo might forbid me from meeting you again after he found out I was close to you..."
With her head down, Mia tried to explain her reasons for using the drug to Victor. Her face looked very sad as Mia tried hard to hold back her urge to grab the drug from Victor's hand and inhale it like usual.
"So you want to forget me?" Victor asked while gently stroking Mia's hair. Hearing that question, Mia immediately shook her head. Mia's hand reached out to squeeze the front of Victor's coat. Mia cried as she expressed what she had felt for Victor all this time.
"If I don't forget you, I will continue to be tortured by my desires. I want to always exchange messages with you, talk about many things, and see your smile again as much as I can. It feels so tight every time I remember that I might not be able to meet you again. I want to see you, feel your warmth, and hear your voice."
Victor hugged Mia tightly as the girl desperately tried to convey her feelings. Victor was also frustrated when he couldn't contact Mia anymore. He even wanted to break into Enzo's territory if that could make him meet Mia again. But Victor never knew that Mia had felt the same way about him.
"... I'm not going anywhere, so don't you dare consume that stuff again in the future."
"Now lie down on the sofa, rest as much as you can until the doctor comes. I'll accompany you from now on."
After Victor let go of his hug, the man guided Mia so the girl could lie on the sofa with her head on his thigh. Mia turned to bury her face in front of Victor's stomach, while the man only smiled as he began to stroke Mia's hair.
When Mia started to fall asleep, Leon quietly came in to approach Victor without waking Mia. Leon sighed in relief when he saw that Mia had fallen asleep on Victor's lap. Mia looked very tired. Her face was pale, and she looked like she was holding back her pain even when she closed her eyes.
"Ask some of our men to guard the front, Leon. You go too because you'll be the one to handle Enzo when he comes later. Tell him that Mia is with me upstairs, and I want to have a good talk with him."
Although Leon was a little surprised that Victor would be so patient with Enzo just for Mia, the man didn't ask much and nodded in understanding before they could wake Mia up. "I'm going out now," he said before leaving Victor alone with Mia in the quiet room.