When the guests began to arrive, the house soon got noisy with chatter and Hispanic music. They seemed to be liking the food and I even got a few compliments...not from Andrea though. But he was enjoying himself dancing on the table having had multiple shots of tequila.
At some point, I found myself sat at the base of the chairs, sipping a glass of water watching the party. There must have been about a hundred people there because the house and garden were packed.
"Hey," a woman said sitting beside me with a strong Hispanic accent. "You must be Andrea's wife?"
I nodded before looking over to Andrea. He was dancing salsa on the table with a few of the other important men in his cartel. They were all so drunk and it was sort of funny but it was still Andrea.
"I'm Julia," she said. "I only know him through my mate."
"I'm Ella," I said shaking her outstretched hand. She had a warm tone and just radiated friendliness as she smiled.
"Who is your mate?" I asked.
"You probably know him," she began. "Chico. One of Andrea's guards."
"Oh, yes," I said. "He's kind to me."
"He's a good man but he's on duty right now, as always, so I guess I'm just here alone," she replied.
"Two loners unite," I sighed.
She nodded and there was a silent pause.
"So... how did you meet him?" she asked.
Maybe she was just trying to make friendly conversation and it was the natural first question but it felt she was trying to probe something out. As if she was already suspicious.
"Andrea?" I questioned and she nodded.
I hesitated for a moment.
"In a club in Caracas," I lied.
She raised an eyebrow.
"Is that what he told you to say?" she questioned.
I smiled nervously.
"I can't tell you," I whispered looking around.
"I thought that might be the case," she replied. "Listen. I want you to know that you can talk to me about anything, okay? From what Chico tells me, it sounds like you need a friend around here."
I looked around and spotted Andrea watching us.
"I'm okay but thank you for caring," I said to her before forcing a smile in Andrea's direction. He looked me up and down and began marching over.
With a deep inhalation, I smiled again as he approached and Julia looked between us suspiciously.
"Are you enjoying the party, babe?" he asked sitting beside me and tightly wrapping his arm around my waist.
I nodded.
"And you?" he questioned Julia.
She nodded too.
Andrea looked her up and down before narrowing his eyes.
"Julia, si?" he said. "Chico's mate?"
"Si," she responded.
He then put his hand on her leg before turning to me.
"You made a friend, huh?" he said.
She looked down at the position of his hand and then up to me with wide eyes.
about how I
said. "Not giving
"No," I replied.
back to Julia. "I was just about to take Ella upstairs,
slipped further up her leg
should go and find my mate,"
a nod, "Maybe another time, huh?" he added
a smile before standing, "I'll maybe see you later, Ella," she said in
watched as she disappeared into
Chico told her?" he questioned. "What does she know?"
"I told her we met in a club in Caracas.
said. "Don't talk to her again."
"She
turned to me and rolled his eyes, "Whatever. I've had way too much tequila to care and she's
then leant forward, placing his hands on my hips
to do this now?"
near drunk enough for my plan to
snapped pulling my hands down to my side so that I
suggested.
he hissed. "For
feet and rested my back on the wall. He didn't say much after that, just fumbled with my dress and kissed me in the most drunken manner. I was beginning to feel unexplainably nauseous and the thudding of music and bright flashing lights weren't helping.
I'm going to throw up," I said. He took no
took no
prize
"What?" he murmured.
to be sick," I
me up before walking up
and I only just made it to the toilet before
not be pregnant," he
be my fault if I was," I snapped before vomiting again.
been taking the pills?" he
me swallow them every single
I couldn't be
I was finished.
flushed the loo and sat on it feeling drained and exhausted. This was frustrating. If illness prevented my grand escape, I might just have to
said approaching me again. "And I do not want a pregnant wife either...I
the way
up my thigh but I slammed my
just been sick. You don't want to do that," I
my mouth open. "See. It's like it never happened," he added after messily sloshing
mostly went down my front but what did reach my lips, burnt my mouth with a
as his hand travelled further up.
making excuses, Blanca," he replied. "I still know
This
and I couldn't stop him. It made me feel like
began turning around but shortly after there
saw Julia standing over the bed with a frying pan in her hand, looking just as shocked as me.
onto the bed before I scrambled out
she took my
pan and dragged me towards the door.
wait," I said turning back around.
rushed over to his unconscious body, looking for something. But it wasn't on him. It wasn't on the dresser either or
any second. We've gotta go," Julia
gun?" I asked. "We need to make sure
"And we don't have time to
The voice inside my head was telling me to go back and find a knife, a belt, a plastic bag. Literally anything. She wanted him dead and so did I but
fear and adrenaline build up inside me but she kept a brave face as we
act normal," she ordered.
was leading me towards the front door, where Chico stood. He saw Julia and smiled. But then he noticed me and the worrisome expressions
out," Julia stated, getting straight to the
eyebrows raised, "You did what?"
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