Mafia's Obsession: A fierce tale of hatred and love...

by Mahita Varma

  "She was in Damon's room half naked, Alan. For which we had a fight leading to the second rape he tried on me." I said, watching Alan closely.

  "Sasha I didn't know she was in his room, I am sorry." He said, placing his arms on my cheek. As if trying to make me understand that, he had nothing to do, with what had happened that day.

  "I know you did not, Alan. But I have a question to ask. Can you answer me?"

  "Sure, anything for you." He replied.

  "Why do you hate Damon? What did he do to you?" I asked feeling relieved removing the question that has been eating me alive since long.

  He looked shocked, then soon his expression turned pale and looked as he was about to destroy anyone or anything that came his way.

  "Damon Knight, the future mafia king was a womanizer. I won't say I wasn't. But she changed me, the love of my life- Lily. I still remember that day when I first saw her. She came to our club wearing a beautiful crystal blue strapless dress that stopped her mid-thigh. She looked pretty. Her smile was mesmerizing that made anyone fall in love with her. She looked like a damsel in the den. Everyone in the club became infatuated with her. She was an eternal beauty, with long dark hair till her butt and blue eyes, not the colour of sky but it was a colour that reminded you of the river in an enchanted forest. As soon as I saw her I knew she was mine to cherish and love for ever. The innocence in her drew me closer to her, as if I was a magnet and she, pieces of iron. So did Damon, he too liked her in the first glance. But seeing my interest he backed off, or so did I think." He said gritting his teeth.

  "Then" I asked some sort of feeling pulled in my stomach.

  "Sasha, go and freshen up. You must be tired." He said, walking to the entrance.

  "Where are you going? Finish, please I want to know what happened." I shouted, so that he could hear.

  "I will be back in an hour. You will find her photograph in my room, that's left to the stairs." He said, slamming the door behind him.

  I wanted to see her. By Alan's description she was beautiful. But at the same time I didn't want to see the girl, who caught Dam's attention.

  Then I thought let me see. I walked up the stairs, clutching my tank to rid of the jittery feeling in my stomach. I took a left, and stood before Alan's room.

  Thinking whether to see or not. But then I went inside hugging myself tight. As I went, there were photographs to my left. I turned, to find an extremely beautiful girl, who held innocence in her eyes and nothing else.

  Her eyes captivated me, so much that I couldn't move mine from her.

  "Isn't she looking beautiful?" asked Alan, startling me.

  "She made me lose myself in her eyes. She is ravishing." I said.

  "Maybe that's why I lost her." He said, looking straight in to her eyes.

  "You know Sasha, you remind me of Lily. Your eyes resemble her innocence. You make me forget about her." He said coming closer and hugging me tight, as if leaving me would make me disappear.

  "You said you will be back in an hour?" I asked trying to push him.

  He moved looking straight into my eyes as if finding something he has been searching for.

  "Yeah I finished my work soon." He said walking to the bed.

  "Sasha I.." But he didn't finish what he started. He couldn't speak, I felt his tears.

  "Alan. Its ok, you don't have to tell me about her, if remembering her brings sadness, then don't. I know how it feels to loose someone you love." I said moving to him and hugging him tight.

  He cried and cried, finally sleeping on my shoulder clutching my top. I felt sad for him, did Damon had something to do with this?

  I made him sleep on the bed. When I moved from him, he caught my wrist.

  "Please don't. Don't leave me Lily. I will take care of both you and Sam. I promise. Please." He said choking on his tears in sleep.

  He was broken both inside out. I didn't know whether what I did now was right or wrong, but I did.

  I slept beside him, hugging him tight and he snuggled closer to me. I didn't know how to make him normal. He can become normal only when Lily comes back into his life.

  But I don't even know whether she is alive or not. It was late in the night so I thought I will find it soon, and then went to sleep.

  I woke up to a sound that startled me. When I woke up I saw him snoring. Oh god this man snores. When I searched to check the time, it was 9 in the morning.

  I turned to find myself in his arms, his face on my chest and my leg on his waist. The previous night, came crashing in.

  Without my notice my head turned to Lily's photograph. I watched her eyes for some time, slowly moving from him, walking to take my phone.

  I called, to get answers to unknown questions. The familiar ringtone kept ringing, after few minutes I heard hello from the other side.

  "Hi Ken." I said, still looking at her portrait.

  "Sash, Oh my Ghosh it's you. You know everyone hear is searching for you. Where are you? Please tell me sissy." He asked concerned.

  "Ken, can you answer me something? Please."

  "I will but please come home, am missing you."

  "Ken please."

  "Okay ask me." He replied sighing.

  "Where is Lily?"

  Chapter 23- Past 2

  "Where is Lily?" I asked, to which I was awarded with silence from the other end.

  "Ken. Please tell me where is Lily?"

  "Why do you need to know love?" I stilled hearing him.

  All the thoughts came rushing. His voice brought adrenaline to my veins, making goose bumps to rise on my back.

  "Dam"

  "Where are you Love?"

  "You don't have to know. Don't even try to find out." I cut the call, eventually throwing the phone breaking it into pieces.

  I cried collapsing to the floor. Why Damon, why can't you be like normal people? Why should you make each and every thing complicated?

  I lost everyone because of you. Here am roaming and hiding as a criminal. I don't know what happened, but am sure it's because of you, Alan is broken.

  How can someone be so insensitive?

  "Good morning beautiful." said Alan, yawning from his sleep.

  "Sasha what happened? Why are you on the floor?" He asked rushing to me.

  "It's nothing Alan."

  "Beautiful, but.."

  "Alan I am fine. Come let's eat something, am hungry."

  "Okay, let's go." He replied, placing his hands on my shoulders and lifting me up.

  We went downstairs to eat some food. Reaching the kitchen, Alan went to make sandwich for both of us. I sat on the dining thinking about Lily.

  I was at a dead end. I didn't know what to do. How should I make Alan normal? I couldn't see him like that.

  "What are you thinking about beautiful? Is it about Lily?" He asked placing the sandwich before me.

  "No it's not.."

  "Don't try to find her beautiful. She is no more there." He said sitting beside me, and observing the floor, as if it was very interesting all of a sudden.

  "What do you mean?" I asked shocked.

  "I was so mesmerized with her, that I stopped doing the works assigned to me. Always thinking about her was the only thing I did. She was a crime reporter. Searching her office I went to meet her. She was shocked and afraid to see me there. She knew I was the mafia's son. But I made her realize that I was here for good. We kept meeting almost every day, which didn't go well with dad or Damon. Damon told me that she was a reporter and it wasn't good to be with her. But I didn't listen to him. I fought with everyone in my family only to be with her. When they didn't agree, I moved in with her. Soon she became pregnant. I was very happy. She asked me a gift. I was very excited because she never asked me anything. You know what she asked me, Sasha?"

  "What, Alan?"

  "Leave the mafia. She wanted our child to be safe. I didn't agree first, and neither did she force me. Then I realized when she compromised in everything, only to live with me, why not give her what sh
e wants." He told, his hands trembling.

  "ALAN. Are you ok?" I asked hugging him.

  "Sasha you know I loved her a lot. Is leaving what your loved one wants you to, is wrong?"

  "No Alan. You were right."

  "Then why Sasha, why did I receive such a big punishment?" He asked weeping on my shoulder.

  "Alan. Please don't cry."

  "Sasha I want her back, Sasha please I want her back." He cried.

  I took him to the room, laying him on the bed. I wanted to make him feel good so I slept beside him caressing his hair.

  He slipped off into deep sleep. I decided to make him normal.

  I wanted peace of mind, so I went out. I walked till I found a park, and sat on the bench.

  There were kids playing and mothers chatting. I was thinking of ways to make Alan normal, and be happy with his family.

  What would have happened to Lily and their child? I sat there for hours.

  As I was busy thinking about what to do, and what would have happened to Lily. I heard a familiar voice behind the trees.

  "..want her dead." I heard from her.

  When I tried to see who she was, she left without turning back. Who could that familiar voice be?

  I didn't know who she was. So, I thought going home would be better. I walked back home.

  As I went upstairs I didn't find him there. I was worried so kept searching for him all over the upstairs.

  I kept shouting his name worried. I heard a sound from the bathroom. When I ran to check,

  "Alan"

  "Hey beautiful, where did you go?" He wished, coming out of the bathroom drying his hair.

  "Alan, you know I was so worried about you. I kept shouting but you didn't respond."

  "Cool down. Cool down beautiful. I went to shower. I smelt so bad, did you know that?" He told coming near me, brushing his hair, for the droplets to fall on me.

  "Oh My Ghosh Alan, you are so irritating." I said brushing off the water on me.

  "Am I beautiful? Why not see more of me?" He said coming closer like a predator.

  "No you can't." I shouted moving back.

  I ran at full speed, him behind my back. I kept running, he shouted asking me to get caught.

  "Sorry Alan. I will not get caught, not at all." I replied taking off.

  "You are wrong beautiful, no one can slip from me." He said pouncing on me.

  "Woah, Cool down lion. Didn't you eat the sandwich you made?" I said trying to push him off from me.

  But he wouldn't budge.

  "I did become strong for that delicious sandwich, you know."

  "That's your hallucination, it wasn't that great." I said mocking him.

  "Well someone's in nice mood."

  "Alan can't you forgive your family?" I asked slowly moving him, so that I could get up.

  "I wanted to, but they never apologized for what they did."

  "Why don't you take the first step?"

  "Sasha did you forget who is at fault?"

  "No Alan. But.."

  "Let it be Sasha. I should have known you would support them. After all, you are his fiancée." He spat, walking away from me.

  I ran behind him, but he went into his room slamming the door on my face. Shit! What did I do?

  He was already sad, and my suggestion didn't help him either. I banged the door asking him to open repeatedly apologizing to him.

  As I kept banging, I realized the door wasn't locked. So I opened,

  "Alan."

  Chapter 24- Questions

  "Alan I am sorry. See, I was just trying to make you normal." I said feeling sad.

  "It's ok Sasha. Just that, you don't have to be here am fine."

  "No Alan, please tell me what happened to Lily and Sam?" I asked to which he clenched his teeth.

  "They killed my love and life. She was eight months pregnant when they attacked our house, my son Sam too. They didn't even have a second thought about the unborn baby. By the time I came, everything shattered. All my dreams to lead a happy successful life with her, left just like that. Only because I left the mafia for the love of my life, they destroyed everything. Still you think I have to apologize them Sasha?" He asked, anger rising with each sentence he spoke.

  "Am sorry, Alan. I didn't expect Damon to be such ruthless." I said feeling ashamed.

  "It's okay Sasha."

  "Why not we watch something funny to lighten the mood?"

  "Anything for you beautiful"

  "Hey someone's flirty."

  "PH.D in flirting"

  "Oh! My Ghosh! Look who's talking, the devil himself."

  "To the deviless"

  "What is a deviless?"

  "Dumbum"

  "Seriously you need to sharpen your speaking skills."

  "Why not shape me, I mean help me."

  "Hey I am leaving." I said walking to the home theatre, flicking my hair as if I didn't care.

  "Shape shape shape let's get in shape. Because you are too hot hot hot for me..."

  "What the hell are you singing, Alan?"

  "About helping baby"

  "Please let's watch tom and jerry."

  "Why not I chase you like Tom and you become my Jerry?" He asked as if thinking.

  "Alan, just let it be, am l.." Before I could finish the sentence, he got a call, and went out to answer.

  After sometime he came in, telling me that he will come back in an hour. I sat there watching jerry save a baby elephant.

  Hours passed, which I didn't realize due to the cutie jerry. But after the show changed, boredom seemed to hit me like a rock.

  I called him, but he didn't lift. So I thought why not sleep for some time. I went inside to sleep when my phone rang.

  "Is it Sasha West?"

  "Yes. Who is this?"

  "You can call me a well-wisher."

  "Sorry, but may I ask your name?" As I asked hoping to know who that person was,

  "It's better to stay away from the younger brother. It is far from real to what you are seeing. You are definitely a brainy female, so a hint is more than enough." Saying he cut the call.

  "Hello, who are you? Hello." But there was silence and nothing else.

  Who could that person be?

  It took me quiet long to sleep with piece of mind. But once I did, I didn't know how much I slept. I opened my eyes to find Alan sitting before me.

  But he faced his back to me. He was busy on the phone.

  "I won't leave them. Revenge is all I want I will do anything for it." He said in the phone.

  "Never ever doubt me. Get that into your petty head." He replied to the sentence spoken on the other side.

  I quickly closed my eyes. Not knowing how to react to what he said, hoping to not get caught for eavesdropping.

  He came to me; sitting beside me he placed a hand on my cheek.

  "What a lovely face. Too bad, Damon doesn't know how to behave with this beauty." He said slowly, as if not wanting to wake me.

  I slowly opened my eyes, "Hey Alan, Good morning."

  "It's 1 in the morning beautiful."

  "Oh, where did you go? And when did you come back?"

  "It's been two hours since I came back. I had some urgent work to finish, so I went for it. Did anyone call you in my absence?" He asked, looking at me keenly, while removing the hair that stuck on my face.

  "Call, no..." I replied, not knowing why I was hiding the phone call from him.

  "So, should I make something for you to eat?" I asked, trying to change the topic.

  "Do you even know to cook?"

  "Shut up, I know a little."

  "I am in no mood for a bad stomach. Come down, am making cupcakes." He said waving his hand, while leaving the room.

  "I know to make tea and coffee, you dumb head." I shouted after him.

  I rushed to the bathroom, brushing my teeth and washing myself under the shower. Coming out, I stood before the mirror, remembering the comment Alan had passed few minutes back.

  As I
got ready, I turned to leave. I walked down the stairs to the dining. An IPhone 7 was waiting for me on the table.

  "What is this?"

  "It looks like a phone to me."

  "I know that, why is it packed?"

  "As it is, supposed to be a gift."

  "For?"

  "Oh my God, I couldn't get dumber one than you."

  "Shut up."

  "It's a beautiful gift, for the more beautiful one." He said leaning in to kiss my hand.

  "Well can I know why this gift?"

  "Because you broke yours" He said pointing his hands on the either side, showing his palms.

  I went to the kitchen to take the cupcakes, when he came behind me.

  "Did you like the gift?" He asked as if cooing in my ear.

  "Ghosh, what are you doing near my ear?"

  "Whispering" He replied.

  "You should start a sarcasm course, you know."

  "Well thank you, beautiful."

  "Now, that wasn't a compliment."

  "But I did take it like one." He said leaving the kitchen, and walking to the dining.

  "Can I ask you something, Alan?" I asked not able to control the question that has been going on in my mind since two days.

  "Yeah beautiful, sure" He asked, suddenly getting very attentive.

  "Why did you bring me here? I mean am your brother's love, so you should hate me too. Why are you saving me?" I asked doubtfully.

  "To kill you"

  Chapter 25- Familiar features

  Damon Knight’s P.O.V:

  "Not this time, Dam." said Rob, lowering his head as if he was worth this.

  "From when have you been searching, Rob? You know why you are the right hand of mine? Not because you are my favourite, it's of your calibre. Where the fuck is that now? Did you even try finding her?" I asked unable to control the freaking anger rising in me.

  It's been five months and still there is no trace of her. That day when she called Ken to find out about Lily, I knew Alan would have told her the whole story.

  I tried tracking her through her phone which went in vain. This could only have happened if, either she would have switched off her phone or broken it.

  The way she replied to me that day, proves that it definitely would be the later one. I am very frightened for her, Alan could do anything.