Claimed by the Mafia King

My mum was the best mum in the world.

When I came home I complained to her about the pounding in my head but I lied that my head ached because a customer decided to argue with me all through the morning.

I just hoped that she would not hear the rumors about me walking home with Scar.

She asked why I was home early and

I made an excuse about my boss asking me to leave because he wanted to go to a very important wedding. She believed me.

She felt pity for me and gave me drugs to take. Then she begged me to try to sleep immediately so I could wake up feeling better tomorrow.

The drugs did help relieve me of my headache but it didn’t help me with sleep.

I decided to read a book all morning and in the afternoon I went to get my brothers from School.

Their school was just a few streets from mine so I came back in thirty minutes holding both of them.

Luckily for me, today I didn’t have to look for them, they had been waiting for me.

I noticed that Scar was no where to be seen when I came back and at first I felt relieved that he wasn’t stalking me then I started to feel a bit worried.

I cast thoughts of him aside not wanting to dwell much on it. Even If he had saved me he was still nothing to me and I didn’t want to start feeling attached to him.

Yet, I couldn’t help the lingering feeling in my heart to want to see him.

I ended up deciding that the feeling was because I wanted to make sure that Ken hadn’t hurt him even though in my hearts of heart I knew better.

“Mira what is for Lunch?” Daniel asked as he dropped his school bag on the chair pulling me out of my thoughts. I had zoned out on them and we were now in the parlor and I did not even know.

“Check the dining.” I told him. “Take of your school uniform and wash your hands before you eat.” I instructed.

Daniel nodded immediately doing as I said. He was clad now in only a small boxers.

David threw his school bag on the floor and was about to put on the TV when I screamed.

“DAVID! Go and pull your clothes, take your bath, eat and do your assignment before you put on that TV!” I walked over to the TV and put it off through the socket

David started grumbling throwing a fit while Daniel focused on eating the meal of rice and plantain.

“I’m not doing anything!” David murmured sinking into one of the sofas in the room.

“Before I close my eyes and open it you had better go and take your bath or you will see the other side of me! Am I your mate?!” I yelled taking a threatening stance in front of him.

I was so enraged.

He stood up and ran to the room stomping his feet on the ground then he begrudgingly took his clothes and went to bath.

“Daniel finish that food fast and go and bath.”

He nodded not saying anything.

I sighed and walked into the room. David was still grumbling.

“You people will finish playing in school after sweating you will come back and not want to take your bath. What kind of dirtiness is that. If I hear your voice one more time in that bathroom you will not like me David!” I warned, raising my voice so that he could hear me over the running shower.

He immediately shut up.

I hissed and started arranging the room. Then I took out their dirty clothes to wash since I couldn’t sleep.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

I desperately needed a distraction from thinking about Ken and Scar.

. It had been two days since the incident with Ken.

The Dpo had kept his words and brought in two police officers to keep watch over my family.

I went to work like I always did and Scar kept watching me as always.

Nothing Changed much except for the fact that I was increasingly always nervous and I could hardly sleep at night.

Also I felt like someone was starting to watch me every night.

I didn’t want to start taking pills but the absence of sleep was starting to really tell on me both physically and emotionally.

I was scared that soon my mother would start to notice that something was wrong with me.

I kept rolling and turning on the bed out of worry and fear. Sleep was very far from me at this point.

David and Daniel were both asleep on their bed which was across mine. David was snoring without a care in the world and in that moment I was jealous of him.

If only I could sleep.

I noticed a shadow go pass my window and my breath hitched in my chest.

Paranoia kicked in making me feel worse than I was already feeling.

It felt as though someone was watching me.

“I give up. There is no need trying to sleep.” I said to myself, already exhausted.

I had spent the whole evening trying to sleep and sleep didn’t come. Hence, there was no need to keep trying in futility.

I stood up and walked to the window to get a glimpse of the stars as it was about

10pm in the evening.

I also wanted to check if there was anyone downstairs at least to satisfy my paranoia.

Although my compound was fenced and protected all round with broken bottles_I knew that a skilled thief or a kidnapper could still be able to jump through it.

Looking down the open window I saw something move behind the backyard then it stopped all of a sudden.

Luckily my neighbors left their backyard lights on so I could see who the person was. And like I had not suspected, it was him.

I squinted my eyes to make sure that I was seeing correctly as the net was a bit dusty.

I turned out to be right after all. It was really him. Scar was outside my window, I gasped.

“Does that guy not know when to give up! Seriously!” I murmured harshly to no one is particular. Why was he watching me?

I couldn’t make out any reason for any of his doings, everything he did was illogical and annoying.

My mom was in her room most likely sleeping But I still had to be quiet about everything.

I quietly opened the door to my room_ then I tiptoed out of the house and went downstairs after noiselessly opening the doors.

Scar was standing in front of my gate. He must have noticed that I had caught him lurking around.

“What are you doing here?” I whispered harshly, eying him. You know what allow me rephrase. “Who are you?”

“Your people have given me the name Scar and you have used it to define me. Now you act as if you do not know me.” He replied, irritatedly.

“And now I am asking you to tell me who you are? I am giving you the opportunity to tell me your name now.” I was anxious to hear his name.

I did not even know why I was suddenly feeling so eager to know him more.

There was just something about him this night that spoke volumes and volumes and in turn put a certain fear in me.

“Why do you think I’ll tell you who I am?”

“Because you follow me around and I’ve not been evil enough to report you to the police.” I spat.

He chuckled at this.

“Because you owe me the truth.” I continued, ignoring his obnoxiousness.

“Tell me why you keep watching me. Tell me who you are.” I said coming closer to him, he moved back chuckling darkly.

“Why are you laughing?” I snapped.

“Because the look you are giving me now is amusing.”

I hissed. Nothing about him made sense. I shouldn’t even have been wasting my time talking to him. He was clearly jobless and insane.

I sighed and turned to leave but he grabbed my hand flipping me so I faced him.

“You seem to like running a lot?” He asked with a frown.

“Because you do not want to give me any answers like_ Why do you keep following me? there are a lot of people in this town why do you choose to watch over me. Is that all you can be, a stalker? Or is there something more.”

I wanted also to ask why he had the scar, but I thought against it. It would be insensitive of me to ask that now or anytime at all.

“With time your questions will be answered. Patience Reina.” He said with an amused expression on his face.

“Now I have a question of my own and you need to answer it.” He said now looking at me with every seriousness.

Our eyes locked and I shivered. My neighbors light shone in his eyes making it look more foreign.

I swallowed trying to stop my heart from pacing so fast.