I had a beautiful dream in which there was a boy who was carrying me in his arms while taking me to a garden full of flowers.

He never came before in my dreams, I looked at him and he told me to close my eyes but I didn't listen. There was a bed in that garden where he put me down, and covered me with a blanket. Then he whispered to me again "Get some sleep. I wish to come back when you are awake."

He said he will come back, so it means I can sleep now. Please come back again. I thought in my dream and slowly closed my eyes.

My eyes are opened by the gleaming lights. I blinked so many times before opening my eyes slowly to come into my reality.

The White ceiling first came into my view and I blinked again to collect my memories.

Then everything flashed before me and I remembered what had happened in the car. They got to know what I was going to do. And that boy?

Ughh... How dare he kidnap me while I was ready to come with them? He better not be my enemy by acting like one, otherwise, I will have to be the villain.

Okay... I agree that I had planned to escape but it didn't even work because he kidnapped me before that.

But wait- why am I here in this room? I realized I am here alone and there are no traces of anything except four walls. I looked around the room to find something which I can use to protect myself but nothing was found.

Terror filled me and I started shaking. I got up from the bed and ran towards the door. But it was locked.

The room was coloured all white. It only has a small closet and so many bulbs. Even though there is light, I can't stay in here any longer as I am not feeling alright by being confined here. I am locked in a room.

I banged on the door once, then twice while shouting to open the door.

"Is anyone there? Please help me. I- I can't breathe. Please just open the door, I promise that I won't try to escape again."

No one came.

Oh my God! I can't breathe.

Panic overflowed in me, leaving me in gasps. It was getting hard to breathe.

I tried to go to the bed. I was trembling, if I stood for any more seconds I would collapse.

But my legs were so shaking, it didn't make it, not even make it to the edge of the bed.

Then I heard a clicking sound of the door. As I was just about to fall to the floor someone caught me.

I had already closed my eyes to make myself calm.

"It's okay... it's okay." His arms hold me from falling.

He took my trembling body to the bed and started rubbing my back and my palms to calm me down.

"Breath slowly..."

It kinda helped me to breathe. But I was still breathing heavily.

"P- please... I w-won't....try... to.. escape.. a- again." I managed to complete my sentence by gasping and stuttering at every word.

"It's alright. Don't think about it. For now, just calm down and try to breathe." His voice was calm and full of care.

After a few moments, my panic goes down and slowly ends. My eyes were still closed, so I decided to open them now.

As I opened my eyes I saw a man wearing glasses, who seems like the age of those two men whom I met earlier, kneeling on the floor, looking at my face. His face formed into a gentle smile.

"Hello there! Are you okay now?" He asked me in a gentle voice.

"Y- yeah."

"Good to hear that."

He is different from that boss. While the boss was only giving me dead vibes, this person is giving me positive ones along with those two whom I met before. They are opposite from the rumours I heard about Mafia men.

"Now, can you please tell me what's your name?"

How is he in the mafia? No. I should not believe him either. What if he is like the boss?

I was again afraid of the thought of what would happen to me. So I backed off on the bed a little.

He noticed and said, "Don't be scared, I won't hurt you."

"What if you do?"

His face lit up and his lips curved into a big smile.

"You know, you should talk more... your voice is very sweet."

It was just a compliment but my cheeks flushed up and I guess it's red now.

No! Don't fall into his act. They can do anything to you later.

"Why am I here? If you are going to kill me just do it... don't give me any hope."

"No... that will never happen. You're safe. Trust me." He shook his head.

"And why should I do that?

"Because trust is the key to friendship."

Friendship? Does he want to be my friend?

"What's your name?" I asked him.

"My name is Galen." He said with a nice smile. "Now tell me yours."

I didn't reply to him. Instead, I back off again.

"Maybe I should give you some time to trust me."

"For how long I was asleep?" I ignored his comment and asked what came to my mind recently.

"Maybe three hours..."

"What? Three hours? Then what time is it now?"

"It's dinner time."

"Am I going to stay in this room?" I asked him while observing the room.

"No. Enzo has already instructed the workers to prepare a room for you. Until then, you can stay in this one."

"I don't want to stay here any longer. No. I was just about to die a few minutes ago when I found out I was locked."

"Okay then, I can take you downstairs for dinner but only if you tell me your name. What do you say?"

If they are not going to kill me then they must have planned something else to do with me.

And preparing a room for me? I never thought they would give me such a special treatment. I glared at that boy and found he was still waiting for my reply.

Alright. Just tell him your name and get out of here for now.

"I am Alora."

"Alora. Hmm... a beautiful girl with a beautiful name." He chuckled but then he offered me his hand and said "Let's go from here."

Even if I was doubting him, he doesn't seem precarious. So, after a lot of hesitation, I hold his hand and got up from the bed.

Let's see what is waiting for me.

The moment I came out of the room, my jaw dropped. The hallway was so big that anyone could do whatever they wanted.

"Let's go... " That boy smiled.

The place is so huge, from the time I came out of that room, it feels like we are walking for an hour.

"Do Mafia people remember the direction or do you all carry a map for this place just like Dora the Explorer?" I was already exhausted for so many reasons and this deadly place was making me even more nervous.

The mansion is beautiful from the inside, it is so neat and clean that it seems like it is sparkling everywhere. But it was still for me.

He didn't reply to me, instead, he stopped me in the middle and said-

"Um... wait - are you going to go inside wearing this?"

I was truly confused by what he just said. So I asked him "What do you mean?"

He pointed towards me, not to me to the shirt I was wearing. Only then I realised that I was wearing a men's shirt and shorts.

A gasp released from me... and so many negative thoughts popped up in my mind altogether.

"What is this? Who changed me without my permission? And why am I wearing a men's shirt?" I widened my eyes at him, not because I doubted him but because at that time he was only present there.

"I don't know... but maybe it's Enzo's shirt. The name of the brand here, only he wears it." He also seems to be confused.

"Ugh... where is that boss?" There's no point in saying anything to this boy when the only culprit is the boss.

"Don't you wanna change to something else?" He pointed to the shirt I was wearing.

"No! Now I will only go wearing this."

That monster! From now on he is going to be my new enemy. I won't spare him.

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