I spent two weeks focusing on the proper, fast recovery of my leg while being locked up in my temporary room, hiding and ignoring my temporary neighbour and his brother.

Rylie focused on her duties as a housekeeper. She had locked herself up in our room for two days. She didn't show her face to anybody and stayed hidden just like me until the third day, she came to visit me and to continue her duties. That girl is smart. When I told her to run back to our room, she went to the kitchen first, took snacks which was enough for three days after she explained everything to Louisa then locked herself inside the room.

She spent two days eating and crying.

I, on the other hand, have been doing everything to avoid everybody. I kept the balcony door closed and locked up so that the capo won't jump and enter my room at night. I have stopped spending my nights on the balcony. I won't step out of my bed unless I have to pee or poop very urgently and keep staring at my leg which has almost healed.

Almost.

I can walk properly, but it would need some more rest of at least another week to be perfectly normal.

Things have been not good among any of us. Rylie refuses to open up and write out her sadness or anger or whatever she feels. I refuse to open my bedroom's door every night when somebody knocks on it and doesn't say anything. I know who the person is, but I refuse to talk to him or see him.

I stopped removing the last of my bandage when I heard a knock on the door. I looked at the time and saw it was only eight at night.

Not again...

I got up from the bed, pressed my ear at the door and listened to the voices outside.

"You know that she won't open the door." A hushed voice whispered.

"I know."

"Then what's the point of knocking on it, brother?"

"I don't know. Why can't I just kick it open like the last time?"

"No, Leo. Learn to respect people's privacy. They appreciate that."

I bit my inner cheeks and clenched my fists tightly. First, his brother acts as if he cares about me, but in reality he is just cruel and heartless. And now, this capo acts as if he cares, but the truth is that he is much worse than his elder brother. I never asked for anybody to care about me.

I walked back to my bed and continued to remove my bandages then suddenly, I heard a knock again.

"Ahhmie?" I heard Rylie's voice from the other side.

Quickly, I sprang out of my bed, opened the door and pulled her in then shut the door loudly.

"Rylie! What are you doi—" I stopped when I saw the tray in her hands. Dinner time.

She rolled her eyes, kept the tray on the bed, took out her notepad and wrote, 'what were expecting?'

"Nothing. It's just that brothers were outside."

'They left as soon as they saw me.'

Oh, that's good. They're gone.

'Eat your dinner. I'm going back to my room.'

I sighed. "You can stay the night here with me if you want. Have a little talk with me about everything."

She shook her head and gave me a sad smile. 'I rather not.'

"Rylie..."

'I'm fine.' She scribbled. 'Nobody is disturbing me and lurking around me to talk to me.'

I yawned and nodded my head in understanding. "That's good. I'll have my dinner then. You should go and have your dinner too."

She left my room without saying any other word, or should I say writing any other word.

*****

I can't sleep. Even though I'm wearing the most comfortable night shorts and lying in the most softest queen size bed, I can't sleep and it's only eleven at night.

Counting sheep is a no.

Biting your nails is a no.

Standing in the balcony is a big no.

And the fact that I haven't been out of my room in weeks also counts that. I haven't been out of this floor in weeks! The Agostini son had strictly ordered me not to leave this floor.

But he also said that I don't follow orders.

Judging by the time, my shitty neighbor should either be in his room or his office or whatever. I don't care about Adrian the tongue cutter even if there are less chances that I will cross his path ever again after my sudden shocking words.

So I did what I had to do. I opened the door of my temporary bedroom, peeked my head outside to check anybody coming in or out of anywhere and tiptoed my way to the staircase.

I made a huge smiley face when I started climbing down the stairs. Oh! It feels so good to walk and climb again.

And it will feel so good when I will kick the capo with the same leg he had shot.

It was a bit surprising to see none of the men roaming in the mansion. I knew that the housekeepers had their duties till ten thirty so I don't expect them to be present at this hour, but where are the men?

I went to the place where it had all originally began. The kitchen.

But what I was not expecting was to see two familiar men sitting on the counter, cross legged and having face masks on their faces.

I covered my mouth and gasped in shock. Two heads turned in my direction and they leaped from the counter in surprise.

Adrian and Leonardo Agostini are wearing face masks. The Agostini son was wearing his three piece suit and it didn't look like he is about hit the bed anytime soon while his brother, Adrian, was shirtless and only this time he was wearing a Little Mermaid pajamas.

I saw the capo's eyes going down to my legs and I regretted not wearing a robe to cover my teensy tiny shorts which do no good in covering my legs.

An awkward silence filled with tension surrounds us.

"Your legs are fine." The capo was the first one to break the tension.

I nodded in response, but it felt that he was not talking about my wound.

"I thought I told you not to leave the floor."

I scoffed and shot him a glare. "I don't follow orders. My legs are fine now so I can go wherever I want."

My eyes went to Adrian who was looking everywhere except at me and our last conversation replayed in my mind, making me scoff inwardly.

"What—fuck! I have got some cream in my mouth." I bit my lips to suppress my laugh as the capo coughs and scratches his tongue with his fingers to remove the cream. His whole face is covered in white cream.

"How...how are you?" Adrian asked in what I assume is a pure fake concern.

"I'm able to speak which is something my roommate can't so why don't you guess it?" I spat.

"Amelia..."

"I'm thirsty." I blurted and walked to the filter machine. I pressed the button and frowned when it didn't pour any water in the glass.

It is not working. Great.

I sighed irritably and opened the refrigerator, took out a strange fancy bottle of water and poured it into the glass.

Adrian's eyes widened. "Amelia, I think—"

"Save it, Agostini." I growled. "I don't want to talk to you."

Then I took a sip and started coughing when I felt the hardness of the liquid going into my system. What the hell? It's way too strong for something like water.

"Amelia, throw that thing. Now." Adrian said very cautiously and he tried to take a step in my direction.

"Stay back! I don't want you near me. Any of you." I looked around and say the the Agostini son is not there in the kitchen anymore. "Okay, fine. Only you."

I brought the glass near lips and cringed at its smell. That's definitely not water or poison. Whatever this is, it can make Adrian go away from here because I don't want him here.

So I gulped down the whole contents of the glass. I grimaced very badly and coughed, liquid numbing my senses and I felt my head spin.

Oh. I definitely know what this is and want moreee.

Adrian kept staring at me, his jaw dropped in shock and I giggled at his reaction. He looks so funny!

"Adriaaan," I slurred slightly, feeling the vodka kicking into its action. "What's wrong?"

He sighed and snatched the glass from me. "Nothing. Absolutely nothing."

I deepened my voice and said, "Good."

"Don't do that ever again and what the hell are you doing?" I heard him ask as I rummaged through the fridge and pulled out the whole bottle of my favourite energy drink.

"Woah, woah, woaah." He snatched the bottle away from me and patted my cheeks. "You had one glass and you're already drunk. You're a lightweight, Amelia, and you are not having more."

"Nooo na na na." I sang and hugged him, trying to snatch the bottle from his hands.

"Amelia, stop that. Stop that. Let's get you back to your room."

I smacked his bare chest and pouted. "I don't want to go back to my room. I want to go back to my family."

He gritted his teeth. "I don't know anything about that. I will not help you."

"Bubblegum, bubblegum. In my bum!" I gasped in surprise when I remembered my childhood song I had made up.

"Okay, okay. That's good. Have gums in your bums. Time to sleep." He pulled me to get myself walking. My eyes went down to his bum and I grinned mischievously as I made a plan.

"You have a very cute bum, Daddy." I whispered huskily in his ear. "Can I touch it, daddy? Pretty please? With a cherry on top?"

Daddy froze on his spot. My hands slowly went down, groped it and he yelped when I slapped his bum. Quickly, I snatched back the bottle from his hands and ran outside the kitchen, my lips never leaving the rim of the bottle opening as I gulped more of the hard liquor.

I was walking clumsily in the mansion while hearing a distant voice of someone shouting my name and I was taking huge sips of the hard liquor.

I don't even remember why I was so something at somebody. I have my companion in my hands and whole mansion for free. My throat feels numb along with my brain and I feel free of everything.

"Amelia!" I gasped when I heard daddy's voice nearing. I want to play hide and seek with daddy! This house is so huge and I want to hide while daddy seeks out for me.

I ran as fast as I can, giggling in excitement and checking the lock of every door possible till one of them opened.

"Yaay!" I cheered and shushed myself for trying to ruin the game. Naughty Amy! Bad Amy! You were going to ruin the fun of the game. Daddy is playing with me and I was going to ruin his fun too!

Quickly, I entered the room and shut the door then drowned the remaining contents of the bottle, grimaced and threw it in the corner.

My eyes went up and I saw over sixty men of different ages present in the room, sitting in groups and staring at me in shock.

My stomach was bubbling in excitement and a huge smile appeared on my face because I got new playmates!

"Hi boys." I waved shyly and twirled a strand of my hair. "Wanna play with me?"

Author's note:

Why do my books always have a chapter or two where the girl gets drunk? 🤦🏻‍♀️

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