<<I don't have options to choose from.>>

Ragini

A week passed to the day the Mafia brought me here. After the encounter with him that night, we didn't have any other encounters or conversations. He is so busy this week that he rarely comes home. We did come face to face two or three times but almost zero interaction. And I can't be more glad about it. My leg has also healed now. His brothers has been friendly to me in this week. They have become my friends now. We're not too much open but better than before and I know our friendship will grow with time. They gave me company and tried to make me feel comfortable. But, can I feel comfortable in this house? Still I'm grateful that they're not like their eldest brother. Atleast they have hearts in the centre of their chest cavities.

I sighed as I looked at the clock in the room. It was showing four in the afternoon and I was feeling hungry. After thinking for a few minutes, I decided to have a round to the kitchen. I spend most of the time in this room. It has become so boring and I feel like I'm losing myself. I feel lonely. I have become a prisoner. I can't stay here more. I have to get out of these four walls but how?

As I descended the stairs, I couldn't find anyone in the hall. I moved to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. I smiled widely seeing a sandwich in the fridge. I tore the wrapping and put it in my mouth and right at that moment I heard footsteps approaching the kitchen. I gulped with the sandwich still in between my teeth as I turned to the direction of the door and my breathings stopped. The Mafia was standing there, looking at me with an amused look on his face. He was wearing a cream colored shirt with black pants. Has he just come from outside?

I shouldn't have felt much happy about not having encounters with him. I think he got smell of my happiness and how could he let me stay happy? It's against his rules!

He started taking steps forward while I started stepping back until my back hit the kitchen island. Not to forget that the sandwich was still in between my teeth. Great!!

"What are you doing?" he asked as he placed his hands on either sides of me.

What am I doing? Can't he see?

I tried answering but the sandwich in between my teeth didn't help. He noticed that and started moving his face near my mouth. My heart dropped when he took the other side of the same sandwich in between his teeth. I got frozen as he started chewing the sandwich from his side and slowly the sandwich started getting invisible from my view and his lips were getting closer and closer.

No!!

I tried moving away but he held me at the same place by holding my shoulders. His grip was so tight that it started hurting. I flinched but he didn't care.

Why did I come here? Why did I even get hungry?

I closed my eyes shut as I saw him only a millimeter away from my shivering lips. My legs turned in jellies when I felt his tongue on my lips as he licked my lips.

'God! Please send any of his brothers here. Please...' I started praying.

Then I felt him taking his tongue back but he was still closer to me because his breath was falling directly on my face.

"Yum..." he said and I could literally feel him smirking with my eyes closed.

Ya, sandwich was tasty and the Mafia also accepted that but I got only one bite. This isn't fair. There was only one sandwich in the fridge.

"Open your eyes buttercake." his commanding voice reached my ears and I immediately opened my eyes.

His face was looking as if he was going through an inner battle. He was looking at me like he'll eat me raw in the very first chance he gets. I'm not a food item for God's sake! I'm not any cake.

He moved his hand and tucked the hair strands which were falling on my face behind my ear. He looked at me for a few seconds and then took a few steps back. He moved to the fridge and took out a water bottle. He started drinking the water while I kept on taking deep breaths to calm my racing heart.

'He will not do anything Ragini. He has given his words to you. Relax!" I kept assuring myself.

There wasn't any specific look on his face but his face was expressionless. No one could predict his thoughts and next move. It's a very rare sight to the eyes, to see him expressionless because he always have that cold look on his face.

With that, I encouraged myself to ask him what I was thinking about.

"I... I want to go out." I said trying to keep my tone normal. I didn't want my voice to shake.

He looked at me as he brought the bottle down from his mouth. One of his eyebrows was raised questioningly at me. I gulped as I continued.

"I need to buy a few needed things." I told him.

"Like?" he asked as he kept the bottle back into the refrigerator.

What should I tell him now? He should understand that I'm a girl and I need a few things which I can't tell him.

"Everything can't be told." I said and my voice was low and filled with fear about how will he react about me not answering his question properly.

"Is that so? There are secret things!" he said as he leaned to the counter and crossed his arms around his broad chest.

This man! Can't he just agree? Well, he can't!

"Uhm..." I started but didn't get what to say.

"Okay, fine! Yuvraaj and Ryan will take you." he said as he started moving in my direction again.

"And believe me buttercake, you really don't want to see the real me. That day what you saw was just a teaser. So, better don't try to be smart." he said as he caressed my cheek with his thumb. His voice was low but dangerous.

I just nodded my head in response because my words died in my throat. For now, I'm not even planning to do anything then also he's warning me like this. Even when he's sending his two brothers with me. What'll happen if I actually tried something he don't like? That punishment he gave me for stepping out of the room will be nowhere comparable to what he'll do.

I gulped inaudibly at the thought. I'm not going to do anything against him. If it was only for me then I wouldn't have thought much before trying to escape from this beast but in which situation I am, all of my actions will affect my brother as well. I don't have any option besides doing what he say.

"Hmm... You go and get ready. I'll tell them to take you. You've got only one hour to be outside the house. And meet me before you leave." he said as he stepped back.

I nodded again and immediately left the kitchen. I took a few deep breaths as I moved towards the closet and started looking for something to wear. Having too many clothes is also an headache. You can't decide what you want to wear. Finally I took a white shirt and a pair of blue jeans before running to the washroom. I washed my face and changed. I then wore a pair of white sneakers.

I ran the comb through my hair and pulled them into a bun before moving out of the room.

As I reached downstairs, I found Yuvraaj and Ryan already waiting for me. I looked around for Laksh and found him sitting on the couch. He looked at me from top to the bottom and then gave a nod. With that, the three of us left the house.

Why he wanted to see me before leaving?

As we stepped out of the house, the air hit my face and I felt alive after so long. I never knew it felt like this after being in four walls for a week. Me and Yuvraaj waited as Ryan went to bring the car from the garage.

I looked around and realised that the house was in the middle of so much empty land. There were mountains wherever the eyes could see. Guards were standing all around. There was a large and beautiful garden at the left side. A big beautiful water fountain was also there. There were trees on the suitable places and there were roads crossing one another. The place is beautiful. It is like a small and beautiful town with only one house. Stupid comparison, I know.

I then tried to look at the back of the house but couldn't see anything because of the house coming into the view. I know there must be something at the back of the house. I mean they have maintained their place very well. They'll not leave the backside like that.

"What's there at the back of the house?" I asked Yuvraaj.

"Swimming pool!" he replied.

Wow!

"What do you need to buy?" asked Yuvraaj.

"A few necessary things girls needs." I replied and he didn't ask anything further.

"Shoot!!!" I said as the realisation hit me.

"What happened?" asked Yuvraaj.

"I don't have money to buy my stuff." I told him.

How can I be so stupid? I'm going shopping without a single penny in my pocket. Incredible!!

I looked at Yuvraaj as I heard him laughing.

What's so funny to laugh?

I kept looking at him weirdly and finally, he stopped laughing.

"Why were you laughing?" I asked confused.

"We are Mafias, if you remember?" he asked me.

I gave him a weird look as I nodded.

"And we're rich as well." he continued.

"So?" I asked.

"God! You are so naive. The thing is simple. We're going to pay for you." he said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because Laksh bhai said that." he said and that was the end of me asking questions.

This name has the power to shut my mouth, puncture my brain and stop my breathings.

Finally, Ryan came. I was looking at the car with an open mouth. It was a beautiful red colored sports car. I don't have much knowledge about cars but it looked very very expensive.

Yuvraaj got into the passenger seat while I got into the back seat as Ryan started the car. I noticed that the guards opened the large metallic gate after putting some password in the machine as they saw the car. High security!! I can never run away from here.

"What do you want to buy?" it was Ryan this time.

"Can't you brothers understand a simple thing that I am a girl and I can't tell everything to you." I snapped this time.

All of these brothers are same and stupid. They're irritating me by asking same question and I have to think hard what and how much to say to whom because all are different and will react differently. I can't put myself in trouble by spatting at everyone. The beast is not even in the options.

"Wooh, relax! I didn't know that you want to buy some girly things." he said giving a glance at me.

"Do you talk to bhai like this?" asked Ryan in an excited tone.

"Do you think I would be sitting in the car with you if I would have talked to him like this, even once?" I asked.

Both of the brothers laughed at that because they know their brother must have killed me till now if I replied to him like this.

"Yaah, your ghost must have been sitting at the back seat." said Ryan.

I couldn't help but laugh along with the duo and I realized that I was laughing after long. They're so much better than their brother.

It took us around ten minutes to get out of the mountains. And finally, the main city started coming into view. Well, I never saw this side of the city. This is the far side of the city, I guess.

"You turned eighteen?" asked Yuvraaj looking at the front.

They think that I'm a kid? Do I look like a kid?

"I'll be twenty soon." I told them.

They both glanced at each other and gave a look which I couldn't understand. They're talking in eye language?

"Did you complete your graduation?" asked Yuvraaj.

"No! Last year is left but I don't think now it's possible. All thanks to your brother." I said rolling my eyes but they couldn't see me rolling my eyes.

"Which streme?" asked Ryan.

"Commerce!" I replied.

"Means you're with Kavi. He's also in last year with commerce." Yuvraaj said.

"He goes to college? I thought Mafias don't study." I said surprised.

The brothers laughed at that.

"Yes, he goes to college. Not daily though and all of us have done graduations at least." Yuvraaj replied.

"The be... Your eldest brother? He has also done graduation?" I asked curiously.

"Yeah, that too with science." replied Ryan.

It's hard to believe.

"We know it's hard to believe." said Ryan laughing.

Did I say it aloud?

"He used to go to college for three weeks in a semester. Which used to happen the exams time because he had a very great habit of fighting with students and then taking out his gun." said Yuvraaj laughing, joined by Ryan.

My eyes widened at that. He used to take gun to the college! Not only that he was ready to kill students! Means he's like this from almost forever.

"How old is he?" I couldn't stop myself from asking.

"Thirty five!" said Ryan casually.

"What???" I shouted.

He's fifteen years older to me! God! But he doesn't look like he is this old. He looks in his early twenties.

The brothers started laughing again. I looked at them cluelessly.

"He's lying. Bhai is twenty four. He'll turn twenty five in uhm... seven months." said Yuvraaj chuckling.

And don't know why I felt relieved to hear that. He's four and half years older than me.

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