Chapter 29 - Twenty-Nine

Patience, people patience. Character Development takes time. I have point flaws first. 

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Agatha was getting her leg plastered. She had fallen off the stairs by a push but who was she to blame anyone. Her Employer had suffered and she could have ended up in worst situations than these. 

"Are you okay?" Her roommate, another worker asked her. 

"It was my fault. Oh my god, they could have killed and replaced me within seconds." She cried out, both from the pain and realization. "They have given me another chance. I can not m..mess it up.." 

"You would not, calm downs sister." 

"I can't." Agatha spoke, "there's more to come if I mess up again."

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"Madam," someone shook her, "Madam please wake up."

A cringe came upon her face, she was dead tired and didn't even know why. It felt as if her body could not even get up. Squinting her eyes open she looked at a frantic maid trying to wake her up. 

"W-what?" Her voice was scratchy from sleep. "I'm tired." 

"It's Madam Nikita. Please-"

"Leave. Now." Nikita ordered as the maid hurriedly walked away. Nikita closed the door behind the maid and walked to the coffee table. 

Alexis watched from narrowed eyes which were still heavy from sleep as Nikita poured water in a glass and kept it on the side of the bed table. She then helped Alexis sit up on the bed and fed her the water and placed pillows on her back to get her comfortable.

"I heard of what happened," she looked towards the window, what obsession did she have with it?

That's when Alexis remembered, the burns, the torture but she couldn't feel anything. Was she given drugs? She couldn't feel anything about her body at the moment except being tired and sleepy. 

"The painkillers are pretty effective, so you won't feel a thing till they are just minor injuries," Nikita spoke, sitting down on the bed next to her. "Alexis, mafia woman don't usually challenge their husband's decisions and if they do, it's like this for them. Now, we are talking about a woman which is married into average ranks but we belong to the top three and top three cannot be thrown down or disrespected."

"It's easy once you figure them out and I'll tell you Angelo's deal." Nikita's tone was still the same. No one could say that she was going to tell her the secrets of life. 

Alexis looked at her thoroughly. Why would she help her? What was her purpose in doing so? "Why is helping me so important to you?" She softly led out the words not wanting to offend the only person helping her.

"My mother did so. She loves helping others and I'm pretty sure I want to continue it too plus I also think that you desperately need it." She laughed at the end making Alexis chuckle as well.

"I want to leave. I'll accept death too instead of this, you know. The torture he puts me through without mercy, without any remorse he just turns his heart into stone. Who can do that?" She had tears in her eyes, the glassy brown eyes that looked like they had been tortured to hell.

"Their grandfather, Nicolai De'alassandro is responsible for this. He told them to abuse people forgetting what they wanted. It was like that man, because of who he was, justified everything he did. His wife is equally bitter. They always had children come over in the summers and taught them god awful things." Nikita sighed. "When Isabelle came to know about what was happening, she immediately took her kids away. The Grandparents did not get to have any contact without the supervision from either of the parents." 

"Why are they like that?" There had to be an explanation for that as well. 

"I don't know but once Silvano had let some of it out by saying, they never wanted us to be vulnerable. I guess their grandparents simply chose a way that did not let their grandchildren look weak." 

"Why are you telling me this? I get it, his childhood was not perfect but I know for sure none of us had it like what we wanted it to be." Reason and logic came first to her and the reason out why Nikita was telling her all this.

"Because they're then weak points are our strong points, Alexis! You manipulate them with those, you show them love without anything in return and care for them! You know what, let's have a deal. You give me one month and abide by everything I tell you to do and see how your life changes for good and if it doesn't I will kill you and set you free, deal?"

Alexis gaped at her and then yelled at her with as much as a loud voice she could muster. "I just said that I don't want any of this and you're talking about such nonsense!"

"This nonsense will make you live through the toughest of situations!" She yelled back. "Don't be an idiot Alexis, he's not going to leave you after you have met all of us! I understand what's happening to you is not normal and it's not. But what about the benefits that come with it? It's not all you being tortured, there are ways of revenge." Nikita told her, looking into her eyes. "if you learn to manipulate, you can outwit them." 

"I don't. I don't think I can.." she sobbed, she sobbed as Nikita hugged her, soothing her terrorised form.

"Listen to me Alexis, one month okay? One

the month you do as I tell you and you will love it here. There's nothing wrong with wanting more or wanting luxury, it's human nature to want the best and if you don't want any of it, then I'll give you relief forever okay? Deal?" She whispered to her while rubbing her back and soothing her.

"Deal," Alexis whispered as well.. She was strong once and she'll be strong again.