Chapter 10: chapter 10

What the heck am I doing?"Please, Drive faster!" I tell the driver, anxious and scared of being noticed at the same time. I have been following Rei for the last thirty minutes. His car is not stopping anywhere, though it has bent away from the main road. Now we are on a narrow road which gives off a spooky vibe.At this point, even the taxi driver is gonna kick me out of the vehicle.I want to see where Rei goes. Whether to his so-called real estate job or somewhere. Honestly, I don't want my doubts to come true. I wish I'm wrong, that I'm unnecessarily doubting Rei. But... Why would his office be in this type of place? After following him for another fifteen minutes on a straight road, Rei's car takes a sharp left turn. The taxi driver stops and turns to look at me. "I won't go further mam..." He says."B-But... I will pay you as much as you want. Just take me there!" But the driver shakes his head. "It's not about money mam. It's about life. This neighbourhood is a trash place. Dangerous people live here who would do anything for money. I suggest you go back with me" His words remind me of that night when I almost got kidnapped but I'm a persistent woman. I won't go back until I get to know what I want. "Thank You... But I'll get off here!" I say, He shrugs, takes his payment and waits for me to get out of the car. As I get off, I notice a man passed out on the side of the street. Then another talking to himself, probably high on drugs. I quickly head towards the way that Rei took earlier. After a few minutes of walking, Rei's car comes into sight. It's parked near an old-looking building. The paint has come off the wall and the glass of the windows is broken. There's no gate. It must be an abandoned building but then again when I look around at other houses, it all looks the same. Not a normal person in sight. The streets are dumped with garbage.  What the heck is Rei doing here? I feel scared as my doubts seem to be coming true but I must see. I must make sure.  I hide near a broken wall and stay there for a while, gathering my strength to head into that building. Three minutes passed. I take a deep breath, ready to go but before I can take even one step forward someone pulls me from behind by my arms.Fuck! I screwed up.I stagger back and my back hit the wall. I shut my eyes with sudden shock. Someone is before me, a man and his grips are so strong around my both arms that I can hardly move. I lower my head, open my eyes and see a pair of black polished shoes first and then I slowly raise my gaze.My heart comes to my throat. Rodas's eyes are strongly laid on me. His eyebrows knitted together. The scars on his face are more visible this time and they look harsh. I don't know why but every time I meet him, I find myself losing the grasp of reality. I see nothing but those green gazes and features on his face. For a moment I forget that he is dangerous and I'm not supposed to be captivated by his presence."What are you doing here?" He asks in a low voice, bringing me back to reality.I try to move but he presses my shoulder against the wall, keeping me steady."Don't move!" He warns me, looking sharply towards the building where Rei went before looking at me again.I open my mouth to say something but he puts a finger over my lips. I stop instantly. He then grabs my hand and starts walking, toward another alley, opposite the building. "Where are you taking me?" I ask. He doesn't answer and keeps walking while keeping his eyes closed to the surrounding area as if he is being careful not to be seen by anyone.Why is he not going to where Rei went? Are they not working together? "I know everything now!" I tell him all of a sudden.He stops immediately and looks at me, a frown on his face, tightening a grip around my wrist. "I know that you're a Mafia king and y-you kill people brutally...Are you taking me to kill me too?" I blurt out.Rodas exhales, runs his fingers through his hair and scoffs as if I'm being crazy here."Ridiculous!" He mutters. What was that? "Am I not right here? I don't remember anything about my past. So, you are having fun taking advantage of me... But you know I can survive alone, I don't freaking need my memory back!" I don't even know what I am blabbering about. Maybe it's out of fear. I might act brave but inside, I'm terrified that he is gonna take out his gun and shoot me just like he did to those men that night. No one would even try to look for me. And Rei... Fuck you Rei.Rodas starts walking again, dragging me along but I pull back this time, refusing to walk. He stops with a sigh, he is probably fed up with me. I'm making the risk of being shot higher and higher. I'm really stubborn. "Move your feet!" "L-Look... I know you're dangerous but I'm not afraid of you ok... Let go of my hand, I'm going home!" Of course, he isn't stupid. He can tell just by my voice that I'm scared of him to the core. "Are you sure you want to go back home? I think I'm not the only one who is dangerous right now" He smirks, pointing toward the building. He is talking about Rei."You Were The One Who Sent Me To Him!" I yell and drop to the ground feeling helpless.Rodas puts his hands on his hips and looks around. What are you looking around? Are you scared? Aren't you the Mafia king who controls everyone? The urge to slap those words on his face is so strong right now. "Get up!" Rodas orders.I do not move. Let me see what he really does. At this point, I think being killed is better than living this false confusing life where I can trust none but myself."Get up!" I ignore him."WHY DO YOU NOT LISTEN TO ME EVEN ONCE? IF YOU HAD LISTENED TO ME THAT DAY, THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. YOU FUCKING MAKES ME CRAZY ELORA ROSE GREEN!!!"