43 Señorita

✨Andi✨

I've been roaming around Brazil, causing as much chaos as I can with Maro Sanchez's business. He knew what's coming, he tightened his security details, and only high ranking officials in his family knew about his location. He had been moving from city to city which was a smart move if I was some amateur tracker, too bad for him, I wasn't.

"Ready to talk?" I pulled the duck tape from Alo's mouth. He is Sanchez's capo who holds the information about his whereabouts.

"Vas a pagar por esto, perra-" he spat but I placed the tape back over his mouth. (You are going to pay for this, bítch)

"respuesta incorrecta" I turned on the switch, electricity flowed through the water under his feet. (wrong answer)

I'd give it to him, he was one tough sonofabítch to break but I can see fatigue and pain worn out by his bravery.

Alo was a little older than me from what I gathered. He made it inside Sanchez's mafia because of his good tracking skills and business wits. I found him in Rio wandering around like a lovesick puppy over me. I knew I could lure him into my trap when I learned that he has a thing for flamenco dancers, good things I was a good dancer, and was able to get his attention. He tried to abduct me but it backfired on him. The tables were turned, he was the one caught on my trap.

His green eyes stared at me while his body trembled, shivering with the slow current passing through his organs. He was seated in a metal chair inside his apartment shower with slow dripping water above him. The floor was filled with half-inch water soaking his bare feet.

I hate to look at his eyes, it reminds of someone who invades my sleep each night since I left him in New York. I pushed that thought at the back of my mind. This had to be done quickly now so I changed my tactics.

I turned off the light switch connected to the wire on his shower floor.

"Now, now." I taunt. "I can do this all day or maybe, I can pay a visit to your nana Maria."

His eyes widened, his words were being muffled by the tape.

"What was that?" I faked listening "sorry. I can't understand what you're saying." I pushed my back away from the wall and lit up a cigarette stick. A habit I managed to end a long time ago that kept itching back since I left Yuri. "I'll leave you now, maybe you can find a way out of those ties and beat me to your nana's place in Mexico." I closed the bathroom door, still hearing his muffled pleads.

I never intend to hurt innocent lives though and this was all his fault for being good at tolerating the physical pain I've inflicted on him. Like what Uno taught me 'if you can go through their skin, go through their mind and heart.' I should have done it in the first place instead of wasting time in torturing Sanchez's capos but I had to let my frustration out somehow. Sadly, they're available and I'm taking my time away from Siberia.

I finished two sticks of my Marlboro gold and two bottles of beer before walking back inside the bathroom. Relief washed over Alo's bleeding face when he saw I have no one beside me.

"Are you ready to talk now?" I leaned my back on the vanity counter. He nodded vigorously. I walked in front of him and removed the tape while he winced at the sting. "hablar." (talk)

"I know little about Sanchez's location, señorita" he coughed. "But I know someone who does. We call him Médico. He is the boss's doctor and he goes anywhere with him. I can help you track him, hermosa señorita."

I rolled my eyes at his sweet talk. "Tell me where I can find him."

"You'll need my help, señorita" his eyes lit up. "I have a way to find him."

"Just tell me before my patience wears off, Alo."

He grinned, confusing me as to what was amusing to him.

"I have long waited for you, señorita" his smile widened, wincing at the black eyes on his face. "You are sent by heaven to me, hermosa. I swear on my Mama's grave, I will love you until I die."

I stiffened for a second before I burst out laughing. "Have you lost your mind?"

He shakes his head "no señorita. My Mama told me that one day, a girl would knock the life out of my lungs and make my tummy flutter. It's your precioso. You are sent by my Mama to me, to protect and cherish until I die."

I stopped giggling when I saw how serious looking he was. "You're crazy."

He shakes his head with a smile on his face. "Have you fallen in love before, señorita?" I stood frozen on the floor "I guess that's a yes. What a lucky bastard he is. You are an amazing woman. I'd be the luckiest man if you'll let me take care of you."

He was good at distracting me. I was dumbfounded for a few moments before I realized that he might just be playing mind tricks on me. No one has ever said those words to me, especially when they're at the receiving end of my torture. 'Protect me?' That's the funniest thing I have ever heard from a man who's about to die in my hands. I can't let him live, he knows how I look. He could spill out my identity to my targets.

"You are gonna kill me, aren't you," he said to himself. "It's okay. If that will make you happy señorita. At least I met you before I die. I can tell Mama how beautiful my señorita is."

"Tell me about your Mom," I said. What harm will it do me if I give comfort to this man on his last day on earth, right?

His eyes brightened like New Years Eve. "She's the kindest woman I have ever met in my life. I grew up being teased at school and bullied because of how my skin was pale. I'm half Chinese because of my father…."

I listened to him talk for an hour about his life. We are not different, Alo, and I. What he experienced was common these days. Being bullied because you look different, special is what my Mom said.

"Do it now señorita" he smiled. "It's okay. I have told you where to find Médico. It would be easy looking for Sanchez through him."

"Why are you helping me?" I was confused.

"I have told you a lot of reasons already precioso. Don't worry about me. I hate my job anyway. If Sanchez learns about this, I will die in his hands in a much humiliating way."

My brows creased "why?"

"Maro had always been good when I met him, I admired that guy until he was consumed by this life." There was anger radiating from this man's eyes at this moment. "He helped my Mama when she got sick and I owe him a lot. But he made me do things I never would have done on my own. Kill innocent kids and pregnant ladies."

I understand now why. Sanchez was once a respectable businessman.

Alo watched me as I untied his ankles and wrist. "Go now to your nana. Just remember, I won't hesitate to kill her if you say something about this."

He rubbed his wrist and ankle before taking a washcloth to clean his face. I left the bathroom for him to clean himself, still guarded that he might kill me after what I did. Maybe I was wrong at reading this man and he was good at his charade. He walked out after a few minutes in his new clothes. His long brown hair was still wet from his shower.

"Leave" I commanded when he just stood there, leaning on the bathroom door frame.

"Have you not heard a word I said señorita?" I glared at him. "How can I protect you if I leave?"

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