Chapter 11 Wanting to Leave
“Isabella?!”
“Yes. But, why the sudden visit ?!”, Mrs Morales asked, curious.
“We planned we would come today, to surprise the family, our husbands couldn't make it because of work, but we just wanted to check In!”
“Ohh okay!”, Mrs Morales replied.
“Quick, mama! What did you have to say about Isabella?!”
“”Yes, a while ago, your father…!”
“What happened to papa!?”, one of them asked.
“He took out a loan from the Italian Mafia Don…!”, Mrs Morales started, earning a gasp from both her daughters.
“But, the investment he took out the loan for failed! Thus, he came by in the early hours of today after Isabella tried to run away…!”
“Why did Isabella try to run away?!”, One of them asked curiously.
“He wanted her as a guarantee till your father could pay half the amount back!”!, Mrs Morales answered.
“What?!”
“Is that his form of mercy?!”, both of them asked simultaneously.
“I have no idea girls, but he has taken her with him! We aren't brave enough to ask if we can speak to her!”, Mrs Morales said, prompting her to think about the situation with Isabella again.
“What does he want with her!?!”
“I have no idea. But, I can only hope your sister's okay!”
“How do we get her back?!”
“We have to pay half the amount before we can get her back, about two hundred million Euros!”
“Two hun…!”, one of them tried to say as she coughed.
“That's a lot of money mama!”
“I'm clearly aware, but those are his terms! Especially since he had a contract with your father!”, Mrs Morales said, tears forming in her eyes.
“Aww don't cry mama! If we work together to raise the money, we'll get Isabella back in no time!”
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Following the day Isabella cleaned the yard and pulled out the weeds with Mia, she had started to pay more attention to her environment.
Doing this and making sure she knew the specific rooms she needed to. She started to get familiar with the routine in the mansion.
As she wasn't assigned to leave the mansion much, the few times she did, she noticed the doors, the locks, the passkeys, the cameras, the guards and most of all, Madam Paula.
‘Why was she doing all this?!’
Well, Isabella suddenly had a beautiful plan.
She was going to escape the mansion.
As she processed the routine, familiarizing herself to the mansion and how it was operated, she had forgotten that if successful, her family was going to bear the wrath of The Don.
She had come to two conclusions, it was either she snuck out on her own probably in the dead of the night, or she went with Mia on an errand and escaped that way.
Noticing the walls through her room, she knew it was impossible to climb those high walls, especially with the barbed wire on the fence.
Isabella was sure it was working fine, on one of her “surveillance” episodes before she canceled it, she saw a bird get electrocuted by the fence.
It had to be the other two, but she didn't know which one yet.
Isabella walked into the kitchen not surprised to see Mia already doing the dishes, after all, they just had breakfast.
“I literally stepped out to use the restroom!”, Isabella said as she helped Mia.
“I know Isabella, I'm just used to it already! Remember what Madam Paula said…!”, Mia drawled.
“The sooner you finish, the more time you have to rest!”, Isabella continued as they both shared a hearty laugh.
Seeing her chance to sneak in the conversation without suspicion, Isabella immediately took it.
“What else are you used to?!”, Isabella pried.
“Pretty much everything, cleaning, chatting with the guards, cooking and catching up on my series alongside madam Paula!”, Mia answered.
“What?! Aren't you used to running errands?!”, Isabella asked.
“Nope, I don't leave the mansion unless I tell Mr Rossi!” Mia answered.
“Then how are the foodstuffs gotten?!”, Isabella asked again.
“Ohh Madam Paula goes along with one or two guards to get the foodstuffs. She pretty much runs every other errand that involves leaving the entire mansion!”, Mia answered.
She continued, “you have to ask the boss for permission before you go anywhere!”
“Is that so?!”, Isabella asked sarcastically.
“Yes!”
“Have you heard about…!”, Isabella quickly diverted the conversation to another topic so as not to arouse suspicion from Mia.
Unlike Mia who was actually getting paid to work there, she was just a guarantee, and Luciano could do whatever he wished to, so she decided to not ask any more suspicious questions from Mia.
Isabella immediately canceled out the possibility of escaping through an errand, thus, she was going to have to make use of her other plan.
She was going to leave the mansion by herself.
Isabella decided to leave the following night after seeing the nature of the security later that night.
She had the perfect excuse in case she was caught, she would just say she was sent to throw away the trash.
To Isabella, this seemed like a fool proof plan. It literally seemed like the perfect plan. However, compared to the security at Luciano's mansion, it seemed like pouring water in a basket.
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Isabella sprang up as soon as the main lights in the house turned off.
She had accustomed herself to the protocols in the house, thus, she knew that the lights would go off at a particular time, unless something was going on.
She opened her door slightly, the creaking of the wooden door minimal.
She took careful steps, going through the blind spots in the camera so as not to be seen.
About to go through the front door, Isabella suddenly heard voices. Familiar voices.
It was Madam Paula!
Isabella panicked! She hadn't expected Madam Paula to be up and about!
Isabella cursed, she sure she didn't plan to be caught!
Thinking of what to do to escape the situation, she turned her head to see the kitchen.
She quickly rushed inside!
She thanked her stars for being fast enough because, as soon as she opened the fridge, the lights in the kitchen suddenly turned on.