ace to live anymore, so I had to move in with my only surviving relative: my grandmother. With just one small luggag
address that was supposed to be where my grandmother lived, the reality wasn't too far from my expectation. My gran
ndmother. It was clear that the sign had faded from white and red to its current state of pi
enough for two small girls like us. I went to a local public high school to continue my education and was granted a scholarship to furthe
ends because I had to work at the store. I focused on my study so that I would get a scholarship
I didn't have any valid reason to complain either. At the end of my highschool life, I got a full scholarship to study arts and design at a nearby university. That me
at I met my first and only boyfriend. Life was
hat something was wrong. The whole neighborhood was quiet, too quiet. It was like no one was living or
al life before, only in the movies. It was obvious that in this small and poor town where few people owned cars, no one owned a flashy black l
t and running as fast as I could towards the store. The sight of smashed windows, broken signs and
d here while
ered my head was...grandm
houted at the t
st like the outside. Everything that could practically be destroyed was destroyed and
ran to her side, bending dow
called my nickname softly
m shock and fear broke my heart into a million pie
finall
were not the only ones in the room. Slowly, I looked up in the direction of the voice. There, not so fa
black suit, pants and shiny leather shoes seemed pristine and perfect even after all the havoc that they h
..was the
..I'm sure all of this has to be some sort of misunderstandin
ne Maxford?" one of the men d
What did the mafia have to do with my parents? It'
ve finally found you," the man
mean?" I aske
an said as he held out a few
while noticing that my hands were sha
ntent of the paper, the man began speaking
with our boss when they took out a five-hundred-
I exclaime
ed million
e cont