Arranged To Marry The Enemy (a Mafia story) by Zainab Ajike (no david read aloud txt) 📕

The music is a blast. I doubt they can even hear what they are saying to one another.  The smoke of cigarettes flows in the air. The bottles of liquor are in the hands of the party people.

"Hello beautiful." A guy walked up to me.

"Hey." I said shyly.

"Can we own the dance floor? Can you dance with me? I promise it will be the best experience of your life." He said as he smiled at me.

I don't want the best experience of my life yet. I guess.

"I am so sorry but I would like to decline." I told him.

"Come on, you are too beautiful to be left alone. I would love to entertain you." He said convincingly.

"No, I am better off like this."

"Okay. No harm. See you around." With that, he left.

After he left, multiple guys came to ask me for a dance, drink and the worse, one night stand. Damn! Only if they knew I married a Don that can kill them without thinking twice.

I am fed up with these people already, I want to go home. What the fuck is taking Roman so long?

"Hello beautiful" Group of girls walked up to me.

"Hey."

"Don't you feel lonely?" A ginger haired girl asked me.

"No, I am okay. I am waiting for someone." I told them, at least they are females.

"Okay. Do you mind joining us in the meantime? Our space is over there." The punk styled girl pointed it at me. And I looked over to where she pointed her hand.

It was a group of ladies with men that were half baked. The girls are kissing and touching one another. What? Girls to girls? While the remaining girls are focused on the men looking at them like they are some piece of meat. They have hookah before them which they smoke and glasses of liquor.

I let out a small laugh before facing the girls back.

"I will gladly decline that. Don't get me wrong, please but I am highly not interested." I told them.

"And what is that?" The ginger haired girl asked with a Stern face.

"Because I am not interested." I replied to her.

"We would love to have you over for the meantime. You will enjoy yourself. There are more lively activities than this. I promise you." A blonde among them assured me.

"Yeah.... But I am not interested. I am so sorry." I told him hoping they would go away.

They're even more uncomfortable than the guys.

"Okay. Let's go girls." The blonde said to them all.

"She is a bitch!" The ginger haired girls said.

Oh! She didn't just call me that?

But I will let it pass.

Many guys passed by saying the same thing. Seriously, my ears bled out beautifully tonight. No wonder my father never let me out of the house. He protected me from these hunger monsters.

I got up from the chair and went to the driver.

"I need to go to the toilet." I informed him.

"Okay. The Bodyguards will escort you." He told me.

"I am perfectly okay to go to the toilet myself and besides, if they follow me. I might be the center of attention and you know any small mistake in his mission will fail." I told him. I want to go to the toilet alone. It is so uncomfortable with almost six bodyguards watching over me alone. Imagine if they follow me to the bathroom. All eyes will be on me which I definitely don't want.

"There is nothing bad there, Mrs Atono. And it can't cause any destruction to the Don. You are just an elegant won the guards are following around. There is nothing bad there." He explained to him.

"I know but it is just the toilet. It won't be far. Please just let me go alone. I promise you, I won't cause any trouble for anyone. Please I just feel uncomfortable with the guards watching and following me." I told him.

"Fine but please make it snappy and don't cause any trouble. Please, I am giving you just ten minutes to spend there." He instructed me.

"Thank you." I went away to the hallway. I saw the toilet sign for females at the door and I entered. 

Minutes later I came out after I was done in the toilet.

"Hello Irina" a voice called out behind me. Who knows my name here? I started to panic.

I should have let the bodyguards follow me.

I turn to the voice. It was Mallow.

"Hello Mallow." I breathed in relief.

"How are you doing?" He hugged me and let go almost immediately.

"Fine and you? What are you doing here?" I asked him.

"I am here with my guys. Yesterday was my birthday but I decided to celebrate it today. What about you?" He asked.

"I just came here to see how the club here is." I told him.

"Thank God I met you. Come and have fun at my party." He told me.

"No, I am so sorry I can't. I followed Roman here and he is expecting me." I told him.

"Come on. It is just for a few minutes, after some time, I release you. Just let me take you there and have a little fun with me, please." He pleaded.

"I wish but..."

"No but, I will escort you back here. I just want to introduce you to my friends, that's all." he said.

I don't think Roman would have been done by this time.

I should just follow him who knows if Roman is busy enjoying himself upstairs. I just just have a little fun with him to lighten my mood up because I am bored.

"Okay, I will just spend like five minutes and then I will leave." I told him.

"Okay. Thank you." He smiled as he led the way and I followed him.

Roman's point of view:

"Where is Irina?" I asked my driver and bodyguard.

"She told me she wanted to use the toilet." He said.

"And you allowed her without any bodyguard?" I asked him angrily.

"She will soon be here. I gave her just ten minutes" he looked at his watch and gasped. "It has been twenty minutes since she left."

"I gave you one simple job to do and you couldn't do it." I yelled at him.

"She was pestering me, I had no choice but..."

"Shut the fuck up." I yelled at me. I have a slight fear running through me currently.