TRAPPED: Hideo Colombo Book 1

YSOLDE’s POV

I just quietly crouched in my seat while forcing myself to eat. Maybe he cooked this food because we didn’t have anyone else here. The food is good, but I don’t feel like eating much. I’d rather die here because of hunger than be with him for a long time. But every time I looked at his gun on the table, I was suddenly attacked by extreme fear, just like earlier.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

I sighed secretly and tried to swallow the food in my mouth. I still can’t hold back my tears.

“Eat more, Ysolde!”

I heard his serious voice when I let go of the cutlery I was holding.

“I-I’m full.” I said sparingly, while still keeping my eyes on my plate.

“Two bites of food, and you are full already?”

With the tone of his voice now, I was even more scared. So even though I didn’t feel like eating, I forced myself to pick up my spoon and fork again and continue eating.

I didn’t hear another word from him until I finished eating. I also washed the plates, glasses, forks, and spoons we used. Even though I grew up in a luxurious life and had maids at home, I somehow knew how to do housework because Aunt Salve taught me when I was little.

Because my full attention was focused on what I was doing, I didn’t notice that he was no longer in the kitchen. After I got out of there, I didn’t even see him in the entire living room. I looked up the stairs, and I didn’t hear any noise from the second floor of the house. I also looked at the door and I swallowed for a moment, then I slowly walked closer to the sliding door. Even though I’m nervous because I’m thinking about escaping now that I know there’s no certainty if I can really escape from here… but I tried anyway.

When I went out the door, the icy breeze immediately hugged my whole body. I also hugged myself as I looked around to see if there was anyone out there, but I didn’t see anyone. After a few seconds of walking on the sand, I darted to the beach. I couldn’t think straight anymore. It didn’t even occur to me if I could swim across the vast sea to reach the nearby island. If this island also has neighboring islands.

When I reached the sea, my entire body suddenly shivered when I felt the freezing water.

“Help! Help! Please help me!” I shouted when, from a distance, I could see a boat approaching the shore. “Please! Help me!” even though my voice is shaking. “Help! Please help me!” I forced myself to wave my hands so that the person in that speedboat would notice me.

Later, I closed my eyes tightly when the bright beam of the flashlight coming from the white speedboat that was now close to where I was hit my face.

When I opened my eyes, I was suddenly struck by fear when I saw him standing in front of the speedboat. He gazed sharply at me. I suddenly swallowed.

“What do you think you are doing, Ysolde?”

His voice was loud and frightening, so I was even more afraid of him.

“P-please!” Suddenly, my tears flowed.

His jaw tightened. “Take her and bring her home.”

He ordered his men. Two men immediately jumped into the sea, while the other three remained standing behind him.

When the two men grabbed my arms, I couldn’t do anything. What else do I have against them? They were big people, while I was just a small woman and my strength was exhausted because of the cold sea.

Papa, please help me!

Until we reach the seashore. The two men were still holding tightly to both of my arms. My feet could barely reach the sand because of their height. I feel like I’m floating in the air.

“Boss.”

When we entered the house, the man was already in the living room. He was sitting on a single couch with a large cigarette between his fingers. And just like earlier, his gaze was still sharp on me.

“What are you doing, Ysolde?”

My whole body was shaking because of the cold and the fear I feel right now. Although my vision was dim, I tried to meet his gaze.

“P-please! Please, sir, send me home! Bring me back to my Papa.” I pleaded with him.

I could feel the gaze of his bodyguards surrounding the entire living room. Therefore, I completely lost hope I could leave this place. Maybe tomorrow or the day after, I’ll not be surprised to see that his bodyguards is all around the house.

“I’m begging you! Bring me back to my papa. I know he is looking for me. So, p-please!” I begged him again.

“Didn’t I tell you that from now on, you will live here… with me?” he said. I can still feel his angry gaze on me. “So train yourself to be here on my island and never try to escape again. Because regardless of what you do, you can never get out of here.”

I shook my head. My tears are still falling. “No, no.”

“Yes, Ysolde,” he said and nodded. “And you only have two choices in case you run away from me again… first, you will die of cold if you swim in that vast sea. Second, I will kill you myself if you disobey my order again.”

His words were very emphatic. I can feel the hair standing on my body because of fear. I could see in his eyes that he was serious about what he said. That he wouldn’t think twice about killing me if I tried to escape again. For that reason, I felt even more afraid of him.

“I’m easy to talk to, Ysolde. If you don’t want me to be angry with you, then follow everything I tell you.”

He stood up from his seat and walked towards me. Because I was afraid to meet his scary eyes, I quickly lowered my face. I felt him bow in front of me. Later, he grabbed my wet hair and effortlessly made me look up at him so our eyes met. My tears still don’t stop flowing.

I stared into his eyes. I can see the anger there, but I also seem to see sadness.

“Never disobey my command to you, Ysolde, if you would rather not be hurt.” He said firmly, while his eyes didn’t even blink.

Tears welled up in my eyes again.

“Come here,” he said.

I was surprised when he suddenly grabbed my arm and forced me to stand up from my seat on the floor.

“P-please! Ouch! I’m hurting.” I grunted and tried to pull my arm away from him, but it only hurt me more when he tightened his grip on me. “Please! Please let me go!”

“Stop crying and begging. Nothing will happen to you, either.”

Until we got to the second floor of the house. When we were across a room, he opened the door and pulled me inside again. He pushed me to the bed. I sat on the edge. After a while, I was overcome with fear again when I saw the handcuffs attached to the top of the headboard. I looked at him and shook my head.

“P-please don’t!” I said to him with a trembling voice.

But he just came to me and tried to hold one of my hands. I struggled.

“No! Please have mercy on me.”

“I don’t know how to pity Ysolde. So if you don’t want me to be even more angry with you, follow everything I tell you.”

I cried even more when he handcuffed my two hands to the side of the headboard. I feel the pain in my wrist, as if at any moment it will also bleed because of my handcuffs. And I also feel the cold enveloping my core. Oh, yes. He handcuffed me to the bed while I was still soaking wet.

“P-please. I beg you, mister.”

“Stop begging. That’s your punishment for not following me. And the next time you disobey me again… this is not the only thing I will do to you.” He said angrily to me. “Do you understand me?”

I didn’t answer him. Instead, I just lowered my face while still crying.

“Do you understand me, Ysolde?”

I gave him a sharp look when I raised my face. “Just kill me if that’s what you want to do to me. Don’t torture me anymore.” I yelled at him. “After all, you will not let me leave here, right?” My eyes were still full of tears when I looked at him. “Just kill me. I would rather not suffer anymore… just kill me instead.”

But all I got from him was a goofy grin after I let out those words.

“Don’t rush your life, young woman. I just want you to be a good girl.”

Later, there was a knock outside the door. It opened and spat out one of his staff.

“Signore Hideo, you have a call from the other hideout.” The man said.

Hideo? Is that his name? I think I heard that name from Papa.

He gave me one more serious look before turning away, and I even flinched when he slammed the door to the room. I was left alone here. I was miserable, helpless and, most of all, shivering from freezing because of my wet clothes. Maybe this is the end of my life. I can’t escape from him. I can’t go back to our house. And most of all, I will never see Papa again. It could be tomorrow, all that Hideo will find here is my stiff corpse.

I silently cried because of that thought.