-𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨: Abuse, violence, drugs.
-𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜: Your Teeth In My Neck By Kali Uchis
𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙮, 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡?
𝙄𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚?
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪?
𝙊𝙝 𝙤𝙝 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪?
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙉𝙤 𝙤𝙝,
𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧, 𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧, 𝙤𝙝 𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧, 𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧, 𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧
Sainty..." The smooth Spanish accent rang loud and clear as the slender figure of Valentina Perez wandered the halls. It was currently 2 am, on a hot summer night. Val knew it was August, the month of her birthday. But, exact dates were hard to keep track of here. It was like Casa Rosado, the name given to her boyfriend and his partner’s mansion, was in a time warp. She often found herself losing track of what day it was if she didn't check her phone or watch the news.
Those were two things she tended to avoid. The nasty headlines about the "drug addict Princessa" were hurtful. Some people in the media knew the truth, they knew Valentina was stuck with her boyfriend. She wasn't selfish or crazy like they made her out to be, that version of her came later. But, corrupt politics were big in this city. Her beautiful city of Lima was being run by the drug business. Peru had recently been influenced by neighboring countries and was quickly becoming a hotspot. The drug money kept wealth in the country, specifically the capital. It wasn't her parents who ran their kingdom, it was the drug lords who supplied money to the towns and the schools and the hospitals. So, Valentina's family was being blackmailed. No, she wasn't taken hostage but rather stuck due to loyalty to protect her family and a sick love she had for her abuser.
Santiago, or Saint, ran Lima and the people in it. He belonged to one of the biggest drug rings in all of Peru. He had an incredible amount of power and the government turned a blind eye to his group with the use of bribes and threats. He was years older than the currently seventeen-year-old girl and had the ability to manipulate and use her. He had fully convinced the naive young princess that he owned her and for now, she accepted it. They were three years in and she was too paralyzed by fear to leave and blinded by what she thought was love. Val had the ability to just walk away but, so much was at stake.
“Mi flor, why are you awake?" The deep voice of the man asked. Val had ended up in the basement, where Saint was currently sitting at a table, cutting cocaine. The designer drug ran this country and it was how Saint and his partners stayed in power. His words like a sweet melody to her as she sauntered over to his side. He had a special way of doing that, changing personalities instantly. Just a few hours ago he was screaming at her about how worthless she was and now, his arms were wide open for the Latin girl. He was a con artist, a psychopath and a master manipulator all in one.
"Couldn't sleep.," Val mumbled tiredly, taking a seat in his lap as she tugged down the big t-shirt she wore. It was one of the rare moments the drug house was silent. It was just them and the few security he kept scattered around at all times, everyone else had gone out of the night, all of the associates and their young "girlfriends". Val and Saint, in the middle of an argument, decided to stay home. Usually, the mountainside fortress was full of people, including young girls forced into this life, similar to but worse than her own situation. The women were kept around for company and relationships but, mainly for the sex, drug preparation and drug-delivering in and out of the country. The Peruvian government still hadn't caught onto how severe the drug problem was getting, it was only known in the capital. So, young females traveling in and out of the country for "vacations" wasn't suspicious.
Gently, not to mess up his concentration, the girl wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled her face into his chest. "Have a bump.," Saint commanded, nudging her chin up gently as he brushed long dark strands of hair from her brown orbs. Val complied, it was the only drug she partook in but, Saint had her basically addicted. With a rolled-up $100 bill, Val took a line and then Saint proceeded to do a few. With her head tilted back the young princess paused for a moment and then went back to silently watching him work.
“So, um, Elio texted me again. He wants me to come to visit the palace for a few days on my birthday.." The submissive girl began, nervously nibbling at her bottom lip as she helped package the white powder. Saint didn't speak, her just continued to work but, his face began to harden. Val knew what was coming if she continued to push him but, she wanted to see her twin brother, she wanted to see her family after two months of living here. "We're only half an hour away from the palace. You could come or if you're busy one of the girls could come with me. I would take one of your drivers and you would know what I was doing at all times and.." Her nervous rambling was cut off by the sharp tone of the older male.
"Aye, ¡Cállate! Valentina. I can't hear myself think." The male dropped what he was doing and abruptly stood up from the chair. His expression hardened as he towered over the sitting girl. "You asked me earlier and I said no. Why would I change my mind? No, means no." The petite girl frowned, biting down on her bottom lip a bit harder. Usually, she would just nod and comply. Saint was incredibly overprotective and at times delusional. He suffered from bipolar disorder. Combine that with drugs and the paranoia of the illegal business he ran and you got the unstable person he was. Today, however, Val fought back. She was growing tired of it, of always being obedient and Saint was noticing the fire burning behind her usually calm brown orbs.
“I’m going.” She stated calmly, glaring at the male as she stood and began to walk away. “I’ll have El pick me up tomorrow and I’ll be back by Sunday.”
“Walk away and see what happens, I dare you—“ he growled, watching in silent fury as she paused, flicked him off and proceeded to continue to the stairs. It was something she had never done. Val was calm in nature and sweet. But, he was drawing the hot-blooded Latina out of her.
“You ungrateful bitch!” He roared out, running after the teenager. With a yelp of fear, she began to run up the steps, staggering along the way but almost reaching the top. She was no match for the older man. He easily caught up to the princess, grabbed her arm and threw the girl down. Val caught herself before she could tumble down the steps. Screams of anger and fear intermixing as she tried to escape him.
No one would come to help her. No one would rescue her— this was Valentina’s reality. Swiftly he cornered the princess, grabbed her head roughly and slammed it against the drywall. Instantly, she crumbled, whimpers of pain coming from the young girl as she clutched the back of her head, liquid coating her hair.
“I told you no..” Saint spoke calmly again, crouching down where his girlfriend laid, crumpled up in a ball as she blinked off the double vision and dizziness. “Next time, don’t disobey me, mi flor. I hate having to do that.” He finished, pressing his lips to her forehead.
With all the hate and anger she could manage Val drew her hand back and punched him right in the nose. It was something she had never done in all of her seventeen years. It didn’t phase him much but, the man did stumble back a bit, eyes wide with shock.
“Little brat, don’t make me do it again. Get up, I’ll call someone to come tend to..that.” He motioned to her bloody hand, glaring at the girl before leaving.
“I’m not your fucking flower.”