"Sir You got to have purchased above our limits, Congratulations You will be our lucky customer to receive this household product by just paying an extra dollars If you will" the sales girl said with a wicked smile.

"O really? that's amazing I have already spend so much why don't I put on few dollars to receive this lucky product" said the lady beside the man

"Thank you mam. Please do your payments in the next counter. we will be happy to have you next time , do come regularly" the sales girl said biting her lips.

There was a utter silence in the room while all the sales employees stood stunt at deep thoughts as the customers moved.

"How did you do that Alara?" Stephenie said, " the product hadn't been sold in past two months and it was a last peice today was the last day to sell it and whoever sells it will receive a bonus from boss. How on earth did you manipulate them." she hugged Alara.

"You see sometimes you got to be cunning enough to get your reward" she said with a wink and moved to the counter where the customer just passed by.

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A Tall young girl in her 18, her beauty and gentle enough to mesmerize charming boys of her quality. Her silky brown hair tied in a pony flow back to her waist. A simple professional makeup on her in a uniform of sales girl gave her the exact look of her Part time job. She moved to the changing room as it was time for change of shift.

A stunning young girl comes out in her yellow dress and gets ready to move out of the place. She gets stopped by the manager in an excitement to give her bonus.

" I see you got a bright future in this area girl. Keep doing your best." he said giving her her bonus.

Thanking him she went out.

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Alara's PoV

If it wasn't for my revision leave that I had opted for I wouldnot have lost my half salary. Well what goes out comes around as luck in bonus thinking, She smiled to herself and came out to pathway of her shop.

Suddenly a red sports car stops infront of her on road and to her surprise it's her love of life. She beams in joy and gets in the car.

"Hello Kevin, what brings you here"

"I hope you remember your next target little girl" he said

" Yes I do know, just get me the address for next meet"

" Ah it's the famous coffee bar at Mafia area"

"Good ! Then let me text him"

Looking at the woods out here it takes me back to our first meet. Who I was How? I was brought here?

As we got down the coffee bar I could hear the members of Z mafia tell how could I be so favourable to Kevin. Why he allots me a special place in the work place of his mafia. I could see they were hardly few members sitting in the tables. Kevin left me to sit on the table behind me. Here comes the target!

His name is John. John Xavy

the son of head of X mafia world. He was my target to lure him into me and get him here alone like an unprofessional way to confront him to Kevin for their deals.

" Hey babe's finally you are into me and you gave me a message to come here, what more "

I grinned at him with annoyance and waited Kevin to take my words. He was in his 30s tall and handsome but not of my taste. Another second with him would be like a choke in my lungs just then Kevin popped out.

He took the seat in our table and stared blankly at John.

To our surprise John completely behaved like another person infront of me

"You don't need to act John" said Kevin "She is one of Z mafia, As for you I just wanted to warn you that your father must take his hands out of Forming 4th Street business as it is our area...."

"Let begones be begones. It's already 5years" John was a mixed man here" let's reconcile it with this agreement and let us have our business there it will as well improve our relationship"

"Cut the crap if it weren't for your foolish men we would still be in treaty and speaking of relationship to improve I don't think We need foolish men of yours helping us" Kevin said angrily standing from chair "As for the street you better lay off your hands in our area and I don't think I need to warn you if you weren't my once upon a time friend. We Z's have power to empower the other Mafias" saying that he walked straight to the door, I had to gather up my courage to escape from John's I would kill you bitch glare and walked behind Kevin.

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Back in dorm

Alara's Pov

It was a tiring day today. But each time spent with Kevin is something special. If I could I would leave my schooling and always be beside him in his mafia work. Thought of Kevin just turns my cheeks red. If it wasn't for that day I wouldn't had met him

It was busy subway area , I was just a new teen in new place I thought I lost my parents in the crowd and sobbed in despair searching for them for half an hour and finally giving up sitting on the bench and crying to myself. I could see people give me a what happen to her stare.

Then I realised it was not only them but also the cheap thugs with bad intentions giving mischievous grins to each other and me. I felt ashamed of the situation but could do nothing but cry.

I saw a cute boy in his 20 standing and searching for somebody I had no other option then to pretend I know him and walked towards him and slipped my hands in his "Please pretend that you know me I lost my parents in crowd and those creeps are giving me a bad look. Please help me"

He looked back at those men and sqeased my hand saying I ll help you with a smile. He look me to the parking and made me sit in the car locked it saying I ll be back. I felt scared as if did I escape from cruel herd of lions and get into another. What if he is man in disguise. My head blew with thoughts. I could no longer wait there what if my parents were searching for me how could I sit her calmly? I became agitated.

Another half hour passed and I could no longer see the trace of this person. Am I in trouble.

I could see this boy come up to lot walking in bruises and limping jerking his hands. He opened the door and got in.

"How did you get injured? are you alright?" to my surprise my mouth spoke my mind unintentionally.

"it's a..."

" I have been locked here for half an hour let me go my parents might be looking for me"

At this he held my hand as I was about to open the door

"No don't. You can't go back to your parents"

I was stunned by these words and my lips curved why as I could not speak up my self

"..ummm it's like your parents sold you for money to X mafia. This is a human trafficking case." after a deep silence he spoke again " If you go by any chance they are going to send you back again to them."

"Did you confront those men? was this done by them to you?"

He nodded yes. Tears started filling my eye I could no longer hold back. what's more miserable than this. No shouldn't cry they always treated me differently If this is it I got to be strong and make my way newly to another beginning. I wiped my tears and searched for reasons to calm myself. I could see this guy looking oddly at me. I stared back.

"Why were you here? Who were you searching for?" I asked him

"I was asked to come here by my dad.... I was searching for you..."

This really shocked me. Me . why would they search for me?

My face spoke me.

" I'm Kevin son of head of Z mafia" he looked for my expression and continued " Z and X are both in treaty and somehow X mafia indulged in trafficking and my dad informed me to confirm it as he is against it"

This comforted me that he is not a part of this crime.

" We were informed that a girl my be received by them today and we can get them with evidence. Those men back there were from X mafia."

"Then why did they hurt you?"

" I happen to interrogate them about it as I went there. As you can see I'm still not that strong enough to fight 10men double my age"

"How did you escape are they searching for you then let's clear this place first"

"you don't need to be frightened little girl My men are handling them. Why don't you tell me your destination for now what do you plan to do as you can't go back to your parents"

I went completely blank again. what to do I stared at the front panel biting my nails unknowingly.

" May I take you to my place?" he interrupted my thoughts.

I got no other choice then to nod yes.

This is how I got to be in this place. Mr. Zing father of Kevin gave a clueless stare and sent me away to dorm to continue my studies and thereafter repay them.

Kevin had been in touch with me. And managed to assign me tasks every now and then of their Mafia. I was like ace card which he would play only when in need.

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I could feel a warm hand moving accross my body rising my desires to have more of it, A tall muscular man with an awesome jaw lines exploring my lips. I clenched to him to control myself as the hands moved towards my areas...ah Kevin ...

A ring of Alaram just buzzed of my dreams in vain.

"Wake up Alara or we are going to get late to college if you keep dreaming" said my roomate Hazel.

All I could was stare at the ceiling like what on earth did I dream about, I blushed to myself at the thought of it. It's not the time to think about it I'm really getting late to classes.

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It was already time for bell when I got to college and every student was in hurry to reach their destination which was nothing but the classes.

Vroom..... came the red sports car into the campus that distracted everyone for a movement. Everybody eagerly looked at it for a while to see who is this newbie in campus who just crashed the floor by landing. As the door opened A tall figure of 25 in formal blue suit and black shoes gave an entrance of movies with maroon shades that matched his tie. His handsome face looked at his watch that is when everyone realised it was time for bell and there was it. All ran into the college not to miss classes.

Kevin's PoV

If it wasn't my father who had not been a sponsor for scholarships in this campus and if not he requested me to come here I would definitely not come this place. I dislike the idea of going to schools and colleges to an extent that I'm a home studied student myself. It's just that I don't like to allot a specific timing to come and go to school, sit steady at one pace for long boring lectures by lecturers who themselves rely on nothing but books.

I have to look for conference room.

I just came at right time to see this students run in chaos. I could see Alara in peach gown among the crowd her grace is just different from other students I could see she had a confused look on whether to come to me or rush to classes I just signaled to move to class.

Ah. now I'm left to myself as I walked towards the corridors of this place I met an attendant who showed me the direction to meeting room.

All set after discussion I came to know it was awarding ceremony at 11 o'clock in campus and I was called to award this liliputs. I was laughing inside me on the contradiction of my life. After an hour of distribution of awards I was finally relieved to leave this place then I remembered Alara was in this campus, so I left a text message for her to come to see me.

To my surprise all the students started flowing out of the campus as Bell rang. I stayed at parking leaning on my car looking at all leave and made a call to Alara. She was passing among the crowd when she got the call and moved away from them to pick the call when glanced at me and came to me. Later took few steps away from me to side ways and picked my call instead.

She was a clever little girl she didn't want herself and me to fall in any kind of gossips from students.

"Wassup?" she answered my call

"I thought I could drop you to your work place if you're ok with it"

"umm... thanks I need to go after lunch there, not time yet"

"then what about lunch with me?"

"ok then I ll wait you at back gate of campus"

"ah! now where's this back gate?"

" just drive around the campus from the front gate" she said giggling making it funny enough for me to smile.

"Ok I ll search it myself" and got in my car to move.

I smiled at her after hanging the cellphone and she walked away from the place towards back gate.

How strange it is for a girl like her are always few to be found. I still remember how she faced the toughest of her life and choosed to be alone to fight the odds that came on her at her very young age. And now she is here from little teen girl to little girl ready to bloom her youth.

She has turned to beautiful young girl now. I always admire her for her beauty with brains.

As I was about to leave out of gate I received a call from my dad wanting me to pick an application form for joining the campus I was shocked then I realised it's not for me. someone knocked on my car and saw an attendant handling me the papers. I asked him the way to back gate and We greeted each other with smile goodbye.

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