Love and Debt - Chapter 100

The Trekker Clan was the most notorious Mafia Clan in Germany. They were a group of assassins who lived in the southern part of the country. They do not fear anyone and would kill anyone for the sake of money and power.

Jonathan Trekker was the only son of George Trekker, and his mother was unknown. They said he was adopted from an orphanage because George could not have a child.

Growing up, his life wasn’t that easy. He was trained to become the next Mafia boss of their clan, so there was no time for playing or making friends.

At the age of thirteen, he started having a taste of women and blood. His father gave him two women to fuck and a man to kill.

His first kill? His cousin. He was his only friend, and they grew up together. Promised each other in a brotherhood of loyalty, but Jonathan Trekker slit his cousin’s throat in the end.

They became wanted criminals in Germany so the clan moved to Flousia and lived a quiet life for years. But after learning that the country was open to any underworld organization, they started building their names using a fake identity.

Jonathan worked as a spy in a restaurant near the palace. There he met

“It was not an accident. You were kidnapped. There were 4 of you. You, Sophia Anderson, Percival Jackson and Luke Wilson.” I was flabbergasted. I looked at Luke but he can’t look back at me.

The director continued. “I don’t exactly know the details of how you’ve been kidnapped and who did it. It was actually hidden from everyone. Only a few people knew about it. But that day was very tragic and terrifying for kids like you. The people who found you brought you here at the hospital. You were found at Creepy Willow Forest alone. You were badly injured. The other kids weren’t brought here. So I have no idea what happened to them. The only thing I knew was their names.” The director gave me a file. It’s a patient’s record to support his story. “They found you unconscious in the forest and you’ve never woken up for 6 months. When you woke up, that was the last time I saw you. I was the one who referred Dr. Richards to your father.” I can’t believe everything I heard. I don’t know how I was able to walk out of the hospital and get home. Luke and I didn’ talk to each other on the way to the estate.

We went to his study to talk about what we’ve found so far. I’m still in shock and didn’t say a word.

“We have made contact with Dr. Richards daughter and she’ll set an appointment with us to meet his father. She said she’ll call tomorrow. We don’t have school so I think we could go back there and meet him.” It was Sophie. I looked at her. She was with me and Percy that day. Why? In my dream, I was the only one running. What happened to them?

“You were with me that day.” I blurted and all of them looked at me with confusion except Luke. He’s beside the window gazing outside.

“Why didn’t you tell me? The director from the hospital told us. You, Percy and Luke were with me that day. On that cabin. Why did you lie to me?” I shouted at Sophie but it’s for the three of them. I can’t understand why they would act as if nothing happened. They didn’t even approach me. As if they also forgot about me.

“We -. I -. I’m sorry, Alora. I’m sorry.” Sophie started crying. Percy hugged her and stared at me. His expression became dark.

“What would you like us to do Alora? We were kids. After that incident, we were told you went to the US. Sophie has no memory of the incident at all. She was unconscious the whole time. When she woke up, we were already at the hospital. We didn’t even know who kidnapped us. After 6 months, you came back but you didn’t even recognize us. Sophie tried to talk to you. Do you remember the first time you arrived at school? You pushed her. What do you think she felt? You were her best friend. What do you think she felt every time she saw you with other girls? She never said anything about it to me or to Luke. But I know she’s hurt.” I felt guilty and surprised at the same time. I didn’t know Sophie suffered too.

“Do you want to know what happened that day?” Percy continued.

“Percy stopped it. That’s enough!” Luke interrupts.

“No. She has to know. We’ve moved on because she forgot about it. But look at us now? She will find out about it eventually, you know that Luke.” Luke didn’t say a word. All eyes were on Percy.

“It was when you and Luke got engaged.”

“Engaged? You mean, the secret engagement between the Smith and the Wilson Family?” Nina suddenly asked. We were engaged once already when we were young?

“Yes. You see, you and Luke were engaged already for a long time. We have been childhood friends since kindergarten. And the four of us were already promised to each other by our parents. You with Luke and Sophie with me. Our parents were friends for a long time as well so everyone was already expecting that their children would get married someday. You had your engagement on the 20th of June, 2016. We were happy but that day was also the worst day of our lives. We were kidnapped by a bunch of guys and were brought to a cabin at the North side of Creepy Willow. Sophie was so scared and didn’t stop crying so they injected something to her that made her unconscious. When we arrived at the cabin, we were blindfolded. They didn’t actually lay a single finger on us for 2 days. We were also fed 3 times a day but on the third day Luke was able to release us from the rope binding us. We tried to escape but Sophie was unconscious so carrying her is hard for us. We decided that one of us should run away and asked for help. Luke said he won’t leave you at the cabin, he’s afraid that if they find out that he escaped, they will punish you. And I can’t leave without Sophie. So we agreed that you should be the one to run and get help. When you escaped, a lady came with those guys. I didn’t actually see her. I only heard her voice. When they found out you were missing, they tied Luke and took him to the other room. I don’t know what they’ve done to him but I can hear his screams from that room. 2 days passed by but you didn’t come back, Alora. No help came. We didn’t know what happened after. How we’re saved. I was suddenly knocked unconscious and when I woke up, we were already at the hospital. So Alora, you don’t have the right to tell us that we lied to you. If you suffered, we suffered. And the person who suffered the most was Luke. He -”

“I said that’s enough!” Luke yelled at Percy. His voice was commanding. Percy raised his hand in surrender. He was still hugging the crying Sophie. All of us were shocked.

“You’ve already said enough. Let’s call it a night and take a rest. You can all stay here. We’ll continue tomorrow.” Everyone was in awe and left the office. I didn’t move. Luke was still at the window staring outside. He took a deep breath and approached me. I started crying. I was shocked. I wanted my memories back even more. I’ve hurt them. I’ve hurt my friends. How could I forget about them? Luke hugged me and caressed my back.

“It’s fine. Don’t blame yourself. We don’t know what happened to you when you escaped. I’ve never blamed you. Percy and Sophie didn’t. He was just mad seeing Sophie cry. It was his weakness you know.” I looked at him with my eyes full of questions. What did they do to him? What happened after I escaped? Percy said they waited for me for 2 days. Did he suffer for those 2 days? Luke seems to understand my thoughts.

“I won’t tell you now. It may be too hard for you. I don’t want to force anything from you. I don’t know the risk of forcing those stories in your head. We have to make contact with your doctor first. Please trust me.” I know Luke cares about me a lot and I also don’t know if I can take more of the truth so I will settle for the half truth for now.

I know Luke cares about me a lot and I also don’t know if I can take more of the truth so I will settle for the half truth for now.