SOLD TO A MAFIA AT SIXTEEN
Sold To A Mafia At Sixteen - Episode 78
THEME: His slave
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It's been weeks since Shawn left with Cindy, and Sofia hadn't been herself. She barely ate or talked to anyone, locking herself in Shawn's room and refusing to go to school or see anyone. All she did was cry every day, yearning for Shawn's return.
Before Shawn left with Cindy, he asked Troy to take Sofia and her family to his mansion to live there. Troy did as he was instructed.
Everyone tried to bring Sofia out of her sadness, but all was in vain. Nina and Mabel came to the house to see her, moving to her doorstep and knocking, along with her mother, Grandma, and Troy.
"Sofia, can you open up? Your friends are here to see you," Troy said, but there was no response.
"Sofia, dear, please open up, please!" Diana said, and they sighed tiredly after making an attempt for her to open up.
"What do we do now?" Mabel said sadly.
"I'm scared she'll hurt herself," Grandma said.
"Me too," Diana said.
They sighed tiredly and moved to the living room, thinking of what to do next.
"When will Shawn come back?" Nina asked, talking to Troy.
"No one knows for now," he said. "He knew this was going to happen, that's why he prepared everything."
Troy had a flashback to the incident day when Shawn was heading to the direction. He called Troy.
"Troy, I need you to do something for me," Shawn said on the phone, and Troy's voice came from the other end.
"What's it, man?" he said.
"Things are about to change. Cindy has Sofia and her family, and this time it's going to be dangerous. I want you to listen to me. If things don't turn out as planned, take Sofia and her family to the house. Let them live there from now on," Shawn said.
"What are you saying, Shawn? Are you going to die?" Troy panicked from the other end of the phone.
"No, Cindy is more dangerous than you can imagine. If I don't do what she wants, she will kill Sofia and her family, and that is the last thing I don't want her to do....I am driving to the direction now. I will connect my phone to my air pod. Wait for my signal. You will come over and get Sofia and her family," Shawn said, his voice firm and determined.
"I seriously don't understand what you are saying, Shawn. I am getting scared," Troy said, his voice laced with worry.
"I am doing this to protect the woman I love and her family. Take her and her family to the house and make sure they are comfortable," Shawn said, his eyes filled with sadness.
"What about Sofia? Do you think she will live without you?" Troy asked, his expression concerned.
"I am doing this for her. I don't know how long I will be away from her. You just have to take care of everything for me," Shawn said sadly.
"Ok, if that is what you want, but please, try and come back on time for her. I don't know how long she will hold on to the pain of losing you," Troy said.
"I can't give that promise, Troy," Shawn's voice cracked. "It hurts me, and the last thing I wanna do is to see her cry. Please, just do this for me," Shawn said, his eyes filled with tears.
Flashback ended.
"He knew things were going to turn out this way?" Mabel asked, surprised, along with everyone.
"Yeah, if he hadn't accepted her demand, she would have hurt you guys," Troy said, referring to Sofia's family.
"I can't believe he will sacrifice himself for us after the terrible thing our family did to his family," Diana said sadly.
"He loves Sofia so much that he will do anything to protect her," Troy said, and they sighed.
"Sofia?" Nina called, seeing her upstairs, her face swollen from tears. Everyone turned to her and rushed to her quickly.
Sofia fell on the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. They consoled her as the ladies pulled her into a warm hug.
"Please stop crying. It's going to be fine," Diana said, her expression soft and comforting.
"Shawn will return to you. You just have to give him time. He will definitely come back," Troy said, his eyes filled with reassurance.
Some minutes later, everyone was seated in the dining table with different food prepared for Sofia. They were urging her to eat, but she refused.
"Please, my child, eat something," Diana said, her voice laced with worry.
"If you starve yourself too much, you might get sick," Mabel said, her expression concerned.
"Shawn won't be happy seeing you like this, please eat something," Troy said, trying to persuade her.
But Sofia refused, and as tears kept crawling down her cheeks.
"Please, Sofia, come back to us. Everyone in school is worried about you, including the professor. It's been boring without you in class, please come back," Mabel said sadly.
"Shawn will come back. He is going to sort things out for a while, and he will be back before you know it," Nina said, trying to reassure her.
"Please, child, please," Grandma said, and everyone kept persuading her.
"Open up," Diana said, taking a scoop of the food closer to Sofia's mouth. "Please, for our sake, eat something," she said, but Sofia still refused to eat, and they sighed tiredly, not knowing what to do.
Sofia stood up to leave, took two steps, and suddenly felt dizzy. Everywhere was spinning around her, and her eyes dropped as she fell to the ground. Troy was quick enough to grab her, and everyone panicked as she lost consciousness.
Some minutes later, the doctor was examining Sofia on the bed while the rest stood behind with panicked expressions on their faces. After the doctor was done, he turned to them.
"Is she okay?" Diana asked, her voice laced with worry.
"Yes, she is suffering from malnutrition. When she wakes up, give her something to eat," the doctor said.
"She has refused to eat. We have tried," Mabel said.
"You just have to try harder. It might result in something worse if care is not taken," the doctor said.
"Okay, doctor, we have heard what you said," Troy said.
"I will take my leave now," the doctor said and left. Troy saw him off.
The rest of them moved to Sofia, who was still unconscious on the bed.
"When will she ever be happy?" Mabel said sadly.
"When she wakes up, we just have to try harder for her to eat," Nina said.
"She has been through a lot in her life. First, it was from us, and now her love life is affected too," Diana said sadly.
"We just hope everything will be perfect again," Grandma said, and they sighed.
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Later in the day, Troy drove Mabel home and they stopped by the gate.
"Thank you for coming today, it was really helpful," Troy said, smiling warmly.
"Not a problem, Sofia is not just my best friend, she is more like a sister, and I hate to see her looking dejected," she said, her eyes filled with concern.
"Yeah, we are happy she finally ate, all thanks to you guys," he said, grateful.
"I believe Shawn will come back for her, we just need a little bit of patience," she said. hopefully.
His expression turned reassuring. "I believe so too," he said, and kissed her forehead. "Good night, and say hello to everyone for me," he said.
"I will, drive carefully," She smiled, and came down from the car. They waved at each other. Troy saw her go inside, and then he drove off.
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