They all got to Abuela's house. The guards notified Abuela that there are people here to see her. She stepped outside to see four people waiting for her outside the building.
"Good afternoon abuela" Sunny said weakly. "Finally you return from the dead" Abuela said.
Ariana took a deep breath. "Look Abuela, we are here because Melissa asked us to come here. She said you'll protect us" Ariana said.
"I protect you? Have you gone mad? What actually made you think that I'll protect everyone of you?" Abuela asked in anger.
"Sophia is sitting up there in her room. It's because of us you are able to know Sophia. If anything happens to her favorite bears, what do you think she'll do? How do you think she'll react? Sunny asked.
"Mmm.... Clever, now you're blackmailing me emotionally right?" Abuela asked. "Nobody is blackmailing anybody okay? I'm sure you must have seen the news by now" Abuela arched an eyebrow.
"We're all wanted fugitives and you're the only one who can protect us. You're the only one who can keep us safe. If Melissa wasn't sure you'll help us, she wouldn't have asked us to come here" Ming Lin said.
"Who are you anyway?" Abuela asked. "My name is Ming Lin. I am a friend of Pengxi" Ming Lin replied.
"Where is Melissa? Why would she ask you to meet me, if she isn't coming here by herself?" Abuela asked.
"She had to risk her life again to save us. She went with this psychopath she called Davin, she said it was one of her exes. Look I'm exhausted... I am tired. I don't know what to do anymore" Sunny said.
"I have a suggestion, return back to your father. I cannot protect a person my granddaughter is paid to find dead or alive" Abuela said.
Sunny's voice hitched. "You don't understand.... if I return to that man, he'll..... He'll kill me. I can't go back.... I don't want to go back" Sunny said as she broke down in tears.
"I have a lot of questions and I want the truth, nothing but the truth. I don't want to beat around the bush. If I ask you a fucking question, I need answers. If you are to enter my house, I want absolute sincerity from everyone of you. Do you understand what I'm saying?" Abuela asked.
"Yes" Everyone replied. "Good, now get in the house. Get something to change into and I'll see you in five minutes" Abuela said as she entered the house.
About half an hour later. Everyone came downstairs, they were dressed neatly. They sat down waiting for Abuela, she entered the room with Antonio and Alejandra.
"What's going on" Abuela asked. Sunny clears her throat. "My name Isn't Sunny. My name Is Chen Yanyan and I am the daughter of president Cheng Xing. I was kidnapped when I was nine years old. At that time my father was still running for president"
"His rival kidnapped me and they asked for ransom but my father refused to pay. It felt like I never existed to begin with. So they sold me off to drug dealers. I've been moving from places to places. I've been sold to the French mafia, I've been sold to the Mexican mafia twice"
"I've been sold to a Lebanese mafioso. I've been sold to the Portuguese, I've been sold to a Puerto Rican gang. I've been sold to Egypt. I've been.... we have technically moved to a lot of places. I've learned to survive.... I've learned to live without him"
"Without anyone's help and now after so many years, he wants to claim me. He wants to tie me down, he wants me to marry a fucking psychopath that I don't even give a fuck about. I'm not going back to that man, I would rather die than to return back" Sunny said.
"How did you girls meet" Antonio asked In curiosity.
"I met Sunny when I was about seven years old. Unfortunately I wondered out of the house. I chased a pretty butterfly and then I got lost. I was captured by a French mafia... I was terrified, that was when I met Sunny and Melissa"
"I don't know how Melissa got there. I didn't know why she was there, we never asked. She wasn't open to talk about it but she protected us. If they tried to rape us, she'll take our place. It hurt so bad watching her do those things but she would always assure us that it's fine, It's what big sisters would do"
"All my life Melissa has always been there for us, she's willing to take the risk just to keep us safe. When she heard Sunny was kidnapped by her father. She had to act because Sunny is terrified of her father"
"She never wanted to go back.... that's when Melissa made up her mind that we are going to get Sunny out of there, even if it means losing her life. Getting there I was terrified but Melissa always has this confidence that's contagious. We got to the venue and one thing led to another, we got Sunny"
"She fought back, she was shot..... Looking back at it now, I never knew Melissa could be dangerous when she wants to. I watched her kill people, I watched her handle a gun with ease. Her hands didn't shake, she didn't fidget. She did the task and got the job done"
"Long story short, we finally reunited after two weeks apart due to the lockdown. It took two days for us to get to Mexico. Other than her crazy ex showing up, Melissa had to risk her life for us again. She always risks her life for people, I don't know how she does it but right now she's far away from us with some guy that we don't even know"
"All she said before leaving was that she'll text us within two days and if she doesn't text us then we should burn the country down to ashes. If we were to be in that position, Melissa would gladly burn down the fucking world just to find us. She's the best friend a girl like me could ever have"
"She is willing to put her life on the line just to keep us safe. Abuela you've been curious about who we really are.... This is who we really are. We are three broken girls who tried to make ends meet just to survive"
"Three girls who have been through hell together. Girls who will do anything to protect their family. We don't want any trouble, we just want to live our lives in peace. I know it ain't gonna be easy but we're gonna try"
Abuela takes a deep breath. She looks at Alejandra then at Antonio. "Protect someone Abuela? This isn't what we usually do" Antonio said.
"I know but I think it's high time we make an exception" Abuela said.
"You know Cheng Xing wants me to find her right? What do you think he'll do if he finds out that we're protecting the person he's so desperately looking for? Alejandra asked.
"Cheng Xing isn't foolish enough to cross me. He isn't foolish enough to test me. So leave that to me, from now hands forth these three girls including Sofia are under our protection" Abuela said.
"You mean two girls, since Melissa has been taken" Ming Lin said. "Don't worry we'll find her. I know for a fact that she's still in the country" Antonio said.
Ariana lets out a sigh of relief. "As for you Ariana, do you have any idea what you have done? Do you have any idea the shit you've put yourself into?" Abuela asked.
"What..... What are you talking about?" Ariana Asked in confusion. "You left Roberto Gonzalez on the day of your wedding. Do you think he'll forgive you that easily?"
"That boy literally went crazy looking everywhere for you. All you could have told the poor boy was that you were going after your friend not the other way around"
"The boy literally turned the country upside down just to find you, with hopes that perhaps you were in the country. Not knowing you were thousands of miles away in China. Did you know how devastated he was when he saw you on TV fighting with people who had guns"
"Did you know how that guy almost had a heart attack? He tried to come meet you, he tried to come get you out of the position you put yourself into but Cheng Xing had the entire country on lockdown. Go find that man and make it up to him because men like that are rare to find" Abuela said.
Ariana scoffs internally. {If only she knew the truth. If only she knew that the reason why Roberto is marrying me is so he wouldn't have to marry Jessica}
Going on this trip made me forget everything, I didn't remember Roberto. I didn't remember the wedding, I didn't remember the constant pressure of trying to impress his family.
For some weeks I've been myself, I only worry about survival and now I'm back, I have to marry him. Ariana thought to herself.
Sunny looks at Ariana. "It's best to go see him, then explain things to him. He'll understand" Sunny said.
Ariana gives a weak smile. "Come with me" Antonio said.