#adiosnachito & crue11 / maría.

[adiosnachito]

FOR MARÍA, @crue11.

⠀⠀lalo had never been one to bring business into his home,⠀but he had found himself with little choice.⠀eye for an eye,⠀tooth for a tooth:⠀he had taken arguably the most precious thing in a man's life,⠀⠀HIS WIFE.⠀this was messy business,⠀but it had not been a decision made in the heat of the moment.⠀taking maría had been a tactical move,⠀and one that was bound to pay off.⠀but until then,⠀there was nothing much to do except wait.⠀twenty men surrounded the perimeter,⠀one in front of the bedroom door & one inside where maría slept.⠀lalo himself had not so much as uttered a word to her,⠀not yet.

⠀⠀knuckles rap against the door,⠀a key twisting in the lock.⠀the sound of freedom?⠀not quite.⠀balancing on the palm of his hand,⠀lalo carries a tray of breakfast prepared by his cook yolanda.⠀⠀BREAKFAST FOR TWO.⠀they're going to have a little chat.⠀with his free hand, lalo opens the door and begins to hum a happy tune.⠀she looks neither well or poorly rested,⠀not that lalo particularly cares.⠀for a hostage,⠀what maría has is luxury.⠀his eyes rest upon her⠀&⠀he forges a smile that seems very much genuine,⠀‘¡buenas!⠀—⠀is a comfy bed, no?’⠀lalo sets the tray down on a spare surface,⠀before taking a seat with a satisfied sigh and smiling once again,⠀jovially,⠀at his hostage.