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"Lunetta." I wailed out as my heart bounced to the rhythm of my pounding heart.

This nightmare felt so real. It was too real to believe it was a dream. I shook my head in realisation that I hadn't woken up at all, in fact, I was never asleep.

"Listen here kid, you remember you're Uncle Antonio don't you?" An intimidating voice snarled at me as I buried my face beneath the covers, "Or will I have to remind you, like I used to when you were little." He chuckled to himself in an unattractive cackle.

The man before my eyes seemed faintly familiar, he was the character that seemed to appear in those dreams that I had with Lunetta and my parents, but I never quite seemed to know who he was until this rude awakened.

Antonio Vazquez, one of the most notorious drug dealers that had been permitted to exist and yet he shared the same DNA.

"What about him" I sat up in an outbreak of panic.

"Oh geez," He laughed drly, "It's your lucky day kid, he needs a favour from you." The intimidating figure snarled at me.

The man was called Bruno, he was one of Antonio's main 'guys' as he told me. He gave me a file full of everything I needed to know and he disappeared as quickly as he had appeared. But he did tell me one thing, that Antonio Vasquez was after me and I needed to go along with what he wanted, otherwise he'd have to kill me. Bruno laughed because Antonio was so ruthless. He didn't care if you were his family or not, he just wanted his business being taken care of.

I didn't know exactly what he wanted me to do, but all I knew was that he was after me.

The next morning I woke up and things just didn't feel the same. I had a secret that was making my blood boil, I needed to tell Lunetta. But I didn't even know what to tell her, because I was too scared to open the file that was given to me last night.

My palms started to sweat as I tried to convince myself that everything was going to be fine.

"Aidan, breakfast is ready. Are you going to join us?" My mum cooed from the kitchen

"Yeah, sure. give me a minute." I replied in a rush.

The file had been left on the end of my bed and I decided that I should atleast hide the damn thing, if I wasn't brave enough to read it yet. But as I pick the file up my fingertips burned with anticipation. I felt like if I didn't read it sooner rather than later I would be sick from the high level of anxieties the bloody thing was given me.

"Aidan." Dad beckoned to encourage me.

"Just a minute, I promise." I panicked in that moment. Perhaps if I hadn't panicked then I wouldn't have convinced myself to just read the first line of the document. But stupidly I did.

The first line read: By tomorrow evening you must collect the package from the lighthouse, or your family will be at risk.

After I read the first line, I started to panic. Unlike previously, my whole body began to shake uncontrollably. Nothing felt real anymore. The man from my dream appeared to me last night and the document he gave me had a threat to my own family's life.

What the hell am I gonna do.

At breakfast my leg tapped against the wooden floorboards as I tried to calm myself down, which didn't work at all.

"So what have you kids got planned for today?" Mum quizzed Lunetta and me.

"Probably just some exploring mum, what about you and dad?" I replied sharply and scoffed my food down as quickly as I could.

"I think we're gonna go for a hike, you're both welcome to join us. But I know it's been a while since you last saw each other and I know you'll have lots of things you need to talk about without our eavesdropping." She smiled cheekily.

"I thought we were gonna go on a boat trip, today Addy?" Lunetta turned to me with a disappointed look decorated across her face.

"We can do that too," I nodded my head to please her, "as long as it doesn't involve hiking." I muttered loud enough for my dad to give me a knowing look that said, 'I know she's obsessed with hiking, tell me about it.

After we cleared the table and got changed, I knocked on Lunetta's door ready to leave as soon as possible. The file was safely tucked inside my rucksack and a tinge of fear made me feel like an outsider to my own body.

"Addy, are you alright. You don't look so good?" Lunetta asked as she opened her door and saw me transfixed in a wild state of thoughts.

"I'm fine, let's get going. The day won't wait for us." I stated and she seemed satisfied with my answer as we adventured in the bustling city and my blood pressure settled for a minute or two.

The view was extraordinary, as the Spanish sun greeted us with the mid day heat. The sound of car engines rattled around us and motorbikes swerved passed us like they would never stop. For a moment or two, I forgot about being scared about the file that was burning a dent inside my brain as I wondered what the hell was going on and I enjoyed being a beautiful city with my best friend.

And for a moment or two, everything felt like I was just enjoying a view with a beautiful girl.

"Isn't it stunning?" Lunetta smiled and it send a shiver of happiness through my entire body.

"Almost as stunning as you." I blushed.

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