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꒰ LONELINESS ꒱

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

❝ 𝐈 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃 ❞

Kiki was frustrated for a good reason. During the last few weeks, his wife Mika and his sons have been followed and not to mention that he felt like nothing was going well when it came to Miguel Ángel. He also couldn't stop thinking about Estella Conesa and the recent revelations about her.

"It's not your fault Kiki. We're okay." Mika attempted to reassure him but he didn't calm down.

"I don't understand. Estella Conesa remember the girl I was telling you about? Well, her best friend told me that she had said some strange things hinting at wanting to join a cartel. She thinks her best friend Estella was forced into it but then over there time would enjoy it since her parents wanted her to marry some white guy from the states." Kiki shook his head not knowing if he can believe this theory. It was absurd, but nothing seemed to amaze him anymore.

"I don't know what to say. I mean didn't she run off with some narco along with her sister? It's a probability don't you think?" Mika crossed her arms as Kiki slowly nodded.

"Right. But her sister and best friend have been behaving strangely recently. They hardly come around to the station to ask for new information. It's like they are hiding something. Whatever it is I need to find out."

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"What do you think about Miguel Ángel?" Isabella walked into Estella's room in the early morning. Estella had barely woken up and was stunned by her question.

"Not even a good morning first?" She laughed not wanting to start any problems with Isabella. She didn't want to have some enemy over Miguel Ángel particularly Isabella. Estella respected her and wanted to be her friend since she knew there were hardly any other women in the cartel.

"Good morning. But please answer my question. Let's say I'm curious." Isabella shrugged passing Estella a cigarette. Estella pinched her eyebrows not knowing what to say. She had to be honest but didn't want to make herself seem stupid.

"Well he's handsome, but I think anyone could see that. Very intelligent and I suppose charming." Estella smoked her cigarette picturing the way Miguel Ángel appeared. She tried to make herself sound only polite not needing to bother Isabella.

"Si, eso es cierto." Isabella grinned sitting on the bed next to Estella who couldn't decipher if Isabella was mad or not. After what happened a few nights ago in Colombia with the coat Miguel had given her after he had rejected Isabella she didn't want to cause any additional problems.

"Eh dime, ¿Te gusta Miguel Ángel?" Estella questioned inside her mind she was hoping Isabella would say no.

"No, I don't. Like you said he's handsome and a very smart man but he's only seen me as some niece and I think I need to understand that. But what about you? That night with the entire coat thing wasn't just some act of good manners." Isabella laughed playfully winking at the girl. Estella blushed and looked away hating how childish she seemed right now. It was irrational for her to think she had a chance with the biggest drug lord in México.

"No of course not. He has a wife and two kids and that's wrong." Estella answered. Her answer wasn't exactly lying, but she knew that there was something there but wasn't trying to get involved with a married man or drug lord for that fact.

"His wife and his relationship aren't what I would call perfect. It's obvious that he cheats on her, and I wouldn't be shocked if she finds out soon." Isabella chuckled, but Estella had mixed feelings on this. Why would she even think of being in a relationship with somebody like him if it's apparent that he cheats on his wife?

"Oh uh, that's not so good. But to change the topic do you think Miguel Ángel would ever consider paying us as he promised?" Estella scooted closer to Isabella who shrugged knowing Miguel was not precisely what anybody would call true to his word.

"It depends. Hopefully, he will have some pity for you since he has you forced into all of this mess. But as for me, I don't know." Isabella swallowed the gulp in her throat and feigned a smile. Estella felt bad for Isabella she knew that Isabella deserved to be paid since working in this business was dangerous and could either mean jail or death if things went wrong.

"I'm sure he will. Anyways what is Miguel Ángel doing today? He hasn't came around in about a week." Estella switched up the topic again trying to distract Isabella. She also had been wanting to ask this question since it had been heavy on her mind. She wanted to see him again but didn't think it would be today or anytime soon. It was unexciting being trapped inside a house.

"He's going to be introduced to Rubén Zuno Arce's uncle. He's very important and could serve as protection for the drug cartel, and Miguel for that matter. He probably won't be needing us that much for now but who knows? Maybe he'll be in contact for you." Isabella said standing up to walk away. Estella sighed not wanting to spend another day in here alone with only the television and trips to the store every now and then. She missed her family mainly Sofia and Ana.

"Wait. Before you go can you tell me when it will be possible to contact my family? I want to talk to them to let them know I'm fine and alright in the cartel." Estella practically begged wanting nothing more but to hear their voices.

"Soon enough. Miguel Ángel is beginning to trust you I see it. Perhaps you will be able to see them as well in no time." Isabella assured Estella and walked out. Estella closed her eyes and laid back on her bed wishing for anything to draw away her from this. But for now she only laid there thinking of her family, cartel, and Miguel Ángel.

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"¿Estás pinche loca?" Sofia shouted hearing Ana's insane plan. It was quite simple when put into words but in action, anything could go wrong. Her idea was to meet up with Ramón and then pull out a gun on him. She would then push them to give her answers and how did she know they wouldn't kill her or Sofia? Sofia was a huge part of this being the lover of Rafa they couldn't kill her knowing Rafa would go crazy and assumably kill them for that. As for Ana, she was taking her chances.

"¡Sofia, por favor, es tu hermana!" Ana rolled her eyes shoving her gun into her black purse. Sofia was pacing around the rooms as her hand went through her brown hair. It was risky, but Sofia loved her older sister and knew that Estella would do this for her if it had been the other way around.

"I don't want to die. How do you even know he won't shoot us? Yes, I know Rafa would come after him, but who knows?" Sofia was panicking not knowing what to do. Ana knew it was reasonable for her to be afraid but if Sofia had managed to pull off a fake kidnapping and sleep with a narco certainly she could do this.

"You won't die. I called Ramón, and he told me the address. I let him know that I wanted to bring a friend just in case and he told me he would have friends there so let's pray that Rafa is one of those friends. Now, are you coming or not? I don't have all day. We must do this for Estella or else we might not ever get answers." Ana clarified to Sofia who nodded her head. The two then walked out of the house and made their way into Ana's car.

"I miss her so much. I wish she would have talked to us first. I'm not mad at her for doing this just disappointed." Sofia murmured while Ana drove. Ana wanted to be nice but thought it was a bit hypocritical since Sofia was and still very much in love with a narco but instead she calmed her.

"Who knows maybe Estella will show up or something." Ana glanced at Sofia who shrugged knowing the possibility of that was very low. The following few minutes were silent until they pulled up to the address Ramón had provided Ana.

"Is this the right place? It looks more like a fucking warehouse." Sofia stared out the window thinking Ana might have accidentally heard wrong.

"They are narcos that traffic drugs. They need warehouses to do that. It's the right place now relax we don't want to walk in looking guilty of hiding something." Ana sighed fixing her makeup and outfit. This was dangerous and she knew it. This could be the place she dies, but she needed to think positively no matter how scared she was herself.

"Vamos." Ana and Sofia got out of the car making their way inside the warehouse. Inside to their awe was many men some seeming to be on drugs. Ana and Sofia felt more uneasy than ever not knowing if this would be their last seconds on Earth but then someone quickly calmed their nerves which happened to be Rafa. He looked like he was on something but Ana didn't want to assume anything. There was also some argument between some short guy and Ramón but was separated by some older man once he saw the girls.

"Sofia?" Rafa tilted his head not knowing if he was just hallucinating from the cocaine but Sofia running up to him was all the clarification he needed. As the two rekindled their relationship Ana walked closer to the group of men hearing the whistles being thrown at her. She was a bit disgusted but knew this would be over soon anyway.

"Ana. You look sexy today. I didn't know you knew Rafa's girl." Ramón walked up to Ana who was tightly gripping on to her gun. Her hands were sweaty never using the gun her father had given her for protection but now here she was about to hold a bunch of narcos at gunpoint to demand answers about her best friend.

"Sí. It wasn't on my mind to tell you that much you see." Ana smirked seeing Ramón wrap his arms around her waist. From afar Benjamín was skeptical of the interaction. Sofia and Rafa were making out now not paying any attention to anyone else around them. For a second Sofia forgot about her purposes for being here.

"Well I'm glad you came-"

But before Ramón could complete his sentence he felt a gun pointed at his stomach. Ana batted her eyelashes watching the guy gradually step back.

"What the fuck?!" Benjamín shot up from his seat alerting the others who shortly pulled out their guns. Rafa separated from Sofia confused about what the hell was going on.

"I didn't come here to waste my time. My best friend is Estella Conesa and I need answers about her!" Ana yelled trying not to be feared by the several guns pointed at her. Sofia looked at Rafa who didn't know what to think.

"We will kill you bitch and your little friend over there!" Ramón shouted but this only made Ana chuckle. Rafa didn't like this and scowled at him.

"The thing is you won't kill Sofia. She's the girlfriend of Rafa if you haven't noticed by now. He won't let her die." Ana told them. Everybody stared at Rafa wondering if he would oppose her statement.

"I'm not going to let you kill Sofia. You are crazy for thinking I would allow that." Rafa shouted in anger standing in front of Sofia who nervously brushed her hair with her fingers.

"But the thing is you hold no value to Rafa. We might not be able to kill her, but I don't think it matters if we kill you. So coming here to demand answers for your idiot of a friend won't do shit but cost you your life." Benjamín explained his gun pointed directly at the side of her head. She winced and closed her eyes waiting for the gun to go off. He was right it's not like Rafa cared for Ana so what was the point anymore? But Sofia wasn't going to allow this so she gazed at her boyfriend with a begging look.

"You won't kill her. It will only cause problems with Félix. So instead call him and explain to him what's going on and ask him what we do. Lower your gun every one of you before I shoot you myself." Rafa snarled looking around the crowded space. Ana felt slightly relieved once the guns were lowered but could feel the strong stares they were giving her. She didn't know Miguel Ángel and was still nervous about what he would do about her.

"Okay I will." Chapo mumbled walking away. Ana knew her chances of living were probably low, but who knew nothing was impossible.

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Estella was falling asleep knowing there was nothing much she could do. She yearned for anything at this point. Even going out to shop didn't seem so awful but right when she was about to fall asleep she heard Isabella's loud heels clicking against the floor like they always did but this time they seemed fast like she was running. Estella opened her eyes and sat up to see Isabella with an expression that didn't seem like she had promising news.

"What is it?!" Estella stood up fearful that something had happened to her family or perhaps Miguel Ángel.

"It's urgent. Miguel Ángel is on the phone he wants to speak with you. He's not in such a great mood, so he might yell at you don't take it too personally." Isabella watched as Estella walked away knowing the information she would get was not going to be exciting.

"Yes?" Estella was extremely nervous since she hadn't talked to Miguel Ángel since their interaction in Colombia but now he was suddenly angry at her for whatever reason which bothered her a lot.

"Any reason why your best friend and sister showed up to threaten my people for answers about you huh? Did you call them or do something stupid?! This is serious Estella and my trust with you is not looking good right now. I need the truth." Miguel Ángel nearly shouted causing Estella to move the phone away from her ear for a second. She was trembling with fear thinking of the danger her sister and friend were in.

"No, I don't know I swear this is a big shock to me as well. I wouldn't lie to you Miguel Ángel it's not something I would risk my loved ones for. So please believe me on this I know you have every reason not to but please don't let them hurt them." Estella held back tears thinking of what could go wrong in this, situation. Miguel Ángel sighed through the phone. He smoked his cigarette not knowing if he could believe her or not. She was new to this and he hadn't known her long enough to figure out when she was lying or not. But for some weird reason, he believed her, and like she had said he had every reason not to but by the tone of her voice and his gut instinct she was being honest.

"Okay I believe you but if I found out you're lying that's not going to be good for you or your friend and sister. You're fortunate Rafa stepped in before anybody shot your best friend." Miguel Ángel heard the girl's heavy breathing. Estella was panicking thinking how guilty she felt. If Ana got hurt, she would never forgive herself and would probably regret her choice for the rest of her life. Miguel Ángel felt for Estella and didn't know how to comfort her so he did what he thought would be the most generous thing to do in a complicated situation like this.

"Since I trust you, I'm going to allow you to go over there with Isabella to sort things out with your friend. You can take this as some sort of gift of appreciation from me." He chuckled expecting to cheer Estella up. She was only startled by what she had heard from Miguel. He was allowing her to do something like this? It was unbelievable but she felt nothing but gratitude for this.

"Thank you so much Miguel Ángel. I promise I will fix this. I mean it." And with that, he hung up leaving Estella confused but happy to be able to see her friend and sister. It had barely been over a month, but it seemed like it had been years since she had a conversation with them. However, she knew it wouldn't be a normal reunion this time she had to try and figure out a way to help stop whatever was going on between Ana and the others.

Miguel Ángel was not sure how to think about his recent choice. He didn't know if he would seem foolish for allowing this but knew that he could trust Estella. He couldn't tell if this decision was based on intelligence or based on the way he felt around Estella. Either way, he wanted to find out if Estella was skilled in handling something like this. He sighed placing down the picture of his late wife and wondered why he was like this.

"What is it? Where are you going?" Isabella inquired seeing Estella rush to her bedroom.

"No time to explain. Do you know where Benjamín and Ramón usually stay at? We have to go there now!" Estella ran out the door not even minding to hear Isabella's millions of questions. She had to be fast not knowing if something far worse would occur if she didn't make it on time to stop everything going on.

"You're not going to even tell me what we're doing?!" Isabella yelled getting inside the car with her.

"It's important to get there on time that's all I can say. Anyways what's the address?" Estella says driving out of the driveway determined to stop this entire argument before things got out of hand. Although Miguel Ángel didn't want Sofia or Ana shot Estella wasn't too sure if the others would comply with these orders. They were ruthless so why would they care about some random girls? Nonetheless, she was going there to stop them and perhaps show Miguel Ángel she was able to do shit her way.

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"What now?" Ana was authorized to stay standing while everybody watched her every move. Of course, she still had her gun in her right hand, but she didn't dare to point it at them anymore.

"Boss said the girl coming here with Isabella to sort this out." Chapo said the others seeming to disapprove of that.

"What the fuck is she going to do? She's some random ass rich girl that doesn't know shit." Benjamín was not okay with this idea. It didn't make sense for Miguel Ángel to do this. He should have come over to resolve this himself but instead allowed Estella to come over and somehow fix everything.

"Why can't we just fucking shoot her and leave the other one alive?" Ramón was furious his stare was on Ana and she knew that it was hateful.

"Please don't shoot her." Sofia begged while she stayed behind Rafa. Ana flinched once again feeling the familiar gun on the side of her head. Benjamín wasn't certain if he was going to kill her but he was mad that Miguel Ángel wouldn't do anything else with this problem.

"Don't touch her." Estella sternly said. The others turned to her Sofia starting to tear up by the sight of her sister.

"You're nothing in this cartel. You don't call the shots here." Benjamín replied his gun still pointed to Ana's head. Estella never felt more hopeless knowing he was right. She happened to be some ordinary girl that Miguel had forced into the cartel, but she wasn't going to give up knowing she needed to help Ana and show Miguel Ángel and the others she was capable of doing this on her own.

"Miguel Ángel told me you