Collateral
Date: 2/19/2024,
Categories:
Gay Male,
Author: bytriippyhiippie
... the men. The man with the sunglasses spoke. "You must be Ezra Hayes," he pointed out. Ezra's eyes widen once again at them knowing his name. "How did you know..... how to find me?" he asked, hands gripping the door in case he had to slam it shut and run away. The man from the shop began to explain. "Your father... owes my boss a lot of money. He spent months borrowing from us and racked himself up tons of gambling debt. We were looking for him all over the city just to discover he fled the country." he deadpanned. Ezra's eyes nearly popped out of his head at the new revelation. "What?" he questioned in disbelief. That's why he hadn't heard from his father, he was on the run! He looked at the two men, frazzled by the news. He cleared his throat before speaking. "H-how much was it?" he stuttered, secretly dreading the answer. "Half a million dollars." the man with the rolex spoke, his eyes dark, dangerous and hungry? Hungry for something Ezra could not quite put his finger on.
Ezra gulped at the amount. "Goddamn." he whispered to no one. The tall man took a step forward and Ezra cowered, feeling suffocated by the man's dominating aura. "We came here... to take you as collateral, for the money he owes us." he admitted, staring intensely at the younger man. He was so close to Ezra that he could feel the man's breath on his forehead and stood face to face with the man's hard chest bursting through his freshly pressed button up. Ezra looked up at the man in shock and fear. ...
... Take him for collateral? Who knows what they had planned for him. "No, please" he spoke, beginning to take a step back and looking for the nearest escape. The tall man watched the boy closely, waiting to pounce on his prize if it dared try to run from him. Ezra tried to slam the door close but the man's large hand reached out to push the door back open as he stepped through the threshold of the house. Ezra was startled and backed up quickly at the unwanted guest entering his home. The man kept a composed demeanor as Ezra panicked. "I am Stefan Alfonso," he said. "The money your father owes me is too drastic for both of you to pay on bakery salary. Instead I am willing to take you and your services in exchange for both of your lives." he explained, darkly.
Ezra sputtered. Services? What did the man mean? "I-I can't." he responded, bewildered at the stakes of the situation. "My job, my life I can't just aband---" he said worriedly before being cut off. "You will", Stefan interrupted with finality in his tone. Ezra whimpered at the harshness. Stefan stared at the boy, taking him in. He was frail and small, seemingly very frightened but he interested the mafia boss at the same time. Despite the circumstances, Stefan found the boy's demeanor attractive and wanted to harass him more. "I'll meet you at the car, Matteo." Stefan spoke, turning his head to the man with the sunglasses. Matteo just rolled his eyes, already bored with the situation before he nodded and headed back to the ...