Love or War by Asmaa Nada

to where my father was standing and silence prevailed for a few seconds interrupted only by the sound of my fathers groaning and my mothers crying. Moments later the house was attacked and the voices of a group of large men rose.
A black tattoo of a terrifying snake appeared in different places on their bodies. I could see them well when they caught my father and beat him severely. My mother was also tied to the side. Then a bald man of short stature but with an athletic body approached. He was wearing a shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows. A tattoo of a snake appeared on the arm on which he was holding the weapon. It was clear that he was the leader and he pointed his weapon at my fathers head and said in a hoarse voice.
Alejandro! You will not tell me where the rest of the goods are or where the money is if you were able to actually sell the goods. You have not learned from spending all these years among us that betrayal of the family is the price of death for you and for all your dynasty.
I didnt do anything I handed all the money over to the capo.
liar 
The sound of repeated gunfire rang out in the place so I put one hand over my ear and another hand to try to muffle my voice as my mother asked me to do. This man emptied the safe of the gun that he had in his hand completely on my fathers head and body. The killer shouted at the men who were subordinate to him.
Find his daughter and kill her.
He said this as he approached my mother and looked at her with great hatred but she shouted at him bravely and without hesitation as if they were the ones being chained and not her.
Just touch a hair on the head of my daughter the only granddaughter of my godfather Mr. Leonard and you will bring your destruction.
As soon as she said this all the men turned away from her in horror looking at their boss who showed that he was also shocked then he repeated saying in a voice resembling the hiss of a snake.
Mary Leonard the lost bride on the wedding day
Yes Im Mary Leonard and you know.
He quickly interrupted her speech while pulling her hair
How can I trust this? 
He did not give her time to answer and he grabbed her arms as he moved outside at the same time as he left he ordered everyone to search for the child and bring her. The noise spread throughout the place for a while and the sounds of smashing merged with the voices of the men spread out inside the house running back and forth. He stood in front of the fireplace one of whom I could see. His feet then he bent down and picked up the bear looked into the fireplace and smiled.
So I looked into his