Giovanni: "How far are you from home, Mio Amore(my love)?" My mother's voice laced with her heavy Italian accent streamed into my ear from the phone speaker. "Soon Madre(mother). I'm on my way from the airport." I replied, raising my hand to my aching chest. It was a miracle that I could reply to her calmly when my entire heart was burning as though it was in flames. I'd been feeling the burn since I woke up in the morning. Why my heart was aching, I couldn't tell. I'd been well the previous night, while I spoke to my mom about my return. "Alright Mio Amore(my love), I can't wait to see you," I heard shuffling sounds from the phone speaker and the clanking of what sounded like pots and spoons. "The entire clan is already at the packhouse waiting for your arrival." "See you soon madre." The line went dead after that. I tapped gently on the partition, signaling to the driver who was seated on the driver's seat to commence driving. As the engine roared to life, I reached for the bo
KRISWhy exactly did I agree to come clubbing with Paige?I asked myself for the umpteenth time, stealing a glance at Paige who was on the dance floor having the time of her life. The bitch could drag me to hell if she had her way. While she was having a good time at the dance floor, my little pathetic self was sitting at the bar, nursing my third glass of booze with an annoying talkative beside me, chatting my ears off.Yay, this is so much fun! I cheered myself on.
KRISI woke up to hands shaking me on my bed, "Bitch wake up." They shook me again, "Wake up!” She screamed.Fucking Paige."Why are you here so early and why are you disturbing my beauty sleep?" I asked with my eyes closed, pulling the comforter tightly against me."Well, I can't be home alone so here I am, bugging you. Now open your damn eyes or I'll give you a
LUCIAN:It had been a week since I had last been to school. The damn hell-hole was not for me but I didn’t have a choice. I was trying to get a normal life.I had been sitting in my car for almost 10 minutes after arriving at Queens high. Valentine hopped out the minute we got there. He had made a couple of friends and he had ladies streaming around him. At least he wasn’t a loner like me.Knowing it was almost time for classes to start, I reluctantly got out of my car and walked into the building. I knew all eyes we
KRIS:I wasn’t a fan of school.You should know that by now.I wished school days were three instead of five. I didn't know how I managed to get out of bed so early every morning.It was Wednesday morning and my first class was minutes away from starting. I strode into the classroom and as usual, took my seat at
KRIS:"Hallelujah. You drove yourself to school today!" Chris announced, placing a hand on his chest as he approached me.I had just alighted from my car in the parking lot."I know right? I'm proud of myself." I grinned.He pulled me into a bear hug.
LUCIAN:I woke up to see a soft body lying on my chest. It didn't take time to know it was Kris. Her head was resting on my chest with her blonde hair splayed on me. Her hands were holding on to my shoulders.I took her in for a moment. She looked so cute and peaceful that I didn't want to wake her but she had to go to school so I tapped on her gently."Hey, sunshine ...wake up," I whispered into her ear.
KRIS:Is this what it feels like to be in heaven? I wondered in my head with my eyes closed.It was so warm. The last time I felt that way was when I shared my bed with Lucian.Before you think I was sleep talking, I was awake but my eyes were still closed. I didn't want to open them and find out that I was just dreaming.I tried moving