Conflict Of Hearts

I'm Victoria Bellucci everyone calls me Vick Since I was born, I always felt

loved by my parents my mother

Was always very present.

She taught me all the ways of a lady to behave, I was always amazed at the way my mother dressed up for the evenings of events with my father with her pearl necklace, an impeccable dress and incredible hairstyles.

And of course I always had the company of my pink nanny because they said I couldn't go.

My mother's dream was to have a couple, she tried to get pregnant twice, but she had miscarriages, and I listened to the conversations my mother had with Rose.

I know I was a child and I was also very curious about everything, but I heard her always venting to Rosa because she wanted to fulfill my father's dream of having a couple but it was never possible, she felt useless because she can only generate me I didn't understand why she felt that way. I was a child.

existed that was not enough for her!

My mother needed medical treatment to cope with the losses and already cured she dedicated her life to pleasing my father and taking care of me.

As time went by, my father no longer had that much time for us, and my mother was always sad but did not like to show her discontent in front of him.

My mother to me was like my best friend, she read books to me, we played together, she taught me how to take care of the garden she loved so much.

But whenever my grandmother On her father's side came to visit us She locked herself in her room I didn't understand Why they couldn't get along.

Until the fateful day that would change my life came.

My father had gone to one of his meetings and left us.

and left us My mother was putting me to bed When we heard a noise I got scared.

Vick: mom what was that noise?

Mom: stay here I'll see

She goes out of the room I see that my mother takes a long time to come When the door of my room opens wide.

My mother appears with a face of fear and amazement.

Mom: come quickly little princess

I get up My mother takes me to my father's office and pushes a button I'm hugging my teddy bear.

Mom: come in princess

I go in she puts me in a corner I hear a bang She looks back.

Vick: mom!

Mom:it's going to be okay I promise you

She kisses my

forehead

Mom: be quiet, it's okay. I'll be right back.

I nod

She closes the door and I hear her quick steps and then screams and noises of things on the floor I close my eyes and hug my bear tight.

Suddenly I hear a gunshot and everything goes silent.

How do I know it was a gunshot because my dad is the head of the Russian mafia so sometimes I would sneak in to watch him train.

There's footsteps in the hall Someone comes into the office I can hear it

I put my hand over my mouth to keep it down.

First voice

"What have you done man!

The orders were

Kill everyone"

"You asshole

Where's the girl!"

Second voice

"I don't know We need to find

Her and end this

Soon"

The men stand in silence Someone enters.

"You assholes

All you do is shit"

First voice

"Sir, the girl is gone"

Second voice

"And the woman?"

Man: aurora is dead

What do you mean! they know my mother's name Tears run down my face.

They leave the office, While I remain

Hidden in the secret room.

Hours go by, all is quiet, I remain silent too.

The door to the secret room opens I close my eyes.

I hear a familiar voice, I open my eyes and my

Father I run to him crying And hug him.

He talks to me and goes to look for my mother Hours pass and nothing the doctor arrives then he leaves my parents' room with a not good face.

I heard my father seeming to say goodbye to my mother I feel a bad feeling my mother is gone!

The days have passed My mother is gone My father has locked himself in the office and I spend my days with pink and she takes care of me.

for me.

My grandmother came to visit us and brought gifts.

I'm playing on the stairs with the doll

She gave me, I hear her talking to my father.

I go into the study and put my ear to the door.

Grandma: you can't lock yourself in here!

Dad: what do you want me to do I lost my wife mom!!!

Grandma: you need to react you are young, you can be married again.

Dad:you've gone mad I just lost The love of my life and you there Talking about marriage respects The memory of the dawn!

Grandma: she was never a woman to you, she was useless, she couldn't hold off two pregnancies.

Father:respect mother! and my wife you are talking about!!!

Grandma:that's what you get for marrying just any woman.

Dad: I fell in love with Aurora and it turned out that she got pregnant with Vick.

Grandma:a nice belly blow

Dad:if you come here to badmouth my wife you can go away you never liked her.

Grandma:son I want you to be happy Look there are good girls who want to marry a man like you.

man like you Elisa still loves you

Father: mother...

Grandma: you need to make a choice Elisa even after everything, still loves you and how much?

Vick we can put her in a boarding school and then you can give her all the attention she needs.

Life

I hear a silence

I run to my room I lie on my bed and start to cry.

Rosa enters the room

Rosa: what's wrong little girl?

Vick: they don't love me Grandma was saying

For daddy to marry someone else and they will take me away from here!

Rosa hugs me

Rosa:stay calm nothing will

happen

A few days have passed I'm in the garden playing My father walks towards me hand in hand with a woman.

Father: daughter, I want to introduce you to someone very important to me.

The woman bends down a little to be at my height.

Hi my name is Elisa and you 

And ....

I interrupt her

Vick: get out of here!

I run into the house

It's already getting dark I'm in my room

Looking out the window.

Someone knocks on the door and my father comes in

Dad: Can I come in?

I turn around

He sits on the bed

Dad:Vick we need to talk

I don't listen

Dad:okay I'll start you know that dad is suffering a lot with mom's death, and I know that you 

I get up and look at him

Vick:what about mommy?

Dad: she'll always have a place in my heart.

I sit next to him He hugs me It's been a long time since Dad hugged me.

Months have passed Dad got married to

Elisa but I don't like her because she

Always takes me away from my father

I'm 10 years old

I'm playing in the garden with my

Skateboard Elisa is upset 

Elisa:Vick come here now!

I'll go to her

Elisa: You bad girl, you left your toys on the stairs, it's not their place.

I could have hurt myself

Vick: I'm sorry

Elisa: I'm going to talk to Giovanni because I'm pregnant and I can't go through this kind of trouble.

This kind of trouble.

She comes in, it's late at night I'm eating dinner and my father looks at me coldly.

Dad:Vick Elisa said what you did today and I can't admit it, and we'll think better and send you to a boarding school.

Vick: no daddy I promise

I'll never do it again

That's it

My father looks at Elisa

Elisa: we've already made our decision we can't risk our baby's life.

I put down my plate and go upstairs to my room.

A week later My father sends me to pack

My suitcase

I say goodbye to Rose who cries a lot and I don't

I say goodbye to my father because I'm angry with him.

I don't say goodbye to my father because I'm angry with him.

I get in the car and the farther away the car gets I look out the window and we see the mansion

Getting farther away.

I can't stop crying

I get to the boarding school As soon as I arrive the principal treats me very badly.

I go to my room which is a horrible place

No color on the walls and a lifeless place

Months go by The principal tells us to

Clean the school, others are in charge of other duties.

Every night I hope that

My father will come for me

Months have passed on a certain day I am lying looking at the ceiling after

my chores.

I am told that I have a visitor and I go to the place.

When I get there, I find my father, I hug him.

I start to cry

Vick: please dad, get me out of here! I can't stand it but I promise I will.

Obey

I beg

Dad:come sit down

He says coldly 

We sit down

Dad:Elisa lost her baby and she can't get pregnant anymore.

Vick:dad I can go back home I've learned my lesson.

Tears run down my face

He hands me a picture of me with him.

Dad: Vick, Elisa and I think it's best if you stay here for a few more months.

Vick: please dad I promise I will obey just get me out of here!

I beg him in tears but nothing seems to move him.

Dad: our loss is being very hard for Elisa to deal with.

I get up throwing the picture at him.

Vick: you never loved me!

I say that and run in and go to my room.

I've been crying all day He won't get me out of here Now he has another family.

I say that to myself.

I take the photos I have and tear them all up.

He only leaves the ones with my mom

I wipe my tears I'll be strong for me

My father never came to visit me again

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Years have passed I'm 18 now

I ran away from the boarding school.

to stay there being humiliated.