ВойтиStellaOne Year Later…The beach breeze is warm against my skin. The sound of laughter and light conversations fill my ears, causing me to smile more than I have for in the past. My brother's sit on the opposite side of the table, while my parents, Lillian, Adrian, and I are on the other.We decided
StellaI was discharged from the hospital just a few hours ago. Adrian kept me in his car while he ran out to the store and bought all new groceries for me, buying me snacks and drinks for me to eat while I relax at home. It is a really kind gesture from him, something that he never would've done fo
Adrian looks at me and I shake my head, signaling for him to stay. He silently nods and remains in place, watching as the room is slowly vacated, my father remaining behind. His eyes flicker between us, the way I instinctively reach for Adrian’s hand.“What is it that you’re doing, Stella?” my fathe
StellaAdrian stayed by my side for the rest of the night. He held my hand and called the nurses over when I needed more pain medication to ease the stinging and burning feeling inside of my body. He helped me adjust my pillows and got me more blankets, bribing the teenage girls next-door to offer u
Stellathe first thing that I can hear is the faint beeps of a hospital machine. There is a hospital like ambience, just beyond my consciousness, rooted in reality, it is in a place where I am not. I can listen to the sound of nurses and doctors talking, but I fall back into a state of unconsciousne
AdrianMy heart races inside of my chest. I can’t think straight and I feel so dizzy, having to sit down since my legs feel like jelly. I tried to convince myself that everything is okay, that Stella is not in need in that Clara is just over exaggerating what she said on the phone, but something in
Stella The drive over to the restaurant was quiet, filled with the bare minimum of greetings and niceties and that same atmosphere has followed Sebastian and I into the dark restaurant. It is a place well known to powerful mafia men. Those same men bring their wives and mistresses to this place, s
StellaAdrian’s face breaks before me. I'm unable to move or say a word, he hesitation flooding throughout my body. My fingers feel numb and my heart slowly thump inside of my chest, the slow beat making me feel even more uneasy than I have before.Do I hate him? Didn't I love him just a year ago? W
My eyes flicker to the bathroom door one last time. A piece of me wishes that Sebastian will come out right now, to stop me from the silent mission that I've gifted to myself on the drive home. I wish that he would come out and stop me from hurting myself even more.Seconds past in the shower, still
Third Person“Hey, Silas,” Luca nudges his younger brother’s arm, his eyes scanning the room. “Where did Stella and Sebastian go?”Silas looks up at Luca, a dead expression on his face. Disinterest or just lacking emotions, nobody really knows except for the man himself. Silas simply shrugs in respo







