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Allegra ─ ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─I woke up, my body was aching badly, making it difficult to even move. I let out a low groan as I tried to lift myself up and leaned against the headboard for some support.Glancing to my side, I noticed a painkiller and a glass of water kept on the nightstand. Did he leave it here for me? I reached out for the pills and quickly swallowed them with a sip of water.I turned to glance at my husband's side, I couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. It was as empty and immaculate as it had been the night before, he never came to bed. I couldn't shake off the feeling of insecurity that had settled in the pit of my stomach. I wondered if he was disgusted with me, with us. I found myself sighing heavily, my hands trembling as I ran them through my hair and down my face.With a sharp pain piercing through my core, I couldn't help but wince and shift uncomfortably. The memories of last night kept playing through my mind like an old movie, black and white, and grainy. I bit
Allegra ─ ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─"You didn't think it was important enough for me to know that my grandfather was in a hospital?" I said through clenched teeth. His dark black hair wasn't combed back neatly but they were tousled and dropped over his forehead, he ran a hand through them and roughly combed them back. My eyes followed the busted-up knuckles before he shoved his hands in his pockets. He took slow and deliberate steps towards me, looking me up and down. He stopped right before me and asked, "How are you?" He completely ignored what I had said and looked like he had no plan to answer me, "I asked you a question." "I did too..." "I asked first."He sighed, "How are you, Allegra, did you see a doctor?" I glared at him, my heart was hurting and I was so mad at him for keeping me from Grandpa. I wanted to lash out, I wanted him to know that if something happened to him I will blame him for it. I will blame him for not letting me say goodbye. I gritted my teeth, "I'm fine... why didn't
Scott ─ ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─I slowly walked over to Allegra and held her chin between my forefinger and thumb, Turning her head to the side to see the damage that had been afflicted on my wife. Her pale cheek was now red and a single tear slid down that cheek. I've always seen people losing their minds in anger, but never quite understood until now. Even whenever I was at my peak of rage, I was able to keep my composure. But at this very moment, I couldn't even guarantee that I could control my actions.She's a woman... She's a woman...She's my wife's mother...She's a woman...Fuck, she is a fucking woman...The next second, Allegra's hands clasped my arm, her nails digging into my forearm. She knew... it was surprising, it had only been a month since we got married but she knew that I was about to lose it."I'm fine..." she whispered, looking into my eyes. I smiled at her, she wasn't. She wasn't fucking fine. She had her handprint on her delicate cheek. She was already hurt from last nigh
Allegra ─ ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─I got so overwhelmed with happiness and relief that I ended up throwing myself in his arms. But it's okay, right? He is my husband... temporarily but still, he is and after what happened between us, I think hugging is fine. I mean he kissed me and made me sit on his lap in front of Mama... So, this isn't awkward or anything, is it? I slowly stepped away from him and looked up at his face. It was serious but the dark amusement that lingered in those beautiful green eyes wasn't lost on me. I tucked my hair behind my ear awkwardly and shifted my weight on the ball of my feet, "I can't believe, he is awake..." I said to him, trying to ease this weird electric charge I felt between us. He put his hand in his pockets and leaned against the wall, "Me too, I thought this time will be over for this old man." The second I registered his words, my smile fell and got replaced with a scowl. Just when I start to think that he may have some redeeming qualities, he goes on and
Allegra ─ ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─"Did I miss something? Because I don't recall giving you permission to bring Linus to my place," he asked with a hint of apathy in his tone. "I could be mistaken, but I don't remember you asking me for permission either."I shrugged my shoulders, trying to keep my composure, while my heart pounded with apprehension. "I assumed you'd understand that Grandpa needed care, and I couldn't just leave him alone." He let out a mocking laugh and shook his head in disbelief, "Oh, of course, because my house looks like a perfect hospice where you can dump anyone who's sick."I was taken aback by his tone, the way he phrased it. My eyebrows pinched together, "It's just for a few days then he'll leave. He needs someone to take care of him. I'm not going to leave him alone at this time..." "The doctor said he is fine now, isn't he?" "Yes, but—""No, buts, Allegra. I don't want a stranger in my house.""He is not a stranger, he is my grandfather. I can't leave him alone when he
Scott ─ ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─"You're sponsoring the kid?" Niko asked. I lit up the cigar, inhaled, blew out the smoke, and nodded, "He's a good kid, Italian, orphan, has no friends that he cares about or anyone that cares about him. He is a loner. I found him on the street while he was beating the shit out of Valachi." "Jimmy Valachi?" "Yeah, that fat pig was getting owned by a fifteen-year-old boy... So, instead of helping out the pig, I grabbed the kid and asked him who he was. We took him down to the warehouse to know why he attacked our men, Alessandro grilled him hard for hours but he didn't break. As it turns out, our esteemed soldiers, Jimmy and his pack of lazy, good-for-nothing thugs tried to rob the poor kid of a measly box of cigarettes. How pathetic can you get?" I scoffed.Niko let out a laugh, resting one leg over the other, "Jimmy got what he deserved." "I gotta say, that kid impressed me. He's got some serious balls, taking on three guys and still coming out on top. That's the
Allegra ─ ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─Overwhelmed by shock and horror, my legs crumbled beneath me, causing me to collapse onto the cold, hard floor. My gaze locked onto Ray's face, desperate for any reassurance that this was all just a stupid prank, refusing to accept the cruel reality before me.My chest heaved up and down, I didn't cry, I don't know why, I couldn't cry. The tears didn't come. I just didn't know what was happening around me. The world transformed into a hazy blur before my very eyes. The only sound I could perceive was the rhythmic cadence of my own breath, the echoes of my racing heartbeat thudding persistently inside my mind.Father Linus Rossi passed away earlier this morning... No, no, he didn't. He was just here a few hours ago. He was here with me. We talked, I fed him with my own hands, I gave him his medication, and I made sure he was perfectly comfortable in bed. He seemed perfectly fine. The doctor even assured me that he was in good health and could be taken home. He was a
Allegra ─ ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─He was gone.Buried. I will never see him again. I sat beside his grave and just watched it. It was right next to my papa's grave. It was our family's lot. There was a grave for Mama and me too, waiting for us. Evangeline and Delilah refused to leave my side, they were here, standing at a distance. Scott was here too, he hadn't left. I thought he would, I really wanted him to leave. I didn't want him here. He hurt him in his final hours of life, he hurt him and he took those moments away from me. I don't know how I'll ever get over that. How will I ever get over that kind of loss? I couldn't stop the tears from flowing down my face, no matter how hard I tried. My cheeks were now red and inflamed, making them extremely sensitive to the slightest touch."Allegra..." Evangeline called me, "It's getting dark now. Let's go home..." Home? Where the hell was it? I didn't have a home. The house I lived in with Grandpa was ransacked by the outfit. I couldn't live there