Darkness

"Mama." I whispered a little knocking on her door so softly.

We have been hugging each other for more than ten minutes now, and she's still parting my back and singing the lullaby. I feel a little better than before as I let it all out.. my tears and all. It's cool actually.

"Will you say what happened now?" Mama asked.

"She loves me mama, but can't be with me." I whispered, resting my head on the headboard of her bed, because I know with the way my head is banging I would fall asleep anytime from now.

"Then she doesn't. Love involves sacrifice. I didn't know that Marcello was in the Mafia until my life was threatened by another mafia group. I confronted him about it, and he had to tell me the truth."

"And you stayed mama."

"If I don't, will you still meet me here? " she answered.

"No, what I meant is, and you agreed immediately that you would be with him? Not taking some time for me to think about what you're about to go into?"

"No. I took some time off. I left him for mon