Chapter 9

Vincent's pov

Tuesday 4th May 2021

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Everything hurts. I just want to stay in bed for the whole day but I've got things to do. Papà really damaged my chest and he's left a huge bruise across my nose which I now have to deal with today.

I hold my ribs as I sit up in bed, a groan escaping my lips. Alessandra is still asleep but I must wake her as I stand up.

"Do you need some help?" She asks with an amused face as I let out a shaky breath.

"When I have showered, can you put the strips on my cut?" I ask and she nods. I go to the bathroom and look in the mirror, wincing at the cut on my cheek that needs new plaster strips putting on. I quickly shower, trying to be careful with my sore chest and nose. I takes a long time to get dried and dressed because I can't bend very far over without shooting pain in my ribs.

"Come here," Alessandra says when I come out fully dressed. She has the first aid box and carefully changes the plasters already on my face to clea