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ZESA RUSSO The following day, I carried up a tray of food for Levi. He had had nothing to eat since Marie came over and it was time for lunch. It seemed his mother’s words only chased away his appetite. I entered the room and closed the door. Levi was seated on the floor, resting his back on the bed with his head in his hands. He’d been like that since his mother left; downcast. I placed the food on the nightstand and sat beside him. “Do you want to talk about it?” I asked, pulling my legs up to my chest. He forced a smile when he caught my eyes. “I have disappointed her.” He told me, “She had never looked at me like she did today. The way she glared at me made me feel worthless; a disgrace. I understand I fell in love with the wrong woman and even got her pregnant, but am I at fault for thinking she was the one? Am I at fault for wanting to go to who my heart wanted?” Tears glistened his eyes. “I don’t know if I can ever face her again after everything. She hates me.”
ZESA RUSSO After the mini threat I got from Alejandro, the first person I went to was Finn. I couldn’t even go to see Neviah. I would call and explain things to her later. While in the elevator in my company, I got a text from an unknown number. Most likely Nina. Isiah King Come to the uncompleted building in Dolphin Street and make sure you come alone. 7p.m sharp. Fear gripped me instantly. How did she know who Isiah King was? Did Alejandro really dig into my past? With jelly legs, I made my way to Finn’s office, ignoring the workers who greeted me as they passed by. I did not know what people would think if they heard about what happened to him after he met up with me. And knowing Nina, she would spice the whole thing up and make look like the bad guy. I opened the door to Finn’s office. He came to his feet when he saw me. “Hey, are you okay?” he questioned, coming over to me as I went sat down on the couch in his office. “They’ve done it.” I gripped my hair, my bre
LEVI DEL CAMPA DISCLAMER: I am not a medical practitioner, so what I write here might not be how it actually happens. Remember, this is a fictional story, so please don’t come for my head. I sat in the living room of the apartment me and Zesa got Louryn that was close to the University of Vienna, where she wanted to school. We’d gotten her the things she and her child would need. I sat in the living room on a dark brown couch with Kailea in my arms. She was adorable. Louryn and her daughter looked a lot better compared to the first time I saw them. Louryn was happier, and it brightened my day. She returned to the living room with the glass of water I’d asked for and placed it on the center table. She took Kailea from me, probably worried she was making me uncomfortable. “Miss Russo didn’t come with you? Is she okay?” “She’s fine. There’s something she had to take care of.” “In that case, my regards to her then.” She pulled out an envelope from underneath the table. “T
MALENA RUSSO I left Austria when I was eighteen years old and it had been eight entire years since I came back. My sister and I would normally video call. Aside from that, we didn’t really see or talk to each other, but were on very good terms. Zesa would always send me money and gifts without me asking. It always made me happy. The only person who’d seen me since I left the country was Finn. Zesa would often send him over to see how I was doing. So, imagine my rage when Finn called to tell me my sister was hospitalized, almost shaking hands with death because of some bitch who wouldn’t leave her husband alone. I left Berkley immediately after I got the news. I wanted to see how my sister was doing and give the woman who hurt her a little punishment for trying to take away my only family. With Levi’s direction, we could get to the police station where Nina was detained. I parked the car properly and got down. What a good day to smack a bitch into Christmas Eve! We went i
LEVI DEL CAMPA It had been five weeks since the incident, and Zesa had yet to regain consciousness. We’d been told she had become stable, and all we had to do was hope she would wake up soon. I wanted to hold her in my arms and tell her everything that had happened. Like Nina getting sentenced to twenty-one years in prison for attempted murder. I wanted to tell her how much I missed her, but I wondered if I would ever get the chance. I sat beside her bed with her hand in mine. They had removed the oxygen mask and replaced it with a nasal cannula and moved her from the Intensive care unit to the step-down unit. The step-down unit was where a patient would still be closely monitored before being transferred to a regular hospital floor and then hopefully, home. It gave us little hope. She was getting better. Malena entered the room with Finn. After her mini assault to Nina, she told me she felt a tad bit better, but it still wasn’t enough for her. I understood her anger wel
ZESA RUSSO I woke up to the sickly smell of hospital disinfect invading my nostrils. The room was fairly silent apart from my heavy breathing and the beeping sound from the digital monitoring machine beside me. I squinted in an attempt to sharpen the blurred images before me, glancing around the room to take in my surrounding. A bed dominated the room, somewhat lumpy with padding and white sheets that seemed to mask the thick plastic covering the mattress. There was a call button attached to the bed, a bedside table, a comfortable chair and two dining type chairs. The room was decorated in a gold and white color. It was definitely a VIP room. I shut my eyes, trying to remember what had happened to me, but no matter how much I tried to remember, only blurry images came to me. How long had I been here? Then it hit me. I fell off a building after someone pushed me. The cold air hitting my face as I plummeted towards the hard ground. I vividly recalled a woman’s laughter and how pain jol
ZESA RUSSO The next few days went by with Alejandro stopping by to give me flowers and gifts almost every day he visited. He was a really nice guy, but no matter how much I wanted to lean toward him, Levi always caught my eye. I was curious about him and what led him to cheat on me. Plus, having him around almost every time didn’t help. Thankfully, I would be discharged the day after tomorrow, so most of the IV had been removed, but not the bandage around my head and leg cast. I was told it would take four to six months for my leg to properly heal. I was stuck on the bed. It was fine by me until I needed to use the bathroom and Malena was not in the room. She and Finn had left last night. It was just me and Levi. I needed to pee so badly. However, I couldn’t open my mouth to ask him for help. He was busy on his phone, typing away. He didn’t notice the beads of sweat on my head and how I put my hand over my vagina as if it would will the pee away. I could hold it in, I tol
LEVI DEL CAMPA I hated how Zesa now saw Alejandro. She thought he was sweet and innocent, with the kindest heart out there. I so desperately wished she would change her mind. However, I couldn’t. Now that she’d lost her memory, she would get to decide if she still wanted to be with me or the other man. Never in the thirteen years that I’d known Zesa did I wish for her to choose me as the man she wanted to be with, but today, it was different. I prayed she would want me. I wanted her to choose me. It would be greatly disappointing if she were to choose Alejandro, but I would support her. She had every right to be happy after all she’d been through because of me. “You’re thinking about Zesa, aren’t you?” Finn asked as we walked past two heavy gates of the Nightstone Penitentiary where Nina was detained. She said she wanted to see me. “I am worried I’ll lose her to Alejandro.” I admitted, turning to the right like he did. We came by a sentry pacing up and down with a gun on his shoul