Hidden Obsessions
A lanky looking young man calls out to us from a back door.
“Listen up, Princess.” She ignores the man, and stops in front of me. “Get out while you can. This isn’t the place to pick flowers and sing lullabies. Rio Rafe could never fall in love. So, snap out of it.” With a snap of her fingers, she goes back the way she came, bumping purposefully into the man.
I’m frozen to the ground, trying to understand what just happened.
“Nonna did say you were pretty.” The man walks to me, beaming from ear to ear, with a huge hat covering his face. “Good day to you, Senorita.” He tips his hat to me. “My name is Nick Mazza, at your service.”