Kaira's POV:
You must think what a big idiot I am. One minute, I want Bruno to stay away from me and the second minute I want him to follow me.
I sat on the school garden and he sat beside me not speaking anything.
" I want a strong drink. A really strong one. Don't ask why."
And in two minutes, three bottle of whiskey was in front of me.
I started drinking.
This feels so good.
I lied when I said I don't do drugs and alcohol.
Not frequently, once in a while.
So if want to know how I started all this. My school use to beat me so bad that if I needed to survive, I needed drugs. Michael gave me drugs, not the bad one, those which used to help my body heal. But they were strong, so when I had them once in a while when I got a very bad beating, I used to feel good.
I drank a whole bottle of whiskey still I was fully sober.
I turned to Bruno who had been staring at me all the while.
" Don't look at me like that." I said and lay down on the grass.
I drank the other bottle and he did not complain about it.
Now, I felt drunk.
I took another bottle and till the time, I had finished it half, I was out of my consciousness.
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I woke up in an unfamiliar room. It was fully dark but looked luxurious as hell.
I looked at the side and saw two aspirants and a glass of water. I gulped them and drank water.
I came down and it looked like a very luxurious mansion like us.
I saw Bruno in the kitchen making something.
" You woke up?"
" Hmm."
" Have this." He gave me an omlette.
" And how do I know it doesn't contain in drug."
" If I wanted to take your advantage I would have taken when you were out of consciousness."
" Fair enough." I sat on the counter and ate half and left the rest.
He was going to place another on my plate but didn't when he saw my remaining.
He sighed but didn't said anything.
" You know you look good when you are quiet." I said.
He didn't said anything but just gave me a small smile.
" Speak something."
" I know you prefer silence."
He smiled.
We stayed like that only in silence. The thing which I have been wanting since I came.
" Let me drop you." He said while taking his car keys.
I followed him and went into his car.
" I don't want to go to that house."
He looked at me, then turned on the car, I lay my head at the seat.
I looked out the whole time.
He stopped the car and I came down, my eyes sparkled seeing a house in between the forest.
I followed Bruno.
I went upstairs and stood in the railing seeing the forest in silence.
After a few minutes, a mug came in front of me and I saw hot chocolate in it.
" Thank you." I muttered and took.
Bruno stood beside me, sipping his hot chocolate.
We finished our drinks in comfortable silence and now, I have recharged myself.
Bruno tried to take the cup from my hold but I didn't let him.
" I will keep it myself." He didn't said much and walked while I followed him.
I looked at the house, there were no electronic appliances.
" Why don't you have any electronic appliances here?" I asked.
" I come here when I want to feel good."
" So what do you do here then?"
He opened a box, which had board games.
" Wanna play?" He asked and I nodded.
He took out chess.
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" Checkmate." He said.
" I never expected you this intelligent." He won chess thrice and I won twice.
He smirked," But now you do."
The whole day went with us playing different games and to be honest it was interesting. I loved the time, I spent here.
It was late at night and now I thought to go back home.
Bruno, left me in front of my house.
I came and saw Lorenzo sitting on the couch. He glared at me.
" Where were you?" His voice bought shivers through my spine.
I ignored him and was going upstairs.
" DON'T YOU DARE IGNORE ME!"
I stopped.
" Kaira, I will ask once again. Where were you?"
" Somewhere I could feel peace."
" And with whom?" If he is asking this means he knows I was with Bruno.
" If you know don't ask."
" And what were you doing with Bruno that it gave you peace."
" Are you accusing me?"
" I am giving you a chance to explain, if I wanted to accuse, I would have done that when you entered."
" I don't want to explain."
" Kaira, stop being a brat."
" Am I being a brat?" I asked while raising my eyebrows.
He sighed knowing he doesn't stand a chance in front of me.
" Show me your hand." He came near me.
" Stop acting like I am kid."
" What's your age?"
" The same of your sister's."
" 16 and mine, 26. Means I am 10 years older than you, you are a kid for me." He took my hand and looked at it.
" Did you not put medicine on it today?"
I didn't replied. He made me sit on the couch, then put my medicine.
" Why are you behaving like this?"
" Because I believe everyone does mistakes, they should atleast be given a chance."
Says a mafia. In our occupation, their can be no mistakes, we don't forgive and nor we forget.
" I don't believe in that bullshit. People can be forgiven for small mistakes, not large and not after definitely ruining someone's life."
" Means you can't forgive yourself."
" I didn't do anything to not forgive myself."
" And what you did to Aria was not a huge mistake for you."
I ignored him and went to my room.
I opened my phone and saw a message from Michael.
There was an invitation for Leonessa by... DeLuca's for their daughter's birthday.
And then I realised tomorrow is my birthday.
My birthday?
Michael messaged.
Michael: Why didn't you tell that your birthday come tomorrow?
Me: Nothing important.
Micheal: Gosh, birthday only comes once in a year. Girl, you really need to become like a teenager for once.
I ignored it.
Micheal: Well, will you go for tomorrow party?
Me: Maybe.
Michael: But how? You will be present their as Kaira.
Me: They won't ask me to be there after all it's their princess birthday. They want her to enjoy, not ruin her day and no one knows about me so their will be no suspicion if I don't go there.
Micheal: Don't let them ruin your mood tomorrow, be happy. I will send you a dress with accessories.
The only good thing in my life is Michael.
I love him more than anyone else, but I will never say this in front of him ever.
I went downstairs and started making a cake for myself. I am not one of those who hate their birthday. It's just I like to celebrate it all alone, making myself feel abandoned.
I made the cake, decorated it with chocolate and went upstairs with the cake and knife.
I took a photo of my cake.
I took out the same dress which I have been wearing on my birthday specially from previous 4 years. It was a really beautiful dress which I bought with my first earning.
I got ready, wore a pair of beautiful heels, did my hairs.
I looked at the lady in front of me, I looked so beautiful. Yeah, there were scars on my body, but I was beautiful.
If you think that just because I act cold and heartless, I don't like getting ready and be like girl. No. I absolutely love getting ready, feeling pretty, after all I have all the right.
I just don't show my this side to anyone.
I waited till the time was 11:59. And then it turned 12:00.
I smiled and cut the cake.
Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday, Happy birthday, happy birthday to me.
I ate the first piece and wiped the tear which fell from my eyes.
I ate half of the cake and was filled till then.
I kept it at side inside my cupboard.
I looked at my phone, Michael has messaged at 12:00 o'clock.
"Happy Birthday"
I replied with a thank you.
I played songs on my phone and danced happily.
Suddenly the door knocked and my heart came out. I switched my phone off, thankfully my phone voice was very low.
I looked at the time, it was 1:15. Why did they come at this time?
I slept on the bed with my heels only and pulled the blanket on myself, till my neck and acted like I was asleep.
The door opened even though I had locked it, they must have a spare key.
I sensed someone coming near me.
I felt a kiss on my head.
" Happy Birthday, Baby."
Dad.
" Happy Birthday, Princess."
Lorenzo and he too kissed my forehead.
" Happy Birthday, Kaira."
Alessandro.
Then they all went locking the door.
I took the vase and hit it on the door.
They finally remember? After 11 years, they remember today is my birthday.
I kept waiting for 11 years, they will come, they will come, they will come but they never came.
Tears started rolling from my eyes.
Flashback (when Kaira was 6 years old):
" What date is it today?" I asked Miss Chaira.
" 19th September."
I was thankful that she didn't hit for asking such question. Oh my god, it's my birthday. My birthday.
I will finally meet my family. They will come, wish me, give me gifts, then I will cry hugging them and tell them what all they do to me, tell them to take me with them.
I miss them so much.
I smiled to myself and wore my best frock which Lorenzo bought me a year ago.
I was very happy.
" Tia, do you know it's my birthday today. My family will come today, I will tell them what they do to us, then they will punish this school, and I will go to my home. When I will go, I will take you too with me." I said to my friend.
" They won't come. No one comes, they all just lie."
" You don't know my family, they will come, they love me a lot. I don't want to talk to you." I shouted angrily on her.
I went from there.
" Go clean my clothes." Chaira said.
" I won't. Today is my birthday, my family will come then I will complaint to them about you all and they will punish you."
She laughed.
" Oh, it's true that kids are so innocent. Oh my baby, no family will come to take you. They left you here, now go do my work."
" No!"
She got angry.
" What did you say? I said they won't come to get you. That's why you got ready na?" She tore my dress.
" Go wear this." She gave me a torn very bad looking dress.
" No!" She hit my head with the wall and then I realised that my head started bleeding. I started crying.
" Shut up!" She slapped me.
I started crying even more.
" You bitch! You need a good lesson." She started beating me.
After she was done, I laid on the ground bleeding badly.
Tia came to me.
" Here, take this, this is the last chocolate I have. Happy Birthday!" She gave me a chocolate and cleaned my head with the cloth.
" I will do your work today." She said with a smile and started doing the clothes.
" Thank you." I said to her.
" Think it as a gift from my side." And she started doing clothes.
" Don't your parents come to meet you or on your birthday." I asked her.
She smiled sadly.
" First, I was also like you when I came here. I also waited for my parents for 2 years but now, I know they won't come."
" But my parents love me."
She got irritated.
" What is this my parents love me, my parents love me. You are here for an year now, don't you get, if they loved you they wouldn't have left you here."
" No, my parents love me." I ran from there.
The whole night I stayed up, waiting for my family to come but as Tia said no one came. I cried the whole night.
(Flashback ends)
I was so naive that I still waited for them for years, the hope slowly slowly started dying and I got to know my family will never come.
But I won't let them ruin my birthday.