Isabella POV
"Bella... Marcello, this is your older brother River.", says Lorenzo.
What the fuck.... why does this happen to us.. River would have thought. I don't think he knew who we were back then we would have been much earlier.
"I'm Isabella but you can call me Bella, that's Marcello.", I point to mars.
"Nice to meet you both.", he says, taking out his hand.
Start of flashback
"I hear you can do the job quiet and fast, is that true?"
"Yes ma'am.", he says.
"Good, I'm Isabella and he's Marcello. I want him dead within the next 48 hours is that understood.", I saying handing a picture of the target.
" Yes, ma'am. Well then see you soon.",
The next day
"That was quick, I like it.", I say.
"Thank you ma'am but with no offense, aren't y'all a little too young to be in this kind of live?"
"You have to do what you have to do to survive. In the end it's kill or be killed.", i say. "How would you like to work for us. I don't care if you work with another mafia as long as you don't tell them our business."
"I would like that ma'am and I only work for the Italians and now you.", he smirks.
End of flashback
I shake his hand and after Mars, Mars is okay with him since we have known him for three years now.
"Well now that we have introduced y'all to each other, why don't you two start to unbag everything and put in y'all's room.", says Lorenzo
We run up the stair into our rooms. I unpack everything and put it into the closet. I can't wait to see Tori and the others on Monday. I miss them, they're my family not the Romano's.
It took me one hour to unpack and organize everything. When I finished I headed to the library and finish my book. As I head to the area that I before I see River, sitting there watching the door. It's like he was waiting for me.
"They don't know do they?", he says.
"No, they don't and I'd like to keep it like that. The others are already here." I take out a chair to sit on.
"So that's why they all in a hurry to finish things there."
"Have you... found him yet?", I whisper lower, putting some emotion on that sentence.
"No, Me and my men have looked around everywhere but still can't find him. Does Marcello knows that you are still looking for him?"
"No, he doesn't need to know that.", I say coldly
"We both know that with your hacking skills we could have found him. It's like you're protecting him.", he says staring at me.
"I'm not, I just not trying to tangle in all of that. He betrayed us and not he has to pay for what he did.", i smile a little.
"Whatever you say, I'll continue to look for him."
I nod, leaving to the spot that I was in earlier. Maybe his right, maybe I don't to find him, maybe I'm trying to protect hi-. No when I find I'll ask him why he did what he did and I will torture him onto he begs for mercy.
I'm not protecting him, I'm not helping him. River's wrong.
You know he's right, you hate how he played you dumb, how he played with your feelings, how he was nice to you, how he manipulated you, how he had rapped you around his finger but that's what you get for being stupid, you just a stupid dumb girl. In the ended your mother was right, you're just to easy to manipulate, how can anyone resist. You're ju-
"Principessa-" I hear someone shout. I blink once then once again.
"What.", i said.
"You have been staring at that page for forty minutes already. Are you okay?" says Enzo.
I nod, getting up to leave but he grabs my wrist, pulling me over his shoulder.
"Hey w-what do you think... you think you're doing.", I say as his shoulder stabbing me in the ribs, right where Laura kicked me.
"I'm taking you out.", he says.
"And that's why you're throwing over your shoulder?!"
"Yup", he smiled.
"Ugh", I stop struggling, knowing it's pointless.
We pass Toby and I mouth him help me but he just shakes his head. Oh no he didn't. I get outside and that's when he put me on the ground. He opens the door to his car, motioning to get in. I get in and he closes the door and he gets in the driver seat.
"Xavier told me you only ate a milkshake. I'm going to ask a question and I need you to answer honestly, understand.", he says quietly.
I nod.
"Words bambina", he says. (Translation: baby.)
Yes, I understand.
"Are you anorexia?", he asks.
I try to breathe normally, what made me think they wouldn't catch on the little details.
"No, I'm not. I just don't eat as much as other people.", I lie.
"Okay, then lets going somewhere to eat.", he say, driving off.
"No, I'm full, I just ate.... I d-don't think I should eat m-more.", I say, stuttering over my words.
"You only ate a milkshake and that was over two hours" he argues.
"You even know how big the milkshakes, there different sizes, how do you know if I got a big size and also you clearly don't eat the amount of food I eat. You're bigger meaning you need more than I do.", I try to state my case.
"But I'm an adult and you're a growing child. This is all I'm growing but you been food to grow tall.", he point his finger at me.
I huff, cross my arms knowing I'm not going to win this discussion. We stop at McDonald's and we're next to order.
"What do you want?", he asks.
"Small fries and a small coke nothing else."
He looks angry, he probably is angry but who cares, not me.
"Hi, what can I get for you today?", say the person on the mother side
Yes, hello, can I get a 10pc chicken nugget and small fries and a small coke.
"Well that be all?"
"Yes."
"It's 8.76."
"Thanks"
"All you wanted was chicken nuggets, you don't seem like the guy that only eats 10 pieces.", I tell him.
"No, that was for you.", he says calmly.
"What?!!", I shout but I regret that when he looks at me pissed.
"Don't ever shout at me again, understand?", he says coldly.
I freeze for a moment remembering that I'm not with John or Laura. I nod.
"Words lune del sole" he says softly. (Translation: sunshine)
"I understand", I say.
He drives to the pick up window. "It's $8.76" Enzo pays him $10 and tells him to keep the charge.
He continues to drive onto he stops at a park. He takes everything out of the bag.
"Here", he says handing me my fries.
"Thanks." I offer him some fries but he declines.
"How was live with Laura, was it fun?", he ask.
I stop what I'm doing and think of an answer that doesn't give it all alway.
"Yeah, it was fun, we would have a movie night every Saturday and every Sunday we would go for ice cream.", I say, talking about a memory that happened when I was four years old.
"At least she was a good mother to y'all.", he says.
Yeah we can go with that. It's not you will ever find out.
"How was she with you?", I ask curiously.
"She would always be shopping or doing her make up never having time for us. She would argue a lot with dad over the smallest things.", he explains.
Well she was no different then. I guess she was always a bitch.
I finish all my fries and Enzo gives me the chicken nuggets that I didn't ask for. I only eat two piece before getting full. I push the box away not wanting to eat more.
"Lune del sole, you have to eat more."
"But I'm full, I feel like stomach is going to explode if I eat more.", I complain.
He sigh. "Fine." He takes the box and puts it in the bag. "But you're eating this later."
He drives around the city while all I do is look out the window.
I like this it's peace and quiet. No one to disturb me. After driving for an hour we head home. As soon we got home, I went to my room and into the bed. The minute my head hits the pillow, I welcome the darkness.
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