- At least you showed me that it was all just a little theater. - Her voice came out frighteningly serene, the woman stomped her foot like a spoiled child and walked out the door without caring about the rain, I felt my heart hammering in my chest like a child playing basketball, I looked at the man not with a look of pity, but of understanding, now everything made sense, she who was to blame for all this, from the stern look on the man's face, without thinking twice I ran into his arms, as soon as I touched his chest, I could feel how much his voice conveyed the opposite of his body, his heart was also in a rhythm above normal as if he had run a marathon, he hugged me as if he was trying to protect me, one hand on my waist and the other at the height of my shoulder touching my nape, but I just wanted to know what exactly he was protecting me from, his mother? I wasn't, but afraid of her, I was dying of anger just thinking about his words. - I'm sorry! - He whispered in my ear, I shoo
Even though he tried to hide it, he seemed annoyed, I regretted going ahead and asking the question, but now it was too late, words are one of the things that never come back, I got up sitting on the couch to look better at his face, he sighed and agreed with his head, I felt my heart heavy. - Yes... it was her and my stepfather, that's why I came to live with my uncle, when I did 16 manage to escape and... - I interrupted him, I didn't need more details, just that made me understand how much he had suffered at the hand of that woman, it was understandable, he was right to stay that way, and that's why I hugged him with all the strength I had, I hugged him as if my life depended on it, and his suffering was stamped on his body. - It's okay, you made it, you're safe now, you were strong so strong, I'm proud of you. - When the shock of what was happening passed he hugged me tightly, sinking his face into my neck, I felt something wet in the same place, that's when I realized how nervou
"- Of course I am, in fact, I don't think you understand anything that's going on, but I want you to know, that even if you don't like me... - I hadn't finished speaking when I felt the man pull me into his arms, he squeezed me tightly, for a few seconds I was surprised, but when I felt the strong beats of his heart I could see how nervous he was with all that, I hugged his waist and sank my face into his shoulder when I felt him sink into my neck." "Everything I had thought and done was in those words, all coming back to my mind." "For some reason I understood that reaction, especially when I understood how the man behaved with other people and showed himself differently with me, and especially with Flora and Megan, somehow I could feel it, even if I didn't understand why I could still feel it, Ethan was just like me, he had also suffered, I don't know for whom, but I know in what way, you know to outsiders, his face might be the mark of a nasty fight between grown men, or because h
When I saw Laura that day in the morning I had already realized that she would not leave me alone, but I feared that he would do something against Ayanne, that woman was crazy, a monster, everything she did in the past could in no way be erased, I spent the whole day lost in thought, I didn't know what to do really, but I knew that at some point my past would reach the ears of the woman I loved, and if she heard it I was sure she would move away right away, I was afraid of that, and when I picked the woman up from her work without having warned her it made my heart even more upset, I believed she would be upset with me, I was sure after all it was raining, and I knew she had left without an umbrella, when I felt her hug me like that I was even more nervous, I didn't lie about the cell phone I had forgotten to put it on charge, I would never in my whole life lie to her if there wasn't really a good reason. When I went to pick up Akira at Flora's house the woman asked me if everything w
- But honey, I raised you with so much love and care, why don't you need me?". - Maybe I had to remind that woman of everything I spent in her hands in my childhood, if that was called raising, I believe that not even a spider would survive its own poison. - HA! HA! HA! You must be sick, you can't be, did the jail burn your brain? How do you have the nerve to say that? How does a mother do what you did to me? You are really impressive, you deserve a big acting award. - I couldn't help myself with such hypocrisy. - Son I'm not acting, I mean it with all my heart, your father is on trial I swear on... - How did she have the nerve to still mention my father? - STOP TALKING ABOUT MY FATHER! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? A WOMAN WHO DIDN'T EVEN TAKE TWO MONTHS TO BRING ANOTHER ONE HOME!". - I felt Ayanne shudder behind me and squeeze my hand, I shouldn't let her go through all this, she didn't deserve to have to witness such a scene, I tried my best to contain myself before speaking again.
When I managed to keep calm, to return to my normal state, I got up, threw my coat on the couch and went up to my room, I entered my bathroom taking a look at my face in the mirror, I had been visibly shaken, I was pale and sweaty, I took a deep breath and took off my clothes and got in the shower as fast as I could, I needed to go back and take care of Ayanne, all that woman did today was harm us, everything she is involved in she manages to destroy, she did this with my father, I'm sure when he left that day they were both fighting. When I finished my bath I put on more comfortable clothes and went downstairs, I took the pot that Flora had given me that I had not yet taken out of the bag, I took Akira who was sleeping in his bed and went back to Ayanne's house. - Aya? - I called her when I thought she was in her room. - Are you feeling better? - Ayanne was pale, she was totally different from when I left her. "Damn, she had gotten worse while she was curling up at home, I'm such a
I walked to the police station with Akira in my arms just to avoid bumping into people and tangling us with the collar, it was so cute to see him look around and raise his snout sniffing everything, he is so beautiful, how can I be so lucky, with a wonderful girlfriend and a partner who looks at me and then wags his tail and jumps on me as if he were visiting the place of his dreams for the first time, I know that nothing can take this away from me, and if I try I will fight with all my strength to get it back. When I arrived in front of the police station, I took a deep breath, and put the puppy on the floor that soon began to sniff the place, we finally advanced to the service counter. I greeted the police officer at the reception desk with a nod before starting - Good morning ... - - Do you happen to... Oh, hi Ethan, what brings you here? - Philips greeted me when he realized my presence. - I need your help. - It was the only thing I said before he opened his eyes wide and led me
I remember when I got on that bus and watched the way through the window, the landscape as it passed by me, how my thoughts were sad and at the same time reflected my feelings, it was a mixture of joy and sadness for my past and my joy for the achievements, but at the same time an emptiness for not having anyone to share those small achievements was strange and liberating. But looking at it now I can't describe how happy I am with my achievements, how much my life has changed, meeting Ethan the love, or rather, what love is, he shows me every day what it is to love someone, how it is to live a life I never imagined having, and it seems that he also longed for it, the way he looks at me every day when he comes to pick me up, his hug and his breath on my neck, his lips on mine and how his hand caresses my head when we are together, he doesn't miss a single opportunity to hug me and tell me how much I am wanted and how much he loves me, maybe because it's the beginning of this relationsh