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Emilia's POV-I gasped, my hands shaking as I clutched the card. "No, it can't be. This is not possible."Remembering the thing written in the card, my brain stopped working.Past only remained of one name.Adriano. The name escaped my lips.He's gone. He's supposed to be gone!" Panic seized me, and I sank onto the couch.Aida, sensing my distress, looked up with innocence in her eyes. "Mommy, who's Adriano?"What shook me even more was Adriano's name coming out of her mouth.Aida doesn't remember anything of the past. She was a small kid back then. Se might have the idea but she seems to have forgotten about everything as she is growing older.I felt like I am losing my sense to communicate, my voice trembling, as I struggled to find the words. "He... he is no one, Aida. I don't know why I took that name.""Now Aida be a good girl and tell me what exactly happened. Who was that stranger? How did he look?" I questioned her."I don't know mommy. He was quite smart. I couldn't see much
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Nights after the incident with Aida and that stranger, I couldn't sleep properly.Emma, Aida and I, we started sleeping in the same bedroom. I am afraid that the stranger might come again and take my kids away, or might harm them in any way.I started to get excessive dreams about Adriano and our married life. The mind games he used to play, the tricks he did, the way he manipulated me, the innumerous times he lied to me. I couldn't stop myself from venturing deep in those thoughts.'Stop overthinking about the past, you need to get over it. You cannot change what happened in the past, so instead of thinking about how bad things were, you should focus on keeping your children safe and away from every trouble.' I reminded myself.I registered a complaint in the police station, but no one cooperated with me. They said Aida is safe and sound, and she might be feeling bad as she had a fight with Emma on the same night, that's why she would have gone to the park. They completely neglected
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I had no answers to Emma's questions. Her curiosity to know her father's name was big. I found myself failing to provide her with the necessary answers."Umm sweetheart, why don't you go and rest. Mommy is really tired today. Can we talk about this tomorrow. I had so much work today." I tried to dodge the question and change the subject.They nodded in agreement."What is happening Emilia?" Sofia bought a glass of water for me.I was feeling really hyper."Turns out we have a stalker. My children are in danger. And if I don't act now, it might lead to a dark future." I looked at her."It's stupidity to ignore this. We should not take anything lightly. Cops won't help us. I have kids, I cannot take the risk and try to find that person myself. If it would have been about myself I would have been fearless, but now I need to think about my kids too." I told Sofia.We both sat on the couch and discussed all the possible ways to keep ourselves safe.The thing that pricks me the most is that
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“Miss, Emilia.” Salvatore greeted me as he opened the door of the black Porsche Panamera for me. I sat inside along with Aida and Emma.Sofia and her daughters were accompanying us in another car behind.I take the worst decisions. I should not be put in power to make decisions. Look here now, in order to run away from the stalker, I am shifting to my father’s house. Running from one problem and going straight into another.I sighed. I have prepared myself for it. Salvatore sat next to the driver, in the passenger seat and I adjusted in the rear with my girls.The more I try to run away from the life of crime and the underworld, the more I get sucked into it. My father is a mob boss, my husband was one too. It is overwhelming. The thought that I will be meeting my mother for the first time scares me a little, I don’t feel ready about it. “So?” Salvatore tried to make a conversation. “What made you change your mind? Started loving your daddy dear?” He mocked me. I was really surpri
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My father led me upstairs.As I entered the room, the air in the room was thick with the sterile scent of medical equipment.It felt strange .The whole room lookedike a hospital room.It is a constant reminder of the battle my mother, Maria was bravely fighting. The room, resembling a hospital ward, echoed with the hum of machines and soft footsteps of attending servants dedicated to her care. My father seems to be spending too much for her care.He told me that doctors have given up, that the cancer might not get cured now. But he wants my mother to have the best medical care.My heart sank as I took in the sight of my mother.She looked so pale and skinny.She was frail and weakened by the relentless grasp of late-stage lung cancer.Tubes and wires snaked across the room, connecting my mother to various monitors and IV drips.Even the scenario scares me.The soft glow of monitors cast an eerie light on her pale face, reflecting the toll the illness had taken. My eyes welled with
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I shifted in my new room. My parents seemed to be beyond excited so they decided to throw a party for me.Of course taking into consideration my mother's poor health, the party consisted of only family people. Me, Sofia, our kids, my father and Salvatore.I don't understand why Salvatore is here, to which my father replied that he is basically a part of our family, he is like a family member.I still need to discuss with my father about the future of my children's education and my job too.I am not sure if it's the right time or place but my brain tells me to put this point forward in the very beginning itself, so that no question about it arises in the near future."I want to talk to you regarding my job." I spoke as we all were almost about to finish our dinner.My father spared me a glance."What job? You have a job." He looked at me and then turned to Salvatore looking for answers."Sir, actually she works in a library. I am really sorry I forgot to inform you about that." Salvator
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I did not want to burden my father with the issues and problems he is totally unaware of. I came here just so I could provide a safe roof for my children. But now that Emma accidentally spoke about it in front of everyone, I have no other option but to tell everything to my father. He looks so concerned.But something I did not expect was Salvatore’s reaction. He looks more concerned and worried about me than my own father.“We will discuss it later, after dinner.” I looked at my kids and then looked at my father, expressing him not to talk about this topic any further in front of the kids. I want to keep my kids out of this crap as much as possible, I want to give them a normal life, out of my past and anything related to the crime world.One of my conditions that I proposed before coming here was that no one will ask me anything about my past, but now it feels wrong after seeing how everyone got worried. I don’t want to keep them in this constant of worry.After the dinner got over,
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Somehow I managed to put a full stop to my father's worries. He assured me that there is complete safety inside this mansion. The security is really tight.We came to the conclusion that my kids need not attend the daycare. And when they grow enough to go to school, then something else will be done. But my father patted me on the back and tried to assure me that till then everything will be sorted.As far as my job is concerned, he told me to resign.It seemed like a big step. I don’t want to be a financial burden on my father. I am already living under his roof, he will be the one responsible for my kids. My job is the only way I feel independent, I can’t let go of it.For the first time in my life I was working and earning money. I gained so much knowledge and I could feel the difference in the old, naive Emilia and the new smart one. What I feel deep inside is that the job gives me an identity.All my life I was a burden to my family (people who adopted me), then the man I married.
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