"There are plenty of ways to die, but only love can kill and keep you alive to feel it"~ Leo Christopher"I hate those ladies!" Lucia groans after we've gotten a bit away from those snobby women."I wonder why" I say sarcastically, "the one thing I'm definitely going to do is ban these ladies from any future Moretti gatherings" she says with an annoy face."There he is!" She suddenly says excitedly, I follow her gaze, she's pointing towad a obese man who has his back to us, he's standing by the buffet with a plate full of food.I frown as Lucia pulls me towards that man's directly "papa!" Lucia squeals loudly, the man turns in surprise.His mouth is full from food, he chews it quickly and gulps it down "my princess!" He puts down the plate accepting his daughters hug.He is Lucia's father!??I can't help but gape at him, he's so.. I don't want to judge but he doesn't look like the father of such a beautiful girl. I thought Lucia's father would've been someone like Senior Capo.I stud
"And I say to myself: A moon will rise from my darkness"~ Mahmoud DarwishI rush towards the bathroom to throw up once again.After I'm done emptying my stomach for the second time I slowly walk towards the sink, I lift up my gaze staring at my dishalved reflection.My eye makeup is smeared around my eyes making me resemble a racoon, my lipstick has been wiped off due to me wiping my mouth previously.I take the make-up remover and clean my face, I then brush my teeth and change into a comfortable sundress.I pull my hair up in a bun, I have thrown up twice in the past half an hour since I ran back to my room.I press my temples, they are pounding so hard.I step out of the bathroom, I freeze finding Salvatore in the room, his right knuckles are all bloody and bruised, his suit jacket is no where to be found, his white under shirt buttons are opened."What is this?" He asks in a rough voice pointing at my unpacked suitcase on the bed, I don't respond to him, instead I make my way tow
"Tell me your secret, my soul asks my skin. "how do you heal so quickly?"~ Q.My ears are ringing..'5 year old son..''A child!'My subconscious screams at me, my heartbeat is slowing down, I feel like my heart is about to stop, am I dying?I look around, the room is spinning "mama!" I whisper the first name I can in my fear, but my voice doesn't come out, all the power is drained from my body, my feet can no longer hold onto my weight, my body falls down on the floor.I manage to stop the fall by my hands, "DAISY!" Salvatore screams in panic, he quickly makes me sit upright, I look at him blankly, "Amore! Please!" He begs, tears flow down my eyes sliding down my corners and disappearing in my hair.I take in deep breaths, he rubs my back trying to calm me down."Mama.." I whisper again, my voice a low call of despair, why can't I speak???I want someone who I can trust right now, someone who would not betray me."Daisy, get yourself together, I'll call your mother" Salvatore says d
"But I'm so deeply lost in my own soul, how can I expect anyone else to understand me"~ Courtney Peppernell"Signora.." (Madam..) I stirr awake by a hesitant voice, "signora, per favore, svegliati" (madam, please wake up) the voice speaks again, I slowly lift my head, my neck aches from being in a wrong position for a long time.My muscles crack as I sit up, I was sleeping on the floor.When did I fall asleep?"Signora, acqua" Madam, water" I raise my heavy lids, a glass of cold water dangles infront of my face, I take it greatfully and gulp down it's content in one go, the cold water soothes my dry throat.I put down the glass beside me, the maid is quick to pick it up, I study around the room, it's clean now, all the things that I had thrashed last night are no where in sight, how did I sleep over all the cleaning?I frown rubbing my temples, I notice the door is still closed, "ti ho portato la colazione" (I brought y
"Your heart knows the way, run in that direction"~ Unknown"Posso prenderlo da qui, grazie!" (I can take it from here, thank you!) I politely inform the makeup artist as she picks up an earring to help me wear it.My dress is on, my hair and makeup is done, I can wear the jewellery myself.She bows her head and leaves the room, I finally breath openly, it's been 2 hours since she and the other maids came here and helped me get ready for the wedding.I still haven't met mama or any of my siblings, the maids informed me that I will meet them at the church.I stand up from my chair and walk upto the floor to length mirror, I stare at my reflection, the makeup artist has done a great job covering my dark circles, she's given my face so much color that it doesn't look like I cried my eyes out last night.I graze my hand over my dress, the soft material feels great under my finger tips.It's an ivory color sleeveless one-Shoulder floor length silk dress. It fit's to my body like a second s
"The trouble is, you think you have time"~ BuddhaSalvatore opens the car door for me, I step out with the support of his hand, "let's go?" He asks as I pause for a moment to gaze at the beautiful church.It's been a while since I've visited one."Sì" I nod my head, I hold his arm as we enter together, the church isn't filled yet, only close family members can be seen taking their seats.Madam Guilia notices me entering, she makes an annoyed face and looks away, Senior Capo stares at us, specifically me, I see hatred burning behind his eyes.Ruby said something about Salvatore rejecting his father's words, I'm sure he made a scene last night that must not have sit well with his father."Daisy" I look at my right side hearing the familiar voice of my mother, her concerned face is the first thing I notice then her beautiful dress.I couldn't help but smile widely seeing her all ready after almost a decade, a stylist has gotten her ready I can tell.She makes her way towards me, I exten
"Life is nothing without a little chaos to make it interesting"~ therandomvibesI groan clutching the back of my head, I feel a dull ache there. I blink my eyes open.What happened?The first thing I notice is that I'm lying on the floor, I turn over so now I'm facing the ceiling.I think I'm still in the church, but who hit me?Slowly, I sit upright, I look down at my dress, I gaze at the ray of light coming through the window, I see a dresses infront of me, I'm in the changing room.I put my hand on the ground to stand up when something hard hits it, I look down, my eyes widen in shock as I see a gun laying beside me.I pick it up, I turn it around, where did this come from?What is going on?I remember that everyone must be waiting for me downstairs for the wedding, I need to look for Salvatore, something doesn't seem right.I quickly stand up on my feet and hurriedly make my way towards the closed door.I'm about to open it when I hear someone's gasping for air, I turn around fri
"When I am silent, I have thunder hidden inside me"~ RumiSalvatore's POV:1 hours ago..."Stop grinning like that!" I say annoyed, Gio's grin only widens, I click my tongue looking away."You're next brother" he teases me, "only if she agrees" I sigh sadly, his face becomes serious "you shouldn't had lied to her" he says shaking his head."You know why I did that" I sigh, "yeah, she'll forgive you eventually" he tries to show me the bright side, typical Gio, always staying positive."I'm happy for you Gio!" I genuinely say, I know how much he loves Lucia, he's been grinning non-stop from morning."But I'm not happy!" He says, I look at him concerned, did he had a fight with her?"What happened?" I ask, "you're leavi after the wedding" he says solemnly, I look away, we've talked about this, he knows I can't stay."I'll always be there for you, you just need to call my name" I pat his shoulder.
"Out of all my sins, you're my favourite"~UnknownNo.I cannot let Dario ruin me! His lie is going to cost me everything that I hold dear to me.Salvatore, how can he trust Dario over the woman he claims to love?And Ray.. she's misunderstanding me!Salvatore broke me, the doubt and mistrust in his eyes spoke volumes. I'm not taking him back now, I'll prove my innocence and leave this place for good.I clench my fists and march towards Salvatore's office, ready to fight fot my innocence, a maid stops me midway. "Capo is not in his office" she says, hurriedly stepping infront of me. I give her a questioning look, but he just said that he was heading there with Dario."He's upstairs in his brother's room" she points towards the stairs. I don't give it much thought and turn my direction. My only goal is to leave this palace, each second is suffocating me.I finally reach Giovanni's room, I push open the door. It's cold inside, no one has occupied this room since he passed away.Surpri
"A storyteller makes up things to help other people, a liar makes up things to help himself"~ Daniel Wallace"N-No" I stutter out the words in pure disbelief. Salvatore's hard stare pins me down, questioning me.Don't look at me like that, please. I request through my eyes."What more proof do you want son? I knew my intuition can never be wrong" Senior Capo speaks, pleased by himself that he is proven right."You know this is a lie" I whisper. My eyes frantically searching for him despite him standing infront of me.Salvatore doesn't respond, I can see the doubt creeping in, like a fire engulfing a forest in it's blazing flames. "This is your love for your brother?" Madam Guilia snickers coldly."You were abandoning your brother's child, your own blood for someone else's dirty blood" her nostrils flare with each word."You're a liar Salvatore! You never loved him, he was just a mean of convenience for you, you knew how much he adored you, he always protected you from everything! Y
"The truth is, some people will never know you, and utterly hate you for who they think you are"~ Samantha King Holmes"Daisy.."Salvatore calls for me from the other side of the bathroom door. I don't respond.I have locked myself inside for the past few hours, just sitting on the closed toilet seat, staring into nothingness.After the doctor left, Ray rushed to inform Salvatore. I didn't wait for him. "Amore mio.. Cuore mio... mi dispiace" (My love.. My heart... I'm sorry) he expresses his regret in a broken voice. I shut my eyes close. "Daisy, I'll have to break this door if you don't open it now" I sense a hint of tiredness in his voice.It's been hours since he's been trying to reach out to me, but I have completely blocked him.He has been apologising profusely, he told me how Senior Capo sent him to check on an important shipment and ordered for the test behind his back.He promised to take me away from here, he says he now understands what I meant.I wish he understood it
"The silence left by loss is as loud as a thousand voices raised to the sky in pain" ~ Edward Lee "..... and I peed myself" I say with a fake crying face, Ray bursts into a fit of laughter. A small smile makes it's way to my lips. She's finally distracted, I'm glad my silly childhood stories could take her mind off Dario. She was upset after he left ignoring her completely. We were sharing our most embarrassing moments, Ray continues with one of her own but gets startled as the bedroom door is pushed open and loudly bangs on the side wall. I'm suprised it didn't fall from it's hinges. Both Ray and I stare in horror as madam Guilia enters my room with her guards and the palace doctor tailing her. "Tu puttana!" (You whore!) She screams charging at me. Instinctively I crawl back, Ray stands infront of me, blocking madam Guilia. The doctor is fast to grab on madam's upper arm "signora, per favore si calmi" (madam, please calm down) she says gritting her teeth as she tri
"Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult"~ Unknown "Come stai mamma?" (How are you mama?) I ask clutching the phone tightly, I hear a sigh of relief from the other side."Molto meglio ora il mio raggio di sole" (Much better now my sunshine) her voice trembles with emotions, I make my way towards the bed and sit down, Salvatore gave me his phone so I can talk to my family.He informed me that mama has been sick since I was taken away, even after she got to know that I am free of all the accusations her health still hasn't gotten any better."Mamma..""Ascoltami Daisy" (Listen to me Daisy) she speaks in a stern voice making me remember my childhood when I used to sneak out with Dario and when I got back home she would use this exact stern voice at me but papa saved me everytime."Voglio che tu esca da quel posto il prima possibile" (I want you to get out of that place as soon as possible) she says worriedly, my eyes instantly shift towards the closed door of my be
"And find the place where every single thing you see tells you to stay"~ Seeker Salvatore shifted me back to our bedroom, even though I didn't wanted to be here but he isn't in the mood to listen to me.He assigned 2 maids for my assistance, even though I am perfectly capable of moving and doing my own work.He left saying he'll be back after an hour, I took this time to lay on the bed and ponder over what just happened, I gently put my hand over my stomach and rub it.Ofcourse this had to happen, considering the amount of love making we were doing.I sigh leaning against the headboard, what do I do now? Salvatore will never let me go now.Half an hour later the door to opens, I glance at that direction, a small head of brown curly hair peeks inside the room, I sit up straight."Who is it?" I ask tilting to have better look, with shy steps a small boy enters inside the bedroom followed by Salvatore.The boy is clutching tight on his pointer finger with his small hands, my heart melt
"It's a journey not a race, keep going at your own pace"~ Lesley DianaI wake up alone in the morning, I'm not surprised as Salvatore is an early riser, I look around and find a bag of food beside me and a note attached to it. I take it and read through it.'Good morning Mio Amore,I got you breakfast, when your anger is subsided please return back to our room, if you still don't want to then I'm not going to force you but remember it's also your room and you can use it to freshen up or change your clothesYoursSalvatore''Your room' I roll my eyes remembering is previous words that he said to me.I clear up the area and stack my things in a corner, I do need to use the restroom, I go to Ray's room and use her bathroom, I take a shower and change into a new dress.I step out inside the room while drying my hair with the towel, "You're getting beautiful by each passing day" a male voice makes me yelp in surprise, with wide eyes I stare at Dario.My heart drops seeing him here "what a
"Value your peace more than people's opinions"~ Rithvik Singh"Where are you taking me?" I question as I notice the familiar path leading towards his room, "our room" he answers in a tired voice, I stop instantly, noticing my lack of movement he turns back gazing at me confused."I'm not going there" I say firmly, he sighs remembering my previous words, "I apologized Daisy, please come with me" he requests, I shake my head staying firm to my words."I hope you get a good night sleep, goodbye" I turn around towards the stairs, I can feel his intense gaze boring holes in my back but I ignore it.I return back to the back garden back to my secret corner, I notice few sheers layed on the grass, away from Sophia's grave, two bags sitting beside the sheets, one full of clothes ans the other with fruits and water bottles.I smile gratefully "Ray" I whisper looking up at the sky, she's the best.I chnage into a light material sundress behind a tree and make my way towards my sheet bed, I not
"What hurts the most is letting go of the one who meant the most"~ j.m. wise"Signore, abbiamo controllato il sistema del suo ufficio e ho trovato questo chip, sembra che qualcuno stesse cercando di controllare le sue impostazioni di sicurezza, grazie a Dio il chip ha funzionato male e abbiamo rilevato l'errore in tempo, altrimenti chiunque l'abbia fatto avrebbe potuto accedere facilmente all'interno del suo ufficio" (Sir, we checked your office system and I found this chip, it seems like someone was trying to control your security settings, thank god the chip malfunctioned and we caught the error on time or else whoever did this could had easily accessed inside in your office) the palace technician informs showing us a small microchip held between his gloved thumb and pointer finger."Come può qualcuno superare il sistema così facilmente?" (How can someone get through the system so easily?) Salvatore rages at his man.I silently observe around the office room, I found out that behin