Chapter 36: A pretty vase
it’s being two days and Luciano seem genuinely mad at me. It wasn’t af he he saw me or something. Well, that didn’t mean I had to explain myself to her m or mind his moody face.
My eyes flickered open and I yawned. I used my hands to cover my mouth for a moment before looking around.
It dawned on me that I had slept off trying my towel.
My head began hurting in a split second and I just held my head gently. It felt like it was going to explode with those flashbacks from last two nights.
Luciano yelled at me and his voice was raised to the heavens. He didn’t stop saying how disappointed he was in me and how I broke his trust.
I ran to the bathroom and locked myself inside. This wasn’t what I wanted. I wanted to feel what freedom felt like but then I was regretting it.
“You’re awake.”
My eyes turned in the direction of the voice. It was coming from the door so I stared at the door.
Luciano took a step forward and when he was closer to me, he smiled briefly.
I swallowed hard and turned my head away from him.
All the anger from last night welled in me and I didn’t have a better way of expressing it than ignoring him.
“Tiff,” Luciano called. “I wanted to check on you.”
“Well as you can see, I’m fine,” I blurted keeping a straight face.
“Listen, I’m sorry for yelling at you yesterday. I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that. It’s just that -”
“You’re disappointed in me and you couldn’t believe i’d do something to break your trust. Right? Of course that’s it.”
“Tiffany you don’t get it.”
“Really?” I scoffed.
“Yes. You don’t think when you do things and it sucks. I can’t believe you were in your right senses and still put yourself out in danger like that.”
I kept quiet and he sighed audibly. “I just don’t want you to harm yourself or put yourself in danger.”
“I am not harming myself,” I defended.
“Well, you’re putting yourself out in danger and that’s the truth.”
He looked at m calmly. “I’m sorry for raising my voice at you.”
I bit my lip and gave a small nod. Since he was apologizing, then it was fine. I understand that he was only worried about me and my safety.
“There’s a punishment however.”
I froze and looked at him as he said those words.
“You’ll not call mom for two months.”
“What???” I asked. “You’re not serious, Luciano.”
“I’ve never been more serious. You should know that.”
“No you can’t! You can’t do that,” I said. “Please I beg you, Luciano.”
He had a stern expression like he already made up his mind and I knew it.
That look on his face meant that there was nothing I could do to make him change his mind.
Tears welled in my eyes. “Please Luciano. Please don’t go this. I’ll go insane if I don’t speak to her in such a long time.”
“Tiffany you-”
“No! Don’t tell me how you expect me to feel cause you have no fuckin idea!! This is insane. You’re torturing me Luciano. You’re worse than the devil himself.”
He turned away and I walked towards him and hit his arms with my hands. I continued hitting him in anger while venting out.
“I hate you so much!!”
“Tiffany stop,” he ordered.
“I hate you do much Luciano. You make my life a living hell!!”
“Stop it Tiffany. It’s 3am. I can’t have you acting like an insane person.”
I cried out and he held me in his arms for a while.
“That’s enough, Tiff.”
I sniffed back and held my breath but the hiccup wouldn’t stop.
“I made food. I know you’ll be hungry.’
“But it’s 3am,” I reminded him and wiped my eyes with my hands.
“Yeah that’s right. You didn’t eat to bed last night so I thought of making something. Common, let’s go and have some food.”
I walked behind him till we got to the dining and I sat down quietly. There was a rush of emotions in a few minutes and I couldn’t stop holding my hands together.
“Here,” Luciano said and dropped a plate in my front. It was sauced spaghetti with some fried chicken.From NôvelDrama.Org.
“Thanks,” I murmured and looked at my plate.
The meal looked so tantalizing that I wouldn’t even skip it.
“Go ahead,” he said. “Enjoy your meal.”
I was starving so I picked up a fork and raised it to my mouth. I took the first bite and chewed gently.
I stretched to take the cup of milk and gulped it immediately. Anyone who saw me could tell I was famished.
“What’s bothering you?” Luciano asked and I raised my head to him.
Was he really asking that?
“I feel like a prisoner here, Luciano. I- I want to live.”
“Like you did yesterday?”
“Yes,” I blurted. “I felt like a normal human yesterday. I could walk around without those burden.”
“Tell me about it,” Luciano requested as he took a drink.
“I uh – I had fun. I stopped at this new deli and I tried out their recipe. I got snacks and a few drinks.” I was already smiling. “I also met these girls- Shally and her sister. They were celebrating a birthday and it was cool.”
I paused there because I didn’t want to mention anything about Massimo asking me to ditch school.
I felt the urge to tell him though but I didn’t know how to.
I knew how that would turn out so I avoided taking that route.
“Sounds fun,” he observed.
I gave a nod.
“I met this boy,” I said. “He liked my hair.”
“Stay away from boys Tiffany!” He paused. “I just want to have you to myself.”
I kept quiet and he moved closer to me.
“I just want to protect you, Tiff. That’d all I want.”
Silence followed and he cleared his throat. “Well I also want to cuddle you.”
A small smile crept on my lips and I allowed him cuddle me. Ashe snuck beside me, I smiled and my gaze fell on the flower vase Gladys brought.
It was pretty vase.