♥ Chapter 19♥

Enzo D'Angelo.

11:30 '' The Moretti residence. '' The twins' room '' Italy.

I feel a gentle caress on my hair, and it wakes me up little by little.

'' Honey, it's time to wake up. '' Lucas's voice reaches my ears, rousing me from a deep sleep.

I let out a grumble, still unwilling to open my eyes.

''It's already half past eleven, my darling.'' Now it's Luan who's talking, in a more animated tone.

''Half past eleven?'' I ask, still with my eyes closed, not believing what I'm hearing.

It's the first time I've slept so late. Normally, I always wake up between eight and nine in the morning.

''Yes, since today is our anniversary, our father let us sleep in a bit longer,'' Luan explains.

I quickly got up, startling them both.

''He's come into the room!?'' I ask, alarmed, looking from one to the other.

''Calm down, darling. He didn't come in, he just knocked on the door, and, as we were still drowsy, he let us sleep longer.'' Lucas tries to reassure me.

''He also asked about you, and I said I was still asleep. He said he'd tell your parents,'' adds Luan.

I feel a little dizzy getting up so quickly.

'' Oh, my head... '' I mumble, trying to balance myself.

“You shouldn't have gotten up so quickly,” Lucas comments, running his hand gently over my back.

I sigh, trying to catch my breath and regain my balance.

''You're taking advantage, aren't you?'' I say, staring at them. They just smile. ''Don't start that too soon.

''Well, where are our congratulations, darling?'' Lucas asks with a smile on his face.

I let out another sigh and turned to look at them better.

'' Congratulations. '' I reply dryly, which makes them both laugh.

''Even to say congratulations, you're not nice.'' Luan jokes, still laughing.

'' Darling. '' Lucas draws my attention. ''There's something that was on my mind yesterday. Do your parents know what you went through at school?

''Why do you ask that out of the blue?'' I asked a little suspiciously.

''I worry about you. You keep so many things to yourself, that's why you're like this. But don't worry, you're wonderful to us.'' I can feel the sincerity in his voice, which makes me look away.


''I've always been on my own, you know?'' I start to explain. ''I grew up seeing a lot of people being false to each other and hurting others for fun. So I chose to be alone. My family was always the best thing I had. I upset my brother too much, making fun of him all the time.'' I smile as I remember those moments. '' When I started school, I was bullied.

'' And did your parents know about this? '' Luan asks, interested.

''I never told them. I know what my parents are like, and I didn't want them to do something drastic just because they bullied me.

''Enzo, that only makes you bear the pain alone.'' Lucas comments, worried.

''What did they do to you?'' Luan asks with a more serious tone.

''Nothing much, just swearing and a few jokes about me. But when I turned nine, I couldn't stand it any longer, so I started playing pranks on them. '' I smile slightly. ''I was expelled for locking up a boy who was bullying most of the school.

'' Just for locking him up? '' They both asked at the same time, puzzled.

''I locked him in the bathroom with a bunch of flying cockroaches. '' I explain, which makes them both start laughing.

''Oh, I wish I'd seen that.'' Luan says, laughing out loud.

I smile slightly, feeling that I've somehow taken a weight off my back by telling them this.

'' And whenever they talked badly about my family at other schools, I kept up the pranks. I found out what they were afraid of and used it to my advantage. '' They both nodded, still laughing.

''You're a danger to humanity, darling. '' they say together, still amused.

''Well, now I'm a bit more relaxed at the new school. No one talks to me, and I've never heard anyone say anything bad about my family. So I'm fine.

''Do you have any photos of when you were a child?'' Lucas asks, curious.

I look at him and nod.

''Can you show it to us?'' Luan asks with a smile.

I look at both of them suspiciously but decide to show them. I get out of bed and walk over to my new bed, pick up my cell phone, unlock it, and open the gallery.

Furthermore, I approach them and hand Luan his cell phone.

''Oh my God, you were so cute and cuddly,'' he comments, and I grimace.

I let the two of them look at my photos while I went to the closet to get a pair of black jeans torn at the knee, white underwear, and a black blouse. I grab a towel and head for the bathroom. As soon as I close the door, I let out a deep sigh.

''Am I doing the wrong thing by being nice to them?'' I ask myself as I stare at my reflection in the mirror.