LEO'S FLASHBACK
LEO'S POV
The morning sun shone through the window into my room, because the curtain was wide open. The sun was shining directly on my face, forcing me to wake up even before my alarm rang. I had set my alarm to wake me up by 7 o'clock and now I am partly awake, and the time was just past six. I tried to get up from my bed but my eyes were bleary, so I sat back on my bed for some minute, allowing the sun to shine on me. I walked to the window to close the curtain after I was fully awake, even while I walk I could feel pains all over my body. I search my desk looking for my phone, but I couldn't find it.
" Where could this damn phone be? " I said as I walked back to my bed to search for it, I hate it when I looked for my things. I raised my pillow and found it on top of Clara's diary. I took it and called my personal bodyguard number.
" Hello boss" He said with a firm voice, but I couldn't tell he was just waking up from sleep I probably woke him up.
" I need some massage now " I said and ended the call, lying back on my bed. I can't possibly go to school with all this pain all over my body. I laid down with my back on the bed, imagining how lonely my life was. " What if I fall in love?" I asked my self.
FLASH BACK
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" Leo, dad is going to kill me, help me please I don't want to die please" Elisa said running into my room, as I looked at her not knowing what was going on. " Leo please, help me escape, I loved him but he betrayed me, he betrayed me Leo. I... I... don't want to lose " She was beginning to stammer, I held her hands assuring her that everything was going to be fine and that she should trust me. She kept on crying profusely with her voice becoming loud, I was only 15 and I didn't know what happening.
" Elisa! " My dad entered my room with anger, he had these scary look, he always have anytime he was about to kill someone, I just hoped he doesn't kill my sister. " How dare you see that boy behind my back? When I have already arranged your marriage with Mr. Vito's son.
" But I don't love him, I don't even know who he is, moreover" My dad slapped her twice on her face. " I am never going to marry any Mafia member Never!" She screamed as my dad hit her hard on her head.
" You will marry Mr. Vito's son whether you like it or not, in fact you would be leaving for his house tonight, so pack your things " My dad said , heading towards the door.
" I'm pregnant! " Elisa shouted with a shaky voice. Dad stopped and turned back, his eyes were glary, his fist folded into a cluth and his face had become red. I was devastated about what I just heard, Elisa had just made the biggest mistake of her life, she shouldn't have told dad , she was pregnant.
" You are what!?" Dad asked, walking towards her slowly.
" I'm pregnant and it is Luca's child. It ain't my fault he left me because of you. I'm going to keep his child, I don't care about what you are going to do" Dad didn't say anything, instead he kept on staring at her.
" Ahhhhh! " Dad shouted. " You are a disgrace to this family, just when I thought I was going to use you to take my revenge on Mr. Vito, you ruined everything, well you are useless now anyways." Dad brought his gun from his back pocket , pointing it on Elisa.
Elisa begged for her life, asking my dad to spare her . I wasn't able to do anything, instead I stood there. She had this look on her face when she turned to look at me, it was like she was saying, I should save her and that she was scared.
" Dad, just spare me please, for the sake of my unborn child. I promise I will leave and never return " Elisa begged, but her plead fell on my dad adamant ear, I saw him bring out his finger to press the trigger. I ran to hold his hand but he pushed me away, he called his men and instructed them to hold me, I kept on screaming for him not to shoot her.
" I hate you! " Elisa screamed and spat on him, when she saw that no matter how she begged, she was still going to die.
"Noooooooooooo" I screamed loudly. Dad shot Elisa on her stomach. I watched Elisa wince in pain as she held the spot where the bullet pierced, tears ran like a running tap from her eye.
" You just wasted your life for nothing, you think Luca was in love with you? You were a fool" He kicked Elisa, as she screamed. " Before I blow up your brain, let me tell you a little secret. I paid Luca to leave you" Dad said smiling like devil himself.
" No, that.. i.. s... is... a lie" Elisa said slowly as she tried to stand up.
"Yes, I paid him to leave you, and he collected it and left, and do you know what happened after he left?" Dad was still smiling like he had just being given an award.
" No, no, no, no, nooooo!, you murderer. You killed Luca." Elisa stood up in anger, and was about to collect the gun from my dad, but she was slow because of the pain she was in. My dad shot her on her head, I watch Elisa fall lifelessly on the floor. Her eyes were opened, it was as if she was looking at me. I was so angry with my dad, I bit the man holding me and he left him immediately. I ran to my sister, crying profusely, she was just 18 and my dad murdered her and her unborn child. He had cut short her dream of becoming an actress when she was twenty five.
My dad instructed his men to take away her corpse, then he turned to look at me. My cloth was stained with my sister's blood as I sat on the floor.
" This is what you get for falling in love" Dad threw his gun on me and left the room.
END OF FLASH BACK
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I jolted back, when I heard a knock on my door, the maids had come for my massage routine. I told them to come in, as I lay on my bed. I wondered what must have made me to ask myself that damn questions.
" Sir, we are here" One of the maid said.
" I'm not blind, get to work! " I said with an hoarse voice.
I closed my eyes while two of the maids massaged my back gently, it felt so good. I thought about Clara, I was wondering if she had gone to school. " She should be in school, she goes early" I thought. To think that Clara goes to school from my house was still surprising to me.
" Bring it closer, what is your problem? " I heard one of the maid massaging me say, I guess she was talking to another maid. Her voice seem harsh, like she was shouting at the person, but ignored it. "You are the next" the person said again as she went back, I could tell someone else had now replace her. I heard when the person opened the ointment bottle and poured some on her hand, making some disgusting noise while she rubbed her palm together. Some of the maids started laughing inaudibly, while the other murmured. I was lost, I didn't know what was going on, but at the same time I didn't want to look. I felt a soft hand on my back, the person's hand was so soft, the hand begin to move round my back to my waist, pressing it gently. It was more than good, " This person has never massaged me before " I thought. The person was an expert, the hand went to my arm massaging gently. It was like the person knew the exact spot that aches. The murmuring stopped and the whole place became very quiet this person was definitely performing some magic on my body.
"Next person " The maid said again, and the hand left my body.
"No, continue. Nobody should do the massage again, only her" I said with my eyes still closed. The person was reluctant and didn't continue but I knew the person was still there.
" You heard him Clara, continue "
" What! " I opened my eyes immediately and sprang up from my bed. Our eyes met and she removed hers. She looked quite sad and worried, I saw some maid smiling mischievously. I wanted her to continue but couldn't tell her again, because I knew she was the one.
" Sir please, I can't continue because I need to leave for school." She said with her eyes continuously on the floor. I can't possibly tell her to go, even though it was what I wanted, I didn't want to seem like a bad person.
" Since when did I care If someone thinks I'm bad or a monster" I thought as I kept on staring at her. " I don't care, finish up" I said lying on my bed, with my eyes closed again. She murmured and her hand went to my back again, she began to massage it roughly and hurriedly, it wasn't like the way she did the first time which made me smirk, Instead of angry.