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fifteen- italian

Aside from photography, music and drawing is her medicine. She uses them to get away from the world. Where she can find peace in herself like when she's tearing the walls in her head. (A/N: 5sos reference oh) 

Roxanne had been staying home. Tomorrow is the day when she picks up Calum and the dog. She was in deep thoughts when a memory struck her. 

"So this will be the last time I'm seeing you Roxy?" A boy asked. It was her cousin, Romeo. 

"I don't know, Romeo. I'm going to be gone for a while." He was eight. Just a year older than her.

"Quanto è lungo un certo periodo di tempo?" (How long is a while?)

"Prego Romeo! Devo andare!" (lol 'prego'... Please Romeo! I have to go!) Romeo held her hand. She was about to go but he held her back. 

"Ma mi dica bella! Dove stai andando?" (But please tell me beautiful! Where are you going? (A/N: Oh young love...)

"Vado a New York." (I'm going to New York.) 

And until there, the flashback ended. 

"Romeo? Credo che mi ricordo..." (Romeo? I think I remember him...) She said. She took Italian in high school so she's able to think and speak from her original language. Her roots are very important to her because her parents never really taught her anything except giving her  Italian food. When she came to New York, all Mrs. and Mr. Rowell fed her was pasta. It wasn't that good because the pasta was Americanized. People were not very nice to her when she was in school. The students would not let her play with them because she did not know how to speak English. 

Her accent quickly faded. She slightly forgot about her past but always looked back on it. It was like Venice was right next door. She could remember people feasting together, taking walks around the village with Romeo and her brother. Roxanne could not think of anything else. She was almost homesick. She grabbed her camera and climbed out her window. 

She ran far away. She didn't know what she was doing. 

She bumped into someone and quickly said sorry. The person looked back and just shrugged. His friends thought she was rude. 

"Cazzo! I'm sorry! (shit)" 

"No no... it's okay..." She nodded and ran. 

Roxanne continued on reaching from Albany to Troy. Roxanne thought this was a long run but it was just about fifteen minutes. The thoughts spinnig in her head were like sand. So many of them. Too much to count. They were going through her head and she couldn't think straight. She decided to stop running and finally take a break to take pictures. 

"Oh everything is so pretty here..." She said through her dried tears. She took a picture of the street lights and bridges. Then she saw him again. Leo Hamilton also taking pictures. 

"Hey Leo!" Leo said hi back.

"You didn't text me, Roxy."

"I know. I'm sorry. I've been busy." He nodded. 

"So what are you doing today? Do you wanna get lunch after we take some pictures?" She thought for a bit. 

"Hmm... Only if you give me tips on pictures." He agreed and shook hands. 

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They ate at Verdile's (real Italian resturant) and Roxanne had frutti di mare. She was so full. Roxy hasn't eaten in one and a half days. She was feeding herself with sadness and ate a bit of anger for dessert. 

"Wow, you're hungry." Roxanne slightly smiled. But she checked her phone and found out she had to go home. 

"Oh my gosh, I didn't keep track of the time! I have to go now! Do you want me to pay, Leo?" She asked. She was rushing but she asked to be considerate. She was becoming very impatient when he didn't respond. 

"Hey! Do you want me to pay or not?" 

"Oh no it's okay! Bye!" 

"Bye!" She left without a hug when Leo opened his arms up to give her one.

She ran as fast as she could and didn't stop when the lights were red.

"Shit. I'm really sorry." She bumped into a person, the same person and looked inside his eyes.

It was the same person she bumped into earlier that day.

"Hi Calum." She smiled.

"Hi, are you a fan?" 

"Nope. Just someone you met online." His eyes widened. 

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if you didn't get the reference at the beginning of the chapter it's a 5sos song 

OMFG I HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME POSTING THIS DID I LEAVE YOU A CLIFFHANGER 

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY SO THAT'S WHY I WROTE AS LONG AS I COULD FOR YOU GUYS

some of my friends treated me like shxt today at my party 

calum is so cool 

so like you guys probably don't like the 1975 but on the side those are one of my favorite songs from them... u can't understand what matt (lead) is saying but it's pretty good... 

told you leo was kinda important

i'm not italian 

Love ya!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo