Torna a Casa | Damiano David

IX. Die as a King

He was looking me straight in the eyes with a serious manner.
"Calm down and trust me. I said I'm not going to tell but show."

He reached for my hand kinda lightly tapping it and turning the car on again. This was not exactly helping but I stayed silent. Playing the conversations we had throughout dinner in my head, I remembered what he said last.
'Well, it's not for me to tell you but show you.'

I tried to ease myself and again played with the wooden bracelet on my wrist. Then I noticed that Damiano took a right turn through the small woods, if you can even call it that and we reached the river.

He stopped the car, getting out just to open the door for me to do the same. We were surrounded by the field, trees and river and the fear was kicking in again. What if he rapes me?

Don't be silly Malèna, I thought to myself.
I saw him going to the back of the car opening the trunk. Oh my lord, this was like the documentaries I watched about Ted Bundy. He would lure girls to a date and then kill them. I slowly reached to take off my heel, holding it in my hand for self defence.

I saw him walking towards me with some large things in his hands, and without thinking I threw a shoe at him.

He just stood there, confused and then he started laughing. Picking uo my heel, he got closer and I saw that he was holding a guitar and a blanket in his hand.

I started laughing too. What was I thinking?  I litterally threw a shoe at him.. He dropped the stuff to the grass, kneeling down and putting my shoe back to my foot. Slapping my forehead with my hand I couldn't stop laughing, even tho I was a bit embarrassed.

As he brought himself up, he laughed in my face and picked out his guitar and blanket.
"Just stay here." whispered Damiano passing me and going to the riverside.

I watched him as he out the blanket on the grass and as he placed his guitar on it lightly. He came back to me suddenly picking me off the ground and carrying me to the blanket.

"Please put me down!!" I yelled.

"Oh, I don't want you to break your heels. You'll probably need them later to hit me again." He jocked and placing me carefully on the soft covers.

"I'm sorry Dami. But what was I supposed to do? You were kinda scary."

He took his shoes off and helped me with mine. The whole time he did that we laughed, this was the moment we'll definitely remember.

Jumping up quickly he made his way to the car, barefoot like he forgot to bring something. With a notebook in his hands he came back, crossing his legs and grabbing the guitar.

D minor.

E allora prendi la mia mano,
bella señorita
Disegniamo sopra il mondo
con una matita
Resteremo appesi al treno
solo con le dita
Pronta che non sarà facile,
tutta in salita
(And so take my hand, beautiful lady
Let's draw on the world with a pencil
We'll be hanging to the train with fingers
Ready, that it won't be simple, all uphill?)

I looked at him amused. I never heard that song before, did he write this?

Allora prendi tutto quanto
Baby, prepara la valigia
Metti le calze a rete, il tacco
Splendiamo in questa notte grigia
E amore accanto a te, baby accanto a te... io morirò da re
E amore accanto a te, baby accanto a te... io morirò da re
(So take everything
Baby, pack your bag
Wear fishnet stockings, heels
Let's shine in this grey night
And love next to you,
baby next to you...I'll die as a king
And love next to you,
baby next to you...I'll die as a king)

He looked at me with those alluring brown eyes of his, as every word of the song rolled down his tongue.

Ed anche quando starò
male sarò troppo stanco
Come fuoco avanzerò
per prender tutto quanto
Ciò che aspetta ed esser pronto ad affrontare il branco
Non voglio tornare indietro,
adesso parto
(And even when I'll be sick,
I'll be too much tired
As fire I'll step to take everything
That is waiting
and be ready to face the pack
I don't want to come back,
now I'm leaving)

Allora baby, baby,
baby, asciuga il pianto
Baby, baby, baby bevi dal mio piatto
Sì, tu puoi cadere in piedi anche dall'alto
Sì, tu puoi cadere in piedi anche dall'alto

E amore accanto a te, baby accanto a te... io morirò da re
E amore accanto a te, baby accanto a te... io morirò da re
( So baby, baby, baby, wipe your tears
Baby, baby, babydrink up from my plate
Yes, you can land on your feet
even from the high
Yes, you can land on your feet
even from the high
And love next to you,
baby next to you...I'll die as a king
And love next to you,
baby next to you...I'll die as a king)

I just sat there, listening. Words could not describe the urge to kiss this man right now.

Marlèna, vinci la sera
Spogliati nera, prendi tutto quello che fa comodo e sincera
Apri la vela, dai viaggia leggera
Mostra la bellezza a questo popolo
Marlèna, vinci la sera
Spogliati nera, prendi tutto quello che fa comodo e sincera
Apri la vela, dai viaggia leggera
Mostra la bellezza a questo popolo
(Marlèna, win the evening
Undress black, take all that works for you and honest
Set the sail, come on pack light
Show the beauty to this people
Marlena, win the evening
Undress black, take all that works for you and honest
Set the sail, come on pack light
Show the beauty to this people)

And I heard my name, well nickname. He literally wrote this song for me. The thought of him writing a song and dedicating it to me.. I just couldn't comprehend it.

E amore accanto a te, baby accanto a te... io morirò da re

E amore accanto a te, baby accanto a te... io morirò da re

He slowly finished playing the last chord, D minor, the same one he started with.
Staring at me smiling he slowly opened his mouth to say something.

"Do you still think that you're a rebound?"

I couldn't hold it in me anymore.
"Just kiss me." I said with hunger in my voice. He did not waste a second of his time and crushed his lips on mine.

His hand moved from my cheeks down to my waist as he deepened the kiss. As for mine, they were entangled in his wavy hair. Our tongues started to battle for dominance, and Damiano won. He pushed me down on the soft covers and layed on top of me.

I pulled away from the passionate kiss, to catch my breath, and so did he. But now he was not on top of me, but rather by my side.
I turned to the my left to face him.

He stroked my cheek slowly as I was enjoying the view. I mean who wouldn't, he was just so beautiful.

"Why did you stop?" I asked him.

"I just don't want to rush things, baby." He answered me almost in a whisper and pulled me into his embrace. Our hands intervened and were resting in his hard chest.

"I'm happy." I whispered to myself.

And we stayed there for a while, looking at eachother still in one another's embrace.

An: Hope you like this chapter!  It's a little shorter but I'll make sure to write a longer one next time!  Thanks for reading!