•|Their Joy|•

14.

I feel like my throat is burning, Something scratching or clawing at it.

"Water." I croaked out. A glass of water was thrust in my mouth, not though.

Someone lifted my head slightly so that I could drink water easily.

Once the cool water touched my throat, I feel; heavenly.

Blinking my eyes to clear the view. I saw Alessandro and Marco right in my face.

"Geez, don't come too close. You guys scared the living shit out of me!" I dropped my head back on the soft pillow.

"Are you all right, Allegra? Do you need anything? Are you feeling pain somewhere? Do you want me to call the doctor?" Marco recited in one breathe.

"Nahhh, I'm fine. By the way, where are the rest?" I questioned while rubbing soothing circles on my upper chest.

"Are you okay!? Is your chest paining?" Alessandro asked, panicking.

"No, I'm fine. Now answer my question." I tried to sit up straight when Alessandro helped me with it.

I looked at him with wide eyes and puckered lips, in fake suspicion. "You both are behaving oddly and out of character! Come on, what do you want? Pizza? Ice-cream?"

They both sighed. "No, we just have to look after you, or else Leo is going to cut our genitals off."

"Ewww, yuck! I didn't need to know that. Fuck you, Alessandro!" For a moment, I was gagging, and now my eyes went wide when realized what I said.

"What did you said?" Alessandro's left eye was twitching.

"Eww?"

"After that!"

"Yuck?"

"After that!"

"I didn't need to know?"

"After that?"

"that?"

"What?"

"Yeah, I said, I didn't need to know that!"

I could see smoke coming out of his ears.

"Allegra, oh thank God you are finally awake!" That was Matteo, and before I could muster an answer for him, I was already engulfed in his arms.

I clenched my fist by my side, my body stiff and frozen.

After few seconds, he pulled away. "I should bring Rocco and Alexander."

Wiping few stray tears, he ran out of the room. "Where are Toni and Leo?"

"Antonio is doing the paperwork, while Leo...is at work," Marco mumbled from the couch, at the corner of the room.

"Workaholic much?" Mumbling to myself, I laid down.

Releasing a sigh, when my muscles relaxed under the comforter.

Alessandro was sitting by my foot, typing god knows what. "Sandro?"

He hummed back, his hand resting over my foot. I motioned him to come closer.

Once his hand was lying right beside mine he asked. "Do you need anything, Allegra? Are you feeling pain?"

I gently shook my head, closing my eyes I said to him, "Don't leave me okay? Stay with me."

Holding his hand lightly, I doze off.

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THIRD-PERSON POV.