Deadly Poison ( Book 1 Of Mafiuso Series #1) ✔️

13. A beautiful day

A week later……

I was lazing on the bed enjoying a lazy Sunday morning. I had no intention of getting out of bed early, after all I needed some much needed downtime, if I said last few weeks had been hectic that would be an understatement!

I woke up, washed my face and brushed my teeth before going downstairs for breakfast. I saw my brother in his tracksuit, checking emails on his macbook.

On seeing me, he shut down the laptop and asked me “are you excited for tomorrow?” I shrugged my shoulder and replied “it’s nothing extraordinary, same old same”

I paused for a bit and suggested to my brother “I think since it’s the last day of summer today we should go for fishing, it’s been a while and we can reminiscence the old memories."

“That sounds like a great idea, get dressed quickly and meet me here” he said excitedly. I rushed upstairs and took a quick bath, applied light makeup and wore a off shoulder white top and shorts.

Adriano had arranged all the necessary fishing items like rope, rod in the car and we drove to the nearby lake.
The lake was a sight to behold. The lake was surrounded by dense flora of different shapes and kinds. For a fleeting moment I forgot I was in Rome and the purpose of this trip, it was so enchanting.

I helped my brother set up our fishing gear and we started the proceedings. Even after one hour of waiting patiently my brother was unable to land any fishes. I mockingly said “You will die as a loser single. Earlier girls didn’t care for you now you cant even get the attention of the fishes at the bottom of this lake”.

Few moments after this remark, My fishing rod felt a little heavy and I tugged  hard, but it was only a  small fish. “Wow! You have caught the biggest fish of the day, it would be really hard to top this.” My brother said sarcastically.

After battling around for almost half and hour we were able to catch some medium sized fishes, good enough for us to call it a day. I would say the day had been a successful one.

I had managed to kill two birds with one stone, firstly I got some quality time with my brother in the warmth of mother nature and secondly we both managed a decent haul of fishes to create a nice feast for ourselves. I was buzzing the entire drive back home, but as they say too much happiness is soon followed by a storm.

The moment I stepped inside the house I was greeted by a sight that made my blood boil. Seated on the couch was a man I had grown up to hate so much that seeing his face made me turn red with rage.

All the happiness and excitement of the day evaporated in a second. The person was none other than my dad, someone who I blame for ruining my life by letting my mother perish at the hand of our enemies.

I didn’t even greet him and dashed off in to my room in fury and locked it behind me. An old wound had opened up on seeing him and rage combined with pain was too much to take and I burst out in tears. I lay on my bed in  a  fetal position until I heard a  knock on the door.

I quickly darted off to the washroom and cleaned myself up before opening the door.

Standing in the doorway with a smile on his face was my brother. “Princess today is our special day, lets enjoy these precious moments together, forget all the hard feelings and come down for lunch please if not for me or dad’s sake do it for our beloved mother’s sake I insist, otherwise the special fish fingers recipe I prepared will go cold.” He was trying his level best to cheer me up and it warmed my heart and I made up my mind to follow him downstairs.

The meal was delicious and we enjoyed a peaceful lunch. After lunch I felt drowsy and decided to take a nap in my room. By the time I woke up it was almost evening. I quickly packed up my things for the first day of high school and also arranged my outfit for the morning.

I ate a light dinner and went to bed early. I was really excited for this new beginning and couldn’t wait for tomorrow morning.

The next morning I woke up as soon as the alarm rang, took a quick shower and decided go for the typical nerdy look, pleated skirt and sweater, tying my hair in ponytail.

I walked downstairs to join my brother on the breakfast table, we greet each other good morning and Adriano informs me that he would leave early since he has some important work so he won’t be able to have breakfast with him, I wish him luck and proceed to eat a breakfast consisting French toast and a glass of orange juice.

After finishing my breakfast I excitedly walked up to my car, there was spring in my step and I almost broke into a jig, after all its my first ever high school year in Italy.

I cannot put into words how excited I was for a fresh beginning, so many things to learn and adapt to, also added on top was the highly important job of keeping an eye on prodigal child Giovanni making sure he doesn’t get into any trouble and providing accurate details to his brothers on regular basis.

My life back in London might have been more carefree and easy but I was up for this big challenge. I was happy that I could earn my own money at such a young age, made me feel independent and proud of myself.

I always had this fear in my mind of never being able to be my own person because I was born with a silver spoon. I didn’t want to end up like a trashy spoilt brat, I always wanted to create my own identity and I felt this was a step in the right direction in achieving my dream.

I reached the high school after a 30 minute drive and no sooner I had stepped out of the vehicle my face lit upon the sight of a familiar jeep arriving a few meters in front of me. Giovanni stepped out dressed in his regular junkie attire and I was really happy to see him.

I decided to go and say hi and started walking in his directions. I was stopped in my tracks by the arrival of a blonde girl, dressed  like she was headed for a  nightclub instead of first day of high school.

She kissed Giovanni Passionately. Seeing this sight I was distraught and decided to head in the direction of the high school and sort out my classes for the day. I don’t know why I got this sunken feeling in my gut, a strange feeling to say the least.

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Who is the mystery girl?
What does the future have in store for Aurora? Bed of roses or thorns?
Only time will tell?
The question that remains is are you willing to join us on this one hell of a ride?