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Chapter 10 ~ The Question

Alberto's POV

"Right now?" I answered, confused.

"Yes. Right now. Oh and take that shit off your face" she quibbled. 

"Remember just as we practiced." Rosa said. She sounded genuine for once. This somehow scared me even more.

She walked away and I walked back to Guido and Ciccio.

"You know her?" Ciccio asked.

"It's complicated" I responded.

I grabbed a napkin from a nearby table and started wiping my makeup off along with the smile on my face.

"What are you doing?" Guido asked.

"It's making me itchy" I lied.

There was a moment of silence where they just stared at me.

"Alright boys, wish me luck" I said as I pulled them in for an awkward, confusing hug. I then walked away and started gathering up confidence to walk into the middle as I was supposed to.

"Silenzio Bruno" I whispered to myself.

"Excuse me, can I have your attention" I shouted.

Everyone stopped and stared. I hated this. I hated this so much.

"Rosa Leone, may I ask you something?" I mumbled.

She walked over and held out her hands, expecting me to hold them back. 

I was quivering. Every living being in Portorosso was looking at me. Judging me. What would everyone think of me? They already didn't like me because of the whole sea monster thing. I  remembered that my family and friends were there. I never told anyone about this. What would they think of me? Guido and Ciccio would be confused. Giulia would be so mad that I didn't tell her. She'd be so mad that I'd betray Luca. Luca! What would he think. As if he thought anything good about me. As if he thinks about me at all. He's why I was doing all of this. He's who I wanted to ask to be my lover. But I couldn't. I looked around and gulped. Did I really want to do this? What did I have to lose? My privacy. My dignity. My sanity. My image. My loved ones. My loved one. This truly wasn't that serious so why was I struggling so much to ask a single question? My eyes were starting to water and get red. I was so sick of all of it.

 As long as they don't think I'm gay.

"Rosa Leone, will you be my girlfriend"

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Luca's POV 

What was Mariana doing here? Why was Alberto asking her to be his girlfriend? What was going on? 

I could feel my stomach turning. My nose started hurting as if I was gonna cry. I couldn't be here. Not in front of all these people. So, I looked for an empty alley between the shops. I saw one and sat down. I put my knees to my chest. I wanted to disappear. I felt so stupid. I was so confused. I was scared. Why was she here? Was she trying to hurt me again? 

Puddles of tears started rolling down my face. No matter how hard I tried to keep them in, they just poured out. I tried breathing in and out but that backfired. I started breathing more rapidly and lost consciousness of everything around me. Everything blurred out. I couldn't move. Words wouldn't come out my mouth. I tried looking around me but nothing was clear. I could merely see the color of things. The music started getting quieter and quieter until I heard nothing. 

I blacked out after that.

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Alberto's POV

She obviously said yes. After putting the necklace on her a few people cheered. When they stopped looking at us I walked away as fast as I could. I didn't know where I was going. Anywhere but near her. 

Coincidentally I bumped into Giulia.

"Alberto! What was that, fratello?" she asked aggressively.

"I-"

"Is that your way of getting Luca back? Man, you're sick" she continued.

"You don't understand" I cried.

"I don't understand? You just asked Luca's ex to be your girlfriend! In front of the entire town" she shouted.

"What? Luca's ex?" I asked. 

"Don't act like you didn't know. You don't care about anything except people knowing you like boys" she grunted.

"But I didn't. Luca only told me he dated some girl named Mariana" I  said, ignoring the whole liking boys thing that I was too ashamed to admit.

"That IS Mariana. 'Rosa' is her middle name" she explained.

I couldn't make up words. I gasped. It all made sense now. My hand flew to my mouth.

"Oh you really didn't know" she muttered after.

"Luca's gonna hate me" I said, shocked.

"I don't think I can fix this. You messed up. Good luck" she said before walking away.

I hated myself so much more. How could I do this to him? Ciccio walked up to me and Guido followed.

"What was that?" Ciccio asked.

"Nothing. I'm sorry" I said, bursting into tears. 

"Hey, are you ok?" Guido worried, reaching out to me.

"I don't now" I shouted.

"We're here if you need us. For anything" Ciccio reassured me before they walked away.

I panicked. I started looking for a quiet place to be alone. I frantically looked around. 

"Luca!?" 

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Luca's POV

I didn't know how long it had been since I passed out. I finally felt comfort. Warmth. I was in someone's bedroom. It looked familiar.

'What?" I exclaimed quietly.

"You're awake?" he cried.

"Alberto?"

A/N

Helloooooooooo how've you guys been. I haven't been here in a while but I have many ideas so you'll be seeing me a lot more. Hope you guys liked this chapter! It took me so long to develop it. Also I might just maybe be releasing a new story and I'm so excited. Anyways thank you guys for getting this story to 7k reads and 200 votes. I love you guys so much. I love every single one of the comments that you guys leave and they really keep me going. As always feedback is appreciated. Tips are encouraged. Please vote if you guys liked the chapter. And let me know if you guys have any ideas or suggestions for this story or future projects. Y'all are amazing people. Stay hot shes, hes and everything out and inbetweens <3

Just realized how short i made this chapter ugh i hate it wtv ill make the next one soon and longer