You (don't) Know Me

Beginning.

Flashback
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"Luca! Stop it! I'm serious I'll scream!"

Just great, we are supposed to be training and now the don is gonna walk in and he's gonna flip all because Luca has serious masculinity issues.

"Alright, alright chill. I was only proving a point"

That made me scoff.

"Oh yeah sure, as if you'd ever have the balls to tickle me into submission in front of your dad. You're such an idiot. Are you gonna use that tactic on the Russian's too?"

In all fairness, I can't of looked that threatening at this particular moment in time, my hair was probably a complete mess.
He walked over to my limp body, which may I add still felt bruised from his attack, and kneeled down to give me his hand. Yeah. Like I'm falling for that just for him to drop me on my ass.
I grabbed his hand with a gracious smile before tugging him to the floor beside me.

"You little-" He rolled on top of me before I had the chance to get up, putting his full weight onto my already sore small body.

"Owwww. Jeez what are you even doing in the gym cus it obviously isn't working" I pushed his head out of my face.

"This is all pure muscle my lovely Theodora and you would know that if you ever bothered to work out with me."

He grabbed my stomach as he said this, and I'm not gonna lie it kind of stung. I'm not the skinniest of girls and I'm very self conscious about it. But I'd never let him see that.

"Ahem."

Just before I was about to knee him in the groin, we look up to see none other than Luca's father, Marco Salvatore, leader of the "The Risk", one of the most powerful mafias in the world.

"per l'amor di Dio. I asked you two to occupy yourselves until the big announcement and I come back to find you on the floor!"
(For God's sake)

I rush to my feet, "accidentally" hitting Luca in the nose on the way up. That ought to teach him.

"Dude! Do you want to fight again? Cus I can take you right now."

Luca's poor attempt at sounding threatening unfortunately brought on a fit of laughter.

"SILENZIO!"
(Silence!)

That stopped anymore messing around.

"I have had it up to here with this childishness! When you were younger, yes, I tolerated it, but not anymore. You are 13 now Luca and you will start learning some responsibility quindi aiutami Dio. I did not want to have to do this, your poor madre will not forgive me for it, but the future of our mafia cannot and will not rest on the shoulders of a ragazzo sciocco!"
(So help me God)

I couldn't let his father talk to him like this any longer, "But sir-"

"ABBASTANZA! Perhaps being away from my sons company might be beneficial for the both of you. You might finally learn your place Theodora."
(Enough)

I can't believe this is happening. I will not stand here and be made a fool out of, I may be a young woman but I am still a human being.