Beautiful like a rose 🌹 but... fragile like a bomb 💣

Cap 28

Massimo Pov:

I approach the table where Olga and Domenico were, and I can't believe who was with them.
I close my eyes thinking it was a dream, then I open them again and she was still there I didn't dream.
Laura ....
Laura was a few feet away from me after so many years.

My heart starts beating fast, and my pulse has gone crazy.
Laura, My Laura , My baby girl. She was finally in front of me after so many years

Laura pov:

No, I can't believe Massimo here?
I look at Olga and Domenico desperately, looking for an answer, but they were just as surprised as I was at Massimo's appearance.
God, I've been dreaming for so many years. At this moment to  see him again.

I've made millions of speeches in my head about what and how I'm going to tell him.
But now that I'm so close to him, I can't even make a sound.

I feel my heartbeat start to accelerate as if it wants to come out of my chest.
I feel my legs tremble so much that I am not able to stand on my own in an upright position.
I manage to support myself with a hand on the table, then I tell Olga  in Polish so as not to alarm the others that I need her help.

Olga comes up to me and helps me sit down.
Olga: (in Polish) Are you okay?

Laura: (In Polish) He, he is here ...

Olga: Calm down Lari! Everything will be alright

None of us had the courage to say a word.
We looked at each other in silence for almost a minute.
Suddenly the silence was interrupted by Matteo.

Matteo let go of Massimo's hand and walked over to Maya, who had been watching in silence until then.

Matteo: Maya, let me introduce you to my Uncle Massimo.
You will definitely like him. He's the coolest uncle in the world.

Uncle, she's my friend Maya.
Maya, this is my Uncle Massimo

Massimo and Maya stood face to face, in silent.
They stared into each other's eyes for a few minutes.

Laura: I was about to get up from my chair to get Maya out of there. But ...

Massimo POV:

I had in front of me a little girl, and she was gentle. The most beautiful child I've ever seen.
She looked like a real angel.
She was looking at me with the most beautiful and serene blue eyes I had ever seen.
It was stared at me as if trying to hypnotize me. I couldn't say a word.
But suddenly a weak voice but farm wakes me up to reality.

Maya: Hey, Don! Cosa è successo ? Il tuo gatto ti ha ingoiato la lingua?
Non hai intenzione di dire niente?

Maya: Hey, Don! What happened ? Did your cat swallow your tongue?
Aren't you going to say anything?

Massimo: (sorpreso che mi si rivolga in italiano) Ciao, piccola!

Massimo: (surprised that she addresses me in Italian)  Hello, little one!

Maya: Sapevo di essere bella, molte persone me l'hanno detto. Ma non sapevo di essere così bella da lasciare senza parole il grande don Massimo Torricelli.
Un'altra cosa, non sono piccola. Sono una ragazza grande ora.
Maya Clara Biel, felice di conoscerti Don.

Maya: I knew I'm beautiful, a lot of people told me that. But I did not know that I'm so beautiful as to leave the great Don Massimo Torricelli speechless.
One more thing, I'm not small. I'm a big girl now.
Maya Clara Biel, glad to meet you Don.