Love & Affinities (18+)

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SOFIA MARCELLO

''I was with dad after so long while mom was at home baking me a blueberry pie. She looked a little sad that say but blamed it on her headache. He had taken out time for me to go out and buy me a dress for a performance at school.'' The words escape my lips without a stutter, surprisingly as I drown into the memory buried deep in my mind.

Flashback---

''Dad, this one looks really beautiful, what do you think?'' I said as I twirled in front of the mirror while holding onto the white frills below the collarbone.

''My princess would look good in any thing'', he said while smiling. ''Come on, we'll have to hurry back home but before that, let's have some lunch.''

I nodded happily since my precious father was a rather busy man, obviously since he was the second man of the Italian Mafia leader, Adriano's father, Don Calveti.

I was acquainted with the life my father had given me. Bloodshed, betrayals, illegal businesses, money laundering, were all common things for me. Well, of course since he was the main tunnel for weapons across the underworld.

With that in mind, it was also true that I would be married off to someone based on a misogynist contract. Afterall, what worth did women hold in the mafia other than to become an offer of peace between families.

I had pleaded my father not to, and he had promised that he would not do so. But, I doubted it. I was the only child he had. He did not have a male heir and passing off his position onto his next child, a woman, would be considered foolish. So, I decided to live my life while I could and that too under my father's twenty four- seven surveillance.

Father's bodyguards walked behind us and some in the crowd trying to blend in. In their black FBI-like suits of course. How stupid. I followed after him as he led us to the ice cream stall after lunch.

The streets were heavily crowded. Well, it was Sicily, nothing new. What was new was father walking to get ice cream. He doesn't like sweet stuff. I do. And his phone just had to interrupt us with the annoying ringtone.

''Cara mia (my dear), get whatever you want to eat from the stall, I have to attend to an important call. I'll be back by then and if I'm not find me by the water fountain upfront. Si?'' he said while handing me a few notes.

''Si papa''.

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''I'm sorry, uh can I have some water Anna?'' I asked as she leaned forward and handed me the glass. My head hurt really bad whenever I tried to visit those memories again.

I placed the glass back onto the coffee table beside the sofa. A moment of silence followed after allowing both of us to absorb the information while Anna pondered upon with the information I had given her.

''It's okay for you to feel like this Sofia. I'm really proud of you since this is just your first session where you have revealed something very important to you.'' I simply stared at my nails, scratching them before looking up at her.

''It was a happy day for me and *wipes tear* someday I would want to share something important with you or even Ad'', I said as tears brimmed in my eyes. My lips trembled trying to numb the ache to be cared for, more like held by someone in this very moment.