Twisted Truth

Chapter Fifteen

ADDIE

I am going to kill him. Like go down for murder kinda kill him. When I was told we were going to be moving in here I stupidly thought Rocco and I. No, the little addition of Bruno was not part of the deal but I guess they come as a pair. An annoyingly loud and unbearable pair! Rocco isn't the problem not at all. That man seems to have things to do, places to be and his own fucking bathroom products.

"SERIOUSLY BRUNO!?" Taking one look at my empty shampoo container and the wet towel all over the floor. This man has no bloody boundaries!

I storm into the livingroom to find a sprawled out Bruno eating on the couch whilst watching the most awful shows on TV.

The man is a slob.

"What's wrong?" The question muffled by the food in his mouth. How does this boy get girls like seriously.

"You have used my shampoo again, the bathroom is a mess and-" looking around the living room to find dirty dishes littered on the coffee table. "I just cleaned here! Bruno don't you have places to be like oh I don't know work?"

Count to ten Addie, don't freak out.

"I'm taking you to school."

'No you're not. Shane is taking me today. You are going back to work." I retort, snatching the dishes out of his hands and begin to do the ones left in the sink. Again.

"I can't go back to work yet! I was shot you know."

Rolling my eyes, here we go again.

"Bruno it's been weeks since you were shot. Actually going on months now. Do us both a favour and get back to Rocco. He needs you more than the sofa does."

The knocking on the door tells me thay Shane is here to take me to school. I glance back at Bruno to see him glaring at me but getting off his ass to leave the house. Thank god. Its the second week of January and things are slowly going back to normal. School had started and I'm allowed to attend if I'm escorted there and back. Do I find it inconvenient? Yes. Will I complain about it? No, I'll take what I can get.

I'm back in the city and back to a semi normal schedule. New year was quiet with it only being Rocco and I in the apartment. I think they usually have some massive party at his club. The invite was extended to me, the logic that I would be secure in a club full of Rocco's men but I didn't want to go. I had plenty of fun at the house party and I doubt my brain could cope with another party.

Rocco decided to stay in too which I have to say surprised me. I didn't take him for a guy who would want to sit in on hogmanay but he wanted too. The man even brought out the boardgames and we spent the evening talking and just having fun.

Learning stupid things about eachother. Nothing serious but something normal people do. I actually forgot all about what was happening out in the real world and was able to just focus on the two of us. Even if it was only for one night, it will stay with me. Everytime I think about it a smile comes to my lips.

"Morning Shane." I call out as I hop in the back of the car.

"Good morning Addie." We fall into a comfortable silence. I've grown to like Shane. He is a man of very few words but it's a nice contrast to carpooling with the chatterbox thats invaded my life.

I liked Bruno more when he didn't trust me. Now now Addie that's mean.

As we drive closer to the city my thoughts drift to Jessica. I miss my best friend. Rocco got me a new phone and Bruno found her phone number for me - I didn't even want to ask how. Its there, her number but I've been too scared to phone her. What if she hates me? I mean I'd hate me. I kicked her out of my apartment and then disappeared off the face of the planet. Not to mention that I'll probably have to tell her the truth about me and that I have been lying to her for years. My finger hovers over her number before I exit it and lock my phone.