Mobster (BWWM)

Chapter 37

Kelly

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"Who is this?" He asked, nonchalantly.

"Hi, Lorenzo, It's Kelly. How are you?"

"Why the fuck are you calling my phone?" He asked, harshly.

"I need to talk to you about Edward, Leonardo, or whatever he calls himself. He's not my friend and I'm not working with him. I made a big mistake and slept with him once and now he's stalking me. I told Marco but he doesn't believe me. You have to believe me, Lorenzo, please."

He was silent but I could hear him breathing on the other end of the line.

I continued to speak in a low and raspy voice. "He even threatened to have me torture and kill if I didn't help him to take Marco down but I told him to go to hell."

"So, let me get this straight, you slept with your own stalker?" By the sound of his tone, I knew that he didn't believe a word that I said.

"I did it because I was a bit tipsy and I wasn't thinking clearly. The alcohol clouded my judgment that night." I explained to him.

I nervously waited to hear what he was going to say next.

"You're a real class act, Kelly. Don't call this number again." He said, seriously.

"Lorenzo, I'm telling you the truth. Lorenzo?" I called but he had already hung up on me.

I grabbed my bag from the couch along with my sunglasses and took up my car keys off the table. I was late for class again. I needed to pull it together. I've come too far to drop out of college now.

Just as I was about to open the door, my phone rang.

"Hi, Loren."

"Hey, Kelly. I haven't seen you on campus for a few days now."

"Yeah, I was absent," I responded, softly.

"Okay, how have you been doing?" She asked.

"I'm not going to lie to you, Loren. I'm not doing too well."

"I'm sorry to hear that, Kelly. I told Luca that you wouldn't betray them. I also told Marco that you're one of the most honest and loyal persons that I know."

"Thank you, Loren. What did Marco say when you told him that?" I questioned.

"You're welcome. He didn't say anything but by the look on his face, I knew that he didn't believe me." She told me.

"I should've guessed. I called Lorenzo a few minutes ago and told him my truth but he didn't believe me either. He made fun of me and then he hung up on me."

"Lorenzo is not going to believe you, Kelly." She said, sadly. "It's better you call Luca and tell him your side of the story. Maybe, he'll hear you out."

"I'll do that when I get home later," I told her.

"Okay, Kelly, I'm heading to class. I'll talk to you later."

"Okay, bye." I hung up and dropped my phone in my bag.

     
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Three weeks and one day later.

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I stepped into the exquisite restaurant wearing my long blue dress that fit very tight around the hips. It had a long slit at the side showing my bare skin. I stepped graciously and confidently with each step that I made as my dress swept the floor. My hair was at the top of my head in a bun and a few tendrils hung down my face.