𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞

12.

My eyes started to open slowly.

My body is sore and my head is heavy, I'm with a huge pain in my neck - like when I was drugged and taken to the Italian mafia.

Was I drugged?

"Fainting is a loss of consciousness that usually lasts for seconds" I heard a female voice say in the distance "It's likely she passed out and Edward drugged her to keep her asleep" Who? Who is she? Who was drugged?

Where am I?

Was I drugged?

What happened to the mission?

"That fucking bastard" I heard Romeo saying.

Romeo?

"Romeo?" I said, my voice heavy with hoarseness and weakness.

When my eyes open fully, after getting used to the giant white light above me, I notice that I am lying on a litter in a doctor's office and that it was already daylight. A faint never take so long, I usually wake up seconds after that. 

I'm still dressed in my dress with a man's blazer that smells divinely good. I do remember this smell. 

Nicola. 

Why the hell I have de devil's jacket?

Memories of the events with Evans flash through my mind as an unease is felt in my head. Romeo quickly came to my side and I smiled weakly. My eyes continue to wander around the office trying to locate me. Nicola was there. Arms crossed and jaw clenched.

"Hey Serena, how are you feeling?" the blonde who was talking to Romeo ask me. With a height of 5'5, olive skin, a beautiful natural blonde and ocean blue eyes, she smiled at me. On her lab coat it said "Dr. Andrea". She was de doctor who gave the guided tour of the nutrition clinic.

"I'm good Doctor Andrea" I said and her cheeks turned pink.

"It's Chiara" and her sweet smile made me surrender "I'm the doctor for all these brutes" she continued and I laughed. Poor thing. 

Romeo's worried face didn't go away and Nicola was at the same levels of irritation as ever.

"So Serena," she began, taking a seat next to the drip that delivered nutrients to me through a needle in my left hand. "Do you want to tell us what happened yesterday?"

"I passed out" I said with embarrassment.

"And why was that? Is it normal for you to faint?" I seriously looked at her, many years going to the doctor let me know that they already know the answer to why I faint. They have our medical records and I'm dealing with the mafia. By now they should already know what day I menstruated for the first time.

I shifted my aching body on the gurney - oh the fall down the stairs, it makes sense "I was nervous and weak which, along with the hard exercise I did trying to fight and run, led to my fainting" I said.

"We don't want the memorized answer you give everyone Serena, we want the truth" Nicola said without looking at me. Rude. 

Chiara waves her hand to silence him "And why were you weak, Serena?" I don't want to answer. I don't want to answer for the reactions I get whenever I have to talk about this, I don't want to answer because the Italian mafia will find out about a very personal part of my life. I don't want to answer because I'm ashamed.

"Can I talk to you alone?" I asked.

"No" Nicola says "Chiara keep going".

"I-" I tried to talk.