Fire Full Of Love

Part 7 - Tattoo

(Giovanni's pov)

The next day i couldn't help but keep remembering. I shouldn't of said anything:

I texted her all throughout the day but no answer.

I found myself in my car remembering the route to her house. All i wanted to do was check if she was alright. Maybe i embarrassed her by pointing it out. If i knew sooner i wouldn't of. She shouldn't be embarrassed.

I pull up to her driveway and luckily it's only her car there so nobody except her is home.

I knock on her front door. No answer. I knock again. No answer. Just when i'm about to knock again the door is pulled open. She stares at me with puffy eyes.

"Hey i just wan-" She dragged me inside closing the door.

"It's cold." She says as she answers my confused facial expressions as to why she slammed the door shut.

I follow behind her as she walks down the hallway.

In the hallway there are picture after picture of her. She must be an only child. The more i scan after every picture the more she looks familiar.
In the last picture in the hallway is her and.. me?

Everything starts to add up but i don't show it on my face. I don't let her know as this is not the reason i came here for.

Anastasia. She was my childhood best friend until her parents had to move away for business.

That's why i always felt a connection towards her, cared for her?

It broke me when she moved away.

"Why are you here Giovanni"

"I was coming to check on you because you looked unwell at the lake today." I lied but i didn't want to make her uncomfortable.

(Anastasia's pov)

Why did he even turn up?

"I'm fine." I need an award for how many times i say those two words.

"You look-"

"I'm fine" I cut off his sentence because i don't want to keep answering the same thing.

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I walk into the kitchen and he follows me like a lost puppy.

I sit down and he's right behind me sitting next to me.

"You know i've always thought we have known each other for years." Giovanni says it so casually while i turn to look at him. I felt the exact same but didn't say anything as i've barely known him.

"I recognised you on a family pictures you have on the wall." He pauses.

"I'm even in one."

What?

"Why would you be in a family pictu-" I stopped talking because everything in my (pea size) brain made sense. Every added up as to why i felt so close to him. Why i let him comfort me.

I don't know how i didn't recognise him. I used to like him a lot and it broke me when i moved away but i didn't have a choice. I cried for weeks because i missed him then you just sort of have to move on. That's doesn't mean i forgot though i mean we're older now we look different but some things still remind me of him.

"I don't know how it took that long to realise"

We just sat there for a minute not knowing what to say.

It started to become awkward so i asked a stupid question.

"Why did you actually come Gio."

"You looked upset and i wanted to make sure you were alright. I mean you have always been my best friend i'm not just going to leave this."

I looked up to him. He looks in the direction of my tattoos even though they were covered.

"So when did you get them stasia?"

I hate when he calls me that. He always did when we were younger because he knew it pisssed me off.

"I was drunk and upset"

"Upset about what?"

"An ex boyfriend"

"What did he do to you, did he hurt you?"

"I don't know" How am i supposed to answer that question.

"I know the meaning of your tattoos Anastasia and if someone hurt you i-"

How does he know. Shit. I hate when i'm put in awkward situations like this.

"He's not in my life anymore Giovanni. It doesn't matter."

"It does matter if it still effects you"

"It's late and i'm tired."

(Giovanni's pov)

"It's late and i'm tired."

Her saying that was a cue to leave.

I had more questions but i didn't want to push it so i left. Although i felt worse than when i was at her door earlier.