A Life I Never Knew

Chapter 9

Luna's Pov

After drinking a few containers of milk and eating delicious fruit they called strawberries and pineapples I was feeling full. My father informed me of all my injuries and the medicines I had to take it was a lot.

After hearing that I would have to carry around a oxygen tank and knowing they knew about how damaged my body was made me feel sick. Did they know everything though?

"Come on Luna lets get you into your wheelchair you have to use this to get around or one of us will carry you" my father said as he picked me up sitting me in the chair Alessandro had wheeled up to me.

"Bambina you don't have to push yourself I will push for you just sit back and relax yeah"? he said giving me a smile.

Heading towards the glass door I can see the outside waiting for me. It's my first time being outside of the house and I'm extremely nervous I tighten my grip on the arm of the wheel chair but Alessandro continues to push.

I grab ahold of my fathers sleeve tugging on it and he looked down at my pleading eyes.

"I'm scared" I say with tears brimming my eyes my father crouched down in front of me holding my hands in his.

"It's okay bambina I know you're scared but I promise that we are all here for you when you go outside you'll feel the wind and sun on your face it'll be wonderful" he said.

I nod and he smiles at me then nods to Alessandro who proceeds to push the chair.

As the doors of the hospital slide open I'm hit with a gust of warm air and the blazing hot sun. I tried looking up at the sun but found that the brightness was unbearable I avert my eyes quickly rubbing them to lessen the sting.

"Look at her trying to see the sun she's so cute" I hear Andrea say.

"Luna you can't look at the sun directly or it'll hurt your eyes" Marcello says smiling and laughing at me.

I giggle a little as I see how much my fathers and brothers are laughing so hard.

"Your smile and laugh is so beautiful figlia" my dad says stroking my head I shrink a little but I like the affection he's showing me.

"Thank you" I say shyly tucking some hair behind my ear.

"Alright bambina, we're headed to the airport we're getting on a plane it might seem scary at first but I promise we're all here to protect you okay"? Mattia said to me as we were all in the car driving away from the hospital.

"Yeah piccolo when you see the clouds you'll love it" Andrea said.

I've never been on a plane before but I remember my mother always going on trips. She would say she's getting on a plane and I couldn't come I later learned that planes were..

"The big birds in the sky"? I say out loud to no one in particular.

"Yes bambina the big bird in the sky is called a plane people use it to get to far places faster" my father said looking at me from the front seat.

"Is Italy far"? I ask him.

"It's far from here yes it'll take around fifteen hours to get there so sleep all you want I'll wake you when we land" he said.

Sleep all I want? That's the first but will I even be able to sleep? I thought.

Alessandro pushes me to the end of the plane stairs he goes to pick me up and I flinch a little. I see sadness cross his face but he hides it immediately with small smile I relax a little but my eyes watch his every move.