Tell Me The Truth | D.D.

Chapter One

My alarm went off, signaling that I had an hour before my shift at the boutique. I got up and put in my contacts and fixed my hair and makeup. My makeup was pretty light with just some concealer eyeliner and mascara.

I put on a pair of white pants and a black tube top and paired it with a matching white blazer. I left my hair down but put some hair ties on my wrist just in case. I grabbed my purse and walked into the kitchen.

"Good morning," I told Vic, who had her head on the table. She groaned in  response. I chuckled and said, "I'm heading to work. I should be back around six." "I will probably have my friends over for a movie night. You are welcome to join," she said, finally picking her head up. "I would love to," I told her. I grabbed an apple and left.

I got to the small boutique and took my seat behind the counter. It was honestly pretty busy today. We had a lot of people, mostly tourists, come in. The time flew, and before I knew it, I was closing up the store and walking home.

On the way, there was this cute coffee shop that I decided to stop at. As I was walking inside, I bumped into a man spilling hot coffee all over me. "Fuck I'm so sorry," the man said grabbing some napkins. "No, it's fine I bumped into you," I told him taking the napkins.

I took a second to look at his face and saw one of the most beautiful people I had ever seen. He had brown shoulder length hair and brown eyes. He wasn't really tall, but tall enough for me to look up at him.

"No, please let me buy you a coffee, I insist," he said. I shook my head and smiled, "Ok, thank you so much."

We got it line and I said, "So, what's your name?" He looked over at me and said, "Damiano." "Angelina," I said. "So Angelina what brings you to Rome," He asked giving me a small smile. I gave him a small smile and said, "Well I lived Taormina for most of my life, and I guess wanted a change of scenery. I actually moved into my apartment just yesterday."

He nodded and ordered us two coffees. "So what's about you, Damiano, do you live here?" He pulled out my chair and said, "I've lived in Rome all my life."

I nodded, "It's so beautiful here." "How does it compare to Taormina?" He asked. I sighed and said, "It is very beautiful there, but it's not the same as it used to be for me." I think he could sense that I wasn't going to say more so he changed the subject, "What do you do for work?"

"I work at a small boutique, but that is just temporary," I told him. "And why is that?" He asked. I chuckled, "Because I haven't found something that I am passionate about and can see myself doing for the rest if my life. How about you?" "I'm a lead singer for a band," he told.

I gave him a little clap, "Look at you being successful." He laughed, "Ah, I got lucky, don't worry you've got plenty of time." I laughed with him and we continued sipping our coffees and chatting away.

"Fuck I was supposed to be at Vic's fifteen minutes ago," He said getting up. That got my attention, "Vic?" He nodded, "Yeah, she's one of my friends, I am supposed to go to her flat and watch a movie." I laughed, and he gave me a strange look.

"Did Vic by any chance get a new roommate?" I asked. "Are you her new roommate?" He asked in disbelief. I nodded and a grin crept onto his face. "Well I guess I can walk you home," he said holding out his hand.

I gave him a smile and took it. The night air was warm and pleasant, contrary to the scorching day. "Do you want one?" He asked offering me a cigarette. I shook my head, "No, I don't smoke." He nodded and light his cigarette. "So, what are you doing tomorrow?" Damiano asked. "I have a shift at work, but other than that nothing," I told him.

"How about I show you around Rome," He said. I laughed, "That was a smooth way to ask me on a date, Damiano." "It's only a date if you say yes, Angelina," He said chuckling. "Well in that case, yes," I said. He grinned and took a long drag of his cigarette.

We walked into the apartment both laughing from our walk home. We were met with a tiny dog, who I assumed was Chili. "Well hello there," I said petting Chilli. "So, just like that I'm irrelevant," Damiano teased. "Yep pretty much," I said smiling.

"Look who finally decided to show up," she said hugging me and Damiano. "What happened to you two, and what happened to your jacket?" Vic asked pointing to the coffee stain.

"Speaking of which, I need to go change, but I'm sure Damiano over here can explain," I said patting his arm. He gave me a playful glare, "You are evil." I walked into the living room where to guys were sitting. "Hi, I am Angelina, Vic's new roommate," I told them. 

"I'm Thomas," The one with blonde hair said. "I'm Ethan," said the man with long dark hair. "Nice to meet you both, I will be right back," I told them walking into my room. I took off my backup and took out my contacts. I changed into some black biker shorts and a white crop top. I threw my hair up into a messy bun and put on my glasses and walked back out.

I saw that Victoria had claimed the chair. That left the guys on the couch, who tried squishing together. "No, don't move I'll sit on the floor," I told them. "Are you sure,its really no trouble," Ethan said. I shook my head, "No, I'm good."

I took my seat on the floor, and leaned my back against the coffee table. I felt someone sit next to me and turned to see Damiano. "You're a fucking idiot," I muttered to him. He looked, faking to be offended, "How rude." "What, you're the idiot who wants to sit on the floor with me," I whispered. He rolled his eyes and whispered, "You act like sitting on the floor is the end of the world."

"Pizza's here," Vic said. I got up, but I knew I wasn't going to eat anything. Instead, I settled for a bottle of water. "What movie should we watch tonight?" Vic asked. "I think we should watch a horror movie," Damiano said giving Thomas a little shove. "Pizza?" Ethan asked. I shook my head, "I'm not hungry."

"Back to movies I think we should watch an action movie," Thomas said. "I agree," Ethan said. And just like that it was decided.

After everyone finished eating we went back to our positions in the living room. "Stubborn," I muttered as Damiano took his place next to me. He gave me a shocked looked, "Oh I'm the stubborn one that refuses to sit on the sofa." I flipped him off just as a pillow hit my head.

"What the fuck," I said grabbing it and turning around. Ethan and Victoria were about to die of laughter and Thomas was very expertly avoiding my gaze. I smirked at Damiano before I threw the pillow nailing him right in the head.

We all burst out in laughter, and Ethan says, "I like her." "Thanks," I say between laughs.

After that we all get settled to watch the movie. "Last chance to get back on the couch," I told Damiano. "And miss the chance to watch a movie next to you," He said in a mocking voice.

I shook my head and went to push his head away, but it seems that he had other plans. He took my hand and interlaced his fingers in mine. I left them like that.

I don't know why I did to be honest. Something about him felt safe, like a comforting home. I don't know if I was being smart by letting Damiano into my life. I shook all those thoughts away as the movie started.