If Ever | Damiano David Story

Chapter 23 | Any chance

I'm waiting outside the Termini station looking around trying to find Marsia and Nefili, who arrived some minutes ago. I'm just about to call them when I spot a hot pink bucket hat walking outside from the station. I smile and start to walk that way knowing that must be my sister.

My steps grows faster and when I get closer they notice me too. I almost run to them falling to my sisters arm and hugging her tight. I missed both of them so much and my happiness that they are finally here is indescribable.

Once I break my hug with my sister I go to Marsia. Marsia hugs me tighlty and starts screaming playfully.

"I'm so happy you're here."

"We're happy too."

On the way to my apartment we didn't get to talk much because of the many people on the train. I mostly got to hear about their travel. I really want to talk to both of them. We are trying to talk on a daily basis but it's not easy with our jobs. And both of them went on summer vacations last week so I kind of lost in touch of them the last week which is way I didn't have the chance to tell them about the party. Marsia knows some stuff because the next morning when she saw my texts she called me but I spent the night at Victoria's place and I couldn't talk to her and then the time was never right. Either I wouldn't have the time or she would be busy.

But they're here now and I'm super excited about that.

I open the door to my small apartment and walk inside. In the past two weeks I did buy a bed so now it's a small empty apartment with a bed, a small sidetable, a floor mirror and a plan that Sienna brought me alongside a paper with tips on how to keep it alive. Also I did spend some time to put most of my clothes in the small wardrobe of the apartment. Of course, it wasn't spacy enough to place all my clothes so I do have a suitcase hidden under my bed.

Nefeli walks in and looks around. "Well, it looks smaller than it did on the photos if that's even possible."

"I know." I say as I place her suitcase by the bed. "You two are sleeping on the bed and I'll sleep on the floor."

Nefeli looks at me in disapproval. "There's no way you'll sleep on the floor."

"She has no table but she does have a plant." Marsia says looking at my plant by the window.

"Sienna gave it to me." I take two glasses out of the cabinet and pour some water in them. "So, as you can see, my apartment is not ideal for hanging out so I was thinking we could go for a small walk around town and have a cup of coffee."

Marsia shooks her head. "I'm not having coffee in Italy on summer.How do you survive without cold coffee?"

I look at her in disapproval. "First of all, I work at a cafe-bar. Everybody gives me funny looks but I do have my cold coffee when I want to. Second of all, there are some cold coffees in Italy and third, the coffee here is just delicious and it would be stupid not to try it."

"Perfect. Then we're going where you work."

"Or you could try something different."

"But it's so hot."

"Then you can have an orange juice."

Marsia looks at me dead in the eyes. "I hate you."

"You are staying rent-free in Rome for almost two weeks." I say while I take a sip from my water. 

"I think you love me."

"If we're going to the bar you're working, I'm changing clothes because Sienna looks very pretty." Nefeli opens her suitcase and starts to rummaging through it.