Who We Were Before

Chapter 13

Aella

It's been 4 days since my fight with Enzo. I don't know what to do anymore, to top it off I'm pregnant with his baby and he still doesn't know. It doesn't matter I don't plan on telling him anyway.
I told Mom what happened, she's upset and mad she thought Enzo wasn't like that but turns out we were both fooled. Mom was super excited when I told her about the baby, she can't wait to spoil her grand baby. She left yesterday for a medical convention and won't be back till later this week.
A knock on the door disturbs me from my thoughts.
Melanie walks in with a plate full of chocolate chip cookies.
"Aella are you alright?"
"I'm not sure, right now it hurts but hopefully with time it'll hurt less." I said on the verge of tears.
She walks in and sets the plate in between us. How did she know that some cookies were going to lift my mood. I grab 2 cookies and eat them in 2 bites.
"You're a godsend Melanie, I don't know how I would've gotten through this without you." She gives me a pitiful smile, I probably look a mess right now my swollen eyes, my raggedy hair, and my disheveled clothes. I haven't left my room in 4 days only going out to eat, so I understand her look.
"Aella, you need to shower you stink." She scrunches her nose in disgust.
I laugh, she's right even I can smell that I stink.

Banning on the front door pulls our attention.
"I'll get it." Melanie gets up.
"Why are you here?" Her voice is stern and defensive. I decide to check out who it is and see it's Luca. I'm not mad at Luca, he actually tried to have Enzo tell me everything so there's no hard feelings between us.
"Hey Luca." I rasp out, my throat sore from my nights of crying.
"Hey Aella, how are you?"
"I've been better." I shrugged my shoulders.
"Melanie let him in" She stares at me like she doesn't want to.
"It's his brother I'm mad at not him." She sighs and opens the door and lets him in she glares at his back not liking anyone related to Enzo.
We all walk over to the couch and sit down, Luca sits on the couch opposite us. He speaks first.
"Aella, Enzo's a mess he hasn't been to work the past 4 days and he hasn't even left his house.
"Look Luca, I don't want to hear about Enzo, I don't even want to waste my breath on him. I think with what he lied to me about I can't even imagine a future between us. He's fucking married for gods sake, there should've been nothing between us from the start." He exhales, noting the frustration in my words.
"Well he's planning on coming here tomorrow and talking to you himself."
What he says doesn't surprise me, Enzo would never let me go. He's only given me space these past couple of days because of Luca. I've ignored his 50 calls and decided to block his number tired of hearing my phone ring every minute. I'm just glad he didn't stop by or I would've pushed him down the steps. I don't think I'll be able to forgive him. Before I found out his lies, I trusted Enzo completely, trusted that he would be truthful and honest with me, not lie to me. Trust is such a fragile thing, it's kinda like glass once it was broken even if you put the pieces back together it will never fit the same. That's how my trust with Enzo would be, if he ever got me to trust him again I would never fully believe anything that comes out his mouth. There would be a tiny part of me always doubting his words.
And at that thought I know what I must do.
"Luca I need your help." I requested of him, hoping he'll help me in this.
"Yeah, anything." He said, and Melanie just sits closer too interested in what my request would be.
Remembering Luca's skills I hope he's going to be able to do this.
"Can you possibly give me a new identity?" I ask, my question shocks him because his eyes are now wide open.
"Uhmm, Yeah I could create a new social security number and input it in the database with a new name attached to it."
This will be good, so that Enzo won't ever find me.
"I care about you Luca, but I think this will be best. I can't have Enzo hanging around me, the day he broke me is the day my love for him died. Knowing Enzo he'll not rest till he has me back in his arms again, I don't think I'll ever be ready for that. I want a fresh start, a new name, a new place and new people in my life. My life here seems so bleak right now. I need something different."
I look at Luca's and Melanie's faces, Luca's is full of understanding while Melanie's is sad but I'll explain to her later how this is the only option.
"I can create a fake degree for your new name, so that wherever you're going you can have a stable job. And just cause you'll be leaving doesn't mean you have to say goodbye to your family, I'll give you a burner phone you can use to call any of us. I'll even set up a new account and wire money to you until you get on your feet." Fuck these hormones, I feel a few tears leak from my eyes, I give Luca a hug and whisper "Thank you" in his ear, he just pats my back awkwardly.
"Alright let me go grab my equipment from my car and I'll be right back." He gets up with a smile and leaves.
Melanie turns to me with accusing eyes, uggh I already know what's coming next.
"When were you going to tell me you were planning on leaving." Her eyes watering and upset.
"Melanie, it's for the best I'm going to need this fresh start, Luca even said that I can even still call you so we'll still be in touch."
"I know Aella, I understand but you better call me every single day and tell me all about little beanie." She rubs my belly and makes kissie faces at it.
"I will but don't tell Luca about the baby I'm afraid being so close to Enzo he might tell him." She nods her head.
"What do I tell your mother?"
"Just tell her I'm going to be starting anew somewhere, and please tell her if Enzo ever asks her about me tell her to tell him nothing." I'm serious about this, if even one tiny bit of information comes out I know Enzo can use that to find me.
"Let's get this shit started" Luca says as he walks through the door with his bazillion different types of equipment.
"How long will this take?" I find myself asking.
"Only about 4 hours." Well shit, by tomorrow I'll be a whole new person.