Lissy Romano
The next day was pretty intense. Matteo came into my room and said that Vincenzo wanted to talk to me.
I was in my pajama shorts and top, but I didn't want to freeze, so I grabbed an oversized hoodie. It was Santino's, but now it's mine.
Matteo was still waiting for me in the doorway. As I walked past him, he tickled me, and in response, I accidentally punched him in the face.
"Lissy, what's the matter with you?" Matteo said, touching his nose to check if it was bleeding.
It was bleeding.
"It's your fault. You tickled me, and that's my automatic response to someone tickling me," I said, throwing my hands up in the air.
"Gosh, you little witch," he muttered as we walked downstairs.
He led me to Vincenzo's office and knocked on the door. I stood there awkwardly.
"Come inside," Vincenzo called, and Matteo opened the door for me.
"What happened to your nose, Matteo?" Vincenzo asked, raising an eyebrow.
"She punched me," Matteo said, pointing his finger at me.
"Lissy, did you punch your brother?" Vincenzo asked, shocked. I nodded slowly.
"He tickled me! I couldn't help it," I said, shrugging.
"That's right. Don't tickle our little sister," Vincenzo said sternly. "And you..." He pointed his finger at me. "You can't punch your brother."
"It's your fault," I said, pushing Matteo, who lightly hit his shoulder against the doorframe.
"Lissy," Vincenzo warned, his voice strict.
"You wanted to talk to me?" I asked, walking toward him. Suddenly, someone pushed me from behind, and I fell to the floor.
"What's the matter with you, Matteo?" Vincenzo shouted, standing up and rushing toward me.
It wasn't that serious, but my knee hurt a little.
"You okay?" Vincenzo asked as he helped me up.
"My knee... it hurts," I said, my eyes starting to tear up.
"Lissy, I..." Matteo started, but Vincenzo shot him a furious look.
"I'm sorry," Matteo apologized, and Vincenzo pointed at the door, angrily saying, "Leave. Now!"
Matteo walked out of the office, and I stood there, tears streaming down my cheeks.
"Lissy, baby, it will be okay," Vincenzo said, but I shook my head.
"It hurts more and more with every passing second," I said, looking down at my knee.
"Come here, sweetheart," Vincenzo said, gently picking me up and sitting me down on the couch.
He sat beside me, and I ended up on his lap as he petted my head, rubbing my knee. I don't know how, but somehow, it hurt less than before.
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Lissy Romano
ActionFourteen years old girl named Elizabeth Romano lived with her father until he got killed, only then she learned that he wasn't her real dad. Elizabeth...called Lissy for short, finds out that she was kidnapped when she was little and that she actual...
