"You piece of shit!" I sobbed, pulling on the chain connecting my leg to the bedpost.
"You lied to me, Enzo...I trusted you!"
Enzo took a few steps closer to me, causing me to back away on reflex, "Don't come any closer...or I swear I'll..."
"You'...
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"I'm glad you've had safe travels." A middle aged woman greeted us at the front door, smiling brightly.
"Thank you." Enzo replied.
"Oh my! Who is this gorgeous lady?" She gestured towards me.
I extended my hand towards her, "I'm Catherine."
She shook my hand, "I'm Lucia, the head maid."
"If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask."
"I will." I smiled in response.
Enzo placed his hand on my waist and instead of letting it stay there, I pried it off and took a step away. There was no way I was going to let him touch me after what he said in the jet.
"I've got to go to my meeting, I'll be back soon." Enzo spoke, attempting to kiss me on the lips; which I pulled away from.
"Have fun." I blankly responded.
"Will you please take me to my room, Lucia?" I spoke, ignoring Enzo.
"Of course, follow me."
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After Lucia gave me a tour of the house I decided to spend the remainder of my free time roaming the garden. I've always loved flowers, they remind me of my mom and dads old home. Before everything fell apart and my dad was actually a dad.
The sun had finally set and the fireflies showed their beautiful glow. I sat down on the wooden bench near a patch of lilacs and took in the sight around me. A gentle gust of wind blew, blowing a flower petal onto my hair.
"Beautiful." I muttered to myself.
"You are," A voice spoke, slowly approaching from behind me."
Enzo.
I sat up from the bench and walked off, Enzo followed closely behind me. I was almost in the house when he grabbed my arm and pushed me onto the door.
"Whats wrong with you?" Enzo spoke, tightening his grip on my arms.
"Me? What's wrong with you, Enzo?"
"Did you expect me to forget what happened on the plane.?!"
"Just from you waving a closet filled with luxury clothes in my face!"
"If you wanted me to leave you alone, you shouldn't have brought me here."
"I didn't ask for you to."
Enzo released my arms from his grip, "It wasn't like that...I was just stressed and—" he took a deep breath.
"And I'm sorry."
He took a step back and extended his arm, "Come with me."
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Enzo took me to the main city of Italy, gorgeous fairy lights illuminated our pathway. We stopped at various food venders and tried authentic Italian cuisines.
Walking hand and hand with him made me forget all of my worries.
"Try this." Enzo spoke, holding a spoon in front of my mouth. I gently blew on the food and took the spoon into my mouth.
I moaned in delight, "It's like my taste buds are exploding."
He chuckled at my words, "Lets go there." He spoke, pointed at a jewelry vendor.
"Mh'kay." I replied, still chewing my food.
We walked to the vendor.
"Aw, you both are such a lovely couple." She complimented us.
"Thank you."
Enzo picked up a blue necklace and wrapped it around my neck, "Oh my! That looks perfect on you miss." The woman beamed.
"I think so too. How much?" Enzo spoke, opening his wallet.
"Its on the house, Mr. Moreno." She smiled.
"No, I insist on paying." Enzo handed her a large amount of money, I'm sure the necklace wasn't even worth half as much.
Still, the woman refused to take it; her reasoning was something about him being influential to the Italian people and him even going to her shop was enough of a payment.
The reminder of the night went by smoothly and I really enjoyed Enzos company. If only the night could last forever.
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TIMESKIP: THREE DAYS LATER
The last three days flew by and now it was the last day in Italy. We were scheduled to leave in three hours and currently I was on a midnight stroll, taking in the beautiful scenery for the last time. Enzo left me to 'finish business' so I was alone.
I walked in pure tranquility but it was short lived when a gunshot rang. Instantly, I came back to my senses and ran to take cover. I'm not sure how long I ran all I know if that I needed somewhere to hide.
Of course lady luck always has the last laugh because I tripped over a glass bottle, one of the shards piercing my knee. I grabbed my knee and winced in pain.
"Did you hear that?" An unknown voice spoke.
"Go check it out." Another voice spoke.
My instincts told me to run but I felt too much pain to bother, I scooted behind a trash bin at an pathetic attempt to hide.
I could see a shadow approaching me from the ground and braced myself.
I'm done for.
"Found you."
He grabbed my arm and forced me to stand up, I fought against him for a moment but quickly gave up. I was no match for his strength.
"Shes a pretty one boss."
He harshly grabbed my face and forced me to look straight ahead, the sight practically paralyzing me.
