He strokes my hair, his other arm keeping me tightly to him. "Do you trust me?"
I look at him profoundly.
"Yes"
"Then you know enough"
~
Do you really choose who to love?
When you're born rivals just like Romeo and Juliet, can you really beat wha...
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BREAKING NEWS: Today, 18 April, alleged Maverine Bellaux, wanted criminal, disappeared exactly two years ago, has been declared dead by the Italian PD through a government announcement. We declare our citizens safe from this high grade criminal. God bless America.
Translated from italian: BREAKING NEWS: Today, 18 April, SUspect of criminal activities as fraud, murder and contraband, Angelo Vellonteschi, has been declared dead by one of the local police departments in Venice. Read more
"What the hell is wrong with my face in this picture?" I zoom into my old mugshot to read the news put into my death announcement. To be clear, I'm not dead, and neither is the guy in front of me, looking outside the car window. Angelo looks at me and then snatches my phone. He begins to laugh so loudly that he gets a smack in the head from the seat in front of him. I feel a mix of anger and embarrassment as I try to grab my phone back from him, but he keeps it out of my reach, still laughing uncontrollably.
"Goddamn you, I was having one of my best dreams ever." Antaura was about to jump into the backseat just to beat him up, but Luna started stroking her leg, already full of her shit. A loud snore almost makes my soul leave my body, and now I was about to smack someone. I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down, but that snore was followed by a second one, and I lost it.
"Please tie me up before I push Blaise out of this damn car," I said, and the motherfucker opened his eyes, almost mocking me. I could feel my blood boiling and my patience wearing thin. I knew I had to get out of this car before I did something I would regret.
"It's Kian now dumbass," I giggle through my nerves and turn towards the road.
"What were your names again?" I sigh, forgetting them all over again
"Kia" Antaura murmurs as she's falling asleep again, and now she is starting to get even more pissed off.
"Mine didn't change," Luna said proudly as she drove towards the beach. She had no criminal record, which was lucky. She had always been cautious and avoided getting into trouble with Antaura. Luna couldn't help but feel grateful for her clean record.
Now.. I know his new name, but the anger he puts out, as he says, is always food for my soul. I look towards him, and he's already glaring at me. "Gabriele"
"What? I cannot hear you." He rolls his eyes, and I laugh again, putting on an innocent face
"You heard it well the first time." I say, trying to suppress my laughter. "I was just teasing."
I did hear it, but I hoped he would repeat it again.
Melancholy washes over me as I remember Nisha. She decided to stay with Iuliano and changed her name to mine since the contract with the European suborganization couldn't be renewed. I had to lecture Iuliano and cry on her for about five hours, and I trust him to give her everything she desires most, including love. Although it was difficult for me to let her go, I knew that Iuliano would take good care of her and make her happy.
"You know, I discovered that I love you," he suddenly whispers against my ear. I widen my eyes at him and start giggling nervously. He got me rethinking about my life choices in half a second. He looks at me with a quizzical expression and asks, "What's so funny?" I take a deep breath and reply, "Nothing, nothing." I giggle.
"When did you discover this?" He strokes my hair, pushing my head closer to the window. He points to a palm tree. I turn my head to look at the palm tree, feeling the warmth of his hand on my scalp. The rustling of the leaves and the sound of the waves filled my heart with hope.
"Since every single decision and thought started revolving around you, for example," he pointed again to the palm tree, "right now that palm tree reminds me of your current unique hairstyle." I hurriedly started touching my hair, and he laughed as I was redoing my hair. He continued, "It's not just your appearance; even the smallest things around me remind me of you. It's like you've become a part of my subconscious."
Oh, you want to play it like this? Well, I love you too since that small stick of Luna's lollipop reminds me of your dic-"
"Hey, leave my lollipop out of your boyfriend's goddamn penis, ok?" I muttered a sorry, and then he looked at me with one eyebrow raised.
"You definitely did not say this back then." I roll my eyes and keep my sight on the road before getting carsick. His hand took my face, and I melted into it. He kissed me profoundly and then looked directly into my eyes. "I actually love you, ok? No pun intended," I say, and I laugh and nod at him.
"I know; I love you too, no pun intended." Luna awes while looking at us from the reflection in her mirror. She then turns around and gives us a warm smile, her eyes sparkling with sympathy.
"To a new life!" she screams, all excited. I jump from my seat, almost shitting myself, and he's startled too by her.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Antaura and Blaise scream at the same time, and I burst out laughing as I see her angrily deciding if she should just crash the car into a palm tree.
