"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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• 𝐂 𝐀 𝐓 𝐇 𝐄 𝐑 𝐈 𝐍 𝐄 •
I sat in the tub in utter silence watching as the water turned from clear to a dark red. I could hear a knock at the door before I heard Enzo yell from the other side, "Fiore, can I come in?" He asked. I sunk down into the water until it was chin level.
One hour earlier
"No...no!" I shouted, using my remaining strength to add pressure onto his wound and stop the bleeding while he started gurgling and choking on his own blood.
Moments later he took his last breath.
What have I done?
The bedroom door bursted open, Enzo and Luca entered the room gasping at the sight. I made eye contact with Enzo and instantly bursted into a sobbing fit. He took his suit jacket off and placed it over my trembling body before scooping me into his arms bridal style. I could hear him ordering Luca to call someone to clean up the scene before I nuzzled myself into his arms even further.
He came...Enzo saved me.
Present time
I could hear the door open causing me to instinctively use my knees to cover my body. I couldn't bear to look up and see who entered the bathroom but despite that I knew it was Enzo.
He took a seat beside the tub and grabbed a clean rag off the towel rack before gently washing my back, not saying a word. Not that I minded the silence but right now, it was the last thing I needed.
"How do you do it, Enzo?" I muttered.
He let out a soft hum before speaking, "Do what?"
I took a deep breath and turned to face him, "Move on after...killing someone,"
He sighed, "When I first killed someone, I was thirteen. He betrayed my dad."
"I remember wanting to please my Dad so badly at the time and I knew that doing his dirty work was the only way. So I did exactly what he wanted."
"And he praised me for it."
I grabbed onto Enzos hand, instinctively and gave him a tight lipped smile.
"Afterwords I felt terrible but I couldn't worry myself about it too much."
"It took me months to get over it but eventually I did...and after that it was easy to kill someone, maybe thats because it was all I knew."
He cupped my cheeks and tucked a stray strand of hair behind my ear, "It'll get easier, Fiore. You didn't do anything that he wouldn't have done to you."
I nodded and closed my eyes, sinking into the tub so the water was to my chin, "I guess you're right..." I muttered. Enzo took my hand and placed a kiss on my palm, "I am right."
