Breathe, Luca, Breathe
LUCA POV
Coming home, I was met with emotions from all my family, but the dominant one was relief. Things seemed to have their own order and I have to relearn everyone and everything. The more I thought about past accounts, the angrier I got. So, I decided to settle them.
I am legally guardian, I am meant to discipline. Starting with my number one problem-child...
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"Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha,"¹ I chanted 108 times and ebbed my anger away line-by-line.
Now, I could deal with Matteo.
I stood outside his double doors and knocked. I heard shuffling and Matteo: ruffled hair, reaching my chin appeared. He lazily leaned against one side of the door and pulled, taut, the lean muscle on his raised bicep. O, Bambino Mio...
"Let's talk," I opened.
"Yeah, yeah, sure. Good morning, Luci," he yawned, rubbed his eyes and shuffled into his room.
I followed him in and looked around his room. It's decently cleaned. Only a mild scent of marijuana.
Vita said he'd taken himself off the INHFrFr list for the first time, last week. My mind flashed to that list...
I Need Help, Forreal Forreal List:
Mood:🫡
Giorgio- Interim intervention due to excessive work schedule.
Approx. 1 month.
Request: Weekly bedroom and ensuite bathroom cleaning services.
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Mood: 👩🦽➡️
Danna- Extended intervention due to medical reasons.
For the foreseeable future.
Request: All services.
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Mood: 🧎💔💬🫂 🙏🤟🦾
Matteo- Once-a-month deep cleaning services as is normal.
Indefinitely.
No Request. Thanks for the help given when desperately needed.
"So, what's up?", he questioned in a casual tone.
I know he's making progress, but everything in me says to whoop him.
"Stand up," I commanded.
He went rigid and stood stiffly.
"I tried to give you the proper tools to help you heal, they just didn't seem to work," I loosened my belt buckle.
His eyes widened, a small fraction, but then eased with a clear resolve.
"You did. Thank you," he straightened his spine and spoke earnestly.
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