She Hides While They Seek

Chapter 13: Denial

I rest my head against the stone waterfall and close my eyes, just listening to the gurgling of water, it was somehow peaceful

"Where do you think she went?"

Lazily I open my eyes slightly, Dante and Matteo were walking through the garden

I slowly crouch down more on the other side to stop them from seeing me

"It's like she disappeared, they have already checked with the guards at the gate and apparently no one has gone there let alone gone through all day" My youngest brother sighs looking stressed

There is a painful silence for a couple of second before Dante breaks it

"What are we going to tell her when she asks"

"Alessandro doesn't want to tell her the truth, he thinks it will devastate her so he's just going to lie"

I shift uncomfortably on the grass, what are they talking about.. what truth?

Scoffing Dante kicks some gravel on the path making me flinch from the sudden noise

"So she's just going to keep hating us, Matteo, she despises us, she's never going to forgive any of us especially not Alessandro if we don't tell her the truth, and she deserves to know"

"Alessandro doesn't want her to know"

"So your just going to let her keep wishing her sorry excuse for a mother was still here not knowing that her mother was trying to kill her just like she killed dad... does that not annoy you" Dante's voice slightly waver with the last part

I keep trying to open my mouth to tell them to stop talking, to make them know I am here, I don't want to hear anymore

But I am frozen and not a word comes out of my mouth as tears stream down my face blurring my vision

"Dante keep your fucking voice down"

"Of course I hate it, but its what Alessandro wants" He hisses lowering his voice

Both of them walk away but the damage is done, I can't forget about it now

My mom didn't want to kill me right?

She didn't kill dad, she couldn't of, she loved him so much..

I let out a low sob, did I spend the last two years hating the wrong person, mourning the wrong person, running away from the wrong person?

"Matteo whats that noise"

I can barely hear my brothers as they start walking back, my sobs getting louder

Everything hurts, it hurts so much, I spent the last years wishing I could have one last hug with my mom and now I don't think I even want that anymore

The footsteps getting closer and closer as I curl into a ball trying to comfort myself but it doesn't work I only want one person right now but I have no idea where to find him

"Shit Kayla" Dante says panicked

One of them touches me and I flinch backwards sobbing hysterically

"I.. want... Alessandro.." I say between sobs

I hear one of my brothers get up shouting my oldest brothers name

"Kayla what happened tesoro?" Matteo asks me trying to comfort me but I just shake my head

"Don't touch me please, I want Alessandro" I sob

Footsteps towards the garden makes me look up, Alessandro and Dante run in looking panicked