Lost Lombardi

Chapter 31

Luca had to drop Kacper off at his home. After leaving Kacper, Luca gave Dino a serious look. Dino worried that Luca might blame him, but then he remembered that he couldn't because he was his bodyguard.

"I was worried about you," Luca said as he drove. Dino remained silent.

"What happened to your phone?" Luca asked, and Dino knew he had to tell him everything. Luca looked angry as he listened.

"He's still not stopping the bullying, is he?" Luca asked.

"Yeah," Dino said. He knew Luca couldn't do anything against Helio. Dino wondered where the hell his backpack and phone were. Not only had he lost his things, but Kacper had also lost his backpack and phone because of him.

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"Dino, what the hell?" Pietro yelled at him, clearly furious. Dino stood in Pietro's room, feeling the weight of his anger.

"Sorry, Papa," Dino said, staring down at the floor.

"Dino, I'm so tired of dealing with your bullshit today. I gave you a car, and you crashed it in one day. Didn't you promise me you wouldn't be like this?" Pietro barked.

"Sorry I wasted your money," Dino said, and Pietro grabbed Dino's shoulders tightly, looking into his eyes.

"It's not about the money," Pietro said, his dark eyes shining with anger. Dino said nothing, knowing it was his fault. He realized that keeping quiet was the best option.

Pietro released Dino and began to walk uneasily around the room. "Go to your room," he said softly.

"Papa," Dino said quietly.

"What?" Pietro asked firmly.

"Helio has our backpacks and phones," Dino said.

"I'll bring them," Pietro replied, still upset. He was angry at Helio too. Helio was a bad kid who had been kicked out of his last school for being a bully. Pietro was furious that Helio bullied Dino and put his life in danger.

"Sorry, Papa," Dino said once more before walking away from Pietro's room. He went to his room, fell onto his bed, and cried. Dino felt frustrated and overwhelmed by everything. He was upset that he had made Pietro mad. Their relationship had been improving, and suddenly, he had ruined it. Dino felt terrible about that.

Pietro was furious with Dino for his reckless behavior. He completely forgot what kind of child he had been at Dino's age. He had been a worse troublemaker than Dino. Don had dealt with more issues because of Pietro than he ever did with Niko and Rocco. Somehow, Pietro had forgotten that. His head began to ache.

Pietro picked up his phone and saw a missed call from an unknown number. He had already taken care of the damage to the woman's car.

He dialed the unknown number to find out who it was. After ringing for a few seconds, someone answered.

"Hello?" a woman said, and Pietro could hear some noise in the background.

"Hello, I received a missed call from this number," Pietro said.

"Are you a mechanic?" the woman asked.

"No, I'm not a mechanic," Pietro replied.

"Let me check," the woman said. After a few seconds, she continued, "Oh, a schoolboy wanted to call his parents. He didn't have his phone, so I gave him mine. He said some bullies took his phone, and he crashed his car into ours."

"Oh, that's my son. I'm sorry for what he did today," Pietro said.

"Oh, it's your son? Okay. You should keep an eye on him. I'm not trying to give you advice, but he was driving really fast and recklessly," the woman said. Pietro thought the woman sounded nice.

"I know. Thanks! And I'm sorry about him. Good night!" Pietro said before ending the call.