I fell in love with the mafia devil

chapter 39: fists and silence

Ashley's pov:

"Ah!", I'm startled as I see Marie in my room.
"Oh sorry, I didn't mean to scare you", she softly says.
"It's okay, did you need something?", I ask
She widely opens the curtains covering the ceiling-to-floor windows, allowing light to pass through, beaming as I rub the little sleep out of my eyes.
"You are the one in a place you don't know, yet you are offering help", she smiles, and I can sense the harmless mock in her tone.

She does make a good point though. How can I offer help when I don't even know where the plates and cups are placed.

"Get up, Rome is a busy city dear",she said
"Wait, we are in Rome?", I ask
"Of course, you didn't know?", she laughs. And the smile quickly fades away, and guilt takes over.
"..ohh uhm I'm sorry I didn't..."
"..It's fine", I cut in, then continue to add, "-if I came here on my own accord then maybe I would know the place, but since I was kidnapped..I didn't really get the details"
"I'm sorry Miss Ashley. I forgot.."
I cut her in yet again, "-it's okay, really. Plus I'm the luckiest girl in the entire world, people get kidnapped and end up in stinky trucks or warehouses, whereas I, Ashley Rowsen, get to end up in gigantic mansions. And..not to mention that I ended up in Italy, so this is like a little vacation I didn't even get to pay for. Well, I almost payed for it with my life, but hey! -still a vacation right?", I blabber uncontrollably, causing a laugh to erupt from Marie's mouth.

"I must say, you are a positive young girl", she said, finishing off her laugh
"Well I guess you should thank Ms Hung for that", I said with a soft smile
"And who's that?", Marie asked curiously
"My guardian. After mom..", I failed to finish my sentence, as I shifted my gaze to the the hardwood floor.
"Right. Well I would like to meet her one day", she smiled.
I smiled back, "I'm sure Ms Hung would too"

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I got lost a couple of times as I wandered through the mansion, until I found my way to the kitchen. I sigh a breath of relief when I see Lea.

I totally forgot about her.

"Lea", I squealed as I pulled her into a tight hug
Well that was a mistake, since I felt back-pains immediately

"Ashley, you are okay", she says.
"Why wouldn't I be, after all, I am the Ashley Rowsen", I shrug
"I was worried Ashley. You know I've realised how bad of a friend I am. You went missing, and I didn't even notice. If I hadn't read your diary then..."
"You what?", I cut her in
"Hey I think you listened to the wrong part of the sentence. Let's focus less on the 'I read your diary' part and focus more on the 'I was worried' part", she said
I sigh, I'm not in the mood for quarreling, although I still give her a deadly stare.

"I'm just glad you are safe",she says
"Yeah me too", I sigh yet again.
"I'm hungry", she says
"Me too. I have been searching for the kitchen for far too long, it's like I was on a quest", I say.
"Me too girl", she says, "-ohh and uhm if someone asks where the forks went, don't say anything. I kind of used them as a track-trail so that I could find my way back here. And once they were on the floor I was too lazy to pick them again", she adds
"So you telling me there are bunch of forks lying carelessly on the ground? Someone could get hurt Lea", I scold.
"I know, I wish the twins are the ones who have the little accident", she says
"Lea!", I scold, as I shove her
"Fine not both the twins. Only Ace", she says
"Lea!", I scold her yet again as my eyes widen, shoving her harder than the last time
"Fine. Geez! I guess we will go with Aliba then", she says with a shrug, then adds, "-you are getting so grumpy over forks lying around, you seem to forget these people have guns lying around. So I'm pretty sure forks are just child's play"

I roll my eyes, as I walk over to the fridge, to see if there's something edible.

I see a bunch off eggs. Well they are easy to prepare, so I guess imma eat those.