Potensy | Marchisio

//sedici//

"Ciro, he's a fucking liar"

My hazel big eyes met his desperate, icy ones as my heart pounded in my chest even harder than before. Confusion rose in my mind, making my thoughts spin and my eyebrows knit.

"Ciro is a...what?!"

Claudio didn't reply; his glance travelled through the room aimlessly, his hands balled into fists in frustration. His chest rose and fell significantly as his fingers gripped a mop of his hair, staying there while he still walked around in circles.

"A-Are you okay?" I dared to ask worrily, slowly rising from my seat as well.

Claudio turned around at the vague sound of my voice and slowly moved towards me. My heart skipped a beat as his shaking hands found my warm red cheeks, his thumb caressing the smooth surface of my skin.

Our faces were so close, I swear, I would've been able to kiss him back then and, I promise, I was even thinking about it. Or at least, I thought he was going to do it and work miracles in my heart and soul but he didn't.

The only things that broke through the dead silence, was his faint, hot breath and the ticking watch on my wrist.

"Bella, amore mio"

My knees got weak at his choice of words and I melted in his arms like ice cream on a hot summer day in August.

"Never have I ever cheated on you"

My hands, that had once rested on his chest, dropped to my sides as I stared at him in disbelief. I took a step backwards, causing him to take back his hands slowly, his facial expression pained.

"Listen, on that very evening when I found Ciro and you completely soaked on the kitchen floor I-" Claudio interrupted himself and he seemed disgusted by the memories floating his mind again, "I couldn't think straight so I didn't stop you from leaving. But I should have. And I am sorry"

I stood infront of him gobsmacked, not one word slipping over my lips as my thoughts started running wild.

That's not possible.

That's not possible.

That's--

"I tried to contact you ever since. And a few days ago, it worked, gladly"

A small smile found its way onto his lips and his face lit up a bit as his eyes were glued to the ground and his feet.

I was still frozen onto the spot, not being able to give his words a meaning; unable to decide what to believe.

"Ciro, I-I overheard him talking in the lockerrooms maybe a week or so before you left" Claudio sighed heavily and took a step towards me again, "and he said something to Mario Balotelli like, I am going to do it, she's naïve either way, you know Isabella"

"No way" I whispered as tears pricked to my eyes.

I brought my hands up to cover my mouth, quiet sobs erupting my body as I began to shake lightly.

Ciro, the Ciro I had known would never ever do something like that; he was the one to save me from the bad treating I was getting from Claudio. There was no possible way that any of this could make any sense anymore.

Claudio is lying.

"What were you doing then? Where were you when I needed you? And why on hell did you treat me so badly? I--" I cut myself off midsentence after the words rolled of my tongue like a waterfall.

I sunk onto my weak knees and started to cry into my hands loudly, feeling as lonely, as confused and as betrayed as I never did before; not even Claudio had made me feel like this.

"Because of two simple reasons" Chisio's voice was to be heard close to my ear as his muscular arms wrapped around my fragile body again.

"The first was, that I had lots of issues going on. My coach told me I was out of shape and started to push me into the substitutes role. You know best out of all people that I am not happy with that"

I wasn't able to respond as sobs were still escaping my mouth so I simply nodded, hoping he'd get the sign which he gladly did.

"I began to train harder and more, and I was hardly able to control my emotions anymore. That's why I shouted at you, that's why I got drunk and, that's why I was bipolar for a long time" he reasoned calmly, pressing me closer to his body.

I slowly looked up and made our glances connect; his softening as he noticed the tears still streaming over my cheeks. His thumbs gently wiped away the stains my mascara had left around my eyes and carefully kissed my forehead, making my heart flutter instantly.

"B-But why did you never tell me? You could've talked to me about everything"

A shaky breath exited Claudio's mouth as he rubbed my back softly and adverted his gaze to the ground again.

"I was embarrassed" he admitted quietly, "I didn't want to disappoint you"

Butterflies erupted my stomach as I brought my index finger under his chin to lift his head to make his eyes meet mine again. I opened my mouth to reply but Claudio was quicker.

"And I had to plan something"

"What did you plan?" I asked cluelessly, curiousity rising inside of me.

"I had been planning on asking you to marry me"

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