Who?

Who - Part 2

Marianna walked down a secluded alley off the main road. She looked behind her to see if anyone was following. The more she walked, the more scared she got. This looked like just the place for someone to abduct their next victim. She gave a short squeal and jumped when she heard her phone's loud ringtone. She pulled it out of her shoulder bag to find a message from Stephan.

[[Where are you? I'm here already. Find me.]]

Marianna grunted and told herself she was being paranoid again. She clutched the phone in her hand as she continued on the long alley. She finally comes out of the alley to find a piazzetta. It wasn't very populated or crowded so she looked around trying to see if Stephan was around - trying to put a face to the voice she kept hearing.

Since they started this unconventional friendship, Marianna has repeatedly asked Stephan to provide her a photo of him or to add her on his personal facebook page, but every time she would voice that request he would grant it by sending her a picture of Stephan El Shaarawy, usually from his instagram.

She dialed his number and waited for him to pick the call. "Stephan?"

"Ei Marianna! Did you find the place?"

"Si. Where are you?" Marianna looked around trying to see if she could spot a man with a phone pressed to his ear; too bad he was facing away from her..

"Around. Where exactly are you?"

Marianna smiled brightly seeing the man she was previously eying look around. It was definitely him, she thought.

"I think I see you!" Marianna whispered.

"You do?" Stephan says surprised.

"By the fountain," she continued to whisper as she made her way to him. "Don't turn! Just look ahead."

Stephan chuckles "Ok. So you see me huh? How do I look?"

Marianna made some appreciative noises. From the back he did look good.


"What do you mean 'hmmm'!?" 


Marianna ignored his question and stealthily approached the man from behind.


What she does next surprises Stephan.


"What the fuck!" The man cried out as he buckled when Marianna kneed the back go his knees. He turns around angrily, his phone still in his hand.


"Ciao!" Marianna says cheerily.


"Ciao? Ciao!? Ma sei matta?! E chi ti conosce!" the man gives her one last dirty look before moving away telling the person on the other line that people were weird in Milan. 


Marianna stared confusedly at the retreating man wondering about his behaviour. Her train of thoughts was broken by the loud laughing on the other line - and then the coin dropped.


"Oh mio dio! You're an asshole!" She cries out to her phone. The man she had previously mistaken as Stephan looking back giving her one more dirty look.

She walks away quickly as people started staring at her. "That was so embarrassing!" She hissed at the phone. "What if that guy is an important person? Why didn't you stop me? I'm going to kill you." Marianna seethed embarrassed. Her voice dropping an octave and people around her moved away.

"I'm actually in the bookstore you just passed.' Stephan replied, stifling his laughter. "I swear. I was looking at you thru the store's showcase. Come over and you can come kill me."

She abruptly stops and huffs a bit before telling him she's on his way and he better be ready for pain.

She marches to the bookstore she had just passed and stops at the entrance. She flattens her hair a smooths out the imaginary wrinkles on her jeans before walking in to find the store empty. She stands by the showcase that was overlooking the piazza where she had just had an embarrassing scene.