Love, Passion, Pain (Sequel)

The Sunset

In the morning Amora work up to the feeling of another body in the bed with her. Then she remembered waking up one morning with Nico's arms around her. She slightly smiled at the thought, then she rolled over and realized it was Cher who was laying beside her. She must have been scared last night. She got up and left the room. She went in what used to be Nico's room down the hall. She went into his closet and pulled out one of his long sleeve button up shirts. It smelled like him she thought as she held it close to her chest.

Lorenzo. I thought I would find you in here

Amora. Yeah, I think I'm going to take a shower

Lorenzo. How did you sleep?

Amora. I didn't really, I haven't since yesterday

Lorenzo. You need to be sleeping, you need to stay alert

The funny thing about being alert was that she wasn't even concerned about her own safety. She wanted to stay alert but for Nico.

Amora. Okay

She walked out of the room and got into the shower, getting out soon so she could change into Nico's shirt. When she got out, she saw Cher sitting up on the bed.

Cher. What are we doing here Amora?

Amora. Staying hidden and safe

Cher. With that man, how could you trust him?

Amora. All he cares about is our safety

Cher. After he kidnapped you

Amora. Can you quit bringing that up!

Cher. Why won't you tell me what happened while you were gone!

Amora. Because you can't handle it!

Cher. What the hell does that mean? What did they do to you!

Amora. Nothing

Lorenzo. Girls, breakfast!
He called from downstairs.

Amora. Quit worrying about it
She said leaving the room to meet with Lorenzo.

Amora. Thanks for making breakfast but I'm going to go

Lorenzo. What's wrong ?

Amora. Nothing I'm gonna go open the shop

Lorenzo. Your not taking the day off ?

Amora. No I can't stay here. Too many memories

Lorenzo. Let me have someone go with you

Amora. Lorenzo I'm fine!

Lorenzo. You're just like him you know

She stopped with her hand on the door knob.
Amora. What?

Lorenzo. The minute you were gone he was... different and so are you, something isn't right with you

Amora. I've changed Lorenzo

Lorenzo. No the girl I know is still in there, we gonna find him

She didn't respond she just left. She got in her car and drove off. She wasn't going to work, she couldn't face going to the place her and Stacy had opened together knowing Stacy would never step foot in that shop again.

She drove around all around town, no idea where she was going or what she was gonna do she just wanted to be alone. She wanted to feel free, free from her memories, from her thoughts, free from Cher and Lorenzo, she just wanted to forget. She let the window in her car down and let her hair blow in the wind. The sun kissed her skin as she drove down the long freeway. Then she saw her phone flash. A call from Lorenzo.

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Where the hell is this girl? I knew she wasn't going to work so I had someone go check and of course she isn't there. I know her and her sister got into it this morning but so much for her to just want to Up and leave and not tell anyone where she's going especially after yesterday's events. Maybe she just needs some space. But she doesn't need to be out alone right now. Then her sister came downstairs.

Cher. Um hi

Lorenzo. Hey, come on down okay, I won't bite

She slowly made her way to the table and sat down.

Lorenzo. I don't really know what you guys eat so I Made waffles, eggs, and bacon.

Cher. Thank you

Lorenzo. I know this must be awkward for you but I'm only here for you guys protection

Cher. Why do you care if we are protected or not?

Lorenzo. Well I care about Amora and you are her sister so I wouldn't want to see any harm come to either of you

Cher. But you kidnapped her?

Lorenzo. It wasn't like that, I mean we did but. It wasn't like that

Cher. Why won't anyone tell me anything

Lorenzo. I don't think Amora would be okay with me telling you everything

Cher. Did he hurt her?

Lorenzo. None of the men ever laid a finger on her, one that did was beaten and fired on the spot

Cher. So she wasn't tortured

Lorenzo. God no, Nico would never put his hands on her

Cher. But he killed our brother

Cher reminds me of the girl Amora was when we first took her. She was fragile and she asked a lot of questions, I guess I see where she gets it from. I think Amora would hate me if I told Cher that they fell for each other, or maybe Cher would be really pissed Because of how the whole situation went down. You can already tell she's on edge about being here.

Lorenzo. Yeah he did which is why Amora chose to walk away

Cher. Look
She said standing out of her chair.
Cher. That girl is all I have left she better not get hurt for being involved with you people!

Lorenzo. You have my word

She sat back down and ate. Damn she's feisty.
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She was parked on the beach. Watching the sunset after stopping at her favorite pizza place. By now she had about two hundred Missed Calls from Lorenzo but she needed some time off.

As she was watching the waves she realized she needed more time. She wasn't ready to go back yet. Then she thought of the perfect place she could go.

Amora. Long time no see
She said smiling.

Chester. What are you doing here?

Amora. I wanna go there. Take me

Chester. You know I can't take anyone without Nico's permission

Amora. Please Chester, I have to get away, Nico brought me here before he knew eventually I would come back

Chester. He will not be pleased if he finds you here

Amora. I need to worry about finding him first

Chester. What?

Amora. Nothing. Can I go?

Chester. Fine, let's go, only this once
They got on Chester's boat and they rode to Nico's private island. She thought maybe she would just stay for a little while and then get back to business in a few days.

Amora. Thank you Chester

He nodded and was off again. She used her flashlight to find her way through the trees. And then she saw it. The beautiful glass beach house overlooking the ocean. A smile crossed her face and then a bullet came flying by. It had come from the house.