Chapter 23

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Francesco obseved Maddie as she gracefully danced around the room, her maroon Queen Katherine School Performing Arts Academy blazer flapping with the movement. She looked so elegant as the leapt into the air, doing an arabesque.

She became aware of Francesco's presence, and turned towards him,

"Francesco, are you ok?", Francesco turned as red as an Italian sun-dried tomato, and turned away. He had broken the sacred Italian rule, of not looking at anyone for more than two seconds. He gave an awkward nod of acknowledgement and quickly sprinted into the Gabbani Clubhouse on his athletic Tuscan legs.

Maddie watched him go...

"I'M SO CONFUSED!!"

Let's be honest, she always was.

***

Many days passed, and Francesco just couldn't get these thoughts of Maddie, the Audley's Angel that had captured his heart, out of his head. She was all that he thought about, and all thoughts of his former flame, Lottie, disappeared. 

While someone may have found Maddie's constant state of confusion and extreme forms of expression confusing, it was a key part of her character that Francesco found so endearing.

While others may have taken advantage of Maddie's gullibility, and ability to trust people undoubtedly, Francesco would never have done that. There was just one problem.

Maddie was an Audley's Angel.

The highest in command- before The Boii- of The Christian Retreat. She had given up other relations except to that of The Boii. To confess his feelings to her would be the worst form of sin imaginable.

She could never know.

 Franceso would have to conceal his feelings for Maddie, deep in his strong Italian heart.

As he turned away from her pirouetting form, a single solitary Italian tear ran down his perfect face.

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