5 years ago
"I promise that if you tell me, I'll leave and never bother you again" Lex said.
"Do you really want to know the truth?" I took off my clothes to show him my body "I was raped, for a week by my brother's psychotic brother, and all I could do was pray to God that you come to rescue me, and take the pain away. And at the charity event, you stood there, you saw what he did and you didn't even move a finger, in fact you looked away. Do you know what they did to me when we got to his house?" I turned around to show him my back and the deep stick marks. "But then I knew you weren't coming so I escaped, and you locked me up like a dog, you hurt me for lying to you when I goddamned didn't, and you called me a traitor when I told you why I was there and how, but you didn't believed me. And you know what I hate you more than ever because in that week I admitted my love for you" his eyes told me something I didn't care, he was sorry.
"I didn't mean to hurt you I just..." Is he for real?
"Save it Alexander, I don't want to hear it. I just want you to go as far away from me as possible. And you know what else, I'm pregnant that's why I was in the hospital, I nearly died, and what hurts the most is that I don't know if... Lucca or Pablo or even you ar the father, and I'm against abortion so no, I won't abort an unloving baby" there, now you know my secret. He tried to touch my hand and I panicked. "Don't, a man's touch is the last thing I want right now, especially yours" he looked at me with understanding, turned around and left.
I cried too much that when I felt I was drained and couldn't cry anymore, I fell asleep.
The next day I was so nervous because I was going to call grandma, I dial her number like five times but ended up putting the phone away. Then I dial her and really let the call go through.
"Hello?" Her voice sounds normal.
"Grandma? It's me Lis"
"Oh hi, how's everything going there? Tell me evrything, Analine's here too. Let me put you on speaker"
"Hi honey" Analine said.
"Hi Auntie" Why are they so normal?
"So Baby girl, how's Italy?" They know?
"How do you know I'm here?"
"Because you told us, after you left. You left a note" I understood what she meant very clearly, and I thought they have no idea.
"Italy's okay, I didn't go out much but when I did, it was... fine"
"Just fine? Your mom told me so many stories about Italy that I find quite interesting, and you say it was fine?"
"Well, I was staying... with a friend called Angelica, and we spent so many time in her pool so, yeah, not so much to tell"
"Oh okay, that's understandable. Any boys?" Analine please don't go there.
"No" I lied.
"You are staying virgin for the rest of your life aren't you?" Grandma asked.
"Yeah more or less" a tear fell down my cheek. "Grandma I'll call you later, the difference in time is big and here's almost midnight"
"Okay Baby girl. I love you"
"Me too" I hung up.
"Angelica?" I called her.
"Yes Lis?"
"Can you go find the hair brush Lex was using"
"For what?"
"Because I want to find out who the father is" she widened her eyes and nodded. "Oh and Angelica? Find me Gio's number"
"Okay, but I don't want anything to do with it Lis"
"Yeah, I'm sorry about Bruno, it must be hard for you" she walked to me and hugged me like life depended on it.
"Thank you Lis. You are my only friend" then she left and I smiled.
