Anabelle Afio...I never wanted this life, all I wanted was to live my life how I wanted. Guess what we are not always lucky but I learned it that hard way.
Leonardo Ambrogio...She thinks she is above me, looking at me like I am dirt on her high heel...
There was a time when I thought family is everything, always be close to them but now I am content that no matter how far we are as long as we are communicating and healthy we are together. My father lives in Italy with his second wife and a son and daughter, my mom died when I was thirteen, doctors said it was a fatal heart attack, dad had to move in Italy as he was in construction company so it was decided that I will live with my grandparents with whom I had a neutral relationship. They never gave me that warm feeling which I craved from a parent: my mom had that. Anyways when I turned eighteen just two days before my birthday dad gave me the surprise of meeting his family. He came to meet me after five years, I had known he had married but never had the chance to meet them. They made a pretty picture that I always wished for as a complete family, my siblings were energetic four-year-old twins! that's when I cracked the code that dad never mourned mom's death. He moved on too quickly, a typical man.
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On my eighteen birthday we had dinner at a lavish restaurant, the twins Julia and Nicolas were at my uncle's place, my father with his wife and parents brought us to this lavish restaurant for my birthday dinner, my stepmom was trying to be polite but deep down I knew there is something that she is not happy about, she was a good lady judging from how happy my dad looks.
James(dad) "So, belle, any future plans?" he asked. I eagerly told him "Yes, dad, I want to pursue fashion designing as we discussed." "Hmm, good, any preferences in which country you want to go and do that?"
I carefully chewed my steak, I had difficulty swallowing that, why? why was he asking of me moving to another country all of sudden, I had traveled to a few cities and those were school/college trips. I wished to move to New York but that's the point it was another city, not a country.!!
I thought he easily read my discomfort from my expressions. He cleared his throat and said, "I have decided that it will benefit you immensely if you move with us and study in Italy."
I panicked and said dad," this is all of sudden I thought I will get that degree from New York, remember I told you that last time we skyped?"
"Yes honey, that was months ago and I never gave you my final word on that, I told you to explore other options too, Lisa (stepmom) has already selected few universities in Italy, you still have one month or two before your session starts, just google them and visit them next week so you will have a clear idea about which university you want to go."
"But dad, I had planned accordingly and I do not want to be a burden to you guys, I said this looking at Lisa. She just relaxed on my statement which hurt a lot as I was trying to be polite and indifferent to their lovey-dovey family moments. "Look, Annabelle, just for once do what you are being told, okay? "my father said in a serious tone. I become mute at this statement and began to think when was I ever bratty or when were you with me so that I had a tantrum with you? but I kept quiet, my father was not the one to argue with. It was decided or rather I should say I was told that in a week I am going to Italy.
