Destiny

Chapter 8

"What are you thinking about?" Lea asked. She was wearing a white nighty, standing next to Antonio on the porch as they starred out at the beautiful night sky. The garden that was lit up by outdoor lights, lighting up the garden to make it look even more beautiful Antonio it already was.

"Us." Antonio replied, not taking his eyes of the view. "I can't believe we're going to get to spend the rest of our lives together. Maybe one day have children." He now turned to face her. "I love you Lea. It was definitely fate for us to be together. I know it was. My whole life I've felt incomplete, like a part of me was missing, just waiting to be found. You, were that missing piece Lea. You made me complete. And now I've met you, I realise I'd be nothing without you."

"Lea," Richard called, just before Lea could reply.

"Dad," Lea called back, entering her room.

"Is everything okay?"

"You're Mother doesn't feel so well," Richard replied.

"What do you mean? She seemed fine earlier?"

"It's nothing serious," Richard replied. "She's just got a bad head ache. It's just come on. I'm just going to drive down to the store to pick up some aspirin, we seem to be out."

"It's getting late and you've just got ready for bed." Antonio commented, look at Richard who was wearing a silk dressing gown.

"I know but she really needs some medicine."

"I'll go," Antonio said. "I know where the store is. We passed it in the taxi on our way over."

"Are you sure you don't mind? That would be ever so kind of you."

"No, it's fine. I'm happy to help," Antonio told him.

"Do you know how to drive a car?" Richard asked.

"A bit, I mean I don't have a licence but a few years my father had a car for a bit. It was a second Antonio d car by Grandfather managed to get really cheap. We didn't have it for long though. We couldn't afford to keep it but he took me out for a few lessons and I'm pretty sure I got the basic Antonio g of it.

"I really don't think I can let you drive unless you have a valid driving licence."

"Why don't you come with me? I'll wait in the car and you can run in and get the tablets."

"Okay," Antonio agreed.

"I'll just get changed and then we'll go."

I'll be back soon," he gave Lea a gentle kiss on the cheeks.

"I love you," Lea called as he left the room with George.

"They've been gone a very long time, haven't they?" Ann pointed out.

Lea was sat on the sofa in the lounge next to Ann as she flicked for a health magazine for woman.

"I'm sure they'll be back soon," Lea replied. She tried to sound calm and relaxed but the truth was she was worried. They had been gone for over an hour. The store was only a few minutes down the road.

Suddenly, the phone rang. Ann picked it up.

"Good evening, this is Ann Walton, speaking?" Right at that moment Ann's face turned sheet white.

"Mother, are you okay?" Lea asked concerned. She knew it was wrong to interrupt people whilst they were on the phone, but her mother did not look well. She looked like she had just seen a ghost.  

"Okay, thank you." Ann put down the phone slowly. She swallowed hard.

"Lea," She stuttered, trying hard to face at her.

"Mother, you're trembling," Lea could no longer hide her voice that was full of worry and concern.

"Antonio's..." Her mother took a deep breath. "Antonio's dead!"

Lea didn't move, her face turned sheet white, whiter Antonio her mothers had. Then, she laughed.

"W... what's so funny?" He mum asked quietly, her voice sounded drained.

"There's funny, you can tell me where he really is now," Lea looked at her mother, there was a moment silence. Lea waited patiently.

"I'm not a joke," her mum's voice was serious. "There's been a car accident. On the way back from the store a dear ran out in front of the car that your Father and Antonio were in. You're Father swerved and crashed into a tree. A man driving another car pulled over and called an ambulance but it was too late. You're Father survived with only a bruised head. But Antonio, he wasn't quite so lucky. It wasn't you're Fathers though... "

"NO, NO YOU'RE LYING. YOU'RE LYING, NO, YOU'RE LYING," Lea Screamed.

"I'm so sorry."

"NOOOOO!" Lea screeched. "NOOOOOO!"

"Antonio died with a bouquet of red roses in his hands, he must have brought them for you."

"Antonio, no, he can't be dead. Us being together. It was fate, it was destiny," Lea was sobbing and shacking violently.

"He really did love you," Ann said. "I can't imagine what's going through your head right now, "I know I didn't really get along with him at first but it's true, he was a good guy."

A few years had now gone by and Lea was staring up at the twinkling night from the porch outside her bedroom. It was now winter and the leaves had fallen from the trees. Starring up at the sky she cast mind back to the night before they were due to travel to England. There she was again, dancing round the living room with Antonio to a song that played on an old record player that Harry owned. She hadn't known the name of the song, or who had sung it, but she remembered it was beautiful.

"I'll never forget you Antonio," Lea whispered. "You're still with me, I know you are. You're my angel who watched other me and I know that one day we'll be together again. I still believing that its destiny for us to be together and I know that one day we will be. We will be together again. I love you." And with that, she closed her eyes, pressed her fingers to her lips, opened them, and blew a kiss up to the sky.