A Second Chance (Under Construction)

Chapter 4

It had been a total of three months since Celeste was brought into the home of Lorenzo Russo. Although for the first few weeks, she struggled immensely with finding her way around, she soon became accustomed to the format of the house. Since it was mainly just her and Lorenzo most of the time, the two had spent a lot of time together. While there Celeste learned that Lorenzo was a hard working man who valued his business. He'd spend hours in his office some days. Sometimes she'd even keep him company by sitting with him. However one thing that increased her curiosity was the topic of those important to him. The only person she'd seen him have conversations with was Silvio. She had no knowledge of who his family or friends were.  In retrospect she'd only known him for a few months, but she still wondered if there'd come a day when she'd get to meet the other people who held a position of importance in his life.

On a bright Tuesday morning, Celeste slowly opened her eyes as she laid tucked in bed. She open her arms out as she stretched her body wide. As she sat up in bed, she found herself smiling while she felt the soft fabric of the bed sheets that covered her body. She didn't want to get out of bed, but she knew she'd need to sooner or later. So, she threw the cover off herself and rolled out of bed, literally. She groaned as she held onto her back after she hit the floor. She had imagined the impact to be softer then it actually was. Slowly pushing herself up from the floor, she rubbed her eyes before she proceeded to making her way towards the bathroom. Since she had lived her whole adult life jobless and homeless, she rarely had the opportunity to enjoy a cool shower.  Since she is now in the home of Lorenzo, she takes every opportunity available to enjoy the warmth of the water flowing down her body while she showers, afraid that one day that privilege will be stripped from her. She noticed a sticky not plastered on the mirror with a message from Lorenzo.

Get washed up and meet me downstairs -Lorenzo

She stripped herself of the pyjamas Lorenzo had given her before she turned on the water and stepped into the clear capsule. It's been a while since she got the chance to take a shower. Once she finished, she turned of the tap and wrapped a white towel made of wool around her body as she exited it. As she entered back from the bathroom, she let her town drop to the floor before she took the bottle of Shea butter lotion and rubbed it all over herself seeping into her skin. She got dressed in a pair denim overalls that she had over a black Henley shirt. Once she was fully ready, she slipped in a pie of black high top converse and grabbed her black denim jacket from the chair before she left the room and walked down the staircase into the dining room. When She entered the dining room, she took a seat in the chair at the table across from Lorenzo, who was reading the newspaper while he drank his coffee. As soon as the server brought her breakfast, Lorenzo placed the newspaper down on the table along with his coffee cup. 

"Good, you're dressed. When you finish your food, we're leaving," he said as he stood from his chair.

"Where are we going?" she asked before she took a bite of a croissant.

"We need to get you new clothes. You can't meet wearing my sister's and you should have clothes of your own," he said before he left to his room. She looked down at the clothes with a slight grin. She never questioned whose clothing she wore. She always assumed that he went out and purchased them for her. She was happy that after all this time, she finally learned something about his family.

Aside from the new information she learned about Lorenzo, She was genuinely excited to go shopping. She never got the chance as a kid because her family couldn't afford it and her foster homes weren't the wealthiest nor did either care enough. She quickly finished her food and handed her plate to the server who arrived to collect them. She left the dining room immediately to let Lorenzo know she finished her food and that she was ready to leave when she bumped into Irene, Lorenzo's sister. Both girls looked at each other confused to who the other was. Irene, who understood her brother's work, was the first to take action against Celeste.  Before she was able to even react, Irene kneed Celeste in the stomach and pushed her onto the floor before she ran upstairs while calling her out for her brother. Once he heard the sound of his sisters calls, Lorenzo quickly ran out the room where he found Irvine running to him.