Racconti Urbani

F I V E

Rosabella's Pov.

"Mother, are you sure there's nothing you want to tell me?"
I said with my back facing towards her, while packing my bag to go over to serena's house.
The drive home was awkwardly silent, and so Curiosity was eating away at me. But at the same time I was afraid to know what was really going on. Besides, I was still going to ask anyways. Curiosity kills the cat. So unfortunately I'll just get killed. I hope not literally but you get the point-

"Why would you think there is something to tell?" She says sarcastically, but I could still hear the faint sound of seriousness.
"Um,well, because when we were in the car you seemed...bothered. you were fine the whole day until you talked to those people." I said pushing out my words a little too fast. The sudden need to breath crashed down on me as I could feel my mother's eyes burning into my head.

Suddenly she let out a huge huff as she began to talk. "Rose, this world is dangerous. And I hate that there's nothing I can do to protect you from it." She said with a push in her tone, I could practically feel the hurt in her voice.
"What do you mean?" I say, still a bit confused. I felt her presence behind me as she handed me my final pare of clothes.
" It means that...in the certain community we live in there are bad people that prey on others innocence. I just pray you'll be careful." She said then left in a swift motion, leaving me to myself, in my cold dead room.

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"Bye mom see you tomorrow!" I said as I grabbed my bag and walked towards rena's house.
The house was beautiful as its always been. Spending a night at serena's house wasn't something new, but with the way my mom's been acting, I haven't been here in a while."
I knocked on the door that probably cost way more than my life and waited for someone to answer.

A honey colored woman with similar dark long hair resembling serena's opened the door. She was still dressed in her business dress attire as her peached colored lips formed into a surprised smile.

"hello misses García, serena invited me over." I said with a smile, but my arm was hurting from carrying this heavy bag of mines.
"Ah yes Rose come in, serena didn't mention your coming today." She said with her sweet accent while opening the door wider for me to step inside.

So serena didn't say I was coming, what she has to tell me must be important then. She sneaky as hell for that.

"She's upstairs, and do you mind telling her to keep it down. I'm having an important meeting right now." She said in a slight rush and walked away quickly.
I make a weird noise and walked up the stairs.

30 minutes later...

"See, this is the shit I be talking about! She's always having these secret meetings! It's creepy." serena blaberd on as she pinned her curly hair up. I huffed and replied. "Well my mom's acting weird to, when I asked her what was wrong with her she didn't technically answer me." I said and laid on rena's bed while staring off into the fancy model ceiling. Serena gave me a look as she hopped in the bed and spoke.

"If I tell you what I know, would you believe me? Would you freak out?" She said in a chilling tone. I sat up on my elbows and looked into her dark eyes.

Would I freak out? Did I really want to know that much? Is what she's about to say that serious anyways?

So many things were in my head to the point were I felt a migraine coming. I released a breath I didn't know I was holding before speaking again.
"Well if you don't tell me I'll never know." I said.

I'm going to fucking regret even wanting to know...

She steadied her breathing before speaking.
" what they said about Ivano's family is true, their really in the mob." She said, almost whispering the last part out.

I covered my mouth to stop the gasp from coming out. Denial washed over me as I stared at my best friend. Waiting for her to crack a smile, but she never did. She was dead serious.

"B-but how do you know?" I said falling all over my words. The small migraine I had was now all the way present as I held onto my temples.
"My mother works with them. Also I did a little snooping around in my mom's paper work she does with them. It's all about money, drugs, and property. All of there criminal background was on those papers. Trust me I didn't believe it either. But it all makes since now, their bad rep in the city. Everything."

I felt like my whole world was crashing down. Not my bestfriend. Not my childhood bestfriend. I kept repeating in my head. Why? How? How did I not figure that out? The men with guns, the gang that follows him around, his richness before even hitting 21, his quietness to not draw attention. The shoot out. I thought

I shot up from the bed and headed for the door. I felt like she was lying. But why would she? What would she gain from lying? She was my bestfriend at the end of the day. A present friend in my life that I'm still able to call bestfriend. I started to feel a salty feeling in my mouth at the thought of the friend ship me and him had.

Me, Genesis, and Ivano. The big three.

I realized it wasn't like that anymore. Were not kids anymore.

My breath hitched and I licked my now dry feeling lips before speaking. "Serena, I'm having a hard time taking this in. I don't believe it."

More like I don't wanna believe it.

"Well-" she started as she walked from the bed and hugged my from behind.
"what if I told you that the people my mom is having a meeting with now is his followers."

I shook as I turned around and fell apart. Literally in her arms sobbing. But I couldn't find a reason to be crying.

It's not like I'll ever be with him.

I was right, I regret wanting to know the 'tea'.
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Hey y'all. I know I was gone for a while, but I just had things to take care of. 🤦🏾‍♀️ thanks for all your support. It motivates me to keep pushing chapters out. So I just had to update to make up for the days I missed. See ya next chapter.

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