Marino's Heir

Chapter 13

I walked around the halls of the school, completely lost and trying to find a map, and my way to the library so I could get the books.

I was walking fast, not feeling myself. All I felt was anger because of this man I now call Boss, my father. Did he threaten her? Why did she get so scared when I said Cleo Marino? Is it because I'm his daughter? And how..How the hell are they silent about that? If we're the Mafia, shouldn't they call the cops or FBI or something? UGH! Of course not! They don't have a thing against him! Fuck! He knows how to keep his tracks covered. I'm not saying I want to be prisoned. Hell No! Him! Vencent Marino is the monster. He's the one who should be there! What I saw the past week was the toughest I've ever been through. I won't say the worst he has done because I know he did worse... but not that way. Not to me. His daughter. He said he loved... Loves my mother, he promised her that he would keep me safe, not harm me at all. Right?
What the fuck am I thinking?! He already did! He must be lying!
Of course! He's a liar!
Ugh! Thinking of it makes me furious!

I was so caught up with my anger, walking fast, looking at the floor. 

"Hahaha! Si! Ciao! --Aha Owww!! Hey!!!" 

I stupidity stepped on a guy's foot, and almost fell but he held my shoulder and pinned me around to the wall. Resting his hand on the wall behind me and the other on my shoulder, looking down at his foot. "Sorry, I didn't look where I was going." I said my voice softening a bit. Feeling sorry for the poor guy. Honestly, that must have really hurt him. I was trampling hard; I must've squashed his toes.

He nodded. And looked up at me. His eyes met mine and his expression changed. I gulped, when I felt my breath fasten. "Oh!" Was all I could say. His mouth turned to a smirk. "Oh..." He said and left my shoulder, moving his hand to the wall trapping me in between. I stuck myself to the wall when he got closer. "It's you again, New Girl."
"Yeah, and it's you, Car Boy." I said and he chuckled as he smirked. "We meet again. For the third time today. Is it destiny?" He said smiling. His hazel eyes started trailing down to my lips, he exhaled a breath that he seemed to be holding for long. I bit my lips nervously, which made him look to my eyes again. "I'm sure I'll be seeing you a lot. It doesn't include anything about destiny." I said fast and confidently.
"Hmm....What made you so angry to crush my foot like that?" He said with a smirk. I rolled my eyes at him. "Hm?" He raised both his eyebrows up with a questioning way. ".... Please keep your distance. You have no right to stand this close to me or even ask something personal." I pushed him slowly, my hands feeling his chest under his shirt. He was shocked by what I said. I slowly walked away from him. "Well, I guess, since you stepped on my foot. Come on, I'm curious. How do I get to these nerves of yours? You're feisty when you're mad. That's obvious." He said walking behind me. I stopped and turned to him. We stayed in silence for a moment. "Stay away from me." I said,  pointing my finger at him. Before I could turn around and leave, he held my hand, my finger with his other hand, making me eye contact with him. I narrowed my eyebrows angrily, holding his hand harder to push it away. But he didn't move, not holding me strong but not so soft. Everything happened so fast. I could feel my heart beating from his warm hands and him walking closer.
 
"Leave my hand, will you?" I said angrily, but inside, I was nervous. "What will you do if I didn't.... Leave your hand nor stay away from you?" He said, looking to my eyes, challenging me. I looked at him angrily, then noticed people were staring.
Obviously, what I did he didn't expect it. I took my hand away but pulled him. He moved to me. He held my waist to hold me from falling because of how tall and strong he is. He looked at my eyes surprised but then smirked. I smiled to him a fake smile. Then, I moved my hand to behind his neck and stood on my toes to reach his ear. "I'm warning you. Don't do that." I whispered and saw everyone looking and talking. I felt him smile and smell my neck. It made me shiver. But I stopped it.
I pushed him and turned my back at him. "Wait..." He said, holding my arm before I could leave. I didn't turn to him, I only moved my arm from his hand and crossed my arms, waiting for whatever he wanted to say. "I didn't get your name." He said. I laughed under my mouth. I turned my head to him. "Did I ask for yours?...You'll know it later." He grinned, running his hand through his hair. I raised an eyebrow and rolled my eyes at him, and walked away.

After about 10 minutes of walking, I saw an old man cleaning the floor with a mob and singing. I thought about asking him where I could find the library. I walked towards him with a small smile. "Uh, excuse me, where can I find the library... I'm new here and I need to get books..." I asked him politely. He looked at me and returned the smile and pointed with his finger behind him to the big building that's right beside the school. "Oh." I said, surprised. I've been walking around this school for many minutes till now. I might be even late to my first class. And this whole time, it's been right in front of my eyes, and it didn't even cross my mind to go there.
I heard the old man laugh. "You better go and get those books; the teachers don't explain the same thing twice. Good luck, young girl." He said and moved from beside me with a smile and continued singing freely. 

The bell rang for the second period, and everyone left their current classes. When I left the library and signed in the papers for everything, then took my books. I looked at my watch while walking. Some people were still looking at me.
I took a left, and I stopped in my tracks.

Ugh. Suddenly, I felt the bag heavy while walking. I stopped in the middle of the hallway, putting it down, and got on my knees to see what made it so heavy all of a sudden.

I opened the zipper and my eyes widened in shock, fear, my breath got stuck in my throat, I gulped and starred at the small sized, yet huge numbers of a Digital Bomb inside my bag right above the books!

I started breathing fast as if someone was choking me. I slowly closed the bag again. Looking straight in front of me. What am I going to do? I have fifteen minutes and forty-eight seconds. How did this get in my bag? Who put it?? And when??!!!! How am I going to get rid of it?! Enzo! The others! Where are they?! Oh my god, I shouldn't have left them. That was stupid and wrong from me. "Hey, new girl." I was nervous and thinking so much. I heard his voice and held my breath, trying to steady it, I tried, but it didn't work, I was panicking. I didn't want to turn around and look at him like that. I bit my lip nervously, looking at the number of people around me.
I slowly turned my head to the side. "Yeah, you. Hi." He said, leaning his head to the side, trying to look at my face.  What does he want now?!
"We meet again. How are you? I saw you walk by and thought to say hi. And maybe, tell me your name as well. I'm Marco." He said, and I could feel him taking his hand out of his pocket to reach for me. I didn't react.

His smile slowly faded when I didn't shake his hand. He put it down and leaned his head to the side. His eyes looked at me in confusion and worry, "Everything okay?" He asked. "You look pale." I gulped, then moved my head down. "I'm sorry. I need to go." I walked backwards and gripped my bag. I smiled at him nervously, but it was written all over his expression that he suspected something wrong. I turned to walk, but I felt overwhelmed. I put my hand on my head as I started thinking of a solution.
Marco held my arm when I was about to lose my balance. "Woah there, are you feeling sick?" He looked at me from the side and spoke.
But all I could think about was the bomb in my bag.