Amalia Ferrari's Bodyguard

16. Annie

AMALIA

Heartbreak.

That's what I am feeling currently. Seeing your loved ones on a hospital bed unconscious is not easy. I have tried to never ever think of this moment. I never thought about Annie getting ill because if I did, I would be 24/7 worried and scared. Here she was, lying on the soft white sheets, as the nurse checked up on her. Yesterday, she fell unconscious all of a sudden, without a warning. We didn't know what happened, but now we do.

Annie is ill. She's sick. The doctor said she has some type of cancer that I can't really pronounce. It appeared that when she used to go out of the house, it was only to check up on her illness. I didn't know anything of that because she didn't tell me, and it hurts to think that she might have died without saying goodbye. The cancer is in stage three and the doctor believes that she won't live long. The amount of emotions I am feeing is beyond words. After my parent's death, I never cared about anyone else. The only person I cared about was Annie. She is my life and just the thought of losing her right now, hurts a lot.

"She needs to rest." The doctor said. Alessandro and I were in her room, hoping for her to just open her eyes. We left her room and went to where Demetrio and Leila were staying.

"Thank you for everything." I say, as soon as I saw them. Without Demetrio, I couldn't have lived this long. He is like a father figure to me and I will forever be grateful for him.

"Don't thank me. You are family." He replies, giving me a side hug.

"You better go rest. I prepared an extra room for you two." Leila says.

We thanked her and walked to the room she told us about. As much as this is the last thing I want to do, I can't help but feel tired and drained. Staying a full night in the woods didn't help either. That stiff bed almost broke my back.

"Are you okay, baby?" Alessandro softly asks, stroking my cheek. I leaned in at his touch. It was addicting.

"I am not, but I will." I nod, kissing him on the cheek. He was the only person that's keeping me from losing my mind. At this point, I cannot imagine life without him. He is the only one left.

All of a sudden, the bed dipped. I looked to my left to find Gus. Oh, I forgot to mention that Annie managed to take him with her. I don't want to even think of what could have happened if he didn't make it out.

"Hey, baby." I coed, giving him a kiss on the head.

"I get jealous, by the way." Alessandro teases. I know he was trying to make me feel better, which it did.

I chuckle.

"Really?" I grin, earning a nod.

I smirk and lean in to give him a kiss on the lips. As soon as my lips touched his, butterflies flew in my stomach, giving me a wonderful feelings. I can't describe it, but the love I have for him is beyond words.

"Mhmm." He moaned into the kiss. At this point, we forgot that Gus was with us. We kept kissing like there was no tomorrow. We couldn't get away from each other as if, if we did, we could die.

We broke the kiss, taking deep breaths, and just looking into each other's eyes. The way he makes me feel is beyond description. I cannot even think of what he makes me feel. The way he hold me...the way he talks to me... the way he kisses me, is really beyond anything I have ever experienced in my whole life. I pray to god that he's mind forever.

"I don't know what would I do without Annie." I comment sadly. As much as I want to cherish this moment, my thoughts are clouded by Annie's, and I cannot get my head to think about anything else. She's my mother after all.