20 YEARS AG0... ~MARIO~ It was a normal day. I was 16 and coming back from school when I heard wails from the living room at home. I halted in my tracks and listened intently in case the wails were not emanating from home. My heart almost leaped out of my throat when I realized that it was my mother crying. Francesca was still at school, and my father was not yet back from work. My mother was all alone. I ran to the door, barged inside the living room, and found her on the carpet floor, her legs spread open. "Please bring me water and scissors, Mario," her voice came out as a whisper. She appeared exhausted and was perspiring heavily. It pained me to witness my mother in such a condition. I deeply wished for a way to alleviate her suffering instantly. After seeing her in such distress, I dashed to the kitchen to fetch a bucket of water and some scissors. She was about to bring a new life into the world, all on her own. Day in and day out, I witnessed her battle through the p
20 YEARS LATER A FEW MONTHS AGO... ~MARIO~ 'Who knew that I would have achieved so much in my life when I lost both my parents and little brother the same night 20 years ago?' Everything I knew, I owed Roman Antonelli. He took me and my sister in and raised us. He worked with drug dealers and made lots of money shipping and selling drugs to the local junkies. When his wife died in childbirth and he followed a few months later, I took Arianna under my care and raised her as my sister. Francesca and I never told her the truth about her parents. We didn't want her to grow up with that void in her heart that she had no one to call her blood family. The truth about her true parents became our secret. I was coming back from one of my meetings in town when I saw a figure upstairs with a gun. I closed the front door slowly, and it didn't make any creaking sounds. Francesca was upstairs alone. There was no one in sight when I came in. I could only hope that the smuggler in my house
~GIA~ The following day, I woke up and headed straight to the bathroom to have a quick bath so that I could continue with my mission to piss Mario off, or simply learn things about him that were going to help me to escape from him. I hoped I would find him in the dining room having breakfast with Arianna so that I would see his hangover face. I was excited. It was an unusual feeling, but it felt good. To wake up with a purpose and the willingness to fulfill it. I wanted him to think that I was getting used to being here, as his prisoner. He was bound to get irritated that I was no longer so eager to spend time plotting a plan about how I was going to kill myself before he came to the rescue. Even though I didn't know where I was going to go when I was finally free from Mario, I knew that I was going to be happy to have found my freedom. After my very short and needed bath, I stood in front of my closet and looked for a very good outfit that I would wear today. It was a good day
~GIA~ "You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, Gia," he said as his mouth nibbled on my nipples. I felt a throbbing feeling between my legs, and I squeezed them together, and a moan escaped from my lips. "Why have you only noticed me now, Mario?" I asked, trying to keep myself together while his tongue tickled my neck and made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. "What would you say if I told you that I've been dreaming and wishing to have you since the first day we met?" He asked. I looked at him, as I got lost in his eyes. Our mouths drew nearer to each other, and when our lips finally touched... I heard a sound. Before I knew it, I woke up and realized that it was all a dream. I felt frustrated because I thought I wasn't dreaming. I felt his lips. It couldn't be a dream... And when I opened my eyes in the middle of the night and realized that I was dreaming, I groaned. I got out of bed, went to the bathroom, and washed my face, trying to get rid of the dream f
~GIA~"I am the answer to all your troubles," Faviola answered.I took a deep breath before I asked, "What do you mean you're the answer to all my problems?""Just like you, Mario took everything from me, and I want to make him pay," she said.My heart leaped with joy at the sound of her words. It was finally time to take down Mario and get away from him for good.I could already imagine my life without him.I imagined going to college and getting married someday to the right guy and having kids with him.I was finally going to repay him for killing my parents and Anna."How do I know that what you're saying is true, and this is not a test from Mario?" I asked, folding my arms on my chest.She chuckled lightly before she answered, "I saw you the day you saw your parents at the back of the car trunk."I swallowed hard and asked, "What has Mario done to you?""He killed my boyfriend because he refused to continue being his drug mule," she answered, her eyes filled with sadness and anger.
~MARIO~ I kissed her neck, feeling her breathing on my shoulder. I cupped her breast, and she gasped. But when I tried to touch her vagina, she grabbed my hand tight and said, "I am still a virgin." I stopped kissing her and looked at her, "I didn't know," I instantly got off her and sat on the bed, fixing my shirt. She sighed and sat on the bed. "Don't you want me anymore because I'm a virgin?" She asked. I pondered her question before I could answer her because I'd never been with a virgin before. And I didn't want to lay with her, especially when she wasn't ready. It was enough that I made her hate me for killing everyone that she knew and loved, I didn't have to make her think that I was a rapist. "I hate virgins," I said. Coldly. I felt my words stinging in her ears, and I felt guilty for them. God knew I wanted her. I wanted to kiss her breathlessly as soon as she told me that she had not been with anyone else before. I wanted to be the first guy to bury himself
~MARIO~ I called my doctor and immediately asked him to clear his schedule and come to look after Gia. I was going to pay him whatever money in the world that he wanted. As long as he made sure that Gia stayed alive. At the same time, I kept thinking about who could have done this to her and what they wanted. They either wanted to punish Gia or send a message to me, and I took it very personally. But no one could have wanted to hurt Gia in my house. Someone did this to send a message to me since they knew that Gia was my wife. They wanted my attention, and luckily, they were getting it because I needed to find out who did this to her. "She seems to have been poisoned," the doctor said, straightening up from Gia to look at me. "Poisoned?" I looked at Gia and continued, "Do you mean food poisoning?" "Yes, she consumed a very dangerous substance in her food. If you didn't call me on time, she would have died." My heart jumped. I ate the same food as her, and yet, I didn'
~MARIO~'Faviola Romano.'I smirked in front of my mirror and decided it was time that I paid her a little visit after checking if everything was good at the club.It was around 1 PM when I left my house and drove to the club. The bouncers outside led me in and took my car keys to take the car to the backdoor garage.I went through a couple of files. Checked the daily transactions and the staff attendance."Mario, someone is looking for you," Luca said, coming inside my office.I sighed and decided that he should let the person in before I left to see Faviola.And it was Bruno. He smirked as he came inside my office and closed the door behind him.I sighed as I leaned back on my office chair."Bruno. How pleased I am to see you," I said."I thought I should come and have a small talk with you," he answered.That bastard. He was such a little boy who grew wings and thought he could fly."Have a seat." I pointed to the seat opposite mine.He sat down and unbuttoned his jacket."It's abou