Silence prevailed all over the room as Agatha finished her story, stalking around the room and looking at all of Louise’s belongings with a blank face. but just because she is blank does not mean the others are, especially not Soralina.“After that, Lucian and I stayed in the America, watching your every moves, making sure you were always protected and out of trouble. Lucian made sure to check on you while I…I looked after my daughter.” Agatha concludes, stopping right in front of Louise’s desk as she notices something she hasn’t seen for six years, something that was stolen from her by Louise.Soralina stares down at her legs while Theo makes her way to her, clutching Soralina’s hand. “So…Xavier is…alive?”Agatha turns to look at her sister, slowly nodding her head as she takes the anklet in her hands, the one Louise stole from her when he drugged her. “He is very much alive. In fact, he is even listening to us right now.”Louise head whips towards Agatha, making her point her ears.
Agatha stares at the sleeping figure of Theo on the bed, no real emotions crossing her face. Unlike the hospital room that she received when she came in the Scorpio Venom Society, all plain white, Theo’s is different. There’s a whole forest painted in the walls with baby elephant’s and giraffes and monkeys and every other forest animal, smiling and playing within themselves. Her bed is just the same, and so is her nightgown. And as Agatha sits there staring at her daughter, she feels like she is staring at a younger version of herself. You look so much like me, and yet, when you open your eyes, you look like that damned man. Like your father. Thinking to herself, she doesn’t even realize when her hand moves to her neck as she grabs the anklet, playing with it in between her fingers. And just as she does that, she remembers a certain someone, feeling like it was only yesterday that she met him and kissed him in his soft lips as he held her in his arms and comforted her. Pulling the a
USA, 2022"Theodore! Breakfast is ready!" I call out in a singsong voice, flipping the pancakes on the pan while Theo hopes down the wooden stairs giddily, sniffing the air."What is that smell?" Comes the baby voice of Theo as if in a dream. I can't help but giggle at the cuteness as I say. "Come take a look!"Placing the fluffy pancakes on a plate, I spread the whipped cream on top of them while Theo helps herself up on a bar stool.She gasps dramatically, her hand flying to her mouth and her almond shaped doe eyes turning big in surprise, as if princess unicorn has just showed up herself."Pancakes!" She squeals, making me giggle even more. "That's right, your favourite. Finish this up and then we will get ready for school, yeah?"Theo nods obediently, to busy to complain as she devours her food, getting the fluffy cream all over her face and collar.Thank the heavens I haven't changed her yet.With a
"Or should I say, Soralina Russo?"The words rang in my head the firing bullets, while my own breath hitched in my throat.How does he know that name?The more I remain silent, the more his smirk grows as he stands up to his full height, stalking towards me.He knows. He knows who I am. He knows I'm Soralina Russo."Go to your room. Lock the door. Don't open unless it's me. Go." I whisper to Theo in Italian, our native language, which we never use unless we need to be secretive and the things that only needs to be shared between the two of us.Theo knows that this is used only in the most important occasions, because no sooner have I said it, she begins walking backwards while I shield her with my body to keep her from the prying eyes of the men. Once she is nearest to the staircase, Theo breaks into a run, rushing upstairs before I hear the clicking of a door, knowing she is safe inside.Although she
The airport is busy and crowded with tons of people, making it easier for me and Theo to blend in. Theo has my index and middle finger tightly clutched in her tiny grasp, her red padded jacket covering most of her, including her head that is covered with the hood.I have mine pulled back, just in case people get suspicious, but I really don’t want people to see me. I don’t know how far I’m safe as long as I’m still inside the US.After the sweet and pleasant visit from Suho, Theo and I spent a good Twenty minutes packing all our important stuff, and also doing something about getting us out of the country.It had been years since I used my skills, but I still managed to make us fake documents, including enough cash to get us a passageway to Poland.The last time I used my hacking skills, I was five years ago, to get Theo and me out of Italy with new identities, and then for years ago, when I finally needed a better paying job other
They are here...to Kill me?Am I surprised? No. Just...unable to wrap my head around everything.They want to kill me, but I can't let them do that. I can't let them kill me.Theo needs me. She has no one but me. I can't let her go to that monster. I have to protect her.But more importantly, I can't let them kill me, because I want to live.I don't want to die yet. I want to live and grow old, looking after Theo until she grows up, marries, gives me grandchildren. I want to spend the life a normal mother should.Am I being selfish? Are we considered selfish, just because we want to live?I once believed so. I had blamed my other half for wishing to live, For valuing her life over other's. I had blamed her, but now I'm wanting the same.I don't think we are selfish, I think we are just being humanly by displaying these desires. It's just...normal.I guess.Suho is saying something, but I no longer hear a thing. He
The cold wind howls ferociously, biting on my exposed skin while I huddle Theo closer to me, shielding her from the harshness of winter.Soon it will begin snowing, and when that happens, I don’t know what to do.We left the airport a long time ago, taking back our belongings as well as my glass dagger, which I was leaving behind in no way, we begin walking away, away from the scene of massacre, away from our one final chance at freedom now gone to waste.We couldn’t board the plane, for not only it was too late and we were in no shape, but because there was no use. Where ever we went, Louise would fine us, and that alone makes me feel hopeless.So here we are, walking the empty streets with no real plan, no real destination, just trying to find a place to avoid the incoming storm.Theo hasn’t said a word ever since we left the airport, but I know I can’t keep her in the dark anymore. She has seen too much. She needs to know
Italy, 2014Summer Holidays were finally over, and it was time to get back to school, much to the youngsters displeasure.While the more studious couldn't wait to get their lessons started, the careless ones groaned out in annoyance, not ready for boredom life to start again.And one of that careless one, was Agatha Russo.Agatha groaned as she remained passed out on her Queen sized bed, her hairs all over the place and her bed a tangled mess around her.Above her hovered her maid, who was debating what would be the best way to wake up the young Miss."Miss Agatha? Miss Agatha wake up. Wake up. You have school today. Wake up!""Get lost." Agatha groaned while the maid sighed in frustration. She pulled the blanket away, which was a really bold move for a maid, and especially for the maid of Agatha Russo.When the blanket was pulled away, and the coldness begin to seep into her skin, her eyes shot open, and insta