CHAPTER 7 : LEO'S CLAN

Nat's POV

"Bye," Nina says before sitting in her car and driving away.

I wave towards her and am about to sit in my car when I hear some sound behind. I turn around to see who would have caused it but I don't see anyone.

I sit in my car and start the car.

Lauv's voice fills the silence in my car and I drive away leaving that small booth behind.

As soon as I hit the main road, I see a car from my rear-view mirror which I have been seeing since I sat in my car.

Weird.

Very few people live where I live and I recognize all the cars owned by my neighbors.

I come onto a deserted street and the car overtakes and I let out a sigh of relief.

The car suddenly stops in front of mine and I have to pull the brakes really hard.

"Watch it," I grit my teeth and say.

The owner of the car gets out and starts walking towards my car.

I'm beyond scared by these turn of events and I take out my phone.

I see Leo's number in my contacts and I'm glad we exchanged our numbers after he dropped me home.

I quickly dial his number and put it on speaker.

The random dude stoops low and his face is in front of my window now.

I roll my window down and silently pray that Leo has picked up my phone.

"Yes?" I ask that person.

"It's quite a lonely street, don't you think so?"

"Uh"

"We decided that why don't we enjoy its loneliness," the guy replies.

"We?"

"Yes, me and my friends"

"There's more of you?"

"Yes"

Shit.

One person I could have handled but more than one?

I don't think so.

"I'll leave, "I say and roll up my window.

I reverse my car and am about to leave when more cars come.

Fuck.

I'm probably the dumbest person right now.

I hope one of them is at least Leo's.

"Get out of the car!" someone shouts but I stay still.

"You're Nat right?"

How do they know me?

"We know you are. We're from the Alfonsi clan"

What?

I thought all of them died or something.

I've been hiding for so long.

It's better to end all of this right now.

I unfasten my seat belt and am about to get out of the car when another car drives in with a high beam.

The light blinds me for a second as everything is dark here.

The car comes to a halt.

I'm so dead.

But Leo gets out of that car and I've never ever been happier to see a person as I am right now.

I stay still.

Leo talks to them and they all leave with a bow.

Wow.

He made the people of Alfonsi clan bow to him.

That's so impressive.

Leo comes towards my car and opens my door.

"Hey, are you okay?" he asks me and I nod my head in return.

"How did you end up here?" he asks me.

"They knew my name! They said they were from the Alfonsi clan or something," I lie and get out of the car.

Of course, I know who those assholes are.

They ruined my life.

"So you don't know them?"

"Na, what's the Alfonsi clan?"

"Oh, it's nothing," he replies with a wave of his hand.

"Do you know them?"

"Hardly," he says with a snort.

"Hardly?How?"

"I'm Italian remember?"

"Oh, so this is something Italian related?"

"Yes. You're Italian too?"

"Oh, yes! I lived in Italy till 8th grade. I moved here when I was about to start high school"

"So how come you haven't heard of the Alfonsi's?"

"I just didn't. Why? I should have?"

"No. No. Let's go home," he says and turns around and leaves.

Oh, Leo, haven't you heard?

I'm the biggest liar of all ages.

I get in my car and drive home.

Just when things are going great something like this pops out and ruins my whole mood.

Fifteen minutes later, I reach my house but I don't see Leo's car.

He must have some errands to run or business to do.

It's not my business anyway.

I go to my room and start studying.

Yes, I like to study because it keeps my mind of stuff.

I'm in all AP classes but I don't think I'll still be in them because I've missed a lot of them.

After I finish my homework, I go out in my balcony and stretch myself.

Studying is tiring too.

Mentally and physically.

I look at Leo's house and I see him walking in his lawn and talking on his phone.

I never even thanked him!

Oops.

I rush downstairs and look for a bar of chocolate in the fridge.

Luckily, I find an oreo silk and I take it out.

Thank you's are always incomplete without chocolate.

I go out and walk towards his house.

He's still on a phone call.

As soon as I enter his house, he ends his call and smiles at me.

"Hey"

"Hey. What are you doing here?" he asks me.

"I realized I never thanked you for your help right now. God, you're such a lifesaver! Here's chocolate for you!" I say and extend it towards him.

"There was no need"

"Shut up," I say and extend my arm to hold his harm. I place the chocolate in his hand and smile at him.

"Grazie"

"Your welcome. So you do speak Italian?"

"Yes"

"Sei noioso"

"Am I annoying now?" I say and he laughs.

"Ci vediamo"

"See you," he says with a smile and waves.

He's not rude at all now.

He's changed his attitude towards me and I'm glad for that.

As I am about to go, I hear him talking on his phone.

I close his gate and am about to go when I hear him say my name on his phone call. My head shoots upwards and I edge closer to his gate without being in plain sight.

"She's obviously not the same Nat you're talking about! I interrogated her myself and she's not a person like that. She's sweet and friendly to be around with. I don't think she's the reason why our whole clan died. That Nat you're talking about is somewhere out here only. Keep an eye out for that bitch," he says and ends his phone call.

What?

The same Nat?

Yes, I'm the reason their whole clan died.

The same Nat.

Is the Alfonsi clan looking for me?

Shit.

If the clan is looking for me then I think I'm dead.

When did Leo interrogate me?

When he was asking me about the Alfonsi clan?

And Leo said 'our ' clan.

Does that mean he's a part of the clan that's supposed to kill me?