CHAPTER 35: ITALY DRAMA

Nat's POV

I go back to my house at 10 in the morning to decide my fate.

I am super worried.

Going to Italy is probably good right now but I cannot leave Marco alone with Leo. God knows what stories he will tell to Leo. I shudder to even think of them.

Leo had been sleeping when I went so I thought I would inform him through a note.

Classic me.

I left it at his bedside so he doesn't stress when he gets up he can read it and be aware of my whereabouts.

Last night was so much fun, we binge-watched horror movies and eat a hell lot of pizza.

Speaking of pizza, I should really go on a healthy diet. I have been eating too much junk food lately.

I go in and see mom and dad looking sitting and looking very serious.

Did something bad happen?

"Good morning guys...did something happen?"

"Yes...your grandpa is really sick," my dad grimly says.

"What?"

Oh shit, this cannot be happening right now.

Grandfather is a nice person and he doesn't deserve this.

I adore my grandfather because he cares for me, he looks like Santa Claus and I love Santa Claus.

"He had a heart attack a few weeks ago," my mom says grimly.

"And why was I never told??" I ask them.

"Where you ever home?" My mother says angrily and leaves the room.

Oh, so now it's my fault.

"We wanted to visit Italy before but you weren't here so we will leave this Monday," my father says in a serious tone.

"But it's Thursday today!" I exclaim angrily.

"Enough time for you guys to shop. No more buts of ifs Nat" my father says and leaves.

This Monday?

How do I tell Leo?

Why do I have to face the worst dilemmas ever and decide.

I'm so indecisive that I can't even pick one single thing without overthinking it.

I mean, I know its not a good thing but I just can't help it sometimes.

These decisions, however, will make me an expert one day, I'm pretty sure of that.

More importantly, how can I leave Marco like this when he is a second away from exposing my identity?

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Leo's POV

I get up with my phone ringing and Nat nowhere to be found.

Why does she keep doing this?

If hide and seek's her thing then I have got to tell her that I suck at hide and seek and we can't really play that game when we literally have people out there who wouldn't blink an eye to kill us.

Where did she go?

As I get up to find my phone, I see a note beside it.

"Hey Leo, it's me, Nat. I left early cause I had to go home. You know mom is super angry. Plus I have to go to Italy so I have to go shopping as well. I made some sandwiches. They are in the fridge. Have them when you wake up. See you later. Love Nat " The note says.

Okay.

Shopping for Italy?

So that means she is going.

Her mother did mention about Italy but was she serious?

I thought that was some lame kind of inside joke but turns out I was wrong.

I sit on my bed with the note in my left hand and recall the times I spent in Italy and when I say this, I mean the times when my life wasn't a synonym of disaster but actually happiness.

Man, I was really happy when I was small and I couldn't be more grateful for that.

God, I'm so sappy.

I get up from my bed and pace around the room with the note still in my hand.

I start to think about Nat going to Italy and realise how much of a horrible idea it is.

She literally could have gone to any other freaking place on earth but no no no, she has got to go to the most dangerous place on earth for her right now.

Of course, she is going to Italy, it's just my luck :).

The whole place of Italy where Alfonsi clan and Accardi calm is from is filled with bloodshed.

It's not safe for her to go there right now.

It never is.

I should go to visit Mario today and see how he is.

When will he get up?

I really need to know what passed between Marco and Mario then.

It was something about Nat and as I have told Nat everything, I don't want any secrets in our relationship.

Nothing should be left.

Communication is a healthy part of all relationships and I can't believe how much of a hypocrite I am.

I mean, here I am, trying to make my girlfriend tell me what she's hiding when I myself have a never ending list of secrets.

Guess we're all hypocrites in the end.

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I reach the hospital in an hour after having the sandwiches and bathing.

I go up to the reception and ask, "Um where would Mario Alfonsi be ?"

"Are you a friend ?" The nurse inquires.

"I'm his nephew," I tell her and she nods.

"Okay. He's in ward 142" she says and points the direction.

"Thank you," I say with a smile and she smiles back

I go to ward number 142 and find Alejandro there as well.

"Look who came " he spits bitterly.

"Can you not be like this right now?"

He sighs.

"So you came to visit ?" He asks more calmly.

Better.

"Yeah. How's he doing ?"

"Nowhere better. He's just breathing. Not waking up "

As long as he's breathing.

"Can the docs tell ?"

"They can't. I asked a million times already ."

"This is bad," I say and sit down.

"Leo, do you remember I had to tell you why you didn't know about my existence before ?"

"Yeah, you did have to tell me something about that "

"Yeah, so can I tell you now ?"

"Shoot," I say and prepare myself for this new bomb.