CHAPTER 50: STARS
Marco's POV
"Che diavolo!"
"Mom!"I groan.
It's the fifth fucking time in the same day.
I've been regretting telling Sophie to call my mother.
Since the day she's come the only that she's been saying is 'what the hell' and it's annoying the crap out of me.
I mean, I get it, she's just getting worried sick about me but she has got to stop yelling me. Very soon, I will also be down with migraine because of her and my health condition isn't good already.
There's no point in even sugar-coating it, my health is so bad, people here are surprised how I am not dead yet.
Somehow, so am I.
Each day my health is getting worse even though I'm taking my treatment. Even though it's just been 3 days. I even got to know that Leo would be released in the next two days as he needed a lot of time to recover after his two bullet wounds that I proudly gave.
Everyone's come to visit me from my family.
They had tears in their eyes as though I was dead .
Technically I am but still.
They all got me flowers and wished me luck for after-life while my mother was crying her heart out on the side.
Finally, yesterday the doctor announced that I could leave tomorrow as the treatment was finally working and to keep it going I just had to take my medicines.
Well I for one am glad I'm leaving this nightmarish-place.
It's been a real nightmare living here.
My mom's been continuously packing and re-packing my bag while trying to convince me to come with her to Italy.
Well that's not happening.
I just received an anonymous tip that Nat and Leo are here in Nashville in some house less than 2 kilometers away from here.
My immediate plans are to go there and create havoc.
My favorite hobby.
It's gonna be showtime.
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I reach the location and see a mansion and it's damn big.
Is Nat that rich or she works here?
I stride towards the mansion of a house and spot Leo and Nat facing each other and the air around them seems to have dropped like a hundred degrees. Leo's facing her with an angry and tired expression and Nat's face holds an expression of despair.
Don't ask me how I know this shit, it's another one of my pastime hobbies.
"My least favorite person with my other least favorite person. What a sight to behold"I say with a smirk and Leo groans and faces me.
Looks like he just found out some real shit about her.
That sucks, I wanted to be the one to tell him.
"Aww lover boy's in a sour mood. Why? Found out what your girl was all about?"
"Shut the fuck up"he says.
Nat looks confused.
If I were her I'd run and never show my face again.
"What do you know now?"I ask him plainly.
"I know what passed between you and Mario that night"
Well, it's about time you to know.
"Which night, " I still try not to know a thing for the sake of Nat.
"That night when you broke in"
"Oh you do?"I ask with feigned surprise.
"Surprise surprise, "he says with no know humor in his voice.
I turn around to face Nat and see Sophie coming in with a smirk on her face.
"Sophie Hill, "I whisper which causes Nat to turn around.
Does she know her?
"Hey Marco, "she says and stands next to Nat.
And then it hits me--
"You're the one who sent the anonymous tip!"I say and Nat's eyes go wide.
"What tip?"she says with a shaky voice.
"I got a tip from someone that you and Leo were here and obviously I was bound to come here"
"What?" Nat asks and turns to face her.
"What the fuck is going on in here?"Leo asks.
"Guess guess, "Sophie says and I give her the-shut-the-fuck-up-or-imma-kill-you-look.
"Why?"Leo asks Nat.
"What why?"I ask him.
"We're all mortal enemies"he says.
"How?"Sophie asks and smiles.
"Nat's full name is Natania Albergo,"he says with a sigh.
"What? The Natania Albergo whose about to become the leader?"I ask.
Shit.
Fuck.
Damn.
We're doomed we really are.
"You're about to become the leader?"Leo asks her and backs away.
He didn't know that?
Fuck.
All of us look at Nat and she nods and gulps.
I have no words left now.
Did she date me because she was a part of the clan?
When I was "playing her"(which I totally wasn't because I was very much in love with her, I still am)she "played" me.
Did she even love me?
I find my breathing getting harsh and I look for support to lean on.
Leo's facial expression mirrors mine-
Betrayal.
"I'm going, "Leo announces and leaves.
"Leo!"Nat calls after him but he never turns around and walks out in the night.
Sophie's long gone inside.
None of us noticed her leave.
Nat starts crying like crazy and wrap my arms around her fragile body even though I shouldn't. She lets me hold her and cries her heart on my chest. It aches my heart to see her like this but I can't help but think that all this was no one's but my fault. Her cries turn into into sobs and she slowly stops sobbing too.She wipes her tears on my t-shirt and looks up at me. I bet she's surprised why I'm still here. She looks above, into the sky and I do too. The sky's full of stars and when I look down at her she seems to be glowing under them. I caress her cheek with my fingers and bend down to kiss her lips. When I do, she doesn't pull away and I'm glad for that.
I continue kissing her into the night and the stars shine down on us.