Four

Days turned to weeks, Annette visit were very frequent, Charlie and his Granddaughter formed a TOM and JERRY relationship, Amalia was getting a have of the rules, The BLONDES were still planning their big revenge on Luna while still picking on her meanwhile Luna was really getting settled. Spending her morning in school and the rest of the days trying to get on Charlie's nerve but he kept winning. She also learnt a few things from him like how to craft little things like small tables and chairs. He also taught her some plants that are poisonous and others that are medicinal and he knows them all because of he lived in a rural area. He also at some short intervals mentioned her parents but cut short the subject before it got to her nerves. Luna had learnt that her mom and Annette were bakers but her mother was more incredible in it and she had a recipe book which was with Annette. Actually her mother stopped her baking job when her pregnancy showed up and wanted to give her baby all her attention. She also learnt that Charlie was living in an elderly home because he had a stroke at that phrase of their life. He was frequent visited by Hazel, Luna's mother. Though Luna learnt new things about her parents, Charlie said very little about her father and it didn't help reduce her curiosity. She wanted to know everything especially what happened that unfortunate night of her birth.

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Luna walked slowly back home. She just dropped from the bus and didn't wait for her grandfather to come pick her. She began to walk towards the direction of the house as she now knew the direction very well. Kicking pebbles on her way there, she seemed lost in her scrabbled thoughts. Suddenly, a car stops beside her getting her full attention.

"Go away." She says trying not to make eye contact with the driver.

"Luna." He calls out her name and she turned to see the man who looked like he's in his early fourties but she didn't know him. She turned away and took her heels but he jumps down from his car and goes after her but my babe is a sprinter.

"Don't run. Luna! Please wait! I'm a friend of your father and mother!!! " His words made her stop and turn to his direction.

" I just want to talk. Please. " He cooed and slowly she let loose and moved towards his direction and then he led her to his car.

"You've grown so much. Very beautiful."

"You said you have something to tell me so spill it." She replied stern to his compliment.

"I'm Tommasco, shortly for Tom. I and your dad worked in the same workshop, well before he got dismissed. I was also close to your mother and she once made me promise that I make sure to fulfil your wishes. But your aunt took you away from here and I thought you'd never come back but here you are. I'm so happy."

"Why was he dismissed?" She asked not regarding his enthusiasm from her presence.

" He,.... Well he had a little drinking problem that made his a little lost while in work and our boss was very strict and didn't condole any of those behaviors so he got dismissed and after three days he passed away. " Tom tried to bake his words to be soothing but Luna could only get the clear revelation.

Her Father was a Drunk.

"Did he hurt her?" Luna asked referring to her mother as she could recall dreams about her mother in pains which have hunted her for a long time. Her therapist said it were just imagination she made in her head because she kept seeking for her mother.

"Jack loved your mother." He answered and Luna angrily opened the door to flee once more and Tom opened his immediately.

"He didn't mean it! He wasn't in his real state of mind!!" He finally answered her questions.

"I want to go home." She muttered and Tom rushed to help her into his car and got in to drive her home

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"What are you doing with my Granddaughter you Son Of A Bitch!!!" Charles half screamed as Tom pulled into their house with Luna.

The furious Charles stood up but Annette held him still.

"I just came to drop her off Charlie. I mean no harm to her." Tom defended.

"Oh shut that crap. All cock and bull stories. You just have a problem with my family and never want to see us happy do you." Charlie sneered while Luna stood still without a word.

"Now leave." Charlie ordered and Tom entered his car after he had assured Luna if she needed him, he was there for her which Charlie didn't seem happy about. As Tom drove off, Luna just walked into the house while the rest of them followed her.

"Stay away from him. He is no good." Charlie ordered her.

"You can't tell me what to do!" The wild child replied coldly to her father leaving them shocked.

"You've all been telling lies to my face. You've been hiding the truth! Why, because he was your son. You held the secret of him hitting my mother because he was your son. You all are the no good liars here! Especially you old man! That drunk asshole hurt my mother didn't he. He's your son right, so you should have known how much of a beast he was, right?!!"

"Don't talk to your Grandfather like that?!"

"And stop telling me what to do!!! Argh!!!! " Luna screamed at Annette.

" You're not my Mother! You come here acting like you're my mother while smooching around with my Grandfather. My mother was no hoe.... "

" LUNA!!! " Her words were cut short by her Grandfather's hand which hung in the air before he could hit her but this only justified Luna's imagination of Her father and Grandfather being beast.

"Don't talk to Annette like that. She may not be your biological mother but she did breastfeed you until your aunt came to take you away and she's the only woman that did breastfeed you as Maria couldn't. Her husband didn't let her too. So Annette is a mother to you. And why I didn't tell you the truth is because clearly your not ready for it. You are still stuck in 17years ago and haven't even let it go so how can I tell you what happened before then. But since you wanna know it all. Yes Matteo was a Drunk addict. He would drink away his life and lost his job because of it. But he loved your mother and wasn't in his right state of mind when he hurt her those few times. And yes it was wrong and also lead to her demise. Yes you're mother was in so much pain and no one could help her because he made sure no one could get involved in their life by locking her up and sending me away. Yes Hazel hard to go through alot but she also suffered because of you. She always thought about giving you a father figure at least even if he wasn't the best but she wanted you to have one that's why she didn't leave so you are part of this chaos as well, aren't you? You can keep on pushing everyone away but one day you'll know better and be grateful to the people who have done so much to make sure you get happy memories. Even if it's not the best but they put in a lot for you and that should be enough to be regarded for. And when you finally realize that, I hope you're not all alone by then. With no one to hold unto anymore. And then you'll be grateful and then learn to love and live.