Rocco tapped on Alita’s door gently, he waited for a reply they tapped louder.
“Alita” his rusty voice echoed down the empty passage “It’s Rocco”
He waited a minute, hoping Alita would open the door. He positioned his ear on the door, listening to the sound she is making from inside, it sounds like she is trying to hide something quickly.
“Alita” his voice seems concerned “is everything alright?”
The noise died up, he still patiently wait but Alita refused to say a word. Rocco panicked, he held the handle of the door and attempt to break it off. Immediately his palm touched the handle, it vibrated in his grip and made a click sound.
Without effort, he twisted the handle and the door open.
“You have the key too?” Alita sniffed and rolled on her bed.
Rocco stared at her in surprise, he looked at his palm and back to the door. If only he could tell her that Lu had made fingerprints the key, things would have been easier for him. His gaze narrowed as she curled herself Into a ball and began to cry.
“I have no key,” Rocco said “I get the door just opens from outside”
Alita sat up, she looked at his face then his hand, and back to his face. If anyone of them was stupid it would have been Rocco, who had never visited for a week and some days.
“Then how do you indeed to go out?” She asked dryly.
Rocco shrugged, he walked back to the door and attempt to open it. Immediately his hand touch the handle, it gave the same signal and open.
“Unless it just unlocks,” Alita said “I already tried that more than a million times, it just vibrate and refused to open”
She fell back to the bed and began to cry, her back against Rocco so he wouldn’t see how ugly she looks when she cried. After crying for a while she stopped, wondering why Rocco hasn’t come to hug her or say any other word. She turn to see him going through clothes she had cut and tied together to form a rope.
“What were you planning to do with this?” His voice was dreadful “Escape?” He sounds hurt.
Alita shook her head, she pointed at the ceiling near the window where something that looked like iron was hanging from the wall. Her shoulders fail to carry her head any longer as she let them down and began to cry again.
“I was thinking if an attempted suicide would get me out from this room” Her voice sounded more like a whisper.
Rocco’s spine went stiff, he walked to her and pulled her into a tight hug. His large arms went around her body, trapping her in his bear embrace as he kissed her head.
He released her and took her jaw in his index and thumb, raised her head, and stared into her moist eyes.
His heartaches to see them like that, so far, all he wants to be see is her green Crystal Lakes, filled with hope, life, and love. He could sit to watch it all day as long as she is happy, he would be happy.
“I’m sorry I had to go settle the last issue we had with Zeno’s case,” He said. Not sure if he was apologizing or telling Alita what had happened last.
His gaze shifted to her lips and he swallowed, his undivided attention on the lips as he lowered his head slowly. For the sake of Alita’s mood he was scared, he was scared that Alita might get upset more and maybe slap him this time but things had changed so far.
Immediately his lips landed on her soft lips, Alita’s lips parted, inviting him for more. She stayed still not kissing back, allowing him to take the lead… then he broke it.
“I am sorry about Felicia,” He said immediately, buying time to calm his aroused body.
“What happened to her?” Anita asked confused.
Rocco sigh, he moved the hair away from her face and kissed her forehead.
“Since you found out about a Rat in the Family” Rocco started “Lu had to check the source and fish Felicia out, although she have another person here with her, before that, she had gone to rest,” he noticed the relaxed look on Alita’s face and hesitated for a while “Do you have anything with Her?”
Alita’s eyes popped open like his question was an activator, she looked away and scratched her hair.
“Alita?” His voice increased.
For a little while, Alita had known Rocco, she couldn’t get to lie to him or hide anything from him. She feels like he had the right to know or is the only person that is supposed to know.
“She offered to help me and Gio escape if I have sex with her” she mumbled.
Rage like wide fire spread through Rocco’s body, he yelled and stood up immediately.
“What else?” His stern voice asked.
“She just kissed me and ” Alita paused.
Rocco calm down, he moved back to Alita and held her face in his large palms.
“I won’t tell anyone if you want to escape,” He said “Just let me know if she touched you again” he watched her face intensively and smiled as she shook her head “I believe you. But just know you can not escape me” he smiled and pull her into a hug “For I will track your green eyes and get you back”