CHAPTER 69
And just like that, three weeks had passed since the incident back at home and Elena was now stable physically but no one knew she was struggling emotionally and otherwise.
Each time she closed her eyes to sleep or rest, she kept having flashes of dreams where she was almost raped but she never really got the details. They always came in either tiny bits she couldn’t understand or blurry visions she couldn’t even picture no matter how many times she cleared her eyes.
She couldn’t understand how three weeks had passed and yet she couldn’t still sleep well due to the kind of dreams she kept having. Tonight was no different as so she stood up from Angelo’s bed. He had decided that she should stay there no matter how much she argued.
He maintained that she wasn’t feeling good And should stay where there was more ventilation. As Elena stood up from the bed, she walked to the kitchen to look for something cold that would make her feel sleepy and better than she felt at least if could make sleep without having those nightmares.
When she got to the fridge, she pulled it open and was just looking inside to see what drink they had and which one would help her sleeplessness and nightmares. She finally found one drink. She had read it contained some relaxation ingredients and it would help at this moment.
But just as she stretched her hands to touch the drink, someone suddenly dragged her from behind and pulled her into a room. Somehow she couldn’t scream and she wasn’t afraid . If it was because she knew the security outside was so tight that an intruder will not be able to come in without getting caught or if it was Angelo’s scent when he pulled her into his arms that relaxed her, she wasn’t so sure and she didn’t know.
However, just as she assumed, it was Angelo and the moment she turned to see the expression on his face. Wondering why he would pull her that way instead of just speaking, he suddenly kissed her. Without thinking twice, she kissed him back.
She couldn’t even understand her feelings these days as she suddenly seemed like a different person had taken over her body and was doing incomprehensible things with her emotions. Angelo wasn’t helping either, he wasn’t the Mafia guy she knew whom she shared a thing or two with. She felt like he was finally coming around and as much as she did not show it, it scared her, a whole lot.
“When did you wake up?” He whispered against her lips when he finally broke the kiss off, but Elena was too stunned to speak. “Food? Have you eaten something? Are you hungry? You should’ve called me to fix something for you.” Angelo said to a stunned Elena who couldn’t even believe her ears, talk more of her eyes.
“Are you serious? Since when did you become so caring?” Elena asked with mock surprise on her face. ” Don’t tell me that little accident scared a Mafia boss like you?” She asked and laughed while Angelo scoffed and let go of her waist.
“What do you mean? It’s nothing of that nature.” He defended himself as he tried to cover up his worry.
Why would he not be scared? He asked himself. When he had almost lost her. However, he didn’t say it out loud. It was a passing thought which he fed on. He cared about her and didn’t want her to worry about anything. Nothing at all.
It was why he never even told her she was pregnant in the first place and now that the child was lost, he was relieved he didn’t have to tell her that they had lost a baby which he was sure would’ve devastated her even more.
All Elena knew was that she had eaten something poisonous and toxic and she had been rushed to the hospital, after which they had this trip to New York for her to relax and get herself back together.
“How are you feeling today?” He asked and she scoffed smiling sheepishly at him, the sleep she had yearned for completely gone. And even though she knew that he was purposely changing the topic, she allowed him to do so without trouble.
” Better, I guess. All thanks to you and your sudden extraordinary care for me.” She said and Angelo laughed.
” Extraordinary care you say. I’m just taking acre of a poor soul.” He mocked and Elena dramatically held her chest.
” Ahh! I felt that in my chest. How can you stab my heart like that?” She mocked in fake emotional tone and Angelo scoffed.
” You aren’t serious. I didn’t mean that, you know.” He defended with his hands up and she rolled her eyes at him.
” I believe you.”
“I know you do. I can even see it on your face.” Angelo was smiling while she gave a quick smile.
“I have to ask, how did you convince Don Massimo to let you take me away on this journey?” She asked curiously.
“Oh that? Are you just realizing that?” He asked in surprise and she shrugged.
” To be honest. I feel like being hospitalized messed with my mind. It feels like something is suddenly missing in me. Something I didn’t even know I had or was there. I can’t exactly explain the feeling but it’s just there.
Angelo could feel his heart sink as he felt the sudden urge to hold her close. He felt bad for keeping such a secret from her and she had the intuition of a mother which was the only reason and explanation for why she felt like something had been taken away from her.
“I think it is just the after effect of all the trh treatments, you’ll be fine, okay?”
” Thank you.” She responded and beamed.
“Go ahead and prep for now, and meet me at the rooftop in 7 hours. I have something very important to tell you.” He said.
” What could that be? ”
” You’ll hear that when it is time. Go ahead. I’ll be waiting for you.”