Chapter 3 A conversation with my uncle

Bella was wondering where the conversation was going because she knew they didn't come for just a condolence visit.

"How are you planning on taking over your father's company?" The man asked

"I have no interest in the company, Tio Phillip can manage it" Bella replied.

All of the men in the room exchanged glances with one another, they didn't believe that she didn't want to manage the company.

"Ehm, Bell you have to sign some documents so that I can start managing the company" Uncle Philip said.

"That will after the burial Toi" Bella replied and stood up from the couch.

"I have to be somewhere now" she added and left the living room.

She went to her room and flopped onto her bed and slept. She woke up later in the evening and ate an early dinner.

"The salad doesn't taste great," Bella said to the head maid.

"I didn't add the signature sauce" Mrs Conti, the head maid replied.

"Why?" Bella asked.

"I am really sorry miss Bella, I forgot to add it" she apologised.

"It is fine but please don't forget again" Bella said.

"I won't," the head maid replied.

Bella finished her food and went back to her room and slept off again, since she came back sleeping was now her hobby.

On the day of the burial, all their family members and some close friends went to their family cemetery.

"May their soul rest in peace" the priest finished the prayer.

The coffins were lowered down and sand was poured on it, Bella's parents were buried beside each other.

It was a tradition in Mexico to bury couples that died together beside each other.

After the grave was closed, the Rossi family members went and placed a flower each on the graves.

Bella was the last person that went, she stood there for a minute after dropping her flower.

The tears were flowing uncontrollably and she didn't make an effort to stop it.

Her uncle came and led her away from the grave and walked out of the cemetery.

"Take heart, Bell it is going to be okay" he consoled her.

"Tio Phillip, but why did they have to die at the same time?" She asked.

"You shouldn't question God, he knows the better way for us. Just take heart" her uncle replied.

When the burial was over they went back to the house to attend to the people that came to console them.

The people that came to sympathise with them were given a gift each and they then went back to their house.

It was after everybody had left and some of her family members were retiring for the night that Bella went to her room.

She took out her phone which she had kept inside the cupboard since she came back from the hospital.

She turned it on and a load of messages entered and they were all from her best friend, Riley.

"She must be worried about me," Bella thought.

"Let me call her now", she called her number and Riley answered on the second ring.

"Oh my goodness, Bella what happened to you?. Your phone was switched off and you were not online" she could sense the worry from her voice and she felt guilty.

"I am so sorry, Riley but something happened," Bella replied.

"What happened?"

"My parents are dead, they died in a fire accident" she replied and Riley screamed.

"Gosh, Bella I am so sorry" Riley said while crying.

"It is fine, I know that it will be very hard for me but I will overcome it" she said trying not to cry.

Hearing Riley crying was making her cry too, "I am sorry Riley but I have to hang up now".

"It is okay, take care of yourself, Bella," Riley replied.

"Thanks, I will," Bella said and hung up the call.

She dropped the phone on the bed and laid down and placed her head on the pillow and cried.

She slept around three in the evening and woke up the be,t morning with a pounding headache.

An aspirin was shoved into her mouth and she went out of the room, her family members were at the dining table and so she went there.

"Good morning, everyone" she greeted and sat on her seat.

She saw that her uncle and his wife were now sitting on her parents' seat.

"How are you feeling, Bell?" Uncle Philip asked.

"I am fine," she replied.

"Kids, ever since Bella came back, I haven't seen you guys asking her how she was," he said to his four children who were also in the dining room.

"She is fine, that's why we didn't ask her" Steve, her eldest son replied.

"Shut up you fool !" His father yelled at him.

"He is right Tio so don't yell at him" Bella said.

Uncle Philip took a deep breath and continued eating his food.

After they were done eating, Bella was asked to come to the garden by her uncle.

She went there and her uncle gave her a document to sign, "what is this, Tio?" She asked.

"The document that says that I will be one to manage the company" he replied, smiling at her.

Bella then remembered the promise she made so she took the document and signed it.

"You made the right decision, Bella, your parents will be very proud of you" her uncle said.

She just smiled and walked out of the garden, she went to the living room where she saw someone that she wasn't expecting.

"Riley?"

Riley turned from one of the maids that she was talking to and ran to her.

Reaching her, she hugged her tightly and Bella felt that she would squeeze life out of her.

"What are you doing here?" Bella asked when she finally broke the hug.

"I am here to comfort my best friend," Riley replied, looking so proud.

Bella held her hand and led her towards the room to discuss better there.