Chapter 2 Scarlett POV

The first thing I felt was my throat being dry and then my head spinning in confusion. I couldn't recognize where I was. Wait I don't even know who I was. I sat up right and take a look around the room. It was a really big room with scanty furniture. The only major furniture here was the bed a small desk and a chair. I saw a jug of water on the desk and grabbed it. After gulping every drop of water, I began to feel a splitting head ache. I tried to get out of bed but I ended up on the floor. My body still felt sore. I head footstep rushing towards the room as the wooden floor was creaking.

A lady in her fifty's entered the room.

"ohh dear child" she blurted in Spanish

"Are you okay?" she asked me as she helped me back on the bed.

I couldn't reply her. I felt the world spinning around me. I began to remember. I remember what happened. how long has it been? I wondered. My vision became blurry and the lady kept calling out my name till I passed out

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This time, I could clearly hear the voices in the room

There were two men and a woman, I recognize her voice to the one who helped me earlier. The lady was trying to explain what happened as they asked the questions. I recognize one of the male Voice. It's was my papa's old friend Antonio Leone. They pretended to be enemies but protected each other from a far. Papa had told me in case everyone forsakes me Antonio would never. I contemplated opening my eyes because I wasn't ready to answer questions and wasn't also sure if I could trust them. But it's Don Antonio. He is harmless. A voice said in my head. I just decided to let them leave before I opened my eyes.

The sweet aroma of roasted cheese couldn't let me sleep in peace. It's been about 12 hours since I woke up the sun was already down and my stomach was growling. I decided to go downstairs maybe the old lady could give me something to eat. I tip toed downstairs so as not to make a sound. I soon found my way to the kitchen. There was no one there so I grabbed a plate. Firstly, I munched a leftover piece of sourdough bread then proceeded to fill my plate with Lasagna when suddenly Don Antonio enters the kitchen. The plate in my hands dropped instantly alerting the old lady. She rushed into kitchen and took a broom and to well to clean the mess.

"Are you hurt?" she asked me

I shook my head in refutation.

"You should have called me I would have bought you food" she said as she was cleaning the mess I made

"How are you feeling" don Antonio finally managed to say

I kept mute and wasn't sure if I should reply or not...

He took a sit close to me at the kitchen counter and signalled me to do the same. I timidly took a sit too

"I am sure you know who I am" he said

"Don Antonio" I mumbled

"I can't hear you" he said

"You are don Antonio" I finally said

He smiled and kissed me on the forehead. The doctor would come check on you later. Make yourself feel at home and he walked out of the kitchen. The old lady came back immediately after don Antonio walked out. She poured me a cup of tea she was brewing and served me another plate of Lasagna and it tasted like home. Reminded me of mama. As I ate a million questions crawled into my mind how did I wind up here? How did don Antonio find me? What happened to Bruno? What happened to everything I have worked hard and built?. The old woman whose name I still don't know passed me a glass of water to pass the lasagne down. "Gracias" I thanked her and gulped everything in the cup...