Chapter 7 Heartbreak

• Alessandro's P. O. V
• “Maria!” I called out to her as I got down from my car.
• “Baby!” she exclaimed as she ran towards me and hugged me tightly.
• “You made me wait for so long” she whined.
• “I'm sorry, I didn't mean to” I said.
• She suddenly tiptoed and kissed me,wrapping her arms around me.
• My mind suddenly took me back to the kiss I and Serena shared.
• Thinking about her, I deepened the kiss.
• After some minutes,she tapped my shoulder to indicate that she was out of breath.
• “So you missed me this much? ” she teased,
• I guess” I replied.
• She hugged me tightly and said
• “I missed you so much, so so much. My grandmother sent her regards”.
• “Ok, get in. Let's go” I said, opening the car door for her to get in
• “One more kiss, then I'll get in” she smiled.
• Knowing how she was, I gave a light kiss and said,
• “get in, get in” I smiled at her.
• We got into the car and I drove off.
• Serena's P. O. V
• I don't know how I got back to the hospital but I did. Luckily my mum and sister were still asleep.
• I sat down on the couch and stared straight at the food flask Alessandro brought.
• Thinking about him made my heart hurt even more. My heart was twitching in pain.
• The way he hugged her and kissed her, as if we didn't share a kiss some hours ago.
• Watching them kiss, I felt like a knife was stabbed into my heart continuously.
• Two drops of tears fell to my laps, I reached out my hand to touch my face.
• I was crying?
• Yes, why won't I cry?
• Who wouldn't feel pain?
• I thought he liked me back. I covered my face to reduce the sound of my sob. I cried even harder. I still remembered the sound of my heart breaking at that moment.
• Heartbreak?
• It's even more painful than in films!.
• Two minutes had passed and my eyes weren't tired of pouring out tears.
• No!
• I can't cry, he never said he liked me
• so I shouldn't cry.
• But….. why did he kiss me?
• And….. who was that girl?
• Could she be the one that called him… baby?
• “cough… cough… cough” the intense coughing from my mum brought me back to reality.
• “Mum, have water. Drink it slowly” I said as I fed her the water.
• “Mm. It's ok” she said gently pushing the glass away
• “Are you hungry?, There's food” I said as I was about to go get the food flask,
• “No, I'm not hungry. I want to use the bathroom” She said as she held my arm to stop me.
• “Oh, ok. Let's go” I helped her up from the bed and walked towards the small toilet inside the room.
• I stood at the door as she did her business inside.
• “I'm done” she said as she walked out of the toilet.
• “Was Alessandro just here?” she asked as I supported her back to the bed.
• “Yes, he was. He brought the food” I said as I put the pillow behind her back.
• Just the mere mention of him made me think back to the kiss he shared with that girl. I felt a little sting in my heart.
• “What's the matter? Were you crying? ” my mum asked.
• “No I wasn't, something came into my eyes ” I lied through my teeth.
• “Oh ok. Alessandro has been very good to us and I've been wondering, do you like him?” she asked with a wide smile.
• “Mum, what are you saying?” I asked with a little frown.
• “Hey, don't pretend. I see the way you look at him” She said, her smile getting broader.
• Was it that obvious??
• “ It's very obvious. How do you think Isabella comes up with those silly questions she askes you” She said and my eyes widened.
• If there could notice, that means that he….
• No no, that can't be possible!.
• “Well, if you're hungry, eat up. I'll be in the toilet” I said and scurried away.
• I locked the toilet from inside and washed my face with water from the sink, then I looked at the mirror in front of me. I stared at my appearance for a very long time before deciding to go out back.
• What I really wanted to understand was why he kissed me if he already had a girlfriend.
• My mum also said my feelings for him was obvious, so he must have noticed it, right??
• Then why?
• The way he kissed that girl, it seemed there were in a relationship.
• I could feel my heart twisting in pain,my chest felt stuffed like I couldn't breathe. He was my crush from childhood.
• I felt betrayed even though I never told him of my feelings.
• When he kissed me at the moment I thought he….
• “knock knock” a knock from outside interrupted my thoughts.
• “Rena, it's me. You've been in there for a long time, is there a problem?” a masculine voice came from outside the door.
• Wait… That voice and that nick name?
• It was Alessandro!
• What was he doing here? Wasn't he with his ‘girlfriend’?.
• I looked at my face in the mirror,it was dishelved from crying. I didn't want anyone to see me like this so I quickly washed my face, looked at the mirror one last time and stepped out.
• “What took you so long” Alessandro's question was the first thing I heard. I turned to look at him, my gaze then landed on his lips. The way he kissed that girl replayed in my head accompanied by a dull pain in my chest.
• I looked away from him and said “I'm fine, you don't have to worry”.
• “You're face is.. ” he tried to touch my face but my feet found its way backward, obviously avoiding his touch.
• Seeing his complexed and confused expression, I immediately spoke up to ease the air.
• “Mum, are you done eating?” I said as I walked towards her bedside.
• “I don't have much appetite, I'll eat later. I'm a bit tired, I'll go to sleep and you guys can talk” She winked at me and closed her eyes to sleep.
• I just rolled my eyes at her attempt to make me and Alessandro talk.
• What was there for we both to talk about?
• I turned around to see Alessandro standing behind me, I forced a smile at him and said,
• “You said you had somewhere to be, I didn't expect you to come back so quickly” I sat down on the couch.
• “Why do I feel like you don't want me to come back” He said as he walked over and sat beside me.
• “I never said that” I spoke, still maintaining my ‘forced’ smile.
• “What's wrong, is it because of the….” he was about to say something but I interrupted,
• “Shh.. My mum may not be asleep” I whispered.
• “Then let's go outside and talk” he said as he pulled me outside the ward. Immediately we were outside, I jerked my hands off his hands.
• The same hands he used to hug that girl. I wonder what else they did.
• “I knew it! You are upset with me. What did I do to upset you? ” he held my shoulders to ask again.
• “You didn't do anything” I said as I shook his hands on my shoulder off.
• “But you're mad at me, is it the kiss?.I wanted to apologise but you.. ” he said
• “Alessandro, it's not the kiss”I cut him off what he wanted to say
• I'm fine” I said.
• “Then why are you so cold towards me all of sudden? ” he asked.
• “Well, I just want to be. Is that a problem?” I asked.
• “I kissed you without your permission, I'm really sorry” he said.
• “Whatever, I said as I'm not angry because of the kiss” I almost rolled my eyes at him.
• “Really?? That's good. Then what's the matter?” he asked again.
• I stared at his handsome face.
• Should I admit to him that I was heartbroken seeing him kiss another girl?
• Should I admit to him that I like him a lot?
• Should I admit to him that seeing him with another person makes me suffocated?
• Never! I won't do that.
• Why did he kiss me if he was already in a relationship?
• Why did he stir up my heart and give me hope?
• He was to blame for my current attitude towards him.
• “Can we drop this matter, I'm tired” I said as I was about to walk to the ward, he held my hand to stop me.
• “I don't feel good when you ignore and act cold towards me like this. If there's something I did wrong, please tell me” he said.
• I tried to wriggle my hand out of his when a voice startled us both.
• “Let go of Ma'am Serena! ” the voice commanded.
• I looked over at the direction of the voice and saw a young man in a black suit walking towards us.