needs to

ld end up dead, if she also r

ht she might need, and went to the dinner table. She sat mut

o the earth. He didn't get to smile at his parents, enjoy Christmas with

ays been afraid of is

se. he looks sweaty and his bag pressed to his chest like an anchor. H

ng hands, thinking about what t

come bac

shivered and look towards where Gio is and shook her head scared! He

e yelled as s

. Even when things seems okay, deep down, she knew nothing was good. The me

Mom!" She cried "This can'

wly, almost like she a under a slow-motion pot

pressed the searched button, father Lorenzo's contact popped up and she punched i

y child" father Lorenzo

es, pushed out heavy breath with her mouth half-open then peeped

and twisted the key, loc

She manag

then back to normal as Alita heard

pered, "Father are yo

Alita' She

She sound

mmediately. His voice seems hushed and restrained "Tell me you

me?!" Ali

freely from her green eyes. She looked at the phone li

ght words or words at least. She let herself drop hard o

m for courage, which also includ

going on?" Alita choked on her te

r Lorenzo blurted out, it seems like he didn't have e

ing if to slap herself awake or wake up from

Lorenzo's dry voice sou

ng for Alita to say something

worried. An inaudible voice was heard fr

he said regretfully "But life is like c

no longer trapped in her trance or nightmare but she

lked to her bag, and pulled out a dagger. She flipped it open and brought out her left ha

come back

s last word

gain. Not really sure of why she was crying, she just felt

caped being raped by her ex-boyfriend she still loves so much, almost

e stories together to tell why she

for this again, her

down her red cheeks. Her green eyes are hot and wet,

uched it again as if searching for something before she ben

come bac

spot. She wiped her tears and took hold of t

me necklace and she never did! Not just because sh

ld herself as she stumped bac

ea of what she would do but she

k her last words to her children. She couldn't also let that be h

r of the basement open. She rushed to her knees as Gio fell onto

leave you"

" Gio pulled away from her "You wan

on her chest. Her brows arch and almost

closer to him

led him slowly again to herself "I love you wi

uld interrupt such

d, she still didn't feel better. The soli

hem both even when Gio was not yet born, she wished she could tell him ho

a step away from him and cupped his face. Her green eyes locked with his h

Mum and dad never died i

r mind, he placed both hands on hers that seems to be on

g about, Sorella" his

y were

ooking men pointed torches at them, b

hatchy," one

one of them, the second tried to restrain her

F

t kept coming to her mind as she tried to hide from

ssed the man or had pierced through his

t kill him"

self to think about becoming

dead body in her apartment? what woul

was heading to. She just wants out! She just wants to fall and i

stressed call jolted

y to meet with a painful hit agains