Chapter 87 - 86 (1/2)

After dinner, Elisio said ”clean the table and pack the leftovers in Tupperware and keep in the fridge. My fiore doesn't like unclean kitchen and food going to waste. And I want something sweet to eat. Make a chocolate cake for me”

”That's too much work. I am pregnant” said Rose.

”You are pregnant, not sick. Move around a little. Make yourself useful. That way you won't sit around and exhaust my Fiore from working too much for you” said Elisio.

Rose wasn't liking Elisio but he was persistent to make her work.

Rose cleaned and made the cake. Which seemed like forever.

Elisio was in the entertainment room watching the news when Rose came in with the cake.

She served them cake and sat on the same couch as Elisio. She then saw that Elisio didn't eat it.

”Why are you not eating?” Asked Rose.

”I am not in the mood. And I know your cake must be crap.” Said Elisio not moving his eyes from the TV.

Rose looked away from him and had tears in her eyes and said ”you are mean. You are nothing like mummy or Ermanno. Both of them are sweet caring people. Thank God Ermanno is nothing like you and more like mummy”

”Thank God? Why do you care if he is good? And didn't you say he was bad?” Asked Elisio.

Rose didn't answer for a while and said ”he was a little mean at times. But because he was angry at me. But I always knew he loves me. I wanted his family and especially mummy to know that he molested me and everyone to hate him. But all you are so f.u.c.k.i.e.d up that you accepted him and even mummy doesn't hate him.

My family sent me away for something I didn't do. And here everyone easily accepted him for what he did.”

”We will accept you too for what you did or plan to do. That's what a real family is. And you know your parents are looking for your forgiveness.” Said Elisio and then paused and continued ”you know my mother hated me since the day I was born”

”Why?” Asked Rose.

”Because I was a r.a.p.e child. She loved all my three brothers but hated me. I wanted her love so bad that I remember standing outside her house for hours when my brothers would visit her. I would stand in front of her house waiting for her to call me in. Of course, no one knew I was standing outside. But I waited anyway. And she never called. I was desperate for her love but what I didn't understand then was I was only desperate for love and didn't matter from where I got it. That's when I found love in my Fiore. Yes, I know I am obsessed with my Fiore. Because I had been deprived of love for so long that I don't want to let go of it when I found it.” said Elisio.

Rose was in tears and said, ”can I tell you something?”

Elisio nodded.

”I want that love. I want to hold on to love like that but I am afraid it will not love me back. I liked Ermanno when I was young. But he.. he...” Started Rose but Elisio cut her off and said ”why do you only remember what he did in the past? Why don't you think of things what he did now? Everyone deserves a second chance. My fiore and mom gave me a second chance after I beat Fiore to almost her death and shot mom.”

Rose looked at Elisio and asked, ”how did it feel to shoot your mom?”

Elisio with crease eyebrows asked ”that's what you want to know? Wow. You are more f.u.c.k.i.e.d up than I thought. FYI at that moment. Amazing”

Rose laughed and said, ”how did you get better?”

”Rehab in Switzerland. Nice place. You should visit there. It will help you” said Elisio.