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20.

A key.

There was yet another key, but this one was extremely small. As if to open something very small yet very valuable.

It was in rusted gold color. I quickly put it back in its place and placed its cover on it, Shoving the keys in the deepest corner of the bag when I heard the jiggling of the keys outside my room.

Pretending to be busy daydreaming, I ignored the person entering the room.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw that it was a very agitated Alessandro.

"Uhm, Allegra!" He said, after clearing his throat.

I lazily drawled my eyes at his figure. "What do you want?"

"Leo is asking for you to come down for dinner." He said, with greeted teeth. Not very happy with my tone.

"Okay." With that being said, I moved my eyes back to the ceiling.

"He wants you down, immediately."

"I said I'll come in few minutes," I said without looking at him.

He grabbed my arm tightly, "Get up, now!"

"Leave my hand. If you want to manhandle me, then I suggest you don't!"

His grip tightened around my arm, "I sai-"

"I don't care what you said, now leave me!" I shouted after pushing him away from me.

His eyes showed extreme anger. "You are extremely disrespectful-"

"I know that. Now out!" I'm pissed. No way in hell anyone could manhandle me and, then try to insult me.

His hand fisted at his sides with his jaw clenched.

He turned around and slammed the door so loudly that I fear that it's going to pop out of its place.

I sighed and went inside the washroom to splash some water on my face.

After dabbing my face with a soft fresh towel, I walked outside my room and into the dining hall.

I sat down on the only second seat available between Alessandro and Leo.

"Why did you not come with Alessandro?" Leo asked, as Antonio settled down on the seat opposite to mine beside Marco and Rocco, who was sitting opposite Matteo and Alexander.

"I said I'll come in few minutes, and I did," I muttered, loud enough for them to hear.

"What happened to your arm?" His voice was as cold as ice. I threw my hoodie inside my room when I was exiting it, so now I'm only wearing a red t-shirt, therefore my arm was visible to him, which has reddened due to Alessandro's manhandling.

"Nothing!" I looked up to Alessandro to see his gaze on my arm.

"That's nothing." Antonio retorted further.

"Must be one of the people at the beach," Marco said angrily.

I raked my hand through my hair and closed my eyes trying not to lash out.

"So what if it is?" I raised a brow at him. "What you gonna do? Manhandle me to stop me from going or force me to go somewhere else away from everyone?" A silent message was lying under those words.

"You don't want to know what we are going to do! We would never manhandle you to take or stop you from going somewhere!" I snorted at Rocco's reply.

"Nice!" Shoving few bites in my mouth I stood up. "I'm done, when are we going back?"

"You are not! Sit down and eat some more! We are not going for 2 more days." Leo replied, calmly.