She's a fifteen-year-old girl who killed her "father" in self-defense and lied about it to the police. She thinks she has no other family members and now she has nowhere to live but the police tell her she was kidnapped from her real family when sh...
I don't know if I wrote this chapter very well so leave me your opinions at the end please ❤️
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ATHENA RUSSO:
It's been a couple of days now.
School has been alright. I hang out with my brothers and Artemis. I catch Bianca glaring at me sometimes but I just ignore it.
Right now, I'm standing outside Lorenzo's office. I want to go out. Like, explore a little. I haven't done anything like that since I've been here and I've been for quite some time. I want him to drive me to a cafe or a diner.
I shake my hands, to calm me down since I feel fidgety and nervous.
I knock on his door and I hear him say, "Come in."
I slowly open the door and peek my head in.
He's sitting down at his office on the phone. He looks up and sees me.
"Oh, I can come later if you're busy."
He says something in Italian to whoever is on the phone and hangs up.
Oh.
"Come sit down."
I step in and close the door behind me. I walk to his desk and sit down, "I want to ask you something."
He straightens and nods, "What is it?"
He's wearing a suit. He's home, why is he dressing up fancy? Never mind, I'm getting off track.
"I want to go out."
"With who? And where."
"With you and maybe a cafe or diner? I don't know. I've never been to New York before and I haven't been anywhere other than this house and school."
He looks taken back, "I-I yeah. Sure."
I tilt my head. He's never stuttered before. Did I make him stutter? I look at him closely. I hold back a smile. He's nervous.
"Can we go now?"
He nods, "Yeah. I know a place we can go."
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"Here's your milkshake."
I take it from him and smile. "Thank you," I say, genuinely.
