Dilara

Chapter 77:

I put on my black bathing suit. I look in the mirror and see the scar on my thigh from the time I was shot in the alley way.

It seems like that incident was a lifetime ago.

On my other thigh you can see the tail of the dragon tattoo that wraps around it and the rest of the body on my waist.

I turn around and see the scar from the damage that Blondie caused.

I swear if I ever see her again I will kill her with my own two hands.

I grab my towel and phone and go out onto the deck. There's a huge, white, circular couch with pillows on it, a couple beach chairs and a huge pool in the middle.

I take a picture of it and send it to Mimi.

Everyone's either sunbathing or in the pool.

'Where's Amira?' I ask.

'Vittoria needed her,' Zoya replies.

Alora is on one of the beach chairs, reading her book and Xuan and Lorenzo are at the bar on the opposite end.

I put my phone and towel down on the couch, and relax on it.

'Come join us!' Terzo yells at me.

'Not a fan of pools!' I reply.

I lower my cap onto my face, blocking out the sun.

A pair of hands grab my arms from behind me, and another pair grab my legs and lift me up.

The cap falls off my face and I see Terzo and Alessandro holding me.

'No please!' I exclaim.

'Come on loosen up.' Alessandro laughs.

They walk over to the side of the pool and start swinging me.

'One....' Terzo says.

'I swear to god Terzo!' I yell.

'Two....' Alessandro joins.

'Guys leave her alone,' Alora says, pulling down her sunglasses.

'Three!' They both say in sync.

They swing me and let me go. I scream and hit the water.

The water engulfs me and I feel the bottom of the pool touch my feet. I try move my way to the surface and I start splashing around.

I take a deep breath of air and water enters my mouth.

'Hijo de puta!' I yell at Terzo.

Translation: Son of a bitch

Him and Alessandro are laughing so much that they look like they're struggling to breathe.

I splash my way to the edge of the pool and cling onto it for dear life.

'You can't swim?' Terzo gasps.

'No shit,' I reply.

Next thing I know Xuan tackles Terzo and they both fall into the water.