Tied to You - ON HOLD

Chapter Twenty Five

Chiara POV
Milena and I were having the time of our lives. We were drunk out of our minds and were giggling over every little thing that happened.

The film had long ended, and now we were watching one of my all time favourite shows: Money Heist.

I sighed dreamily as one of my four fictional husbands showed up on the screen, and Milena slapped my arm, disagreeing with my choices.

Speaking of husbands, Alessandro has been gone for hours. Where is he?

Then, my phone rang.

Confused, I went to go pick it up.

"Hello?"

"Miss, it's Sergio."

"Is everything okay, Sergio?" 

"I'm sending a car to the house. As soon as it's there, I'll text you. Get in and the driver will drop you to me."

"Where are you, Sergio? What happened?" I demanded, sobering up.

"It's Alessandro."

My heart stopped.

"What happened?" I asked again.

"Come see for yourself. The car is outside."

I ran to the kitchen and grabbed a large glass, filling it with water then downing it.

"Milena. We need to go."

"Is everything okay?" She asked, concern all over her face.

"I'll explain in the car. Get up."

We rushed out to the car, and I thanked the driver for getting here so quickly.

My leg bounced with anxiety and I tucked a strand of loose hair behind my ear.

I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I looked over to see Milena.

"Hey, you okay?" She asked,

"I.. I don't know." I ran my hands through my hair.

"What even happened?" She asked.

"Sergio didn't say much, but he said something happened to Alessandro." I shrugged.

"He'll be alright." She tried to reassure me.

"Yeah. I hope so too." I sighed shakily.

The rest of the car ride was silent. As soon as the car stopped, I looked out to see we were at the hospital.

Fuck.

I rushed out of the car, with Milena following right behind me.

I went straight to the main desk and asked where he was.

"Mi dispiace signorina, ma devi aspettare." [translation: I'm sorry miss, but you have to wait.]

"Dov'è mio ma- Dov'è mio fidanzato?" [translation: where is my hu- where is my fiancé?"]

She tried to ask me questions, but my mind blurred them out. Suddenly, I heard someone calling my name from across the corridor.

It was Tony.

"Hey, you made it. They just took him into surgery." He paused for a second, eyeing someone behind me.

I turned to see Milena, who gave him an awkward wave.

"Oh, sorry. This is my cousin Milena. Milena, this is Alessandro's older brother Antonio." I explained.

"Hi." She gave him a small smile, sticking out her hand.