Adriano

Chapter 26 - Gone

Malaina POV

It was broken.

Shattered.

Gone.

My heart.

He was gone.

They took him from me.

They left me pregnant and alone.

And they were going to pay.

Those were the things that I told myself over and over again every since that awful night.

I've been locked up in my room for the last two days, staring blankly at the wall in front of me. I can't seem to look away, I don't want to look away. I don't want to be brought back to my own miserable reality.

A reality without Adriano.

I thought I would be okay, but I'm not. No one is. I haven't talked to a single person in this household besides the maid that tries to get me to eat everyday.

Such a waste, I thought.

Glancing down at the food in front of me, I push it away in disgust. I didn't have an appetite. I haven't for days.

I know, I know. That's bad but mourning the love of your life really takes a toll on you.

Looking down at the food again, I try to eat it knowing that starving myself wasn't going to solve anything. It wasn't going to bring him back.

Taking a bite, I slowly chew the food trying to bite back the deep feeling in my stomach telling me to reject the food.

This was sad. Depressing even.

I couldn't even eat properly because of how bad I was mourning. I wasn't taking care of myself. I wasn't taking care of the baby.

Oh my god! How could I forget?

Tears instantly sprang freely from my eyes at the thought of my baby. I was being selfish.

I am selfish.

I was so worried about losing Adriano, I haven't been paying attention to the little life that's been relying on me.

The little life that is apart of Adriano and I.

This baby was the last thing I had left of Adriano and I'd be damned if I lost this baby because of my own selfish ways.

Standing up from my bed abruptly, I cause the plate in front of me to go toppling onto the floor. Marching into my closet, I grab a fresh pair of clothes and walk into the bathroom. Turning the shower on, I hop in and try to scrub every once of selfishness off of me. I scrubbed and scrubbed until I was red.

It was time for a change and the only way that change was going to start was by me getting up off my ass.

Getting out of the shower I lotion down my body and put my clothes on. It was a pair of leggings and one of Adriano's sweatshirts.

Looking at myself in the mirror I took in my sunken face and dull eyes. I looked horrible even with a shower. Reaching down for his sweatshirt, I quickly inhale Adriano's scent to calm my beating heart.

Taking a brush, I comb out my wet hair and place it in a bun on top of my head. Walking out of my bathroom, I clean up the food off the floor and make my way to the kitchen.

Walking into the kitchen, I was completely thrown off guard when I spotted everyone sitting at the table chit chatting like normal.

Ignoring them, I proceeded further into the kitchen with a frown. It wasn't until I turned on the sink, when they began to notice me.