The charm of Mr. De Luca

New Hope

Mia sat pensively with her blank look. Still vividly remembered in his memory, the incident a few days ago, when the white wedding dress he was wearing was wet and turned red by Valentino's blood. The feeling of disintegration grew, as he recalled seeing his father's body lying stiff, and being put in a body bag by medics and police. Never once did it cross Mia's mind, that she would experience such a frightening event back then.

 

The day that was supposed to be the happiest moment of his life, had turned into the saddest day and continued to haunt his mind. It felt so heavy to lose the two people closest to him at once.

 

At that time, she ignored Daniella who rubbed her hair and asked Mia to be strong and stop crying. Unbeknownst to him, Francesca was busy covering her shivering body with a long white cloth that the girl had gotten out of nowhere.

 

Some medics also approached him, checking his body condition and pulse. They did not find any injuries on Mia's body, thanks to Valentino who made himself a shield. He remembered Valentino again. The man was willing to sacrifice his life for Mia. Now, Mia can feel and understand how much Valentino loves her, more than his love for himself.

 

A deep sense of regret began to penetrate into Mia's heart, making her chest feel increasingly tight so that difficulty breathing. The man whose love he has always rejected, has given up his life for the sake of his life. It's not fair for a Valentino.

 

Mia's memory also turned to something else, when several police officers who continued to ask the chronological events regardless of her mental condition at that time, he said, a policeman asked him to stand up and asked him to come to the police station.

 

Accompanied by Daniella and Francesca, Mia gets into the car and has to spend the night at the police station to witness. They took turns getting questions from men in uniform who were serious about recording captions, as well as recording their voice and video. They were only allowed to go home when morning began.

 

Arriving home, Francesca painstakingly lets Mia into the bathroom, takes off the wedding dress she was wearing and prepares the bathtub for Mia. Gently, Francesca told Mia to soak in the warm water and wash her body.

One thing Francesca did not know, Mia always slipped a folding knife in the glass cabinet located above the bathroom sink. When Francesca came out, Mia stood up and crept open the cabinet. Mia took the folding knife and slashed her pulse skin. Luckily, Francesca immediately went in and caught Mia, then ran her to the hospital.

 

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“Mia? Have you finished the consultation?" francesca asked as she approached her half-brother. "Let's go home,” invite him who immediately disperse the daydream of the poor girl. Soon Mia finds a psychiatrist who has been with her for the past few days as she undergoes psychological recovery.

Outside the room, Coco stood waiting with a look of pity. “How are you, Mia?” sapana.

Instead of answering, Mia instead retreated slowly while shaking her head. His roar radiated intense fear and unrest. At first he stared intently at Coco. However, over time his eyes began to glaze over.

“Why is that guy here, Francy? Did he bring his friend along?” mia's face turned deathly pale. It was also like she was holding back her tears that were about to break.

“No, relax! He is not with anyone,” persuaded Francesca while embracing Mia's shoulder tightly. The girl tried to calm Mia down as much as she could.

“I want to go home! Take me home and get the guy away, Francy!” yelled Mia who was starting to get hysterical. He also looks very agitated.

“Alright, alright! I'm gonna go. Lookie! I walked away, Mia. I'm sorry,” Coco said regretfully. The man walked backwards with a gaze that could not be separated from the figure of Mia who looked so frightened. Coco did not expect if the effects of the terrible event a few days ago, it turned out to be so severe hit Mia's mental.

“Don't let him or his friend get close to us, Francy! You hear that? They are very dangerous!” I heard Mia's voice advising Francesca firmly. While Coco could only see the two girls from a distance while smiling bitterly before her body disappeared behind the elevator door.

“Is there another road that does not go through the elevator?” fret Mia. Many times he bit his fingernails, and for the umpteenth time, he did so too hard to see a little blood on his fingertips.

“Do you want to go through the stairs?" bargain Francesca. "Wouldn't, you'd be tired later,” the girl muttered slowly.

 

Francesca was so sad to see how Mia was doing. He did not imagine that Mia did not want to meet Coco. It was Coco who desperately tried to save her life.

It felt like Francesca explained that to Mia. However, it seems that this is not the right time. Finally, all he did was comfort Mia and calm her down. He embraced his half-brother with great affection. “You are the strongest among the three of us, Mia. Please, rise! Don't slump too long. You've always strengthened us all this time,” pinta Francesca sobbing. While Mia just kept quiet. His eyes stared at the nano. He seemed to have no desire to respond to the words of his stepbrother.

“It's just you we have right now, Mia. Me and Daniella no longer have anyone,” isak Francesca later.

Slowly, Mia's consciousness returned. The arms of Francesca. Mia looked into her sister's hazel eyes while cupping both hands onto Francesca's cheeks. “There is still nonna (grandmother). She is the mother of my birth mother. What if you and Dani come with me there to see him?” tawar Mia was hopeful. His face began to glow. There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

“We're leaving this place, Francy. We leave the place that brings these bad memories. We start a new life there with peace. We start again everything,” said Mia with excitement.

Francesca smiled faintly as she nodded slowly. “Then, how about dad's relic shop?” tanyanya doubt.

“We will sell it and buy a new place there!” mia answered with complete confidence. "I'm sure, even though it will be difficult at first, but if we work hard, everything will be passed easily. Yeah, Francy! This nightmare will soon pass. I'm sure it is!" suddenly Mia seemed to get an injection of spirit when she remembered her grandmother who lived outside the city.

“Alright, Mia. We'll talk about this later at home. Better, now we're home. I'm afraid Daniella broke the plate and the glass. You know it yourself, no, the girl is not used to holding housework," Francesca said, smiling amusedly as she pictured her own troubled Daniella at home.

Mia took a deep breath. He then grabbed the shoulders of his half-brother. “Yes, we'd better get home soon. I'm also worried about Daniella who must be overwhelmed to organize all the work alone,” replied Mia.

As expected, Daniella seemed very overwhelmed. He never worked so hard. However, now he seemed to be forced by circumstances to become a different figure. “You're home, Francy? Can you help me?” pinta Daniella, her hands full carrying dishes that she will serve to some relatives who did not attend Mr.'s funeral. Gio.

Mia immediately greeted the porcelain dishes that were in Daniella's hands. “Do not, Mia! Rest up! Let us arrange things here,” reject Daniella, make Mia feel moved. Unexpectedly, the half-sister who had always been cynical to him, could turn 180 degrees and look so worried about his current state.

“Go to your room, Mia,” tell Francesca.

There was no choice for Mia other than to nod in agreement. He immediately stepped foot and headed to his room. Mia tried not to care about the busyness of her two sisters who welcomed the relatives. He chose to lay his body on the bed.

Unintentionally, her memory is fixed on Mr. Gio gave her a diamond, a few days before her wedding. Mia slips. He immediately got up and moved towards the dresser drawer. There Mia kept the diamond.

He knew it was still safe in its place. Mia then picked up the object and brought the diamond closer to her face. The girl smiled a little. A burning determination was now present in his heart.

Mia wants to leave Venice soon after her mourning period is over. Away from the city that left bad memories for him.

The diamond that is now in his hands, will surely be enough to help the living expenses for him and his two sisters during the move to a new place. Of course, apart from the sale of the store father. Mia just wishes Francesca and Daniella agreed.

“No!” reject Daniella as Mia expresses her intentions at night, after relatives return home. “I promised my girlfriend to come with him. He will move to a new apartment and I will stay there!” danielle was sure.

Mia's gaze now turned to Francesca. “I have indeed graduated from school and would like to continue college, but ...” the young girl looks hesitant to continue her sentence.

“You can apply for college there! I'll help you!” sela Mia with great enthusiasm.

“I will sell the store to Mrs Rosario the owner of the pharmacy. He once said he was interested in the shop. Money from the sale of the store, we will use it to open a new store. We can also sell this for extra cost of living there,” Mia took out a diamond and showed it to Francesca and Daniella.

Daniella just took a breath and put her elbow on the table. He massaged the base of his nose while thinking hard before answering Mia's wishes. “You go!” he said after being silent for a long time.

“Please sell that thing and also shop. After that, you can move wherever you want, but I won't come. I can't! I made a promise to my lover,”.

Mia and Francesca's sad faces were so noticeable, making Daniella laugh amusedly. “Don't worry about me! I will visit you there often,” he concluded.