Chapter 98: We are fine
A scream fell out of my lips when the room filled with smoke, I held on to the gun and I rushed out of the bed, my back ached with pain as I stood beside what I thought was the door and I headed toward the other side of the room.
"Luca," I whispered and I didn’t hear anything, I could not see her anymore, I didn’t even see anything apart from the smoke, I pushed open a door and I walked in when I turned on the lights, I realized I was in the bathroom.
I felt a wave of relief and happiness wash her me when I settled on the ground, I didn’t care if it was dirty, I didn’t care if it was disgusting, I didn’t want to stand anymore, my back rested on the door, even though it was locked, I was scared, my heart skipped a beat.
Why did I feel bad for Natalie? Maybe because I know that she didn’t deserve to suffer, she is being used and mislead by a man she thinks cares for her, she craves her mother love and her father approval, she doesn’t deserve this, I know what it’s like to want someone to love you when deep down you know they won’t.
it hurts
She is not a bad person, she is misguided, she has been through a lot and she has been led to think that what she is doing is for the good, what she is doing is not bad and it made me feel horrible for her, she didn’t deserve to go through this,
My eyes filled with tears as the noises filled my mind, Luca would not have done this, this is all Ares, he didn’t care that I could have been shot with all that smoke in the room.
He jeopardized my safety, when he barged into the house, when he had the men fill the room with smoke, and I am sure the whole thing, and without caring that they could mistake me for Natalie and they could shoot me.
It made me hate him even more, I could hear gunshots, she is the only one and there are so many, unless she came up with something and they are right outside of the house, it didn’t even matter because right now all I wanted was for this nightmare to come to an end.
As my eyes closed, all I could think about is the hahyy ever after Luca and I deserve and all I could think about is how happy we would be when we get out of here and how I can see the lie of our baby, I didn’t stay for up to fifteen minutes and I made sure that I ran as soon as the room filled with smoke, I was scared, I was terrified and yet I didn’t it didn’t make me forget that I can slow be strong.
The next time my eyes opened, I could hear a voice, maybe it’s my fantasy, maybe it’s a dream but it sounded so clear, so perfect and I knew that it was my Luca.
—-
"Luca." I whispered, "Luca is that you?" I asked when I opened the door and my eyes met his, he wrapped me around his arm, I didn’t even wait to look at his face, all I knew that his scent felt real, his heart is beating against mine and he is standing so close to me, he wrapped me even more closer and he carried me to the bridal style.
My eyes were on his for the first time ever after a long time and he gave me a smile.
"Close your eyes, you don’t want to see it." He said, he didn’t have to ask twice before all I did was hide my face against his body and he made me feel even warmer.
I didn’t even realise when we were out of the house until I felt the leather seats on my body and my eyes opened, he leaned in and he wiped the tears that fell against my cheek.
"Are you okay?"
"I saved our baby." I smiled and he leaned in, his temples resting on mine as he smiled at me. "I fought Luca, where is Natalie?" I asked and he stared at me. "She is not as bad as he made her look. She doesn’t even know what is is fighting for: she has been lied to."
"Calm down Olivia." Luca breathed out, all he wanted to do was make sure that I was fine, I didn’t think he cared about Natalie at all, all he cared about was me and it made me feel good.
"Do you feel any pains?"
"Luca I am fine, tell me where she is?"
"Ares took her back to her house, she sustained some injuries but she is fine, nothing bad happened to her." He said and I nodded, I felt my breath hitches for a moment, I knew he would not understand until I explained to him, but I will, right now we needed to get home.
"Luca you don’t have to kill her, she is not bad, please, she is just- we will talk about that when we get home, right now I need to make sure you are fine." He said cutting me off and I nodded.
I did understand why he didn’t want to listen to what I had to do it he needs to, maybe she would change, maybe all she needs is a better place, a new environment, and maybe what she needs to be happy, and not be caged or controlled.
I placed my hand in his.
"How did you know I was in the bathroom?"
"Ares told me they took you to safety."
"He didn’t." I breathed out, he is not about to take credit for what he didn’t do, If I had died, he could have blamed Natalie, his hate for me only increased, he didn’t seem to care, and our baby could have died.
I started to tell Luca how it happened and how I was the one who made sure I was safe, he needs to know the type of person Ares is
"There was smoke all over the place and I ran into the place, I was scared and I was worried and I didn’t even know that I could make it into the bathroom door, I was scared though, I didn’t even think he would do something like that," I whispered, I felt like I was starting to blabber, it felt like maybe there is a part of me that didn’t want it to be true.
My eyes met his and I stared at him, Luca didn’t look any happier.
"I will deal with it." Luca whispered, he placed his hand on mine and he wrapped me around him even closer." I should have even been there for you, I should have never sent anyone there to stay with you, I am the one who messed up and I am the one who made a mistake and I should have been better."
"Luca," I whispered. "It’s not your fault, you didn’t do this, it was never your fault, and it doesn’t even matter because I am fine and you are fine too and nothing is ever going to happen, to me or the baby," I said and he nodded.
He didn’t speak, I know he is thinking about it, I could tell his mind is all over it, and I could tell that he is not even going to think about it anymore.
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We got to the house in no time and the moment I got to the bedroom, I saw a doctor by the couch waiting for me.
"I am fine Luca," I whispered and he rolled his eyes at me, he didn’t even want to listen to me or any words that I had to even say, it was just like that.
I watched as the doctor examined me, it didn’t take much time before he looked at Luca and then at me.
"I am fine right, tell him that I am fine," I whispered and he uttered the same words, not because he wanted to say the same things that I said, but because of the fact that it’s the truth, and he knows it too, he is sure of it.
Luca kept saying over and over again and the man said the same thing, if he was not so scared of Luca, he would have yelled at him and told him to stop.
I guess he didn’t seem to care about it.
"Now that’s enough, you can go, and don’t worry about Luca, he would not say a word to you about it to even speak about it. And you Luca sit by my side, I am fine."I mumbled against my breath and he rolled his eyes at me.
He didn’t have to worry about it, I watched as he headed out of the room and Luca settled beside me, I know he is worried it pestering the doctor is not going to be of any help, I am fine.