Chapter 41: [Bonus - ] Her Question
Tony saw Marcella looking to the side. She was pitying him just a moment ago and he thought that was the worst she could feel for him but then he saw the distance in her eyes.
"When did you find that out?" she asked.
She wanted to hear from his mouth and see his expression as he told her the story before deciding on her own. She had a knack for seeing through a person’s intentions the more they speak.
But she had failed with Tony every time. She thought he shared her feelings but he had proved time and time again that it was not the case.
She could fail once more. But she decided to try.
First love... It was painful. She wished she never fell in love with Tony.
"Very later in my life," Tony took in a deep breath. She was meeting his eyes and he could breathe again. "Around the time you left your home...Till then I never knew my parents were alive. Grandma...bless her soul, she never talked to me about them. I knew she was my mother’s mother. I never asked more as it hurt her to talk about them. I thought they were dead..."
Tony bowed his head and looked at his palm. A lot happened around that time, after the prom. A lot, lot. If he had the guts to talk to her then and explained himself, she wouldn’t have left. Their relationship would be entirely different now. She is not an irrational person. She would have understood.
Even after knowing that she truly loved him and him alone, he couldn’t bring himself to be open with her. He was that ashamed of himself.
And then the truth about his birth was revealed and... he didn’t think that he had the right to stand beside her. He let go of his chance.
And now...
"You must have been shocked," Marcella said. He looked sad. She wanted to leave everything, rush to him, and hug him. She wanted to tell him that it was okay.