Esztar Is Falling

C H A P T E R 75

And hold your hand while dancing
Never leave you standing
Crestfallen on the landing
With champagne problems

I was ready to fall if it's with you. I was ready to get my heart broken a million times if it was going to be broken by you. Although disintegrated, the pieces of my shattered heart would still be yours.

No other hand can support me the way you do. No other woman was strong enough to be my strength.

Your mom's ring in your pocket
Her picture in your wallet

No, Vittoria. Not her. You! It's going to be just you. My mom's ring will soon reach its rightful owner.

You won't remember all my
Champagne prob-

She couldn't complete it. Her voice wavered and then it broke down completely just like her.

The tormenting silence was met by nothing but her sobs which she was trying so hard to suppress. Her eyes were shut and her breath came out as short gasps in between the hiccups.

"Vittoria, hey." Liam lightly, hesitantly shook her arm.

"I'm sorry." She cried, finally opening her eyes only to get up and make a dash for the the door.

Camila was going to fucking regret hurting her like that.

"Vittoria." Mason held his sister tight while she buried her face into his chest.

"This is so humiliating."

"You don't have to feel this way, Vit-"

"Just shut up alright. Do her a favor and stay quiet." Liam snapped, throwing daggers at me.

"Can you all not interfere with our relationship for once?" I shot back.

Every damn time there's someone or the other wanting to give in their not so required contribution.

He laughed at me. "You relationship with her? Did I hear that right? About interfering, that necessary because when we left it up to you, you went on to destroy four lives with your decision."

Those words hit at the right spot. Nothing he said was wrong. I just keep fucking up, don't I?

The momentary culpable silence shattered with Mason's frail whisper. "I'm sorry, Vittoria."

I was surprised he still let me live after seeing her in so much pain because of me. But it was like he had given up. No anger, no disgust. Just a harrowing sense of defeat.

"Why don't we let this settle for a while. We don't want to make it any worse." Allegra tried to reason.

"I'll second that." Toby caressed her back. "You wanna watch some movies? Or we can go out for some-"

"Are you happy now, Camila?" Mason whispered, once again startling us with not going ballistic on her.

All eyes turned to her and we received yet another round of shock.

I expected her to be happy and smirk and all that but what we instead witnessed were tears flowing from her eyes which were set at Mason as if she was almost begging him for forgiveness.

Was she bipolar? Or was there something utterly wrong with her?

"I- I'm sorry Mase." She quivered, taking faltering steps in his direction.

Something was definitely wrong here. I could sense it but couldn't quite put my finger on it.

He shook his head with a disgusted look he hurled her way. "I had one job. That was to keep you happy." He cupped Vittoria's cheeks. "And I happen to terribly fail at it everytime. I shouldn't have sent you here. It was all my fault."