The Unseen Pain

Strangers

Kaira's POV:

I came out of the room and let everyone else meet him.

I was standing outside seeing everything from the glass window.

How Antonio and Aria were crying on dad's chest, Alessandro was sitting and holding dad's hand, Valentino and Francesco stood at side with tears in their eyes but not for once saw dad, because of shame, maybe for what they did to me, well Lorenzo came outside and stood next to me with the same expression as mine, neutral.

I saw dad calling Francesco and Valentino near him and hugged them. They both too cried while hugging dad.

Soon, the line went straight.

And everyone was full on crying mode. I looked at my side at Lorenzo, who was still in the neutral phase not showing any expressions.

What is he made of? Stone.

Whatever.

" Car keys." I forwarded my hand.

" Why?"

" I don't think it compulsory to tell you the reason."

" If you think I will let you go by yourself anywhere, what all this, then keep dreaming. You will be staying with us."

" Lorenzo DeLuca, who do you think you are to take decisions on my behalf?"

" Your legal guardian."

" Maybe you forgot, you are not my legal gaurdian, it's Michael-"

" He gave me your guardianship by himself."

Oh, I told Micheal, that I had give them a try to just get out of his life, who knew he would give my guardianship only.

" But that doesn't mean-"

" That does mean, I have the right to know where you go."

" Lorenzo DeLuca, I am not any of your possession whom you can control."

" Kiara DeLuca, you can go wherever you want but you atleast need to tell me where."

" Fighting club, happy? Now keys."

" No."

" Excuse me."

" You are excused."

" I am going whether you like or not."

" You are not going whether you like it or not."

" Oh really?"

" Yes really. The hospital is surrounded by our men which makes it impossible to get out without my permission."

" God! You are a psyco, do you think I do what you say? If you think you will be able to cage me with these men of yours then keep thinking, I am having zero interest in fighting with you, I will directly have my custody given to Micheal."

" Naive, aren't we, princess?" He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear and continued," You know what a big rise Italian mafia had in these 8 months, you think it's so easy to take your custody back. For a second let's suppose you ran away also, the very next second, the whole American mafia will be vanished and their leader and your ex gaurdian will be under our arrest. Do you want this, you want the person who saved you to get punished for it?"

" Blackmailing, Lorenzo DeLuca? Nice try. I almost fell in it, you know what a pathetic human you are, blackmailing your own sister."

" I have always been pathetic, princess and you know what I promised my now dead father, you had stay with us, as a family and I will fulfill that promise."

" So you think that? I had stay with you as a family after you blackmailed me. You think you could snatch my freedom, by blackmailing, by using Michael in it then listen, I will go to fighting clubs whether you like it or not. Maybe not today, not tomorrow, but you can't stop me forever."

" First, I am not snatching your freedom, you can go wherever you want whenever you want, just inform before going. Second, I won't stop you from going anywhere, not even fighting clubs, but just not in this condition, with your both hands, a leg and back wounded, not like I doubt your capability but I won't like my sister leaving for some fight when she has not even healed properly, you can go as soon as you heal."

Wait, he noticed? How?

" Now, I am your sister?" I scoffed.

" Go ahead, be angry, I have many ways to persuade you.. and ofcourse blackmailing is not one of the ways."

I gave him a mocking smile and rolled my eyes.

" We get angry from the once we are close, you get angry from strangers." I scoffed.

" You accept it or not, we are your family. So dare you compare us with strangers."

" Right, you are far worse then strangers. Even strangers have the brain that a 5 year old can not do murder unlike all of you."

" I am sorry, I tried my best but was incapable in letting you stay and I accept my fault."

" Let bygones be bygones, I don't have time to hear apologizes without meaning." I started to walk but Lorenzo hold my wrist and pulled me back.

" My apology had a meaning, I don't say what I don't mean."

I snatched my wrist from his grip.

" I don't care. You all hurted me, I was hurted beyond repair, I was given scars, far more than any of you could think, I forgive you for what you did because I promised the one who saved my life but don't think I can just forget everything, and happily be your sister, I am no more a 5 year old girl."

My eyes darted behind Lorenzo, Valentino who had heard our conversations and I could see the guilt in his eyes but did I care? No.

I went near the sitting area, after sometime, I went towards the washroom, when I was coming back, I heard some cries.

It was coming from near male's washroom, I slowly went near it and saw a person sitting with his head on his knees.. and I guess he was crying.

It looked like... Valentino.

I kept my hand on his shoulder and he looked up, his face was filled with tears marks, his eyes blood shot red.

" Are you okay?"

I don't know how it slipped out of my mouth in an instant, but it just did.

Suddenly I was engulfed in a tight hug, it took me some time to process that Valentino had hugged me.

But I didn't hugged him in return.

" I am so sorry, Kiara, I... I can't express how guilty I am to behave with you like that, I am so sorry."

I didn't said anything because I can't just forget everything but didn't removed him, he kept crying on my shoulder.

After sometime, he removed himself from me.

" I am sorry, I just...  couldn't hold the emotions, they were making it hard to breath, sorry, if you felt uncomfortable." I just nodded and left.

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(A/N): Sorry, the chapter is quite short but I was only able to write this much because tomorrow is my board English exam. I had written an chapter earlier too but I didn't felt it worthy so I had to delete it and then rewrite so I hope you understand.