"Gabriella, sweetheart please open the door!" My father's hushed voice begged. I am sleeping. I am sleeping. I kept telling myself. Don't open the door. They can't see you like this.
"Gabriella" He voiced again. I felt horrible for putting them through this. But I wasn't the same anymore. I wasn't the happy little Gabby anymore. I couldn't be. Not anymore. My father was one of the most dangerous man in the world. Leonardo Abandonatto. The Italian Mafia boss. My father is known to be ruthless. He never begged. But here he was begging for his spoiled little daughter to open the door.
The door burst open and I jumped up in fright. My father had none of that. His face was worried. He looked too tired and stressed out. I opened my mouth about to make up a lie for my behavior but he beat me to it.
"Gabriella, you have to leave!" He muttered the words as if they pained them.
"Dad, I'm sorry for-" My words were cut when I heard him. My eyes widened in shock. what did he mean? Was he so tired of me that he was kicking me out?
"Dad, what are you talking about?" I muttered in panic.
"I am so sorry, sweetie."He had me pushed to his chest.
"It isn't safe here for you anymore. If anyone finds you or your siblings you know what will happen. My sun, I know what your going through. Your heartbroken. But I have to do this. You all have to run!"He exclaimed.
"Dad, I don't understand. H-How can we leave? Where will we go?"I began to panic.
We all knew the risks. My father is ruthless. Unbreakable. There would be time when we would have to leave...for a while. But how could we just run away? Where to?
"Gabriella, listen to me. Get yourself clothes. Your brother and sister will be here in a minute. Take this money and run!" He screamed at me. My eyes widened in shock as i sprinted towards my wardrobe. I took whatever I could fit into my backpack.
"Gabriella!" Alex's voice questioned. I turned around to see him carrying Dina.
"Giver her to me!" I ordered. He took my backpack on his free shoulder. we ran into the room. I ran into my fathers arms as he kissed my forehead then Dina's.
"I love you" He whispered to us.
"Take care of them" My father whispered to Alex. And with that we were gone.
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I opened my eyes with fear. Another nightmare. I was drenched with sweat. My breaths were deep. It was hard to breath.
Instinctevely my hands moved around the dark room. Was I alone?
"Christofer?" My voice was low. Hopefull. When no one answered I sighed in dissapointment. Of course I was alone. Why would Chris-
"I'm right here" His deep voice answered startling me.
"Oh" Was all I could say. He was still here. With me.
"You had a nightmare" He whispered. I felt my eyes dwell up with tears. Of course he heard me. I stiffled a sob.
"Hey, are you crying?" He questioned. I shoke my head even though I would soon be. I felt stupid when I realized he couldn't see me.
"No" I answered silently. One tear fell down betraying me. With that the lamp was turned on. I clenched my eyes tightly. I didn't want to see him. Because I would start sobbing immediatetly.
"Princess, look at me" His voice seemed closer now. I obeyed.
Christofer was sitting on the little emty side of the bed. I couldn't help myself but admire his beauty. His high cheekbones weren't shaved leaving a light stubble on his handsome face. His hair was ruffled making me want to play with them. But as always his eyes were the one to captivate me.
"What is bothering you?" His tone was surprisingly gentle.
"I-It's nothing" I turned my head away from him.
"Don't turn away from me. I hate it when you do that" He sounded angry.
I felt so tired. So broken. Everything just seemed too much for me. This whole situation. Antonio. The nightmares. It was painfull. I tried to be strong and tell him that I was fine. But I couldn't. I couldn't because I felt weak. And with that I broke down. Heavy tears blinded my visison as I trembled in my cries.
"Gabriella" Christofer whispered a pained experssion crossing his beautiful face.
"Your hurting" He whispered to himself.
"C-Christofer I-It hurts. It hurts so damn much" I sobbed pointing towards my heart.
"Where does it hurt?" He was gentle.
"E-Everywhere" I stuttered. He leaned towards me. The scent of his cologne instantly made me feel better. I took his shirt into a death grip.
I felt his arms move around my shoulders as he pressed me to his chest. His heartbeat made me clutch tighter. I felt strangely better with him next to me. He calmed me down.
"What happened, Princess" He whispered against my ear. I closed my eyes in pain.
"The nightmares are back" I cried. His hand moved around my back in a soothing manner. I was surprised by his action.
"What are they about?" He questioned me.
My stomach clenched at his words. It was pysically painfull to think about it. I didn't want to think about Dino or my family anymore. It was only hurting me. I visibly stiffned.
"My family" I whispered.
That seemed to silence him. He knew that I didn't have a family. He knew that this was a painfull subject for me.
"I see them. I see all the t-the blood sprawled on the floor. I can't forget it" I shoke in tremors.
"The blood?" Christofer questioned.
I nodded frantically. My body felt like burning again. It was too painfull.
"What happened, Princess?" He was still gentle.
"Dead. They all died" I kept whispering. Images of Dino shooting the man kept haunting me. All the people that died in front of me.
"Fuck, Gabriella" Christofer exclaimed.
"Did you kill someone? Is this what its all about?" He continued. I pushed my head away from him and looked into his confused eyes with disbelief.
"N-No I didn't kill anyone" I started to shake. He stared at me before pushing me back to his chest.
"I want this to stop, Christofer. Please make it stop" I begged while covering my ears in pain. I wanted to forget. I wanted to be numb again. Christofer pulled back. He took my face into his palms and looked into my eyes.
"Gabriella" He whispered.
"Take a deep breath" He instructed.
I tried to obey. He took a deep breath and I followed his action. He nooded in agreement. He let my face go. Immediately I felt sick again.
"No, please don't leave me" Heavy tears continued to flow down my face.
"Gabriella, i'm not leaving anywhere" He whispered calmly. Before I could cry further he was lying next to me having me pressed to his chest.
I sobbed into his chest
"You promise?" I questioned. He knew the question was much deeper.
He stayed silent for a second before his deep voice echoed again.
"I promise" Was his answer.
"What is-" Christofer cleared his throat.
"What is your dream house?" He asked me. I was surprised but I knew he was doing this for me. It made me happy.
"I don't want anything too much" I answered shakily but a small smile was begining to form on my face.
"I want a house somewhere far away. Where it's quiet. I imagine a big garden filled with different fowers. Mostly roses." I smiled.
"What else?" Christofer asked while rubbing my back.
"I want the ocean view. Maybe it can be a bitch house. I want the house to be cozy. Sunny and warm. I imagine running arund the bitch" I closed my eyes.
"Hmmm" Christofers soft voice humed.
"What about your family?" He questioned.
"My husband will love me" I whispered. If there is any love at all.
"We will have two children. One girl and one boy" I continued to imagine.
"And why not three?" Christofer stoppd me.
"Because I won't be ready" I smiled.
"Well what if he is ready? Wil you tell him no?" He argued back.
"As long my they have his eyes" I whispered sleepily. My mind was shutting down.
"His eyes?" He asked.
"Yes, like the ocean itsef" I whispered half asleep. I was beggining to sleep and his scent only camed me down.
"Sleep, my Princess. I'll fight the dreams away" Was the last thing I heard before sleep took me into its emberace.