It's probably been days, since I've been kept hostage here. Probably days since my father hasn't heard from me. I'm worried he's looking for me in the wrong places.
While my mind wonders, the door opens to my room only showing Nic. He comes in a close it behind him and looks at me "How your holding up?"
I rolled my eyes at the sudden care for my being "How do you think I'm holding up? I'm being held hostage. Makes me wonder what your telling my father." He sighs.
"I don't take pleasure in you being here either. You're a distraction to my brother and we're in a middle of a war. You think I enjoy playing babysitter?" he glares at me.
I got up from my bed and walked up to him angry and unsatisfied "Let's get something straight. I don't need a babysitter and I don't need you. Let's not forgot, I'm not here out of my own will." I turn away from him and walk towards the window.
As I'm looking towards the garden, I see a black car parked in at the entry way, where Valentino and a weird guy was talking. As I'm calmly looking at them, I was grabbed by my arm and rough back from the window "It would do you good to mind your own business." Nic throws me back on to my bed and I glared at him.
Great, I can't even look out the window.
"Would you like to tell me who that was with Valentino?" he laughs "Are you serious? It's best you just sit and stay quiet, like you've been doing for the pass couple days."
"It's not as fun and easy as I make it look. I'd rather kill you and make my great escape." he grabs me by the arm and as he was going to swing his hand across my face, his hand was stopped. Luca grabbed him and pushed him up against the wall, breaking me free from his grip. Nic struggled but Luca was stronger.
"If you ever rise your hand against her again, I'll make sure, as your brother. That you pay dearly." Nic pushes him off, both staring at each other with heated eye contact "Why are you even protecting her? She's the daughter of the man that abandoned our father." Luca glares "Let's not forget, she's also pregnant with our brother's child."
Nic gets up in his face "All the more reason to kill her!" Luca shot back "All the more reason to keep her alive!!"
I stared at them argue about weather or not my life had any particular meaning. And I can't believe I was actually in the middle of it. It's enough I was pregnant but I had to worry about staying alive too?
"Enough!" they both look at me. I threw my hands into my hair and yelled again "JUST LET ME GO!" Nic stayed silent but Luca came to my side "Bella, you need to stay cal-" I pushed him, making him lose his balance. As he fell to the floor, Nic came to grab me but I grabbed the table lamp and hit him over the head with it. He falls to the floor and I make a run for it.
I grabbed the door handle and burst through it in full speed. As I ran, I made it to the stairs as I heard Nic and Luca running after me. When I made it down the beautiful marble steps, I ran across the hall to the kitchen. While I made it, I grabbed a knife and turn to the entry way of the kitchen with the knife to my neck; Nic and Luca came to a stop as they saw it "Come any closer and I'll do it." my grip tighten over it as I bought it closer to my neck, cutting skin. Luca panic "Bella stop!"
I countered "Why?! So, I can just be killed by your brother or someone else?!" he plainly looks at me and I glared at him to make a point "I don't think so. If I'm going to die, I'm going to die my way- I mean, don't you see this hell?! I don't have a reason to live like this!"
Luca says quickly "Think about Valentino!- Think about the love you still have for him." I look at him hesitantly and he quickly pressed on "Come on, Bella. Despite what you may be feeling now, I know you still love him. I know you always will." I shot back "Don't you see that's exactly why I have to do this?! God, are you that blind that you can't see how messy this is for me?!" I look at him, with tears in my eyes. I couldn't do this. I didn't want to live like this. Loving Valentino was my greatest bliss and my greatest pain. I don't want this life and I don't want this baby.
"Don't you see?.. This is the only way I can be free.. The only way I can't love him.." In that one split moment, I took the knife and glide it across my neck.
Luca yelled in horror of the sight "NO!"
While the knife dropped from my hands, I felt the warm, thick crimson liquid run down my clothes and my legs growing weaker under my weight. Luca ran across the kitchen, catching me before I hit the floor. He quickly turned my face to look at him "No..no. Bella, look at me."
I looked at him, I can see the fear that was stored in him, but that wasn't because I was dying. It's because he didn't know what to tell his brother. As my consciousness was slipping, Luca tried desperately to keep me awake. He called for Nic to get help, as my mind slipped into the cold and yet heavenly bliss of escape. I felt sorry, that I would leave my dad, but with me in his life; I'd only make it difficult because I caught the eye of one of the Falcone brothers.
Dad.. I'm sorry I have to leave you like this. I know mom haven't died to long ago but if I stay.. It'd only be hell for you.
I'm so sorry Dad..