A gently warming sun shone on a building made of glass, making it more attractive. Anyone that passes by would always stop to take a second glance. Just by looking at the building anyone could tell that it was built from quality material.
At the top of the building is a name
' I Goblin Del Gioco Di Romano' meaning Romano's Game Goblins boldly written. Inside the building are thousands of employees moving about performing one task or another.
A big, firm, curvy woman exulting in her weight and height that made her imposing, a presence that drew the eyes entered into the building.
She wore a white feminine suit, everyone stopped in their tracks and focused their attention on her. Everywhere was eerily quiet as her white high heels clicked the tiled marble floor with every step she took.
It was Emma Colombo, a well known notorious public personality, fashion freak and quite outrageous with cropped brown hair. From a distant she looked late thirties, but up close tired little lines and a faint puffiness gave her secrets away.
The cleaning staffs, the workers and the directors that passed by all wondered why she graced the company or what business she had with Mr Romano. Perhaps, she wanted to purchase a video game directly from the company.
They traced her footsteps down to the elevator watching her every move. Emma got to the reception office
"Is your boss in?" she asked
"Ye_yes" the receptionist replied taken aback by the face she was seeing "But he wouldn't like for anyone to disturb him" she informed
Emma scoffed and walked into the door leading to the office
"Ma'am, you can't just_" the receptionist raced after her and they both found themselves in his office
"Hello dear" she greeted him fondly and dropped her bag on his table.
******
"It's really funny you know" Stefano said, his muscular back facing his father.
"At least, it makes the mission more easier" Pedro said "Doesn't it?"
"Yes it does" he agreed and faced his father.
Stefano had narrated everything to his father, about Bella attending the same school as he. What a coincidence.
"I'll be off to see mamma now" Stefano picked up his phone from the table.
"Make me proud son".
Stefano nodded and stepped out of the room only to be met by his elder brother Alessandro gazing at him suspiciously
"What?" Stefano asked a little bit startled
"Don't harm anyone Stefano" Alessandro warned "Especially the girl, she did nothing wrong"
"What do you know brother?" Stefano asked angrily.
"A lot more than you" he replied "This girl didn't do anything wrong. I don't get why you and father are so desperate to get revenge"
"Mom is in her sick bed all because of that bastard" Stefano stated "And you expect me to seat and watch that man enjoy his family while mom is battling for life, you know he caused this"
"Tell me... if you get this revenge, would it change mom's situation" Alessandro demanded.
"I see, you don't love mom. You've never been closer to her than me. If you did love her then you'll understand why I'm doing all this" he said
"I do love her Stef. But getting revenge on a girl that knows nothing... is, it's really..." Alessandro shook his head in disapproval
"It's mom's wish. Stay out of it" he said and walked away.
****
"Mom!" Leonardo called as he raced down the stairs, his face was a mixture of disgust and frustration, his hair ruffled and his eyes red and swollen. He stopped in his tracks when he saw a familiar and not so familiar face, his dad!.
"D_dad. What are you doing here?" he asked surprised, he had expected him to be at the company.
"It's a Saturday!" his father exclaimed happily.
"So...?"
"I'm taking the day off to spend some time with you all" he replied.
Leo looked at his mom's direction and caught her smiling, she nodded her head in support.
"Mom I'm done" Bella said as she came out of the store room with a towel hanged around her neck.
"*gasp* What happened to you?" she asked as she took notice of him.
"Hmm?" he turned to her not hearing what she said.
"Never mind"
"Go dress up Leo, we are going somewhere nice today for a family time" his father said.
"F_for real?"
"No... for fake" Bella chuckled and tapped him on his shoulder before heading upstairs.
She too couldn't believe it, her all workaholic father wakes up and says he wants to have a family time. How interesting, putting work aside to spend time with them.
Leonardo nods and heads to his room slowly, just when he woke up to frustration and disgust as a result of him finding bird poop on his bed due to him forgetting to shut his window close his dad wants to spend some time with them.
"Ow" Leo hit himself on the face to make sure it wasn't a dream "Yeah this is real"
*****
Leonardo and Isabella were sprawled on green lawns in the central park as they waited for their parents. Today had been a great day, their dad had really surprised them.
Maybe he's changing, changing to a family man or he just misses his family, he wants to get along with them more.
Maybe he envies those dads he sees spending lots of time with their family or perhaps he wants to die down suspicions like the way Bella had been suspecting him.
"Hey Bella" Leo called
"Mmmm..." she answered looking so engrossed with her phone.
"You've got Luna's number right?" he asked
"Yeah, so what" she gave him a side glance
"Just send it to me" he sighed.
"Why?"
"Because I want it"
"Why would you want her number?"
"Just give it to me" he pleaded
"Do you perhaps like her?" Bella asked and dropped her phone focusing her attention on him
"Pfft what?, no! why would you ask such?"
"I see it in your eyes" she replied
"What?, why would I like a girl like Luna?, she's just not in my league" he defended.
"Then I ain't giving you no number" she picked up her phone and turned away from him.
"Not like I care" he scoffed and lay down on his back.