LINA
"Lina you're destroying my car,stop it!"Bruno yells back over the horrible sound of the paintwork of his precious Mclaren being ruined.
"Did you stop?No, you didn't. You just couldn't help being a dick and taking my family away too!"
"That was your parents doing, baby,not me.If you want to be mad at someone then you can be mad at them,"he says to me,watching me with a calm but unhappy expression.
I put the car to an abrupt stop,making us jump a little from our seats.The car was going that fast.
"How dare you,asshole?After everything you've done,you try to pin this on my parents?"I say,getting angrier when I didn't think it was possible.
"Yes.If you remember correctly,he asked you to stay away from them ,not me."he says,wagging a stupid finger at me.
"That was your fault.You were the one who forced me to be with you..."I start for Bruno to cut me off.
"Yes!yes!That was all me but the fact stands that I brought you to your family,I didn't try to separate you from them.That is what your they did today,Lina.Just face it,"he tells me with a serious expression.
I turn my gaze away from the road to look at him,hating the pitying expression that he was now wearing on his face.
"Shit!,Shit!Shit!"I exclaim.
I am just feeling so frustrated, angry and...hurt.
I'm hurt because Bruno was right.It wasn't his fault that I had been kicked out of my own family.
My father had made that decision. And my mother had supported it.
I cover my face with my hands,wanting to stop myself from myself from having these thoughts.But unfortunately they keep pouring in.
How could they do this?I thought they loved me.
I knew that my mother and Father hated Bruno but never to this extent,the extent where they would disown me for wanting to be with him.(Not that I want to be with Bruno now but it is what they believe.)
What happend to unconditional love from parents?
It's bullshit,my brain answers me.
There is no such thing.There's only loving someone until they go against you.After that it is 'You're dead to me.'
I hit the steering wheel over and over,not caring if Bruno thinks that I lost it.
This situation is just messed up.
While I'm here, trying my best to protect them and Cameron from this psycopath,they had actually ousted me from the family.It was just so wrong and unfair.
"Are you done?"Bruno asks in a calm voice when I finally stop.
I don't answer him,I just keep breathing heavily with my hair in my face.I imagine that I look quite a sight but I don't really give a damn.
"I didn't say that they didn't love you,Lina.They were both just shocked and angry.I'm sure that once they get over it,they will accept you with open arms,"Bruno says,shocking me.
I look at him with an expression filled with both curiosity and surprise.What the fuck?Isn't he supposed to be adding fuel to the fire instead of reassuring me like this?
I could have sworn that this was what he wanted.
"Shouldn't you be happy about this?"I ask.
"I am not going to pretend that I am not,"he answers while looking at me.
"Then why are you telling me this?" I quiz,not surprised in the least bit surprised by his answer. He is quiet for a moment,as if asking myself the same thing.
"What do you think?"he asks me.
Seriously?How the hell should I know what goes on his sick mind?
If he were a normal person I would say that he said it to make me feel better but since he is Bruno Rossini,I have my doubts about the theory-the guy did just admit that he was happy that I was kicked out of by my own family.
And he could be using this as an opportunity to worm his way into my heart or...bed.
The last theory seems less complicated so I think I'll go with that.
"I'm not sure why you said it ,Bruno and I don't care.I just know that nothing that comes from will help me in any way."
"Whatever,precious,"he says before looking outside.
Feeling unhappy myself, I go back to driving like a maniac.
I slow down when I get to traffic and take the route that leads me to my special place.
God knows that I will never be ready to go back to Bruno's apartment yet.
Bruno seats up in his seat as soon as he sees the university of Mylari in view .
"Where are you taking us?" Bruno says as we pass our former school.
"I've already told you,somewhere I go to clear my mind."
I don't have to look to know that his brown eyes are on me.I can feel the wheels in his mind turning, feel the puzzle of where we are going finally coming together in his mind.
"You still come to the forest?"he asks.
I doesn't answer him but instead swallow audibly,my eyes still on the road.
He seems to take my silence as an answer because his eyes widen, looking shocked when I thought nothing could shock him anymore.
But the fact my special place was the forest where we had hung out a billion times is clearly an exception.
Looking at him,I can tell that he is still having a hard time believing it.
His gaze falls on me again.He looks like he had many questions in his head but couldn't voice them, looking speechless for the first time.
"Just don't say anything, Bruno.That way I can pretend that you're not here,"I tell him grumpily,already regretting revealing that I still came to this place.
I didn't want him to give him any more reason to believe that I still had feelings for him.
Today just keeps getting more stressful and giving me more problems to deal with.
Bruno opens his mouth to talk when I prevent it by stopping the car at the side of the road with a loud screech.
I get out of the car without another word.
When I hear Bruno open his car door,I assume that he is going to follow me so I turn to stop him but end up finding him still standing by the car door.
For a second we just stare at each other but I break eye contact,intimidated by the questioning look that is still on his face.
Still not going there.
I turn and walk into the forest telling him that I would be back and not to follow me.
Unlike five years ago,I don't desire his company.And I have to be alone for what I want to do here.
I follow the trail into the forest while successfully avoiding different branches from hitting me.By now,I know this place like the back of my hand.
As soon as I am out of Bruno's view,I take off my shoes and break into a run towards the stream.
*******
BRUNO
I've been leaning against the hood of my scratched car for about five minutes now and getting sick of it.
How much longer will Lina be? I wonder.
I am getting bored just sitting here with my thoughts.
And I have so many of them.
For example,how come that she still comes to this forest?
I mean I would have thought that she had forgotten about it once she and I were no longer together.
Why didn't she?
Is there maybe a chance that Lina was still hung up on us?
I mean we spent a lot of time here,exploring, picnicking, other things...
Does that mean that I wasn't fooling myself when I guessed that she still have feelings for me?I wonder, slowly sitting up on the hood.
I place my hands on my face.
So many questions going through my mind but no answers.If Lina was here she would shed a little light on the situation.Emphasis on the 'little' here.
I mean that I'm sure she would have plenty to say but not all of it would be the truth.I will have to deduce the answer from her reactions.
I sigh,thinking about the cons of being in love with one Adelina Rivera.
Maybe I should go after her?
But no,I think, shaking my head.She clearly told me not to follow her,obviously needing some time alone after what happened earlier.She would get mad at me for intruding on her space more than I already am.
I can't give her anymore reason to despise me,I think leaning back on my car.
But this waiting is driving me crazy.I hope she comes back soon.