Chapter 8
Leonardo's point of view
We sat there for a while no one saying anything, just sat there in silence silently thanking those in higher places that everyone was ok, for now and hoping it would stay that way but I somehow seriously doubted that.
I just sat there holding Lisa close, I didn't want to lose her and I couldn't bear to leave her not knowing what had happened. For Christ's sake they had been literally thrown out of the workshop threatened with death. I'm glad that Lisa is sensible enough not to argue especially not with Piero's men and Lorenzo in that state. I know she's strong enough to fight for herself and no doubt she most definitely would but it's the fact that what would happen if they found out that she is a girl and what would they do to her then, throw her in jail, kill her but also the workshop would get in trouble and Maestro would be also thrown in jail. I daren't think about the consequences.
Anyway that wouldn't happen. The most important thing is to figure out what we're going to do next with this whole war issue because we can't just keep on fighting until everyone is dead.
"What are we going to do?" I spoke aloud voicing my thoughts cutting through the thoughtful silence.
"I don't know." Lisa whispered
Mac shook his head also in bewilderment while Lorenzo just sat there with a dazed expression on his face.
"There is 1 option, it's not one I would wish to do" Lisa said quietly after a while
"What is it" demanded Mac
"I'm sorry Lorenzo, I really am but …"
Lisa took a deep sign "the only option is to kill Piero and then his side will withdraw," she paused
"Like I said it is something I would rather not do."
"I hate to admit it but I don't see any other option," I replied
Lorenzo's point of view
"Kill Piero" that's all I heard and my body went numb, I couldn't think of anything else "kill Piero", "Kill Piero" that was all that was going through my head.
I was vaguely aware of the others speaking but saying what I had no idea. It just sounded like a collection of mumbling voices. Nothing was registering.
I knew though that deep inside of me that Tom was right, there was no other option. Hard enough for me to admit it, that killing my father was the way to solve this issue it was true. After all he had disowned me from the family. However whatever he said, he was still my father and this was painful to admit but he had to go, he had caused me so much grief and all of Florence so much agony and heartbreak. Enough was enough.
"Yes" I said out loud surprising my self
The others turned me looking confused
"What?" Mac asked
"Kill Piero" I replied, I didn't what I was doing my body was controlling me, I was speaking in almost mono syllables too shocked to speak properly .
"I'm so sorry Lorenzo" Tom whispered to me with tears in her eyes
I nodded back to her reassuringly not trusting myself to speak.
"Well we had better get back to the fighting then" sighed Leo a while later
"Yep, we had" Mac replied
"I'm coming too" Tom said strongly standing up to face Leo.
"No you are not, what I said before still stands, anyway you need to take care of Lorenzo" she sat back down again, her arms crossed in defiance.
"Please tell me, you know once its … well you know" I whispered
"Of Course" replied Leo patting me on the shoulder with a sympathetic smile, "I'll make sure of it"
Lisa's/Tom's point of view
All too quickly it was just me and Lorenzo again, silence enfolding among us with the occasional fever fuelled moan from Lorenzo in the corner. I couldn't keep still, my mind was racing wondering and more importantly worrying, worrying about Mac, Lorenzo and of course Leo, I have no idea what I would do if he were to die, if any of them would in fact but most of all Leo. I made a mental note to myself that if we got out of this alive I would tell him how I felt whether or note he feels the same way about me; I need to let him know. I can't keep it in anymore its destroying me, the constant longing in my heart.
"Stop pacing" moaned Lorenzo from the bed awakening me from my thoughts. I hadn't even realised I'd been pacing. "It makes me feel panicked"
I turned towards him ready to say some comment in return confessing how worried I was but he must have seen the worry etched on my face because his face immediately softened.
"He'll be all right you know"
He smiled and I walked over taking his hand as I sat by the bed.
"It's just I really love him, I really do and I'm afraid to admit my feelings to him if he doesn't feel the same way and then we will have wrecked our friendship but I can't control my feelings anymore there to strong I just really, really love him – I love him" I suddenly sat up realising what I had just blurted out to Lorenzo the biggest blabber mouth ever but too my surprise when I looked up to him he was laughing.
"I'm so glad to hear you say that" he laughed
"Why?"
"I needn't worry about him not feeling the same way – he loves you so much too"
"He does!"
"Of course he does, you must of be blind not to notice it – he is absolutely devoted to you and you would be silly not to tell him of your feelings,"
"I will" I whispered to myself
I sat there pondering over what Lorenzo had just told me, Leo loved me too , it made me so happy but then it was darkened by the thought that he might die and I might never get the opportunity to say how I feel.
In that split second I made the decision I would tell him how I felt and I would tell him now. I looked over to Lorenzo who was asleep and I gently pulled my hand out of his and stood up making my way towards the door. I grabbed a cloak from Mac stash of clothing and took down the barricade from the door. I placed my hand on the handle and looked over to Lorenzo and smiled, remembering what he had just told me, I looked back towards the door. I knew I was disobeying a direct order from Leo but I just couldn't allow him to die without him knowing how I felt.
With that and a last look back at Lorenzo, I took a deep sigh, opened the door and stepped out into the street.
