Two updates in one day, I know, but yeah…Enjoy!
Chapter 26: December 31 continued
---------In Italy
"Here you go," said her aunt without looking at her.
Zoe took the phone into her hands.
"Remember to wear your dress to dinner and I don't want anymore rebellion," she said and left the room one more time.
Zoe let out a long sigh. [suspiro del alma!]
"Who was it?" asked Constanza as she stood to where the girl was standing. "Was it the boy?"
"I'lll call him to explain everything," said Zoe as she again sighed.
"You'll still speak with him after your aunt said to not?!" said Constanza.
"Yeah, I have to!" said Zoe. "I know he'll be wondering about what just happened. And plus, I have to wish him the best because it's already New Year's in Japan…"
Constanza shrugged.
--------8:30 PM
"So what are your resolutions for the New Year?" asked Auntie.
"To leave this burning hell…" thought Zoe as she took a bite of her meal. She was wearing the dress her aunt had bought earlier. She felt slightly out of place and uncomfortable.
"Well, if no one wants to say, I will," started Auntie. "Mine is to lose some weight! I have been growing fat!"
"What is she talking about, she's even skinnier than I am!" thought Zoe.
"And you Tomas?" asked Auntie.
"I don't know…I have to think about it…" said Uncle Tomas.
"You Simonetta?"
"I want to continue achieving academically and morally," said the little girl with a smile. She then looked at Zoe.
Zoe glared back.
"How about you Zoe?"
"Um, well, to make the best out of this new life," answered Zoe never looking up.
The family was in a big dining hall. The table was humongous with more than ten chairs available. All four people were sitting on one end of the table, with Simonetta sitting in front of Zoe.
"Well, if you want to start off right, you should forget about those people in Japan," retorted Auntie.
Zoe remained silent.
"Give me your phone," said Auntie.
Zoe finally looked up, her face filled with rage. "Again with that crap!" she yelled.
Auntie's face became very stern. "Give. Me. The. Phone." She demanded.
"Why don't you just accept that I'm not like you!" cried Zoe. "Just because my friends back home are not rich and stuck-up like you doesn't mean you have the right to make me forget them! My friends are my family now, they are part of who I am, whether you like it or not." Tears had begun rolling down her face.
"Give me the phone!" yelled Auntie.
Unwillingly, Zoe gave the phone to Auntie.
"There, that wasn't so hard…" said Auntie. "You will have no contact with Japan, ever again." Aunt Antonella walked to the living room. She placed the phone on one of the stands.
"The phone will remain in the living room, and I will answer all the calls you receive," said Auntie as she sat back down in the dining room.
Zoe had lowered her head and was wiping her tears.
"Zoe eat your food, you'll need it," said Auntie.
Zoe slowly picked up her eating utensils and took a few bites.
For the rest of the dinner, only the three, Auntie, Tomas, and Simonetta, would speak amongst themselves. Occasionally, Auntie would ask Zoe a question, but Zoe would only give a simple answer, never a full sentence.
Until about an hour later the dinner finally was over. Zoe immediately ran to her room and laid on the bed to cry bitterly.
The other three went to the living room.
"We have to find a way to control that girl…" started Auntie.
"Yeah…" answered Uncle Tomas.
"You know…I can't believe my sister Annabella would ever raise her child like that." She sighed.
"Yeah…"
"Well, I think she should be homeschooled, instead," said Simonetta deviously. "So maybe you can keep an eye on her more." [two words for you: shut up.]
"Yeah…that actually sounds like a good idea…" said Auntie in agreement.
There was an awkward bumping sound coming from the entrance hall of the house. The three in the living room remained silent.
The bumping repeated itself.
"What was that?" said Auntie frightened.
Both father and daughter shrugged.
"All the servants left and the only ones remaining are the cook, the housekeeper, and Constanza, right?" asked Auntie. "And Constanza is probably with Zoe…"
The other two nodded.
"…I'll go check…" said Auntie slowly as she got up to go to the entrance hall.
As she was entering the corridor that headed towards the entrance hall, she stopped in her tracks.
Auntie turned pale as a gun was being pointed right at her.
"Hello, sorry to barge in like that…" said a voice, which belonged to the one holding the gun.
"W-who are you?" asked Auntie as that was the only thing she could say.
The man smirked and walked closer to where it was full of light.
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Dun-dun-duuuuuunnn! What do you think? Sorry for that ending, but I kind of what you all to be sort of surprised! I was really bored today, and I haven't really done anything for tomorrow's possible school day, so I was really bored. The only thing I did was go walk my dog….
Hopefully tomorrow I wont have school, I'm suppose to be in this little math test competition thingy, and I really, don't want to take the test! So everyone have a great week!
Esta fue Utsukushii!