Giulia woke up soar, her head pounding as she groaned in pain.
Then had a sudden struck of anxiety, but tried to ignore it.
She looked at the time, it was almost noon.
Giulia whipped her face, slowly getting out of bed.
"Ugh, I don't wanna gooouh." Giulia complained to herself, flopping back on her bed.
She blinked at the ceiling.
But if she wants to enter the race, she's going to have to work for the money.
Giulia slowly got up, tired and exhausted.
She got up and got dressed in her usual clothes, the started heading out.
She was going to eat a late breakfast before she left, only to see Alberto at the kitchen table.
And her father making breakfast.
"Oh good morning Giulietta, sleep well?" Her father asked.
"Uh…y-yes." Giulia replied.
"I made your favorite-"
"That sounds great but I'm not hungry, gotta make the delivery's! Ciao!" Giulia said as she rushed through the door, trying to avoid Alberto.
Giulia shut the door behind her, sighing out of relief.
"God what did I do?" She whispered to herself.
She slid her hand off the door, got on her bike and started making deliveries.
Going through her usual route, giving fish getting coins in return.
But she wasn't her usual excited happy self.
Why did she feel this way?
She didn't feel sad or depressed just…guilty?
Giulia shook that feeling off, continuing her delivery's.
Until, a certain someone came along to ruin her day even more.
"Well look who it is, Spewlia!" It was Ercole and his goons with him, annoying her once again.
Giulia rolled her eyes, trying to ignore him.
"What? Got nothing to say? Spewlia." He just keeps on repeating her nickname, as his friends laugh.
"Can you do me a favor and shut up." Giulia said, trying to stay calm.
Ercole acted offended.
The people around the two were intrigued, now being nosey.
What Giulia didn't know, Alberto was watching from behind a wall.
"Ohh, I'm offended. You know I'm surprised your bike is still working, maybe I can fix that." Ercole said with a smirk, thinking of breaking her bike again.
"I said…shut the fuck up you spoiled bitch!" She yelled.
Everyone surprised, even Ercole.
No one has ever heard her curse out loud.
At this, his friends look scared.
But then Ercole suddenly looked angry.
Giulia yelped as he grabbed her arm, full force.
"What did you say to me?!" Ercole said through his teeth, Giulia staring deep into his eyes.
"I said. Shut the fuck up you spoiled BITCH BOY!" Giulia then swung her free fist, full force at Ercole.
Making him let go of Giulia's arm, the people around gasping.
Giulia took a step back, as she watched Ercole wipe his nose, a streak of his own blood appearing on his arm.
Ercole looked at Giulia with farce eyes.
"I'm. Gonna. KILL YOU!" Ercole yelled.
Giulia took the chance to run straight through the ally ways.
Ercole and his thugs running after her.
Alberto then followed them, scared of what he'll do to Giulia.
Giulia dodged each optical, trash cans, bars, and turning corners.
She kept gasping for air after every stride, her voice sounding crackly.
She looked behind her.
Ercole keeps on bumping into the trash cans, only to get back up quickly.
Just Ercole?
Giulia looked back in front of her, noticing some poles loged into the walls blocking her path.
She then slid under one, and climbed over another.
Ercole struggling to pass through, but is some how getting to her quickly.
Giulia climbs up another, finally passing through.
With Ercole still on her ass.
Giulia turned the corner, and another.
Realizing she lost him, and stoped to take a breather.
Giulia panting.
She had to calm down for a sec to think.
Ercole's friends were with him right?
Last she remembered, they were with him.
Ran with his to catch her.
But where are they?
The silence increased, making Giulia panic.
She look through her surroundings, realizing she's basically cornered.
Knowing she was about to be ambushed.
Giulia found an exit, then quickly ran towards it.
Only to be pushed and pinned down.
Giving her a bad flash back.
"Argh!" Giulia screamed in frustration, her arms pinned behind her back.
Turns out it was one of Ercole's goons.
"Well well well," Ercole said, as his friends lifted her up from her arms.
Restraining her from running.
"Seems like you're about to regret punching me." Ercole said, popping his knuckles.
Giulia squirmed aggressively.
"Ahhhhrgh!" She screamed.
Ercole got closer.
"You better shut up or ill-" then Giulia kicked Ercole in the stomach with full force, trying to fight as much as she could.
She elbowed Chicho, then Guido.
Giving her a chance to run for it.
Ercole didn't get up in time to catch her.
She was already gone.
Giulia ran frantically, panting along the way.
Only to bump into someone.
Giulia yelped, then pushed off them.
Realizing it was Alberto.
Looking worried and scared.
"Oh my god Giulia!" Alberto hugged her.
"I thought you're going to be a goner." He said worried.
But Giulia forcefully pushed him off her, fast walking away from him.
"G…Giulia!" He yelled after her, as she went back to her bike.
"Giulia!" Alberto said again.
But Giulia didn't listen.
Giulia got on her bike, ready to ride it back home.
"Giulia." Alberto put a hand on her arm.
"Are you okay?" He asked concerned.
But Giulia just pushed his hand off, then started pedaling.
"Hey!" Alberto exclaimed.
Giulia continued to ignore him, trying to get home before him.
Once she did, she got off her bike then threw it on its side on the wall like it was nothing.
Walking in the house with frustration.
Her father wasn't at home, and out fishing.
She ran up to her room, closed the door, then there herself on the bed.
Today was a rough day.