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“Don’t talk like that, please don’t talk like that!”
I chuckled. “…do you… do you still hate me…?”
She burst into sobs and shook her head.
“No… I love you… I love you so much…”
Those were the sweetest words I’d ever heard in my life.
I smiled, tears filling my own eyes as I put my hand on her cheek.
If only I’d been able to feel it as I touched her.
Adriano came staggering up the steps, clutching his side.
“Oh no – no, no, no, NO – Mass, you fuckin’ hang on!” he shouted as he got down on his knees opposite Lucia.
He pulled up the edge of one of my bulletproof vests. I could tell from how he breathed in sharply that whatever he saw, it wasn’t good.
He pressed both hands against my side. “Just fuckin’ hang on, you asshole – hang on, help’s coming – don’t you fuckin’ die on me, Mass!”
Lucia was bawling. She held my face in her hands and kissed me. I could taste the salt of her tears on my lips.
“Don’t leave me,” she sobbed. “Please don’t leave me – please – you said you’d never leave me!”
I hated to break her heart like this…
To leave like her parents did…
But the edges of my vision were growing dark.
“…I’m… sorry, baby…”
I smiled one last time.
“…I… love you… too…”
And then darkness took over completely, turning everything to black.
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Lucia
I was there when Massimo blacked out.
I kept talking to him, whispering in his ear, kissing his face, and telling him I loved him.
I cried the entire time.
Adriano elevated Massimo’s legs and kept pressure on his wounds. He told me Massimo’s heart was still beating, so keep talking and tell him to stay with us.
I was there when Lars showed up.
It was funny – after all of Massimo’s stories, I felt like I knew him and Adriano, even though I’d never seen them before.
“Are you the one who killed Zollner?” I asked.
He nodded somberly.
