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Interesting. Another to add to the hit list.
My phone starts vibrating in my pocket. Maria wrinkles her nose at me, but I ignore her. Rosa’s name is flashing up on the screen.
“I have to take this.”My chest feels tight with excitement.
“Hello.” I try to sound professional as I leave, pulling out a cigarette and heading to the outside seating.“How are you, tesoro?”
“I’m fine. Are you busy?”Her soft voice is like music to my ears.
“For you, Rosa? Never.”
I light my cigarette, looking at the couples sitting in front of me, all deep in conversation. As I glance through the window to the café, I can see Romano and Maria having a heated conversation. As her mother locks eyes with me, I look away.
“I’m on my own,” her voice is so quiet I can barely hear her.
“Then why are you whispering?”
“I don’t know,” she giggles, and I remember how much I miss that sound.
“I’m in a meeting at the moment. I can come over after that?”
“W-what, here? What if Dante comes home?”
I know he won’t be. I have him out on runs all day.
“I was going to go to Dr. Jenkin’s in a minute. Could you meet me after that?”
As she goes to reply, Maria storms out. “Luca, your lunch is here.”
I hold up my cigarette to her and excuse her. The line is silent.
“Rosa, are you still there?”
“Huh-yes. Just forget about it. We can see each other another time, maybe. Sorry.”
Before I can get a word in, she cuts the call, and I shake my head.
Fuck.
I head back to our table and as I approach, Maria flicks me a look as I limp towards my seat next to her.
“Why the hell are you limping?”she hisses in my ear as I sit.
“Jumped off a bridge trying to kill myself to get away from you.”
She huffs and carries on picking at her salad. I sit there, not being able to get Rosa’s voice out of my head.
I need to see her.
CHAPTERFORTY-SEVEN
rosa
As I push open the front door, I toss my bag down on the floor. After a session with Dr. Jenkins, I need a cigarette and a coffee.
Today we discussed another coping mechanism. Journaling. So on the way home, I stopped and picked up a little notepad with my Capricorn star sign on the front.
I’m going to start with five things I want out of life.
