Is She The One?

Chapter 9

Lucia’s POV

When I woke up, I was on a bed, tucked in well. I got up to find myself in an unfamiliar room. The room was well lit with sunlight. It was quite breezy too. Just like some tropical weather. There was a sliding door made of glass by which one could see the view outside. I thought I was dreaming because it was so beautiful. I got up to make sure I’m not dreaming. As soon as I got up, my head started ringing. I tried to get the water which was kept on the table in the centre of the room. But as soon as I stood, I fell to the ground causing a loud thud. My sight got blurry about to lose consciousness. I heard the door open wide with a loud bang. Lorenzo came in shouting my name. By now I had gotten use to his voice. It was quite deep but had its own attractiveness. His voice was able to make one feel calm and warm. It was filled with kindness. He came in and held me in his arms. It was for the first time that I felt protected. I felt warm in his arms. He adjusted me back on the bed. He hurriedly went out and brought a doctor to treat me. Days went by. I barely remember anything that happened. I just have some flashback of happy memories. All the memories I had were of him, smiling sometimes, sometimes worried. I gained my conscious really not knowing how many days had passed by. I got up and sat taking support of the bed. I found Lorenzo sleeping by my bedside. He got up being startled probably because of sudden movement. As soon as he got up, he hugged me and said, “Are you alright? Should I call the doctor?” then he hit his head with his hands and said, “Obviously I should.” I chuckled at his behaviour. He smiled seeing my reaction and then got the doctor immediately. The doctor checked me and said, “She is recovering well. Her wounds have not fully recovered and need to be looked after. I am giving you some creams so that there’s no scars left. You just need to take care of her well.” I thought to myself, no scars left? What about the scars that will be left internally forever? Will I ever be able to heal them? Is there a cream for it too? I looked at Lorenzo who was already looking at me. He had a face of relief, content maybe. Looking at him I realised what had happened days back. How did Lorenzo end up in Luciano’s place? How did he know where I was? Many questions were taking up my mind. I couldn’t hold it and asked him about it. He tried to divert my mind by asking me, “How do you feel now? Should I get you something to eat? You must be really hungry. I’ll get some good food for you.” I pressurized him and said, “Please Lorenzo I need to know. Do I not have the rights to know about everything? Or are you treating me well right now just to end up treating me like Luciano?” I started tearing up as I couldn’t hold my emotions together. I could remember everything that happened between me and Luciano very vividly. I wanted to forget it but couldn’t. All the things that he did! Lorenzo came and held me in his arms, patting my back, trying to calm me down. After I got my feeling together and was a bit calm, he held my hand and said, “I will tell you everything but not now. This is not the right moment, not when you haven’t healed. So, let’s get all better and when you do, I’ll tell you everything.” He was right that I should maybe take care of myself and heal. I asked him about where we were. He said that we were on his private island in order to stay away from Luciano as he would be hunting me down all over the country. Upon this I started panicking again and said, “Carlo! Where is Carlo? I need to look for him. I got up off the bed and ran towards the door. Lorenzo came and hugged me behind and held me tight not letting me go. He then said, “Don’t! If you go out now you won’t be safe. I have sent my men to look for him. We’ll search for him as quick as possible but if I let you go now, I am sure to lose you and I don’t want to lose you. Please for my sake? I promise I will do everything I can to find him.” I turned back and said, “Okay but you need to make sure of his safety.” To this he said, “Obviously!” Then he made me rest on the bed and then he said, “Let me get you some food” and went out. He came in with sumptuous meal. It was a feast for me. I looked at him who was looking at me eating hungrily. I then started eating slowly. He said, “You don’t need to change yourself. Eat as much as you want. You are perfect and cute when you eat. Just like a little bunny whose mouth fills up like a dumpling while eating a carrot.” I smiled at the metaphor that he gave me of a cute bunny but then I tried to comprehend the whole thing which now seemed very weird. Anyways I ate until I was full. After which I looked at the view outside the window and got lost in its beauty. It was a beach I could see clear sand which was then divided by the crystal water then came the blue sky which was merging with the water. At a point it would seem that the water and sky were one. Lorenzo grabbed my hand and got me out of the bed and took me out. It was so beautiful. I then looked at the place that I was living in. It was a beautiful, big mansion. I could spend my entire life in this place. I started running around the beach like a small kid, carefree. The wind blew in my hair I looked back at Lorenzo who was running behind me. He looked so handsome and cute at the same time. I can’t describe his beauty in words, just that he was a cute baby trapped in a handsome man’s body. A perfect combination. He caught me as I was busy admiring his beauty. He picked me up in his arms up like a baby. I loved the feeling. I hope it would last forever. We started walking together. As we walked together, we left two pairs of footprints behind the waves then taking them away on a long journey. We looked at each other in the eyes. His eyes were so beautiful and the sunlight made them shine like gems. His long lashes looked so beautiful as he blinked. His lips got rosy as he licked them unconsciously. I gulped at this. Our hands were brushing against each other. He then slowly slid his fingers between mine and then held my hand. I lifted our hands. My hands were quite big but now they had totally disappeared in his. He chuckled and held my hand tight. He smiled looking at me just like any girl would want her man to look at her. The breeze was a bit strong which made my hair cover my face a bit. He while still holding my hand tucked my hair behind my ears. His touch made my ears red, maybe he noticed them or maybe the sunlight hid it. I was feeling quite relieved. The feeling that the beach was giving was so healing and to have him by my side was a blessing. I felt all of my problems and all the pain flying behind with the breeze. After the walk we headed back. I was tired. I took a bath and slept in as soon as I got in. when I got up it was already evening. The sun had already set. I went out and explored the mansion a bit. It had quite huge corridors. If only I wore a gown, I would look like a Victorian princess running down the corridors. I then saw Lorenzo walking towards me. I went running towards him. He said that dinner was ready and took me to the dining room. It was a round table which was not that big, quite moderate. I sat where I felt like and he sat beside. I didn’t mind him at all. Dinner was served. I felt him taking glances at me in between as I took glances at him. Every moment with him felt so dreamy that if it was a dream I would never want to wake up.