The Devil’s Healer

Chapter 2:

ROSALIA POV:

The drive to Enzos office was short. It felt like forever.

I had a gift for him on the passenger seat. It was a watch he had admired months ago. I had been saving up to buy it for him. I wanted to see him smile.

When I arrived at Enzos office building I checked my reflection in the mirror. I looked tired. I smiled anyway. " Anniversary " I said to myself.

I grabbed the cake and the gift. Got out of the car. The lobby was empty except, for the security guard. He smiled at me when I walked in.

"Buonasera, Dottoressa Romano " he said.

"Buonasera " I replied.

He signed me into the visitors log. "Here to surprise your boyfriend again?"

I smiled. "I guess so."

He chuckled. "He's a man." I had no idea how wrong he was.

The elevator doors opened with a sound. I was on the floor. The hallway was really quiet. Most of the people who work there had already gone home. I could see myself in the glass walls as I walked. At the end of the hallway I saw a light coming from under Enzos office door. That was good. He was still working, just like he said he would be.

I held the cake tightly in my hands. He was probably really tired. He would say sorry for missing dinner. I would tease him about working too much. Then we would. Eat cake in his office and I would give him his gift. It was not the anniversary I had planned. But it would be perfect anyway.

I felt a feeling in my stomach. Why was I feeling nervous? Enzo is my boyfriend. I should not overthink this.

I got to his office. My hand was on the door handle. Should I knock? No. I wanted to surprise him. I took a breath and pushed the door open.

At first I did not understand what I was seeing. I saw a woman's shoes. A blue suit that I knew. His desk. Then I saw her hands around his neck. His lips were on hers. Enzo was kissing another woman. He had her pinned against his desk.

For one second everything stopped. Neither of them saw me. My fingers let go of the cake box. It fell to the floor. Made a dull sound. The chocolate frosting splattered over the floor. The sound broke the silence. Enzo. Slowly turned around. He looked really scared.

"Rosalia…" he said.

The woman turned around fast. She almost fell over. Nobody said anything. I looked at Enzo at the woman and back at Enzo. Everything made sense now. He had cancelled our dinner plans. He had sent me a text message. I had thought he was just tired. It was because he wanted to do s**t with these slut.

"You have got to be kidding me " I said. My voice was calm. It was not a happy calm.

Enzo took a step towards me. "Rosalia, please. This is not…"

“Don't " I said. I just said one word,. It stopped him.

I looked at the woman. She was really young. Her lipstick was messy. His shirt was half unbuttoned. They could not deny what I had just seen.

"I can explain " Enzo said.

I laughed,. It was not a happy laugh. "You can?" I asked him.

He nodded. "Yes I can."

"Good. Go ahead " I said, I folded my arms gently

He opened his mouth. Nothing came out. There was nothing to explain.

"That's what I thought, you can’t even explain yourself" I said. I nodded once.

He put his hand in his hair. "It was a mistake " he said.

"No you made a choice " I said.

"Rosalia…" he said again, hearing him say my name started to become annoying

"I defended you " I said. I took a step towards him. "Every time someone said something about you I defended you. I trusted you."

It was really quiet after that.

"I know I messed up " he said quietly.

"You did not mess up " I said. "You chose to do this." Those words hurt him more than if I had yelled at him.