Dream of perfect love

Chapter 17

'Can you help me? The voice of Alice took her out of her thoughts'

‘Do you need my help?’

‘If am asking you.. ‘ she said smiling to her

‘If it has to do with willy I..’ Alice interrupted her

‘It’s not about Willy, Mario took Dad to work today and still hasn’t come back and I need my car but my brother parked his Ferrari and I can’t come out of the parking, can you move the car so that I can come out? Pleaaasee!!’ she said pleadingly.

Paola felt that she had to do it, she has been to that house for six months already and it was the first time that Alice spoke her. She felt so lonely, so estranged and so hated that this request to help her felt like there might be a way to have a basic communication, at least with one of the brothers.

‘So are you gonna help me?’

“Your brother will get upset on me if he finds out’

‘He won’t even know, he left early to the office and he will not be back anytime soon, come’ 

When she got inside the car, she thought about her red Ferrari back home and the feeling of the wind in her hair when she was driving in the highway to release her feelings, loud music , when things were not so complicated, when the relationship of Matthew and Jessica was her only sorrow. She was reversing the car when Alice reversed backwards way faster than she should, Paola in a skillful way she continued reversing and turned the car avoiding the collision, when the car stopped he was standing in front of the car, she was surprised to see him, Alice confirmed earlier that he was at the office.

‘You must be a Supergirl’ he shouted to her, she was still holding the steering wheel and was looking at him without moving.

‘What do you mean?’ she said once she got out of the car.

‘You said that you don’t know how to drive’

‘I said I don’t have a driving license’

‘Where did you learn how to drive a supercar?’

‘I didn’t, I just figured it out’

‘You are a genius then, because it took me two days to drive this car properly’

She smiled and handed him the keys.

‘Your previous sugar daddy had a Ferrari?’ she didn’t reply to him, he grabbed her hand and pulled her near his face, he had tiny wrinkles on the sides of his eyes, his face was perfectly shaped and his short beard was making him look more masculine, he had a strong nose but not very big lips, he was definitely very handsome. He shook her

‘I am expecting for an answer’

‘Yes, he did, happy now?’ she replied to him in an arrogant way, in a way that she would reply to him as herself, he pushed her back slightly and he left. She turned back and looked Alice behind the tree laughing.

‘You set me up, didn’t you!’

‘Of course not, I just needed your help’

‘You wanted to hit his car and blame me’

‘That’s your assumption, not mine’

‘Then why are you laughing?’

‘Because I am a happy person’

‘I don’t believe you’

‘And I don’t care’ she said and she kept smiling

‘I know is difficult for you, that your parents are not together and that I get to live with your father, I understand the way you feel’

‘Then don’t marry him this weekend. Leave!’

‘I can’t leave’

‘Because you love my father and you fell for him, because he was everything you ever wanted and bla bla bla’

‘I can’t explain you Alice, I wish I could’

‘I don’t want to hear your explanations, I want you dead!’

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She was standing in front of the mirror, her hair were up in a chignon bun, she was wearing a short vintage bateau white dress, backless shape decorated with bows and pointed-toe cross-strap medium high heels, she was looking herself in the mirror, she would never get used to the way she looked, she was feeling pain in her whole body, her soul pain made her body aching. She was imagining this day different, in fact nothing to do with what was going to happen on that day.

David invited almost 10 people from his family and two of his associate to the charade who meant to be their 'wedding', it wasn't a real wedding but nobody knew about it, the person who was pretending to be a magistrate was sent from the Police, David never initiated any court proceedings to separate from Dianne, everything shown to her was a big lie, he was sure she would never discover it, he was sure she would never deal with anything that had to do with it apart from what he was giving her.

Paola went out of the room and headed towards downstairs, she could hear people talking, David was standing near the stairs, the waiters were serving champagne. She could see the contempt in their eyes, she was a young girl marrying a guy who could be her father. The ceremony started and she was looking like she was lost, she was looking like she was trying to find the door to escape, David was looking most of the time to his shoes.

'You may kiss the bride' the Magistrate said, they exchange a kiss on the right and left cheek, awkward for such an in love couple however everybody thought that David didn't want to provoke more the anger of his children.

'Congratulations' said Anthony after everyone finished congratulating them

'Thank you' she said and turned her back, he went again in front of her, 'You made it' she turned again to leave and again he went in front of her.

'Where are your parents? too embarrassed to show up to their daughter wedding with an old man?'

'They are not alive, they died in a car accident'

'Pity you were not in that car' he said and left immediately

The broken bottle in the hand of Dianne was glowing in the light of the moon, she was in a very bad condition, her mascara was smudged around her swollen eyes, her hair were messy and she looked lost. For few seconds Paola remembered herself when she lost Matthew, the despair and pain she felt when she knew that she lost him forever. She wanted to tell her that nothing of what was happening was the reality, she was  starring in a play that she didn’t want to be in, she was put there, same as David, none of the two wanted it.

‘Dianne put yourself together, please!’

‘Thirty one years in the dust bin, thrown away for few lust moments with this girl who could be your daughter David!’ she yelled to him and walked closer to them, David went in front of Paola.

‘You love her so much that you would lose your life for her wouldn’t you?’

‘You are drunk Dianne, you are out of your mind, please throw the bottle neck’

‘Mom’ Anthony said and run towards their place

‘Your father…’ she mumbled and started crying again, this time in the hug of Anthony who pulled softly the bottle neck from her hand, he made a sign with his hand for Paola and David to leave. Dianne looked in his eyes

‘Son, I asked you before, I am asking you now again, help me show to your father who this woman really is, she doesn’t love him, I know it, I can see it in her eyes, I want her out of our lives, to be just a bad dream’

‘Mom, he chose her over you, he doesn’t deserve you, you deserve a man who will be proud to have you by his side, who will value your personality and everything you offered him, unfortunately Dad didn’t do that, he was weak and he fell for this girl’

‘Even if he will not be with me, I don’t want him to live his happily ever after with her, promise me that you will help me to destroy her’

‘If Anthony won’t do it, I will help you mom’ Alice said, she was standing behind leaning on a tree looking at them

‘Only Anthony can help us achieve that, he can make her fall for him’

‘Not a bad idea, have s*x with her and then we show it to Dad’

‘Alice stop! Mom is feeling bad and you are saying nonsense instead of helping the situation’

‘She is right, you should sleep with her’ Dianne said

‘Yea, just close your eyes and do it, who you f**k doesn’t really matter, I mean if you could f**k Joanne, then you can definitely do Lorena as well’

‘Make her fall for you, sleep with her and then give the proofs to your father, I want him to throw her out, I hate her with all my heart’

‘Mom let’s get you inside’

‘No, you can’t take her inside, they will see her and comment, better take her back to the Aunt’s. Don’t worry Mom, I will make sure that the first night of the newlyweds will be an absolute disaster!’ she kissed Dianne and headed inside the house. After all she had to ensure that the night will be a disaster.

The screams of Paola when she found Willy crawled in her bedside could be heard all over the house.

‘Aliceeeee’ David was saying while knocking on Alice’s door

‘Yes dad?’ she said surprised

‘Why is Willy in our bed?

‘No, he is in his cage’

‘He is not, come and pick him up immediately’

‘Alright, alright no need to shout Dad’

‘Hi Lorena’ said Alice like nothing happened

‘Can you keep Willy away from me please?’

‘You came to Willy’s house, this is my house, his house, you have to live with him’

‘I don’t want to live with a snake, please take him from the bed’

Alice moved slowly and got Willy in her hands, instead of leaving the room she approached Paola

‘Alice!’ David said firmly

‘What Dad? I am trying to make her not to be so scared’

‘This is not necessary’

Alice disregarded him and put Willy on Paola’s shoulder, Paola didn’t move she left staring in Alice’s eyes.

‘Alice get Willy off Lorena right now, do it now’ David yelled

‘Why are you all shouting?’ Anthony entered the room too.

‘Alice take Willy off her now’

The tears were gushing down the face of Paola while she was standing stone-dead with Willy moving on her.

‘You are doing great Lorena, stay still because if you move he will put his fangs in your flesh and fill it with venom, maximum 10 seconds you will stop breathing...’

‘Alice!’ shouted David again

‘And then you will die in pain’ she said and soon after she burst into laughs

‘This is bullshit’ Anthony said and went next to her, got Willy from his tale and threw him on Alice

‘Mind my baby!’ Alice yelled at him

‘You two try not to be too loud tonight’ he said with his usual ironic way and left the room, Alice followed him.

‘You are doing great brother’ he didn’t look at her, he went in his room, thinking of what his mother and Alice asked him to do, what if this was the solution, reveal the true reason on why Lorena married his father, he would realise his mistake and get back with his mother and they would be the happy family they were before she came to their lives and destroy them.

He heard the door of Alice’s room to close, he could hear the voice of his father, soon the screaming of Paola led him to go out of his room again.

He pushed the door and entered the room, his father was behind him, she was at the corner of the room terrified showing the bed, an earthworm was lying in the bedsheets.

‘You need to speak to your sister, this has to finish, Lorena is my wife and you both have to understand this and respect her’ He looked at him, in his face was formed a sardonic smile, seconds later he was out of the room.

‘David, I can’t’' he closed the door and went back to her.

‘I am trying to excuse their behavior, I understand their reaction, but this, I can’t handle it on my own, their mother was always the one to put the rules, I just don’t know how to handle it’

‘I don’t want to sleep in the bed’

‘Don’t be scared, it’s an earthworm’ he took it with a tissue and threw it away.

‘This is what Willy eats, for sure there are more’

‘I ll’ check everything out, just try to calm down’