mr. Mafia doesn't scare me

fifteen

I slowing fluttered my eyes open to look at the bright white ceilings. That's when I remember the previous events. I sat up in the bed and felt the soft warm blankets. As I stood I felt a pain shoot down my body. I winced and then it left me. I realise the room was an on suite so I went to the bathroom so look in the mirror so see my face full of dried blood. I turned on the tap and began to panic, I splashed my face and with my hand scrubbed the blood. It was hard to get off. Then I heard the door open. I looked up in the mirror to see Stefano standing behind me. "It's not coming off" I began to cry "hey it's ok" he soothes me. He turned me around and lifted me onto the work top beside the sink. He then opened a cupboard and pulled out the first aid kit. "Let me clean it" he said I nodded and he starting wiping the blood away. "I suppose your used to cleaning wounds" I said he just looked at me with a plain expression. "So you ain't trying too deny it" I asked "Kimberly" I loved the way he said my name. " will you please stop speaking for a moment" he said. I just give in and looked at the floor.

"Done" he said I jumped down and looked in the mirror. The cut wasn't that bad. "Thanks" I replied. "Come I think you need some food " he said. I followed him out the room and down the stairs to his kitchen. Even though I had been in his house once before i still thought it was spectacular. I sat on the stool by the breakfast bar and he began to cook something. "So you can cook?" I asked "yes, I do own a restaurant remember. You know what they say about Italians, their good cooks" he answered "even the mafia leader" I asked. "Look Kimberly, you need to stop" he said.

"Why, why should I?" I said back angry "because I said to okay, would you leave it at that" he hissed "no I won't! Your the mafia leader! Why wouldn't you just tell me?" I yelled standing up and walking up to him. He turned around quickly. "You don't understand, I'm the leader. I'm in charge, I make all the decisions, I'm wanted, I'm powerful, I'm dangerous. Do you actually think i tell people that?" He questioned.

"You could have told me!" I yelled "no do you realise how much danger you are now in because you know! I've been avoiding you because I knew a smart girl like you would figure it out but you kept appearing, you wouldn't leave it alone. You have to pry your way in. You can't be involved with a life like this! I didn't want you to know that side of me so I tried to hide it, I put you in danger! I killed a few people that were planning to kill you. I should kill you right now!" He shouted

"then why haven't you" I yelled

"because I don't want you dead" he answered.

"What do you want Stefano?" I asked. He looked at me and didn't say anything. We stood staring at each other. Then he grabbed me and pulled me towards him and kissed me.