81: Threats and Ambush

A V E L I N A

The day was warm, and the sun was high in the sky. The birds chirped, and the smell of fresh grass filled the air.

I looked around at the people milling about, and my heart filled with sadness. Coming back to New York has been filled with nothing but sadness, and the pain was almost unbearable.

The last few days had been a blur. After making my decision, I couldn't find a way to break the news to Raphael. I just couldn't. I was ashamed, ashamed that I couldn't keep my legs close.

I had broken down, and I knew that I was just being a coward. I needed to tell him the truth. It was the only way.

He had the right to know, and I couldn't hide it from him anymore.

Giovanni's visit to my house earlier today was sudden and I couldn't get our conversations out of my head. The threats he'd thrown at me.

"So, the rumors aren't really rumors after all." We're first thing he had said as soon as I opened the door.

Then he proceeded to ogle at me, my body curling with disgust. He looke