Laurie.

Fourteen.14.

Massimo didn't come back even but I woke up to his letter on the side of my bed.

He was apologizing for going out too early. I hugged the letter closely to my chest like my heart. I've fallen for Massimo and what he was doing to me, I don't understand. I always miss his absence.

I arranged my hair, putting on the nightie I'd been wearing since I was brought to Massimo's house.

I went straight down the stairs to the dining room, the only place I knew. The diner was unusually empty, only a basketful of fruit was on it.

I sat on the chair ready to munch an apple when I heard a rattling sound from a place supposed to be the kitchen. I stood up with the apple in my hands, I was hungry I'd never leave it.

I headed straight to the kitchen and was mesmerized by the decorations therein. The same woman who stared at me with pity in her eyes a few weeks ago was standing before the kitchen counter, slicing some veggies definitely for dinner.

Can't wait!

I haven't eaten a proper