The Mafiuso (Book One)

"Chapter One"

"After Fourteenth Years"

Life was beautiful if you started to take it positively. It contains lots of memories. Either good or bad.  It's always up to you that how can you make it work according to you.

My life wasn't interesting, I have faced the worst fiasco when I was just a little kid. I lost my parents and with them, I lost the hope to live a good life like any other children. I didn't know how to smile, it was something which is pacified for me.

But life was always being selfish, and we have to deal with it.

When the other children of my age went to the park with their parents by their side, they seem to be happy and lucky. That time I felt envious, I felt as they were trying to mock my miserable life in the worst kind of way they could ever pick up.

I cried for hours and hours on every occasion in which I spend ecstatically among my parents. In my own cozy and warm kingdom of love and happiness.

But now every happiness turned out in nightmares

"Ivory" a familiar sugar-coated voice brought me back into reality.

My reality

I shook my head and turn around with a huge smile plastered on my lips to become face to face from my one and only best friend.

"Mia" I smiled wholeheartedly

She was panting, her face was priceless, beads of sweats glowing upon her forehead, her warm dark brown eyes now turned glossy as she was shaking from head to toe "what happened mia, why are you crying" I ran towards her and clutched her shoulders "please tell me" I pleaded

'Granny' she hitched in a quick breath as her sobs become louder. "She locked herself in her room since morning and wasn't opening the door, I knocked multiple times but she doesn't even respond, Her sugar shot up yesterday night when I last check up on her, I'm afraid if something bad happened to h--"

"No" I cut her off  between her trance "nothing happened to her, she would be fine and healthy, Okay," I said sternly

Mia shook her head inwardly "Y-yes" she stuttered. But the look of disbelieving she was throwing on my way was enlighten something else.

Negatively

'Mrs. Eva parker'  was like everything to me and for all the orphans who lived there,  she was the owner of the parker orphanage and running it for thirty-five years. She was sixty-eight years old women along with grey strikes and light blue eyes.

When destiny kicked me hard and left me alone in a dark rain forest she was the one who provided shelter to my baby being and brings me here in her beautiful life.

I was always grateful to Jesus that he send an angel on this planet in a form of her, she was a lifeline for all the kids like me who lost their parents in their childhood.

When nobody was there to grabbed my hands in deserted surrounds when she was there to protect me from all the evil eye.

And from the monsters.

Indeed

She didn't only provide shelters on our empty heads but gave out the best education in town. Apart from this orphanage she also owns different hospitals and colleges. Her husband Mr. Kevin parker died six years ago and from there Eva was one who managed everything by herself.

With a last glance at Mia, I ran towards the first floor where Eva's room existed.

Knocking at the front door would go vain like it usually did so I have decided to pick my way to conclude which always helped me to get her.

I fished out the spare key of her room from my side pocket and twisted it into a key whole, slowly

Turning the doorknob I tip-toe into her room, a big whoosh of relief left from my mouth when my gaze fell upon her sound and safe being.

Her room was tidy as it always seems, thick dark brown wooden flooring of her room was radiating in golden sunlight, her small metallic bed was neatly placed by the window side, the fireplace lit at the front off-white wall when the small tv hangs upon it.

And yet our miss universe was there sitting on her rocking chair examined the view unfolding over her sight.

"Why so childish granny" I implied a fake stern look on my face and stepped towards her chair where she sat comfortably "you know mia, She was crying badly" I feigned my anger.

Mia has always been a cry baby. She was twenty-two and two years younger than me. I loved her as my own flesh, her father left her mother alone when she was pregnant with her. She arrived here six months later from me.

I still remembered the day when her mother leaves her here, she was suffering from breast cancer and don't have enough time to keep mia with herself any longer.

She always wanted best for her daughter but unfortunately, her fate wasn't offering any good.

Her two big pigtails and innocent hazel eyes instantly pushed me to her when firstly my eyes ever laid on her small physique.

She was a darling of our foster house.

I was twelve when I had a bone-crushing fever, my skin turned yellowish and my eyes shifted upwards. When mia saw me in this critical state she was crying like there was no tomorrow, no one but her. She thought that I might die on my bed. She even has eaten the sick hospital food with me till three months just to accompany me in my worst.

She was such a sweetheart. Smile splitting on my face at the memories we have shared here together.

I wonder how could god even harsh to people like mia.

"It's been a year since he came here" I was on a verge of my own thoughts when a soft yet shaky voice emits me out from the flashback "Ethán".  Granny gasped in a harsh breath "I was missing him"  she cried her eyes out.

She quickly wiped her tears away with the back of her hand and turned to face me enthusiastically, a small smile crept up on her aged face, her blue eyes glistening in happy tears, but now, she continued further "He is coming back ivory"

"He is coming back, Tonight"

And, By that time I froze.

"Yes honey, My Ethan is coming tonight, to meet me, He called me sooner and blessed my heart from this colossal news of my life" Eva stood up and hurriedly marched towards her marked calendar hang on the sidewall.

Ethan was someone who very closed to Eva. He is the son of her best friend maria DeStefano.

Till the day when Ethan went back to the city, Eva marked her calendar, Daily. Her unique logic of waiting always let me surprised. She loved him as her own child, her life became unfortunate and deprived her of the beautiful blessing of babies.

My heart was beating repeatedly in my ribcage, I wasn't aware to hear this, I wasn't ready to hear about him.

At least not yet

it's been 14th year since I saw him. When he visited here last year I went for the medical campaign.

Mia always toshed about him that how smart and handsome he was with extravagant giant physique and those forest green orbs.

Nobody knows here about my incident with Ethan Destefano. I kept this secret to me for years and buried it deep into the cave of memories.

My beautiful memories.

Each moment which we shared together in a dark night of thunder was still fresh in my vision. I remembered how terrified he was and how'd he reacted when I asked about that thing which is still closed to my heart.

I have never ever tried to approach him and neither asked granny about his whereabouts.

He was lost yet saved in my heart.

When he said that we will not meet again, a pang of sadness stabbed my feelings crucially. I did not know the agenda but I could assume that he was broken, devasted and ripped mentally. So on that mere seconds, I took the decision, a very hard and complicated decision.

That one day, At some point in my miserable life he will be back, and until then, I'll wait for him.

So I did

I have waited for him

Till fourteenth years

And still counting

"Honey, are you alright"?  Granny tweaked my arm gently and pulled me out from my own hussle of thoughts. I swallowed the lump forming in the mouth to wet my desert throat "Y-Yeah" I intertwined our fingers together" I was just happy to see you like that after ages" I half lied and faked a genuine smile.

And certainly, it wasn't a whole lie, she always locked her self in her room and zone out in her own land of thoughts. She cries nowadays a lot more than before, skipped medication and meals eventually, which was not appropriate for her at such a period of age.

She chuckled softly and then kissed my forehead "You'll always be my sweetheart, honey, I'm amazed what would even I do when you'll go"

I frowned at this statement of her " Jeez, granny I wasn't prepared to get married yet. So please stop with these looby thoughts, I'm not going anywhere to leave you here so drop it Okay?"   I huffed

Eva's eyes turned soft for mere seconds and tears started to pool up on her blue wrinkle irises.

She opened ad closed her mouth to say something a few times but decided to spoke  "I'm sorry honey but I take a decision and put you in the darkness of truth" she cried and from the look which she was throwing at me, my heart skipped a beat. I knew that her next words will change the purpose of my life.

"What's wrong Eva" I inquired

She shook her head in dismissing and inhaled multiple times as if she was about to bombard this news upon me.

"Ivory" she gripped my hands with all her might.

"You are going to New York with Ethan"

>____'Karma is always a b***h'

So, that was my reaction to my colorless destiny when granny explored this super hot news on me a few hours back.

I was surprised but more than that I was in bewilderment. I have never ever dreamed that my life brings me at this stage of mess. I didn't know what was his reaction when Eva filled him with this information.

Who knows, if he forgot me and that night we spend together. What if he doesn't want any other life staying with him beneath the same roof.

He was filthy rich, handsome and a loner. We both never mingled with each other for decades but what mia always twaddled about his lime glorious charisma and past break up rumors I have this unique perk in my every nerve that he wouldn't ever accept my presence in his life.

Or, maybe in his heart. Too

I was nothing but a forced burden on him and because of this reason he always blames me or perhaps hates me. And it was the twaddler for that I wasn't prepared yet.

Like no

But granny wanted me to go New york and live a life with him for few months. When I asked her the reason behind this bombe news she declined everything to elongate, Stubbornly.

Apart from that! Her one-sentence keeps poking me in my brain like a lost lullaby...

"Ivory, I trust in you and I have this courage to tell you that you are the only one who turned over his inappropriate life in a piece of stable balance, drastically. Go and shelter him in his worst. He never said but he needs someone like you in a strangled way of his life.  I know you'd never let my hopes down which are threaded by you."

" You both have my special blessings and prayers for today and always"

So, I didn't know why Eva said something like this. And why she mentioned that Ethan was living a shattered life. He was massive, mature and could handle the conflicts of his own.

"With a heavy sighed" I clutched the cold metal railing tightly whilst standing on my room balcony. Everything was dumped in dark, shallow and hollow. Smooth summer breeze licked my exposed skin before left the goosebumps throughout my petite frame.

I closed my eyes and inhaled the fragrance of rain mud. A small yet unwanted smile creeps up on my lips. Memories of last night with him shadowing behind my closed eyes.

Dark forest green eyes stared me back intensely. Held so much mysteries and secrets. They were screaming to let out the ache and sorrows. Begging to have some cure and brightness. He was socked in blood, fearful droplets of thick and fresh blood evident his broken soul.

Regression was falling down through his faded smile as he was in his own battle of a mission, fighting to face the bitter reality.

"Ethan" I whisper his name so calmly for my own ears to hear. Tasting the rhythm of his beautiful name in my mouth. Pang of pleasure lingered in my blood when I spit his name the first time in my life.

Therefore! At that fancy moment of the night, I made the decision intellectual which was coaxed from any kind of subtlety. But for my own.

"I will go to New York"

To my Ethan...

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"Can someone care to tell me what the f*****g was going on this beautiful earth of perks ivory" Mia bashing around in my room making aloud thud of my door.

"What was building up between you and Eva, why the hell you are going to new york. You are too innocent to live there, NYC wasn't an appropriate place for you to live and the cherry on top with...him"

"You don't even know him neither ever saw him. Yes, he is goddamit handsome and sexy as f**k who left every woman in their wet pantie but still-

"You're different" She reasoned out in a quick go

I tried my best not to roll my eyes at her s****l assumptions over Ethan and avoid mountains of queries of her before getting back to resume my packing.  I haven't any particular yet cleared clue in my pocket to reply to her questions. I was numb and blank. Thought of Living alone with him in a completely strange city prickled me deep.

But for now, it was the last thing to get worried about over this issue

"Great! Just great. Now Miss super Ivory goslings are neglecting me. Wow" She stammered

I sighed after zipped my luggage and placed it by the door side. "Mia, I wasn't ignoring you it just that I also have no words to explain you" 

"I'm doing all this for Eva, she was always there for me when I needed her most in hard phases of my life.  She has hopes which tied up by me, I couldn't let her down"

Like Not really

I walked away before mia could have a meltdown, I know I was a bit rude to her but she has to understand the circumstances I was currently dealing with.

She crouched down on the edge of my bed, crossing hands suggestively on her chest, wrestling in her own battle of thoughts " I wish granny chose me instead of you" she said in a monotone.

I arched my brown in baffled, waiting for her next explosion patiently

"You are invisible from his looks, OH MY f*****g Chocolatious god he was such a panty ripper, jaw-dropper. I wish I could touch those strong biceps of his and kissed his oh so hot full lips"  A pang of jealousy hit my system from nowhere but I quickly masked it off abruptly.

She clapped both of her hands in an illusion before get up from the bed and strides towards me wearing her most rich stupid grin.

"Fine, you may go, I'm delighted that granny chooses you over me, I hope from the god that he will design your boring ass life in some color full persona. And I'd meet you with your already popped cherry" she laughed, left me beetroot in my tracks

"Shutup mia" I screamed on her in a complete shudder.

Okay, I might like Ethan but it wasn't that mean I'm already prepared to hit a bed with him. We barely know each other and it's been fourteen years since I last saw him, he is now all grown-up man.

So I have kept this for the right time and day

Plus... I don't wanna be an easy target for anyone including him.

"What? Already daydreaming huh?" She waved both of her hands to catch my attention "I can imagine Ivory" she said dramatically "Ethan Destefano, wrapping his tall muscular legs around your hips while thrusting his big hulk c**k inside you. Harder and harder and harder" she said in all chirpy manner.

Blood rushed through my cheeks to my whole body engulfing me in deep crimson red. Hairs on my neck stood up in exclusive horror before a mild thought of Ethan and me doing wild s*x ran straight to my head left me agape on my spot.

Sweaty and all trembling

I licked my upper lip multiple times to make it moist, my throat becomes dry as Sahara desert which was deprived of a drop of water for decades.

"Okay! Okay! Earth to Miss goslings " Tears brimmed in her soft hazel eyes before she indulged in a fit of laughter "we may discuss his d**k later" she walked to the door and clutched the handle of my now fully packed luggage "You're are getting late" Mia startled

I furrowed my brows in confusion still panicked due to her foul imagination "Why I'm getting late, Ethan must be here in Eva's room huh" I asked dumbfounded

She taken aback for a few seconds by my question before a ping of pity washed over around her perfect face but still, she composed her posture anyway "Ethan isn't here. He came last night and left earlier in the morning when we all were sleeping"

"But" She continued further "He send the car to pick you up while ago, so make it quick Eva said he wasn't a patient man" With that she left my room with the suitcase trailed behind her.

Disappointment slapped me hard to the core, shattered my already broken heart into millions of pieces.

"He left without me"? I breathe in and out, stopping myself from crying before left my room to followed mia's long pace.

That was the actual beginning of my life which was wrapped in nothing but a thunder of pitch-black darkness.