The Seventh Son. (short story)

Part 14.

Screams and backed up traffic, threats and honking cars and Leone was having a hard time stopping himself from turning into a violent totally psychotic man on a mission and stomp on the gas and kill everybody, he wants to end this unbearable pain clenching his heart for years and the only way to do that is to erase that bastrad not only from his life but from this planet, Julian the man who was once the reason he smiled and laughed is now the source of his misery, they were together for four years so how they ended up like that? aiming for each others throats?

it's all because of him!

He still remebered the day when they met, when he layed eyes on the new rich boy who stole his intention from the day one, so handsome yet so clueless, roaming the university alone after the so many betrayals from his so called friends, he kept for himself but the rich fake people were intirgued and presistant as he was so easy to fall for their cunning approaches

taking money and asking for expensive favors so they can allow him to share the same table as them, it lasted for months and when he refused to give in into their manipulations hell broke loose, Leone watched from afar as sniggers and insults were thrown toward Julian, followed by shoves and kicks, and Leone didn't give a damn or that what he tried to convince himself

But he would always find himself following the sound of Julian's sobs toward the back of the university where he always finds him crying, his heart clenched inside his ribcage with every tear Julian sheeds but he kept reminding himself that he is the son of a dengerous man and making enemies with these spoiled bullies is the least of his interest, but his resolution crumbles every time Julian smiled and laughed despite the hurtful words, and it falls down everytime they met eyes and Leone found himself unable to look away

their story was like all the other cliché stories, the bad boy watching the beautiful nerd from afar as he struggles with bullies, then they start talking and immediately clicked, and the bad boy made it clear that if you missed with his boy you are as good as dead, four years of dating and happy moments, kisses and stramy nights but the story didn't end with them kissing under the moonlight as the writer finished his book by 'and they lived happily ever after and had babies and two pets '

but there's no happy ending in this cruel word, just the calm and silence before the strom, his vision blurred as tears streamed down his cheeks, sobs wrecked his body and his grip on the steering wheel loosened, and Leone asked himself why he's still alive

a harsh childhood and unloving parents, followed by violence and death, emotional and physical abuse 'that will help him became a true man' his father's words, there were days when he begged, pleaded, got down on his knees asking for a little care and love for his parents, but their ears are closed and many barriers were built between them, so without love what else is there to consume him but bitterness, but lucky for him he had Galia, the latin nanny who had showered the kid with love and attention, in her beliefs the children were treated like jewels, created to love them, joke with them, smiled at them, doted on them, tickled, hugged and spoilled, and with all this love and attention he thought that he's doing okay, finally feeling normal and trying to interact with people in the day and killing them at night

he still can remember the taste of Julian lips, his touches and soft moans, his lovely personality and happy mindest, they were content in eachother embrace and Leone was on cloud nine until he was hit by a bullet like thunder almost piercing his heart, the trauma of betrayal affected him both physicaly and mentaly as it took him months to survive the injury and years to beilive what happened, anxiety, depression and lot of nightmares and attachements issue, he was detached from reality to avoid memories of the void inside his heart

he become numb and a shell of the confident man he was once, he hunted Julian for years but he always find himself unable to cause him harm but he promised that today is the day when he will get his life back

foot on the brakes the tires made a screeching sound that disturbed the calm of the expensive neighbrhood but Leone didn't give a damn and with hurried movements he loaded his gun and exited his car heading toward his ex boyfriend house

he didn't knock or wait for the owners to open the door as he was so ready to fire Julian dead, and with a swift kick to the wooden door he got inside

and they met eyes and instead of fireworks and butterflies in the stomac Leone was terrified to the bone of the scene before him

Julian sitting on the floor facing the fireplace, fat tears streaming down his cheeks as he hold the pistol in his left hand aiming it to his temple.

-XOXO