Episode # 4
~STILL IN FEDERICO'S ESTATE~
~FEDERICO'S PRIVATE SHOOTING RANGE~
Federico stood in the middle of the room, gun in hand. He aimed at a paper target across the room.
And then fire. Bang. Another shot. Bang.
He stopped, lowered the gun, and sighed. His mind wasn't on the target.
He kept thinking about Fabiano's question.
He turned to the guard standing near the door.
Federico Sedvaliza (ML)
Give me my phone.
The guard stepped forward and handed it to him without a word.
Federico tapped the screen, waited a moment, then held the phone to his ear.
The manager answered almost immediately.
Amara Faith ( The manager)
📲 Hello, Sir. Everything okay?
Federico Sedvaliza (ML)
📱Yeah. Listen...did my brother call you?
Amara Faith ( The manager)
📲 No, sir. Not yet. Should I expect him?
Federico Sedvaliza (ML)
📱Maybe. Just let me know if he shows up or calls. Don't contact him first.
There was a short pause on the line.
Amara Faith ( The manager)
📲 Understood, sir. Any idea what this is about?
Federico Sedvaliza (ML)
📱I don't know.
Federico Sedvaliza (ML)
📱 He's not the type to ask for help. Something's up.
Amara Faith ( The manager)
📲 I'll keep an eye out. You'll be first to know.
Federico ended the call without another word. He stood still for a moment, staring at the floor, thinking.
Then he raised the gun again.
And made another shoot. Bang.
~AT LIVIA & ROSA'S APARTMENT~
Livia sat on the old soft couch. Her knees pulled, her eyes red from crying.
The room was quiet, expect for the faint voice coming from her phone.
It was a voice note. The last one.
From the woman who raised her. The one she called "Ma."
🗣️"DON'T GIVE UP TOO SOON"
🗣️"NOT WHEN YOU HAVEN'T EVEN FACED YOUR BATTLE YET. YOU DESERVE THE TRUTH...AND ANSWERS. WHY? WHY DID THEY NEVER SEE YOU AS ONE OF THEM?"
Livia closed her eyes. Tears slid down her cheeks.
🗣️"HELP MY LITTLE BABY DOLL. MY ROSE."
🗣️"GET THE LIFE SHE WANTS...WITH THE LAST GIFT I LEFT FOR YOU. BE STRONG. IF NOT FOR YOURSELF, THEN FOR ME. BUT I HOPE–"
The voice broke a little.
🗣️"–I HOPE IT'S FOR BOTH OF YOU IN THE END."
Livia covered her mouth with her hand, trying not to sob too loud.
🗣️"REMEMBER... ME AND ROSA HAVE YOUR BACK. LOVE YOU TWO. BE STRONG. AND FIGHT."
Silence filled the room again.
Livia looked down at the phone in her hand.
Her shoulders shook as she whispered.
Livia Ian (FL)
I love you, Ma... I'll be strong. We'll be strong. I promise.
She hugged the phone to her chest.
She sat with her memories, with the pain...and with a new fire starting to burn quietly inside her.
And now, she had something to fight for.
𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻 ಢ‸ಢ
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