Chapter 59

P. O. V ANNIE

I never imagined that my last family Christmas before the trip would turn out the way it did. I was lectured so much by Aunt Martha that I didn't even have the courage to go to lunch with her and Luna today. Not to mention that I wouldn't know how to answer her thousand questions.

I know that she only didn't ask yesterday because she saw that Grandma was angry.

I spent my Christmas day, the best day of the year alone thanks to that bitch Kirstin. I can't believe this, if the situation between Alice and Tom had already been getting weird for a long time, now with the presence of Luis and that bitch it's only getting worse. I feel that everything is going to collapse. I wish I could help, but I can't, I have to think of myself. If I stay here I will only get hurt. Will Alice end up with Luis or alone with all the badness that has been growing inside her these years and will Tom end up with Kirstin's bitch and Annie? Annie is the nice friend who will put up with anything...I can't bear to lose Tom to her again. She will take him away from me, so I'd rather leave. I know I said I'd wait for them to come back from their trip, but I won't when they arrive, I won't be here anymore. I feel for Luna and Alice, I'd love to say goodbye to them but I can't bear to see Tom. My feelings for him have grown so strong that I can't control them and this unrequited love only hurts me.

I spent the day at home eating junk food and watching Christmas movies that were on TV when it was very late I received a visit from Luis who filled me with gossip and then they say that women are gossips. But the biggest gossip was that Matteo is Tom's son, which is no good, and when he said that if he knew someone had hidden a son or daughter from him he would not forgive. There is going to be a lot of confusion with these people.

Everything was fine gossiping with my blondie until the moment that Tom enters my house drunk and out of his mind starting to attack Luis I screamed like crazy to stop and nothing so I threw a bucket of cold water getting attention for me. I asked Luis to leave, I know that with him I would get along later, Tom was in a terrible state and in no condition to go home, I told him to take a shower and gave him coffee, now he's here beside me sleeping like a rock.

Oh Tom, why did you do that? I love you so much and you only hurt me, you only remember me when I'm desperate, I wanted you to love me so much.

Tom - speaking in his sleep - no, don't go away Annie, I love you. Stay with me please.

Annie - what did you say Tom? - I love you so much I would give anything to hear you talk so much looking into my eyes without being so drunk that you're asleep. I couldn't hold back my tears. This was a terrible night, I couldn't sleep.

I exchanged a few messages with Alice warning him that he had come home drunk and had made him stay there and was sleeping. She said it was better this way and that she would go to sleep so that I could do the same.

I stayed up all night watching over Tom's sleep as soon as I got up in the morning I prepared breakfast and separated a bottle of water and two painkillers and left them on the desk.

I was at the table having coffee while checking my e-mails

Tom - Annie?

Annie- Yes?

Tom-How dumb was I?

Annie - You tell me Why did you come home instead of going to yours?

Tom - Alice and I had a fight. I got a divorce and she cheated on me for the second time with her little friends.

Annie - Come on Tom, and every time you fight with her you run after me? I'm not a step. I'm not a whim, not that you can do whatever you want whenever you want. I'm a woman, I have feelings stop using me Tom it hurts

Tom - I'm sorry Annie

Annie - no. I'm not sorry for anything you know I'm tired of it. You and Alice have never been faithful to each other in this relationship and now you're making drama. You're not afraid of the horn, you're afraid of losing Luna. But if you keep acting like an idiot, you're going to die alone. You're only like this because of that bitch. You want a divorce to keep her, don't you? After everything she's done, you still love her and you're still throwing it in Alice's face if you're the same way. You know, Tom, I think you'd better go home and sit down and talk to your wife, and if you really love Luna, then you should stay married to Alice, or you think that if you split up, it won't be a reason for Alexandra to tell you who her real father is.

Tom - let's talk Annie I don't want you to be like this with me, I love you you are my best friend

Annie - FUCK TOM, GET OUT OF HERE!

Tom decided not to insist, called an Uber and went home

And I just did cry, I was no longer able to stand it all need to travel soon.