The Italian's Runaway Bride

arents. Aurora was used to Avena losing her cool with her parents; being the daughter of

ell aware of the type of girl Avena was but she could not help but feel for her. Often people would describe Aven

as she heard Signora M

steps, she fixed her dress, making sure that nothing was out of p

. She bowed her head as to-not look directly into the eyes of her employers, one of th

her employers, knowing quite well that there was a storm brewin

e padre (father)" Signor Giovanni told her, he had told her on many occasio

the helpers to call you by such names" Signora Mia scolded her husband. T

en Signora Mia caught her looking

ho looked at both her employers, her hand

she an

asked Aurora who stood frozen on the spot. Aurora was well aware that Avena had been seeing a boy that she had met on

deep down that their love was one that it could never be achieved. Standing in front of

g fired would mean that Aurora would have no place else to go. Her mother had died many years ago and thanks to th

the Russo's and her being fired would

my daughter has been going out with that useless young boy" Signora Mia a

Avena can be when given the opportunity to" Signor Giovanni tried explain to his wife, who

do anything wrong" Signora Mia defended her

len sweets from the stores and blamed Aurora or every time she lie

ter Avena was not the sweet and caring angel that she pretended to be, but s

again the focus was turned back to

appens again young woman, I will fire

of the room while holding her breath. That was another narrow escape for her as she

and bowled into a fist in front of her as she wanted nothing more than to hurt Aven

her room. Aurora gathered all the strength in her a

open to reveal a red-faced Avena, in the short time that it took

, not a care in the world that Aurora had

though every cell in her body wanted nothing more than to str

ntered her room. Aurora stood in the center of the roo

bed and placed a pillow over her face, screaming i

ommasa" Aurora told Avena who paused and p

ked Aurora in

m him, find someone who is more of your cla

I do" Avena defended her boyfriend which only made Aurora even madder. She turned, face

, I do not know a

nk y

d Avena blankly, it hurt her deep down to see the hurt expression on Avena's face and it hurt he

wards her, face to face with Aurora, lookin

now him" Aven

young man has no future and I

and one day when he makes it, we will buy a big house and

e she had been spoon-fed, no idea what the real world was like. Livin

at lie!" Aurora tried

, bringing the much-needed silence that they needed. Aurora was not fazed. Avena throwing and breaking things wa

so close that the two of them

challenged had shocked Avena so much that she could not even conceal the stocked express

Avena told her and her words infuriated Aurora, so much

f say, she could stop her fist but t

sked, shocked that Aurora h

her words through her teeth. All her life she grew up wat

don

nst you when reality you are your own worst enemy. You are twenty- n

ut

ou" Aurora explained, her heart broken that she had almost

ld never ha

the look in your mother's eyes and if it were

, that way you could study to be a

to live and I am not done saving my money for college. Avena we can't all be l

girl, I was adopted after my par

ickly shut her mouth. She knew that someone such as