Smitten: A Mafia Romance — Chapter 52

"What did you do with your hair?" Anne shrieked immediately she set eyes on Korina and Daniella turned to look at her cousin on hearing Anne's voice.

"What in heaven's name have you done with your hair girl?"

Korina rolled her eyes at her best friends as she dragged her luggage along with her.

"Could you come help me and not hound me with questions?" She told them, "Quit staring at me and no more questions please, I need some rest with absolutely no noise or talks."

The girls helped her pick up her luggage without questioning her anymore, they didn't want to piss her off or worsen her mood.

"How was your flight?" Anne asked as they put the luggage in the booth of her audi.

"It was fine." Korina muttered, she removed her sun glasses and got in the back seat of the car.

"Are you hungry?" Daniella asked as she got in herself, "Wanna stop for some food?"

"Nahh." She sighed, "I am okay."

Anne looked behind from the driver's seat, "You know we are here for you." She said.

"You can talk to us." Daniella chipped in.

"I said, I am okay!" Korina replied a little harshly, "Just drive."

Anne nodded and turned her head away. She started the car engine and honked at the vehicle in front of her before pulling out onto the road and driving away.

"Aunty, this isn't a case of the right one would come." Korina was having a mild argument with Aunt Dido as they both went up the stairs, "I told you I don't even want to talk about this."

"Korina dear, you can't say so, you have to let it all out and have hope that there is someone out there for you."

They were both in front of the room Korina occupied in her house now.

"Don't you fucking get it?" She glared at her aunt, "I am not meant for this love, friendship and relationship thing. There is no right one for me, I am one of those people who grow old with a cat, I don't even like cats.

I am done Aunt. I am done with men for good, I already swore on my mother's grave, I can't relive another nightmare and there is nothing you would say or do to convince me, fucking drop it."

"Are you done young lady?" The woman watched her sternly.

"I believe I am." She felt bad for raising her voice at her but she didn't want to apologize.

"Look dear." Aunt Dido took her hand, "I understand how you feel, I am just trying to be here for you, to give you the best of advice and tell you what I think your mother would have."

"Well, you are fucking not my mother!" Korina screamed pulling her hand away, she went into her room and slammed the door shut, leaving a stunned Aunt Dido outside.

Daniella was in her mom's room consoling her after the episode with Korina, "Daniella." Aunt Dido sniffed, tears stream down her cheeks as she got gentle back rubs from her daughter, "Even after everything, after much effort in trying to fill in the void after my sister died and do the best for Korina, she really had to tell me that?"

"Mum, she's just angry." Daniella said trying to make the issue look less aggravating, "Considering all she had gone through, she's angry at the world, at everyone."

"That doesn't give her the rights to be rude or say such words to me."

"Just give her time mum." She pleaded, "She really is angry, blind and frustrated right now, did you see what she even did with her hair?"

"I saw it." The woman half smiled.

Daniella laughed, "Seeing her hair like that sure took me back to the times when blacks didn't even have a voice."

Korina looked at her reflection in the mirror and her guts twisted, she felt sick. Her blonde dreads we're gone, her hair was back to it's natural black color and an unnatural texture.

She had the hair straightened, too straight for her liking.

It was like she had the hair done for an interview where natural black hair was deemed unprofessional back in the days. She reached a hand to touch her hair and flinched at the feel of it.

She definitely was getting rid of this look sooner than she had expected.

Korina sat back on her bed with a sigh, she knew Daniella and her aunt were probably having a conversation about her, she could hear their murmurs through the walls but couldn't quite pick out the words. She felt really sad for talking to her like that.

She knew her aunt didn't deserve the harshness she had displayed neither did she deserve the transfer of aggression. The woman had been nice throughout to her and she decided that she'd apologize but she would wait a little before doing that.

She laid back on the bed and began counting the ceilings hoping she would fall asleep.

Daniella was glad that hunting for an apartment for Korina wasn't as hard and stressful as it was the very first time she moved to New York.

She and Anne watched Korina as she looked outside the window of the apartment they were checking out presently.

"She really is stressed and tired, ain't she?" Anne whispered even tho she wouldn't have heard her.

"Yea." Daniella pulled her gaze away from her, "She isn't even putting effort, she isn't as selective as the first time."

They stopped their conversation on seeing Korina had started approaching them.

"I think I would take this one." She told them.

"You sure?" Daniella asked.

"Yep." Korina nodded.

She seemed satisfied with the apartment. It was a two bedroom apartment with a spacious parlour, a nice big kitchen and lovely balcony which she instantly fell in love with and she also loved the glass fitted walls in the apartment.

She really felt the need to move away from her old one as she had shared so many memories with Cole there.

Korina was standing at the balcony now, it was evening, Anne and Daniella had left already. She decided to stay behind and inspect the house a little more.

She stared at the horizons watching the sky go pinkish as the sun began to set.

So I would be blessed with this wonderful view from now on, She smiled to herself as she took in the breathtaking scenery, she felt at peace for a moment and knew her only problem now would be moving in and after that she would be ready to start afresh.