I ran in the direction where I saw him disappear but no trace of him. I called him but received no answer, it was as if he had evaporated into thin air. So I decided to go to his house to wait for him there. I knocked on the huge ash tree that opened with a creak.

"Selene, what happened? Ares closed behind closed doors ".

I sighed in pain with tears threatening to roll down my face again. My red eyes, swollen with tears, met his emerald green eyes that stared at me bewildered and then found themselves

in my thoughts that traveled confused in my mind. She barred them and ushered me anxiously into the house.

"Did he see you?"

"Yes but ... but I didn't ... I didn't want to be in his arms, he ... grabbed me ..."

He held me in a tender embrace and stroked my hair lovingly.

"I know, explain to him what happened and he will see that he will understand you."

He gently pushed me aside, wiping my wet cheeks. I stares at her grimly, shining with a little hope that ignited immediately but the point was, would she ever want to hear me? When he read my sufferings he took me by the hand and dragged me upstairs.

"If he doesn't want to listen we'll make him."

I smiled happy to have his support. She was really special indeed she was unique, she was the sister I wanted so much to have but unfortunately I had Marika. We approached her room and she knocked.

"I do not want to talk."

"Ares, there is someone who wants to see you."

"I don't want to talk to him."

"Don't be a baby, open this door."

Ecate stated firmly as she grabbed the handle and tried to press.

"Go away Selene."

I lowered my eyes and shook my hands to my arms, assailed by the cold that those words entailed and all because of that idiot.

"They are open I said."

She knocked again and when I turned my attention to her I noticed that her irises were purple and her dilated pupils almost colored the entire space black. He stepped aside bringing his fists along his figure and grunting in anger. He took two breaths to calm down, closing his eyes and smiling nervously.

"Okay, leave me no choice."

Her lids snapped open, revealing her eyes, which had turned a cold ice blue. She brought her right hand forward, turning it in the direction of the handle, she was enveloped in a thick layer of ice that grew more and more until she reached the lock. This jumped after a while making a thud and allowing us to open it easily. Hecade swung the door open, making Ares jump in surprise.

"You have no right to ..."

"Shut up and listen." Ecade ordered pushing him onto the bed. "I leave you alone but if I realize that you are ignoring it, I will make you regret being born. Did you understand?"

She pointed her index finger in front of his face as he was turned towards the window with his arms crossed over his chest.

She got no answer, she sighed and came close to me.

"Try talking to us."

When he left I walked uncertainly to him and sat down on the bed.

"Can I explain to you?"

"There is nothing to explain. I saw everything."

He answered sourly, continuing to look outside.

"Instead you didn't see anything. You can't judge me if you don't know what really happened or who he is. "

He stared at me with those irises of his as cold as the North Sea. After I finally managed to capture his attention, I told him what had happened.

"He is a friend of my cousin who will stay with us for three weeks, when you saw me in his arms it is because he grabbed me and forced me to sit on him but I didn't want to, I tried to wriggle but it was all in vain. "

"Don't lie, I saw you laughing while he whispered in your ear."

"He made a joke about the waiter and I was laughing at it. I swear."

He stood up and leaned against the window.

"You asked me to try."

"I don't just want to try, I want to succeed, that's why I never would have done such a thing." "Give me a reason to believe you."

"Because he's not you, he can never be you. I want to be with you and no one else, I don't ask for more. I know that you are afraid of suffering and so am I but love is this, suffering by virtue of love and the pains of love are the most delicious that should always be suffered. " He turned to face me but remained silent allowing me to continue.

"I didn't want to and you know that I'm in love with you, I don't want to make you suffer, I just want to be with you, I don't ask for anything else."

Receiving no response, I took a deep breath and left the room leaving him alone. I went down the stairs hoping that he would reach me, turn me around and kiss me, just enough to warm my soul but he didn't. I continued my slow pace downstairs where I found Ecate next to the handrail.

"How did it go?"

He asked, as if he knew the answer.

"It did not go."

"He just needs a little time."

"I hope."

"Are you coming after school tomorrow?"

"Well I ... really ..."

"Perfect, see you in front of the gate."

I smiled gratefully and walked home, thinking I wanted to kill that idiot.

I threw open the door, glad that my mother was not there or else the punishment would have increased.

I found myself in front of me, with his usual derisive gaze staring intently at me.

"Why did you run away like that?"

"Look, we should be together for a long time, so don't get in my way anymore, okay?"

I blurted out as I had never been neglected. He looked at me a little unsure of what to do then nodded slightly. I went to my room where I saw Ginevra lying on the bed.

"Hey, are you all right? You ran away upset. "

"That guy I went out with the other night saw me while I was in Richard's lap."

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry, I didn't think he was such an idiot. Sorry."

"Don't worry it's not your fault. What did you tell mom when you got back? "

"I told her you are owed by a friend of yours for an achievable."

I smiled happy to have such a cousin. I tried to look happy even though I was still crying inside but I didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable or guilty; and then I, I trusted blindly in Ginevra, but I certainly prefer to talk about certain things with Ecate.

"Ready for your first day of school tomorrow?"

She understood immediately and confided to me all the anxiety she was feeling. Marika would almost certainly have included her in his group of friends, the only one who shouldn't have been there was myself. We spent the rest of the time discussing how we will behave tomorrow and I finished the remaining homework. I finished reading the book I was

supposed to bring to the English question, I love Shakespeare and reading Hamlet for me was always a unique experience. Every time I read it, it always sent me new and different emotions, which I hadn't experienced the time before. I loved him so much perhaps because he wasn't all wrong, true love always ends in tragedy, culminates in death, it's too strong for this land.

At dinner I sat down near Geneva and as far away from Marika and Richard as possible. He never looked at me while he was talking to my sister who was cooing happily like a dove. After washing the dishes and putting on my pajamas, I settled into bed. While Ginevra slept blissfully I lay on my back staring at the ceiling. The next day I would see him again, how would he behave? Would he deliberately ignore me and be with someone else? After all, that's what it does, isn't it? Switch to another. After all, there had been only one kiss, hadn't it? Though I hoped it was at least half as important as it was to me.

I closed my eyes and hoped to meet him in my dreams, wishing he missed me half as much as I miss him.

In the middle of the night I was awakened by a soft ring of my cell phone. I turned it off agitated, not knowing who it was and checking if Ginevra had woken up; instead she was still asleep, turning away, muttering loudly. I read and gasped with emotion when I saw who it was. I found a message that said "face."

I ran to the window and found him there, in all his glory staring at me.

"Get off?"

He didn't have to repeat it twice, I dressed in a hurry and lowered myself, my eyes sparkling with the great joy I felt.