Chapter 78 Heavy On Something (Jessie's Diary)

• Elena's Pov:
• The newfound knowledge I had about Leo made me picture him in a different light. I mean...he was a mafia at such a young age? I didn't even know what to do or say. I was just dumbfounded. He didn't say anything and just walked out of the room so I'd be able to take the message all in. All these years he'd been part of the mafia crew and I had not even done as much as suspected. Mafia life was unbelievable to me. I thought it was only in books that these people existed. I thought they were all myths, only to realize that I'd been friends with one from school. I sat down on the bed and looked around. They killed for fun, didn't they? They broke rules and did everything they could to get what they wanted, didn't they? Weren't they corrupt and greedy? Tight with their money and heavy on dealing with debtors? I shuddered at the thought. Leo was one of them?
• I knew it was already dusk, and I wasn't going back to sleep because of the fear of having another nightmare. As I lay on my back, my hands clasped on my stomach. I stared up at the dull white ceiling, trying to keep my mind occupied with memories of jokey days, but they only made tears sting the corner of my eyes. Brianne, how I miss you so much. As though she had heard me, the breeze caressed my skin like she had just given me a sign of "I miss you too"