Chapter 3 A Talk With My Uncle

• Bella was wondering where the conversation was going because she knew they didn't come for just a condolence visit.
• "How are you planning on taking over your father's company?" The man asked
• "I have no interest in the company, Tio Phillip can manage it" Bella replied.
• All of the men in the room exchanged glances with one another, they didn't believe that she didn't want to manage the company.
• "Ehm, Bell you have to sign some documents so that I can start managing the company" Uncle Philip said.
• "That will after the burial Toi" Bella replied and stood up from the couch.
• "I have to be somewhere now" she added and left the living room.
• She went to her room and flopped onto her bed and slept. She woke up later in the evening and ate an early dinner.
• "The salad doesn't taste great," Bella said to the head maid.
• "I didn't add the signature sauce" Mrs Conti, the head maid replied.
• "Why?" Bella asked.
• "I am really sorry miss Bella, I forgot to add it" she apologised.
• "It is fine but please don't forget again" Bella said.
• "I won't," the head maid replied.
• Bella finished her food and went back to her room and slept off again, since she came back sleeping was now her hobby.
• On the day of the burial, all their family members and some close friends went to their family cemetery.
• "May their soul rest in peace" the priest finished the prayer.
• The coffins were lowered down and sand was poured on it, Bella's parents were buried beside each other.
• It was a tradition in Mexico to bury couples that died together beside each other.
• After the grave was closed, the Rossi family members went and placed a flower each on the graves.
• Bella was the last person that went, she stood there for a minute after dropping her flower.
• The tears were flowing uncontrollably and she didn't make an effort to stop it.
• Her uncle came and led her away from the grave and walked out of the cemetery.
• "Take heart, Bell it is going to be okay" he consoled her.
• "Tio Phillip, but why did they have to die at the same time?" She asked.
• "You shouldn't question God, he knows the better way for us. Just take heart" her uncle replied.
• When the burial was over they went back to the house to attend to the people that came to console them.
• The people that came to sympathise with them were given a gift each and they then went back to their house.
• It was after everybody had left and some of her family members were retiring for the night that Bella went to her room.
• She took out her phone which she had kept inside the cupboard since she came back from the hospital.
• She turned it on and a load of messages entered and they were all from her best friend, Riley.
• "She must be worried about me," Bella thought.
• "Let me call her now", she called her number and Riley answered on the second ring.
• "Oh my goodness, Bella what happened to you?. Your phone was switched off and you were not online" she could sense the worry from her voice and she felt guilty.
• "I am so sorry, Riley but something happened," Bella replied.
• "What happened?"
• "My parents are dead, they died in a fire accident" she replied and Riley screamed.
• "Gosh, Bella I am so sorry" Riley said while crying.
• "It is fine, I know that it will be very hard for me but I will overcome it" she said trying not to cry.
• Hearing Riley crying was making her cry too, "I am sorry Riley but I have to hang up now".
• "It is okay, take care of yourself, Bella," Riley replied.
• "Thanks, I will," Bella said and hung up the call.
• She dropped the phone on the bed and laid down and placed her head on the pillow and cried.
• She slept around three in the evening and woke up the be,t morning with a pounding headache.
• An aspirin was shoved into her mouth and she went out of the room, her family members were at the dining table and so she went there.
• "Good morning, everyone" she greeted and sat on her seat.
• She saw that her uncle and his wife were now sitting on her parents' seat.
• "How are you feeling, Bell?" Uncle Philip asked.
• "I am fine," she replied.
• "Kids, ever since Bella came back, I haven't seen you guys asking her how she was," he said to his four children who were also in the dining room.
• "She is fine, that's why we didn't ask her" Steve, her eldest son replied.
• "Shut up you fool !" His father yelled at him.
• "He is right Tio so don't yell at him" Bella said.
• Uncle Philip took a deep breath and continued eating his food.
• After they were done eating, Bella was asked to come to the garden by her uncle.
• She went there and her uncle gave her a document to sign, "what is this, Tio?" She asked.
• "The document that says that I will be one to manage the company" he replied, smiling at her.
• Bella then remembered the promise she made so she took the document and signed it.
• "You made the right decision, Bella, your parents will be very proud of you" her uncle said.
• She just smiled and walked out of the garden, she went to the living room where she saw someone that she wasn't expecting.
• "Riley?"
• Riley turned from one of the maids that she was talking to and ran to her.
• Reaching her, she hugged her tightly and Bella felt that she would squeeze life out of her.
• "What are you doing here?" Bella asked when she finally broke the hug.
• "I am here to comfort my best friend," Riley replied, looking so proud.
• Bella held her hand and led her towards the room to discuss better there.