Adriano

Chapter 40:

DILARA'S POV:
I place a pillow over my head trying to block out the sound of my alarm clock, but then remember I didn't set an alarm.

Smoke.

I smell smoke, which means only one thing.

Fire.

I practically jump from the couch and run out of the room, bumping straight into Adriano.

The hallway is filled with smoke.

'What happened?' I ask.

'Get outside with everyone else now!' He replies, grabbing my arm and shoving a gun in my hands.

I do as he says and go outside. Jasmine, Matteo, Zoya and Terzo stand there with scared expressions on their faces.

'Where's Mimi!' I yell.

'Alessandro went back to get her!' Adriano replies.

I run back into the house and feel Adriano's fingers graze my arm as he tries to hold me back.

'Dilara stop!' He yells.

Ignoring him, I run through the smokey corridor but stop when I hear someone crying.

My eyes start watering and I feel as if I can't breathe. The thick smoke tries to get into my lungs and I body tries to grasp onto any oxygen left.

'Rory.' I gasp.

I run through a bunch of corridors panicking as I hear her cries getting louder and more desperate.

'Mimi!' I yell, but get no reply.

Where is she, where is Alessandro?

I run towards her room and shove at the door. It's locked, I look down at the doorknob and see no lock.

It's locked from the inside.

'Shit!' I exclaim.

I cock the gun and shoot at the door. I push it open and run in.

Flames engulf the entire room and Rory is in her bed crying. I cover my mouth with my arm and walk towards her.

'Mamma!' She cries, her face red, wiping her nose on her sleeve.

I grab Rory and she clings onto me, putting her face in my neck as she cries.

'It's all right baby,' I mumble.

I need to get her out of here and find Mimi. She wraps her arms around my neck and I can feel her crying against me.

'Dilara!' Adriano yells, running up to me. 'Are you crazy!'

'Mimi's my sister!' I reply. 'I couldn't just leave her.'

'Alessandro has her, she's safe.' He says.

He puts his arms around us both and escorts us out.

When I finally reach the fresh air, Mimi runs towards me and pulls me into a hug.

Her hair is messy and she has a bruises on her arms.

'Oh my god Dilara I love you so much.' She cries.

'You're safe,' I say. 'We all are.'

She takes Rory off me and starts soothing her. I turn and see Alessandro next to me, a scared expression on his face.

I open my mouth to say something but he pulls me into a hug.

'Thank you,' he mutters. I rub his back and he lets go of me. 'I might've been wrong about you.'