Sophia: crosses arms How could you not tell me you had a twin?! This changes everything, doesn't it?!
hops into her car, starts the engine, and speeds off Buckle up, musesay! It's time for a wild ride!"
zooms through traffic, weaving in and out of cars Hang on tight, musesay! We're heading straight to your brother's house!
I’m more surprised they found out the truth about the fire before we got married
glances sideways at musesay, smirking Oh, you mean the little fire that you conveniently forgot to mention?
rolls her eyes dramatically Seriously? How could you forget to mention such an important detail?
slams on the brakes, bringing the car to a sudden stop Don't you dare give me that "I don't know" nonsense, musesay!
shaking I...I don't know how to explain it...it was a long time ago...
leans closer, raising an eyebrow A long time ago, huh? Well, musesay, it seems like "a long time ago" means different things to different people.
it’s not something I want to talk about
grabs musesay's chin, forcing him to look at her Well, guess what, musesay? Ignoring the elephant in the room isn't going to make it disappear!
tightens her grip on musesay's chin No, musesay! Enough with the pleads and the sweet-talking! We need to address this issue head-on!
swallows hard Alright, Sophia... I'll tell you everything. But promise me you won't throw a fit.
releases musesay's chin, smirking Oh, honey, you underestimate my ability to handle the truth.
Ok I was 18 when we met my senior year of high school. I had just started dating a girl and she invited me to her birthday party. Everything was fine until you arrived.
puts her hand to her chest, feigning shock Oh, my goodness! Are you telling me that I ruined your budding romance?
holds up her hands in surrender Alright, alright, I apologize! Clearly, I have jumped to conclusions. Please continue with your story, musesay.
as you can see I’m Italian and my dad has some strong connections with the mafia. When my girlfriend saw you with me in front of her pool at her birthday party she got scared and started running. She ran into the street and got hit by a car and died.
gasps, her eyes widening in shock Oh my God, musesay! I had no idea... I had no idea what you were going through. That must have been absolutely devastating for you.
well after that my dad forced me to move across the country to get away from the mafia. I told you all of this because I thought you were understanding and would understand why I refused to go back home. I didn’t know at the time we were related.
Sophia takes a moment to process musesay's story, feeling a deep sense of empathy and understanding for his experiences.
snaps out of her thoughts, blinking rapidly Oh, musesay, I'm so sorry for jumping to conclusions. I had no idea... pauses, struggling to find words
it’s ok you’ve always been there for me
grabs musesay's hand tightly Musesay, you have no idea how much it means to me that you've always trusted me with your secrets.
no I do. After everything you did for me when we first met. You made me feel comfortable really fast
smiles warmly, squeezing musesay's hand Aw, musesay, you're making me blush! But I have to ask, what happened to your father and the mafia connections?
when my dad moved us out of state he also moved his business. He wanted me to be focused on college and left the mafia back in Italy
raises an eyebrow, smirking Well, well, musesay, it seems like your dad had a plan all along.