Chapter 5

ARIA

"Where the f*ck is your collar, my doll."

I stilled after hearing his words. He's back. The ugly side of Damiano is back. And now I've nowhere to escape.

He grimaced as if something in his head was telling him to act otherwise but he has no control over his senses.

Okay, Aria. Now is the time. Think something to calm him down. If you want to be alive then please think of something which will melt his anger.

"I-I...." I tried to say something but nothing came out of my mouth.

I frowned.

Come on Aria, please save yourself before he decides to kill you. You have a long life to live, don't die.

Biting the corner of my lips, I tried to fake an innocent face. "I..I am..."

"COLLAR?" He screamed and his voice echoed in the kitchen.

Both Alex and Rico hurried down to the kitchen to watch my misery. Wow! F**cking great!

Come on Aria. You can do this. Just act like a freaking doll and save yourself and of course don't make fun of yourself in front of Alex and Rico. If I'll be alive out of this fearful situation then they both will laugh their ass off at me.

I mentally debated and made some dialogues to communicate with Damiano.

I batted my eyelashes a hell lot like a doll and made an innocent face. Note- the best thing that I could do right now.

"I am sorry that I lost your collar. Please forgive your little doll." I said, hoping that it'll work.

And he'll yeah, it did work.

His face softens a little bit next, he encircled his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him. Before I could process anything, he captured my mouth, kissing me roughly. I tried to match his pace but in return, all I get was the metallic taste of my own blood oozing out of my lips.

Okay. Wow. Too much of a pain for a simple kiss. I rolled my eyes and tried to push him aside but all in vain.

And once again we're back to square one.

After sucking my mouth like a leech, he stood apart from me.

"Find that collar of yours before I kill you." He hissed.

I nodded, quietly.

As he went upstairs, I looked at Rico and Alex who were staring back at me.

"Where is that collar?" I asked them.

They both shrugged their shoulders in response.

Right.

"Tell me before I let Daminao know that you let me enter into that room." I threatened them.

They both laughed.

"First save yourself," Rico smirked and that's when Alex gave me my collar.

I mean Damiano's collar.

I took a breath of relief and quickly word that collar. No compromise on life. Nah, I don't want to die young and dumb.

Okay, Aria, first of all, you're not dying and second, you're not dumb. So just shut the hell up.

I was about to go before Rico stopped me. "How did you manage to calm him down? It's strange I mean I've never seen him like this before."

"And how come he was cooking for you, Aria?" Alex asked.

I grew tired of their questions and sat on the couch. "Come I'll tell you everything."

"Damiano is not obsessed with me. He is obsessed with dolls and he thinks of me as a doll and nothing much. Last night he wasn't even recognizing me. He was literally crying and when I have him my doll he became happy and since then he was all happy and sweet Damiano before I don't know what happened that he once again turned into a psychopath." I explained.

They both looked at each other in confusion before Alex smiled and that too a genuine one.

"Aria, will you help us?"

"For what?"

"For turning your psychopath Damiano into a normal human being," Rico added.

"Oh, I would love to do that as long as it won't harm my life," I said.

But what I've to do? I wondered.

"You just have to act," Rico answered my unasked question.

Eh?

"You just have to act pleasingly with him. Act as you love him. Pamper him as much as you can, make him laugh. And then we'll do our job."

"And what would be your job?" I asked.

"To arrange a psychiatrist for him," Rico replied.

Okay. I understood everything.

"And what if I get killed in the process?"

I asked, innocently.

"He won't kill you, I guess." Alex laughed.

Idiot!

So basically I've to make him happy, huh? But how am I going to do this? I wondered.

"I'll give you ten days, make him happy and bring the sweet side of him." Rico smiled.

I nodded.

"Copy that but only ten days?"

"Yes because after that we have a bigger problem to face." Alex's face hardened.

"And what is that?" I asked.

"You'll know" Rico replied.

Huh? What could be more dangerous than Damiano the psychopath? I mean what they're talking about? Which bigger problem we have to face?

And ten days, huh? Only ten days.

I can take the chances, right? I mean if I was able to calm him down then in ten days I can at least make him happy by taking care of him and being good to him, no?

Let's see how he reacts in these ten days. If only he reacts positively and agrees to see a psychiatrist, how perfect it would be.

I'll become the heroine of some story where she saves a hero by helping him. I so want to help him and let's see how the things unfold.