"Are you fuckin serious? He needs help and you guys are just staring at him doing nothing. Can't you see that he's in pain?!" I snapped at him in anger
"Lower your tone" 
I ignored him and crouched down next to Matteo, I placed my hand on his shoulder and he flinched and cried more 
"Leave him alone Gabriella" Xander growled at me
"Shut the fuck up" I growled back
I turned my focus to Matteo and held his face, forcing him to look at me. He was staring at me but it was like he wasn't here
"Matteo, it's not real. Come back" I said softly as I wiped his tears away
"It's all in your head, you need to calm down. It's not real" I said, looking deeply into his eyes 
"It's gonna get better, I promise. But I need you to come back now, fight it" I caressed his hair and I saw his eyes start to get live in them
"I-it's n-not r-real?" He stuttered
"No it's not. No one can hurt you anymore"
"No one will hurt me" he said and looked around, when he saw that it was just us, he sighed in relief
He turned his gaze back to me and his eyes watered again. He pulled me into his arms and hugged me tight
"Thank you for helping me sorella"he whispered in my ear
"Are you okay bud?" Antonio asked
"I'm okay" Matteo answered softly
"Are you sure?" Xavier asked him and he just nodded
"How did you do that?" Stephano asked
"I just knew that he shouldn't be left alone" I answered vaguely
I knew what to do because that's what I wished others would do for me when I was like that. Yet no one did it, exactly what they were doing to Matteo without realizing, he needed assurance not being left alone to fight by himself
"And how did you know that?" Xander asked
"That's enough. Thank you sorella, I'm sorry for not listening to you earlier" Antonio interrupted
I smiled at him knowing he did that to avoid them questioning me further. I felt a tug on my shirt and I turned and saw Matteo looking at me
"Can I talk to you in private?" He asked
"Yes of course. Let's go" I replied and helped him get up
"We'll be in my room. I'd appreciate it if none of you disturb us thank you" I said and they all nodded
I took Matteo to my room and sat down. I could see he was hesitant to say something
"You can tell me anything you want Matteo. I'd never judge you" I reassured him
"Maxim kidnapped the twins and I when we were younger" he said while looking at me with an emotion I can't read 
"He was nice at first. He didn't touch us, he said he was just keeping us till he got what he wanted and that he wouldn't lay a hand on us so we didn't have to be scared" he said and I frowned 
Why would Maxim kidnap them and be nice? Something isn't right
"Everything changed when a man who he addressed as grandfather came. They talked for hours in a room and when he came out he turned into a monster
He tortured us, separated us from each other. One day he brought a man into my cell, he told him to do whatever he wanted but that he shouldn't kill me" he mumbled and I gasped
I could already tell where this was going. I stared at him and saw his eyes welling up 
"H-he made me touch him, he made me do weird stuff and he would moan. If I didn't do it right he would give me a beating
One day he said he couldn't wait to claim me, he zipped down his pants and forced me to suck on him-"
He couldn't finish his sentence as he started crying, I couldn't fight back my tears seeing him like that
"H-he-"
"You don't have to say anything else. It's okay" I cut him off and he shook his head
"No I want to. I've kept it to myself for years, even the twins don't know this. He took advantage of me that day, he made sure to do it everyday he came to my cell. Almost like he was addicted to hurting me" he said as more tears pooled down his eyes
A sob left my mouth and I pulled him into a hug. He clutched onto me like I was his lifeline, never in my life would I think that something so bad could've happened to him. He's always so happy, how did he have the strength to smile and be happy after so much happened to him? 
"I couldn't fight him. He always told me I was weak and he was right, I couldn't do anything to stop him" he whimpered in my neck
"You are not weak, you're the strongest person I have ever met. To endure all that with a smile on your face, don't put yourself down" I said and placed a kiss on his forehead
"Thank you for not judging me bambina. Thank you for being here for me, for listening to me. Thank you for everything" he said with teary eyes and I wiped the tears away
"I will always be here for you Matteo, you're my brother and I love you alot. You don't need to thank me for that" I said and placed a kiss on his forehead
"I love you sorella"
"I love you too Matteo" I said and he closed his eyes from exhaustion 















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