Marrying The Mafia Boss by Ashlie Silas EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Ashlie Silas
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Tony
My earliest memory is of drowning.
When I was six years old, I strayed into the deep end of a pool
without any supervision. I had been taking swimming lessons and
was starting to feel overconfident and unsure of myself. Even as a little boy
I was reckless. And due to my recklessness I almost died.
It only took two seconds for me to panic. I forgot every single thing I
was taught. I started to struggle, thrashing in the water. For some reason
both the lifeguards, the instructors, everyone that was supposed to have
being able to help me, were distracted. But my mom wasn’t.
She jumped into the water without hesitation and she saved me. I was
only in there for a couple of seconds, but it felt like years before her strong
arms clamped around me. And as soon as I felt her there with me, immense
relief filled me. We were barely out of the water before I started to relax.
Because she was there for me. She was always there for me. Until she
wasn’t.
After that incident, most kids would be afraid of water. That innate fear
would always cling to them, obstructing their willingness to do something
they used to find so much joy in. But not me. Even if I wanted to run away
and hide. My mom wouldn’t let me. She took me back to the swimming
pool the next day and even though any progress I had with swimming was
lost, she made me start all over again.
We got in together and started from scratch. Floating, holding our
breaths, feeling the world fall away inside that large body of water.
Eventually, I learnt again. The innate fear turned back to innate joy. Pools
became my happy place. As I grew older, being inside water was my
favorite place to be. I won swimming competitions, I took any chance to be
inside water. My mom supported me through everything. Swimming was
our thing and nothing could come between us. Almost every single memory
I have of her. The ones I can’t seem to forget were spent in water.
Even after she left, I never stopped. The only difference is the innate joy
turned to innate pain. And the pain helped me remember. It helped me push
forward. Now when I swim, I’m not afraid of drowning. I’m scared I’ll
forget how it made me feel. To be abandoned by the person who was
supposed to love me most in the world.
Because if she could throw me away so easily, what’s to stop anyone
else from doing so?
M this look in her eyes when she’s trying to convince
someone to do something. That stubborn look that spells that she’ll
inevitably get what she wants. I think it’s a Legan thing because my dad
does it too. And I’ve got it as well. Which means I never back down when I
want something. And she knows this better than anyone.
“Tony,” she starts in a deceptively calm voice. “This is a bad idea.”
I scoff, “Really? That’s what you’re starting with?”
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