Luca’s Inferno by Karima Sa’ad Usman

Chapter 28

28 Letting Go
Emma.
The words came like a knife to my heart. A deep cut that I knew would never heal. Luca stood before me with tear-filled eyes and said he was letting me go.
“We still have four months,” I protested, and he ran his fingers through his hair.
“We wouldn’t if those bastards had succeeded and you had died. Please understand, Emma. You have to leave. I am cutting off from you, and I will make a public show of it so they will know you are no longer connected to me, and they will stay away from you. This is my cross to bear alone, not yours,” he said, and against my better judgement, I began to cry. I knew I promised to close my heart, but it was easier said than done. I couldn’t. My emotions were all over the place. I cursed everything. We shouldn’t have gone on that vacation. If we had remained home, nothing would happen.
“Luca, I will stay indoors. I won’t go out. Please don’t do this,” I pleaded. I was desperate. I knew he needed me just as much as I needed him, and his heart was breaking just as much as mine, but he was too damn stubborn. I wished I had Aldo or Castelo’s number so they could talk some sense into him, but I didn’t, and I knew deep down Luca won’t budge even with their influence.
“Please do not make this difficult, Emma. You promised no strings attached,” he reminded me, and I wiped away my tears and nodded.

“I still have four months, Luca. At least give me time to organise myself and prepare for a life away from here. I do not want to go back to Celio. If I leave today, I will have to return to Celio. ” I said, hoping to get through to him.
“You can prepare yourself for what you want to do in Celio. You have more than enough in the account I set up for you. I need you to cut off from me completely,” he said with a strong voice, and I began to weep.
I had nothing to say. There was nothing I could say or do. His mind was made up. Why was I doomed when it came to love? I got off the bed and walked to where he stood. I wrapped my arms around him and placed my hand on his chest.
“Luca, I want to stay with you. I had never been happy until we got together. I want to remain here with you, by your side as your wife. I will never ask for too much, Luca. I do not care for material things. We do not have to go on vacations; we can stay here but don’t do this, please. You say you want to save my life with this action, but you will be killing me this way. I promised not to talk about my feelings Luca, but I have to. I have to lay it all on the line, hoping you will listen and change your decision to end this.” I said with my head against his chest. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head.
“You might hate me now, Emma, but you will understand in future. Men like me do not live long. If we do, everyone around us pays for it with their lives. I do not want you dead. You will always be in my heart, Emma. I have never loved anyone as much as I have loved you. Being with you made me forget about my cares and my trouble. I have experienced what love and being loved is. It is enough for me, Emma. I cannot ask you to give your life for this. You are not cut out for this. Please, pack your bags and leave.” He said, and I pulled away and looked into his eyes. I was in pain and was mad that he was too stubborn. He loved me, yet he wanted
me to go. Realising I couldn’t get to him, I nodded. I went to the closet and packed only the clothes I came with in the bag I had brought. I changed into the shorts and t-shirt I had had for a long time. If he wasn’t letting us love each other, then there was no point keeping his money or the things he bought for me. I took off the yellow diamond ring and the wedding band he purchased for me.
When I finished packing, I went to the bathroom to wash my face, returned to the closet, and brought my bag
“What is that?” He asked me, confused.
“What I came with,” I said, and he was stunned.
“If I keep any of this stuff, it would be too painful to bear. You can sell them or give them away. I will not need fancy stuff where I am going.” I said, wiping away fresh tears. Then I handed him the rings and the Atm card. “It’s your money, Emma,” He said to me, and I shook my head.
“No, Luca. It is your money. Since our contract is over, it is only best I return everything to you,” I said. When he refused to take it, I placed the items on the dresser.
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