VIOLET

After our little breakfast, I went back to my room. Like Xavier and Dante had said, my brothers don't wake up until 8, 9, or even 10. Not knowing what to do, I decided to explore the house. I walked out of my room and headed to the living room, where I found my twin sitting. His brown hair was messy, and his eyes were red, probably from rubbing them. Elijah, Roman and Xavier had quickly become my favorite brothers; they just had this sense of humor that I loved.

Especially Roman, because duh, he is my twin, something i never ever expected i'd have.

I sat next to him, and once he felt my presence, he pulled me into a small hug. I stayed quiet.

"Good morning, angel. Xavier told me you woke up quite early," he said, his voice deep.

"Well, I'll be right back. I'm going to wake up everyone except Xander, and then we'll have breakfast and take you shopping." He yawned and stood up, letting go of my shoulder. The warmth of his touch was replaced by a sudden coldness. Before he could leave, I did something that even surprised me—I hugged him.

I wrapped my arms around his torso and hid my face, feeling embarrassed. Roman chuckled, hugged me back, and kissed my forehead.

"I've already had breakfast," I whispered softly.

"Hmm, I know twinnie. Okay, don't miss me too much, sis. I'll be back."

He turned around and left, and I slumped on the sofa. I sat there for a while, lost in thought, until Romes returned, now fully dressed.

"Ready for some shopping? After Breakfast." he asked, sitting down next to me.

"You really don't have to," I say. He just shakes his head. "Bambina, we want to get you things. If anything, if it makes you happy. I know, money doesn't buy you happiness but it's one of our ways to show our love." 

I Sigh and stay quiet. I have enough clothes. I have a phone, and books, I don't need it. But i say nothing because Roman might get mad, he might even hit me.

"Well, maybe we can visit a bookstore if you like," he said with a smile.

"That sounds nice," I replied softly, feeling a bit more excited.

Elijah came towards me and was about to say something when 

Suddenly, the sky darkened, and it started to rain heavily. The thunder roared and the wind slapped the windows and the balcony door. The unexpected gush of wind knocked of a fake flower vase, but luckily it didn't shatter. I shivered in coldness. Elijah noticed my shiver and stood up. "How about I make you a cup of hot chocolate?" he offered.

I nodded. This would be the last anything I'd have for the day.

Elijah went to the kitchen and returned with two steaming mugs of hot chocolate. He handed one to me and sat down, turning on the TV. We sipped our drinks while watching a random TV show.

A few minutes later, Xavier and Romes walked into the living room. Xavier jumped on the couch and put his arm around Eli and smirked.  "Hey, Rome, I bet Violet loves me more than you."

Roman rolled his eyes. "In your dreams, Xavier. Violet clearly loves me more." He argued back putting on a disgusted face and pushing off his arm off. They argued back and forth while I stayed silent. 

'Their fighting because of you,'

'You should have died, clearly. Useless brat,'

"You're both wrong," Dante said, shaking his head at their childish argument. He walked over, put an arm around me, and declared, "I'm Violet's favorite."

I just stayed quiet, while the boys continued their argument. Luca comes in and clears his throat. "Boys shut up. Breakfast it ready and hurry your lazy bodies here." He said bluntly.

The boys quickly scamper off and I stay there alone. I pull out my phone and decide to text Olivia. It looks like she had already texted me, so I Reply back. The only thing is that the message is from Instagram. I swear each time this girl texts me, It's always from different socials.

She sent me some reels which I watched while waiting for my brothers, and then realized that there was at least 1 more hour until this shopping haul so I went back to my room. My hair looked a bit messed up and frizzy because of the wind and guess what?

I had to do it again.

Yay me.

I untied my hair and put some coconut oil and a bit of hair gel and brushed it out. It still looked dry so I just sprayed a lot of water because it would dry up anyway. After adding a final touch of hair spray, I did my original hairstyle back and slumped on my bed.

Outside the sky looked dull and gray, it often reminds me of the trip to London with Olivia and her family during summer break. And of course, when I came back My so-called parents were raged. I didn't attend school for a week because i was bruised, not mentally prepared and my leg was broken. I found out that after I secretly consulted a doctor after school. The doctor told I'd need a cast, but I didn't. Wouldn't it heal?

I unlocked back my phone and had 10 more reels sent by Olivia and a message from Mindy. This girl is going to be the death of me. I watched a few more of them, and honestly, they were quite boring. I put my phone back on the bed and looked for a bag to keep my bag in.

I found a really cute tote bag, mixed all inside the heap of the small sets of clothes I owned. It was an old one, but in good condition. It was white with a small pink ribbon printed on it with a few words. I put a few items like concealer, makeup wipes and tissues just in case.

I put my phone in and walked back outside to see my brothers waiting for me by the door. 

"Hi, sorry I took a little long," I say a little embarrassed. They all nodded at me with small smiles.

Elijah put his arm around me, and we all went downstairs to the door. Lorenzo pressed a remote and the doors to a garage where it was full of hundreds, maybe millions of cars.