VIOLET

'Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often. It's the place where we find the deepest heartache'

"Violet, Violet." I hear someone calling my name. I open my eyes and see that its Elijah telling me to get up. "We arrived. Come on, I will get you to your room. You must be tired. Just take a shower and sleep, ok?" 

I nod and Elijah insists to carry my duffle bag. My eyes were already drooping but I'm immediately waken up to the sight Infront of me. We were standing Infront of a huge mansion. Everything about my brother's place screams money. 

We get out of the car and Elijah orders a bodyguard to park his car. He presses a remote and the gates open, and Elijah and i walk through it heading to the front porch. The area was huge, several guards surrounded the area.

Elijah unlocks the door, and we step inside. My jaw drops and i stare wide eyed. The floor was marble, kind of cold and the walls were just shades of grey, beige and navy blue. It had several paintings, and family pictures. I look to the left and see a huge living room. There were a lot of couches, a huge coffee table in the middle and A huge TV.

"This is not just everything bambina. Come on, i will show you your room." Elijah chuckles at my expression. We head to a long staircase that leads upstairs.

We stop at a door with my name carved on it. He opens the door and lets me in and places the duffle bag in the room. The room was painted of soft tints of pink, grey and a few fairy lights hung above the walls, hues of orange and pink. There was a huge bed, with lots of pillows and blankets, A really big window in the middle. The curtains were a royal blue and there was a window bed as well. 

A desk, bedside table and a walk-in closet; everything was fitted perfectly. The room was twice the size of my classrooms and looked so cute.

"Well, i hope you like it Bellissima. Have a good sleep, you will meet everyone tomorrow in the morning. I will be here at 8am sharp, so be ready by then." Elijah says with a small smile.

"Okay," I whisper, and return a tight tipped smile. He kisses my forehead and leaves, leaving me staring at my room in awe.

I take the duffle bag from the ground and place it on my bed, taking out my toiletries. I pick them up and enter the bathroom, which is like a huge hallway.  I turn on the light, a dim color. There were two marble counters, a shower and a huge bathtub. It smelled like strawberries and the shelfs were half filled with two extra bottles of shampoo conditioner and body wash.

There was also a few of those fizzy bath bombs, the shape of violets. It made my heart flutter. 

Do they really love me?

I get undressed and step in the shower, adjusting the temperature to a warm tone, which obviously took me a while. I shudder at the feeling of the water cascading down my body, some of the dried blood from my latest beating trailing down to the ground.

I leather my body with body wash, humming at the warm feeling; the fresh feeling you get when you finally get to shower. I wash my hair then step out. I take a fresh towel from the shelf and wrap it around my body taking out my hair dryer and dry my hair. Putting my hair in a messy bun, I change into a plain grey t-shirt and shorts and lie down on the bed. 

I lay there, thinking deeply for a minute then unlock my phone and go to the messages seeing that iris had replied to my message.

Hey Violet,

I was surprised to get your message. I'm really sorry to hear that you have to leave so suddenly. You've been such an important part of the bakery, and we'll miss you a lot.

I also want to apologize for being rude and hurting you in the past. I know I can't change what happened, but I hope you can forgive me. You've always been a wonderful person, and I'm truly sorry for any pain I caused.

I remember the day you baked those amazing blueberry muffins for the first time. The whole bakery smelled heavenly, and our customers couldn't stop raving about them. That day, I realized how talented and passionate you are about baking. It's a memory I'll always cherish.

I hope everything is okay with you. If you ever need anything or just want to talk, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care of yourself, and I hope we can stay in touch.

P.S. Rose and Willow also miss you very much.

Best wishes,

*Iris*

Received: 11:15

I smiled and wrote back a reply. This iris i was seeing was so much better. But it also made me wonder, was all of this just and act? Maybe she hates me, she just pities me because of my situation. Honestly, I regret even telling her about my mother and stepfather, not because i hate her but because i don't ever want or wanted anyone to know about it.

I look back at my reply and hit the send button. I close my phone and just close my eyes, breathing in the smell of the Air conditioner. It smelt nice, at least better then smelling my own blood; every. single. day that I wake up.

I get up in a sitting position and look outside the windows. I slightly open them, letting in the cold midnight breeze to the room, making me relax. I tried my best to keep awake but i felt sleepy. I closed the windows and drew back the curtains and collapsed back on the bed.

If i slept, i would only get an hour, which can't possibly go without a nightmare. So, I set an alarm for 3 o clock on my phone, got inside the covers and closed my eyes, drifting away to an uneasy sleep.

A/N: there will be another chapter which is in the POV of Luca. It will be based on before violet is even found, so please be aware. I hope u enjoyed! Cya, xx Sarah