Forever & Always

Chapter 4: Hiraeth✔️

(n.) - a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for lost places of your past

Pronounced: her-ath

•Winter's pov•

Do you ever have that feeling where you're not where you're meant to be? That where you are in life, just... doesn't seem right? You should be happy but you're not?

That wasn't exactly how I was feeling. I mean, I was happy living with my aunt, uncle, and cousins and I'm forever grateful for all they've done for me. But I've always felt as if something was missing.

When I wake up at 6 a.m. the next morning, the first thing I do is call Charlie, one of my friends and supervisors who resides in Greece, to tell him that I'll be at the gang house later today. After I do that, I get up and order room service for breakfast. While I wait for my food, I walk around the room gathering all of my things and leaving out only what I need.

The food arrives not too long after. I eat my food and call room service to come take the dishes. Once all the plates and such are gone, I enter the bathroom to brush my teeth and hair, get all the sleep out of my eyes, and get dressed. The denim shorts and gray tank top show off some of my tattoos and I have on a plaid button down with gray and white sneakers.

By the time 7:30 hits, I'm driving away from the hotel. The 7 hours don't feel as long as they actually are, but I'm probably only saying that because I'm driving which is giving me something to do constantly.

Instead of going straight to my parents' home, I stop at my gang house. Uncle Lios arranged for all of my cars to be sent here and I had a few of the guards pick them up. I just want to make sure that all of them are here and let Charlie know I'm here.

There are multiple buildings as well as multiple levels and a multi-level garage. The mansion is in a more secluded area, about 10 minutes from the main roads. The west building is where the guards stay. The first floor is where the kitchen, living room/game room, and gym are and the second floor has the bedrooms. The center building is where the multilevel garage is as well as the tech room and weapons room on the first floor, the gun range outside, and my office and meeting room on the second floor.

This is also where training for different weapons and combat takes place. The last building is the east building which has a one level garage for any personal vehicles, a kitchen, living room, and small gym on the first floor and the bedrooms are on the second floor. This is where me, Charlie, and any guests we have stay.