(This book has been revised and edited. Enjoy :)
Winter Maria Lykaios is a 16 year old girl with a fucked up past. Coming from a mafia family, the Greek mafia at that, life wasn't easy for her. With her parents giving her up when she was only 6 yea...
(n). - the wonderful smell in the air after it's been raining
Pronounced: peh-truh-core
•Winter's pov•
Don't you just love the smell of the air after it rains? It's always been calming to me. It lets me know that Mother Nature is still providing for us. It's refreshing and helps clear my mind. Some people hate it. They don't even think about the smell. They're all worried about their hair frizzing up, or how muggy it is outside. I don't worry about those kinds of things.
I wake up in the most comfortable bed and look out my window to see rain falling lightly. I get out of bed and walk over to my bay window which is to the right side of my full body mirror.
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(Just the seat, not the ceiling, walls, windows, or floor.)
I open the window, letting it swing out and take in the smell. I take deep breaths, letting the smell calm me. I hear a knock on my bedroom door and tell the unknown person to come in. My door opens and shuts, but I keep my eyes closed. The person sits next to me and puts their hand on mine. I can tell it's Wonder. I lay my head on his shoulder and he lays his head on mine. We stay like that for a while, taking in the smell of the after rain.
"What's wrong?" I ask him.
"Nothing." He replies
"Come on. I'm your sister. More than that, I'm your twin. I can tell when something's bothering you. Even with how long we've been apart."
"It's just... I can't believe you're really here. I mean, it's been 10 years and we just got you back yesterday. I just... I don't wanna lose you again. I don't want to snap out of my thoughts or wake up tomorrow only to realize that none of this is real."
"Wonder, look at me. I know the past 10 years have been hell for you. It's been hell for me too. But I am not going to leave you. Never have, never will. It doesn't matter where I am, I will always be in here... and in here." I say reassuringly, pointing to his head then to his chest where his heart is. "I love you." I say. I feel something wet on my hair and I can tell he's crying.
"I love you too."
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Emiliano and I are sitting in the living room with an open laptop on my lap. He suggested that I do some shopping considering I didn't come with much. A lot of my clothes are still in Brazil and I'm not going to survive with the few clothes I came with. Well, according to him anyway. He said he wanted to help me shop for a few things since he and the boys don't have school today because it's Saturday.
We went to the mall earlier today to get myself more clothes, shoes, and a new laptop since my old one is on its last legs. I had lost my old airpods a while ago and have been using regular earbuds ever since. But since the opportunity presented itself, I also got new airpods for myself.
