Someone Like You

Chapter 14

Zeniyah

I flutter my eyes open and feel an arm wrapped around me making me jump up. I look at the source of this arm and see Giovani instantly making me relax. I stare at his sleeping form, he looks so peaceful and calm looking at his face notice how he has some tiny scars on his neck and a deep scar under his hairline. I slowly slip out of his arms and take a quick shower, then I brush my teeth, and change into leggings and a normal-sized t-shirt.

I slip out of the room and head to the main floor. I go to Alessandro, and Junior's room to find Juniors awake. I pick him up heading out of the room, once I change his diaper. I head to the kitchen. "Hey little baby, I haven't seen you in a while have I?" I said playing with him. 

I pull out pancake mix and make 3 batches one with blueberries, one with chocolate chips, and one plain. I take out the waffle machine. I make the first 3 soft waffles for Junior,  I break them into small pieces and place them on a plate with apple sauce in a bowl on the side. After I make about 12 of each pancake flavor. I place them on the dining table and grab the syrup, juices, and kettle for anyone that wants tea. 

By the time I'm done I'm starving, I go and stand at the foot of the stairs and yell "COME DOWN OR NO BREAKFAST!" I yell. I hear thumps and I walk away laughing. I sit at the dining table and begun feeding Junior apple sauce and mushes waffle pieces. Soon Alessandro comes in, "Morning love, thank you for taking him," he says hugging me and kissing my cheek. 

"I can take over from here," he says. I smile saying ok before heading back into the kitchen. I grab a large mug and pour hot water in adding a little coffee then adding hot chocolate mix making myself a mocha. 

By the time I walk back into the dining room Alex is there stuffing her face, I place down my mug and turn as Giovanni walks in. I smile at him he pulls me into his chest suddenly while mumbling beside my ear "Don't ever leave me like that," he says gruffly. I giggle up at his silliness. 

"Gagg," Alessandro says making me laugh and sit down. Giovanni sits beside me and we begin eating. 

"Ughhhh just move in at this point, I can't live without your food anymore I'm hooked," Alex says moaning. I laugh at her and continue eating. 

I look up to see them all looking at me seriously, even Junior. I start laughing hysterically. 

"No way I can't," I say 

"Why not mama?" Giovanni says

"No.  no. no, absolutely not," I say not looking back up from my food. 

"What would be so horrible about living with us?" Alex asks sounding hurt. 

"No hun I'm sorry that's not how I meant it. I barely know you guys and there's so much mystery in this family, and I come with a lot of baggage and, I already owe Giovanni hundreds for last nights date, and I was told to stay away from your family anyways," I ramble out mumbling the last part. 

"I think I should go," I say getting up. I hear Alex and Giovanni calling my name but I ignore them. I head up the stairs and begin packing up my stuff, I grab my phone trying to order a Uber or Lyft. I realize I don't know the address of this house, I start pacing the room I cant confront them but I need to get out of here. 

I hear a knock on the door making me freeze. 

"Niyah love, it's me, Sandro, can I come in?" he asks I sigh and say yes. 

"You want me to take you home?" he asks walking in and seeing the panic and tears in my eyes. 

"Yeah but I don't want to pass them," I whimper. 

"It's fine love there's a way to get to the garage and we won't see them," he says. 

I nod and grab my stuff, he grabs my hand and leads me down the hallway opposite Giovanni's. At the end of the hall, there was a steel door. He enters a passcode and opens the door which leads us outside. Behind the door, there's a ladder and we climb down the side of the house, right by the ladder there's a door that he opens into the garage. When he turns on the light my jaw drops, there were rows and rows of cars.

"You like?" he asks trying to cheer me up. I nod smiling slightly. He leaves me to a black Honda Civic. We hop in and he opens the garage door with his phone along with the gates and we drive off. I tell him my address and we start heading home. 

"Listen I'm not judging you or anything but you hurt my sister's feelings you know," he says glancing towards me

"I know," I whisper "I'm just scared, every time I trust someone I get hurt" 

" Listen we've been through a lot too as a family," he shoots back. I simply nod staying silent for the rest of the ride. When we get to my apartment I say a quick thanks and hop out taking my bags. 

I get to my door and unlock it throwing my stuff down at the door. I walk into my room stripping and climbing into bed before curling myself into a ball and crying myself to sleep. 

Giovanni

"WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THAT!" I yell at Sandro as he just walked in stating he dropped Zeniyah off at home. 

"I took her home man she wanted to go, she was shaking upstairs," he says defensively 

"I don't fucking care bro you don't let a girl leave when she's fucking mad," I yell back

"You guys were overwhelming her, don't you see she has anxiety issues, she barely looks any of us in the eyes" he shoots back making a good point

"We were making progress man, she opened up to me," I said quietly before walking off. 

I go up to my room and change into shorts and a wife-beater before heading into the gym. I start boxing while thinking about my princess, everything about her makes me want to protect her. She's so innocent and kind, so submissive. I feel myself getting hard thinking about last night when I was laying with her in my arms. I was hoping I could sleep peacefully like that tonight with her in my arms again but I guess not.

After about 2 hours I head to my room and shower before settling in my office. I pick up my phone and dial her number. I'm met with 3 beeps, I try calling 3 more times all times the call is canceled. I shake my head laughing so she's really going to throw it all away over a stupid question. 

I hear my phone ringing breaking me from my thoughts. Theo's name flashes on the screen and I pick up. "I DID IT!" Theo shouts in my ear

"You did what man?" I ask agitated

"I found out more info on the dead-end girl, so last year when she first moved here she had a different number I was able to pick up off a cell tower near her house," he says 

"Ok so that's fine she had a different number," I say not seeing the excitement

"Willl you shut up and let me speak, anyways this number was a Toronto cell phone number, and get this it was registered under a Zeniyah Siewari. Here's where it gets weirder I trace back Zeniyah Siewari and did not find anything except one document relating to "The Market" that I couldn't access." he finishes off. I'm left speechless, what could a girl like her have to do with "The Market" and what could make her change her name.