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❦Turning Pages - Sleeping at Last❦

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''WHERE DID YOU SEE HIM? Did you see him or was it someone that might have looked like him?'' I asked Vera while sitting down on the chair next to Enzo. We were now on the plane going back home.

''I did see him. It was him and he was alive. While your men and I fought with Sila's men, I saw how he ran towards us and then help us fight some men off. Once we had everything under control, he ran away. I couldn't follow him because more men came,'' she explained.

I nodded.

Looking at my mother who was sitting in front of me, she was staring out of the small plane window. She hasn't talked since we got out of the woods and then into the plane.

She was still shocked about this whole situation just like me. I can't still wrap my head around this. For the past few years, I thought my father was dead but now that I know it wasn't true was somehow making me happy but also so angry and confused.

I have so many questions.

Why did he do it? What was the reason for all this pain that he caused our family?

There must be a reason for all of this?

''I think we should look for him. He must be leaving Russian too,'' Luka said as he joined our conversation.

Everyone agreed with him. Including me.

I want to find him.

Enzo who sat next to me nudged my arm. I turned my head slightly to the side to see what he wanted. ''You should check on Bella. She has been alone for the whole time since we got on the plane,'' he whispered so only I could hear it.

He was right. I need to check on her too. Since the news about my Dad, I couldn't even think straight.

Excusing myself, I stood up and made my way to Isabella and mine's private room that we had on the plane. When we got on the plane, I helped her get there and told her that I would be back soon.

Well, that was a few hours ago.

When I arrived at our room, I knocked on the door and waited for her to say something. When I didn't hear anything, I decided for myself that I'm entering the room.

She was in the bed, her back facing me while she had the blanket tightly wrapped around her body.

She was sleeping.

Taking a look at my watch, I saw it was four in the morning and I got pretty tired so I decided to join her.

I took off my jacket and shoes and laid down next to her, scooping closer to her, I wrapped my arm gently and slowly around her waist without waking her up.

When I adjusted my head to the pillow, I heard her sniff. ''Bella?'' I whispered against her neck. ''Are still awake?'' I asked and in response, she nodded.

She began to turn around to face me and once she did, I saw her blood-shot eyes and red face. She has been crying the whole time.

''Have you slept at all?'' I asked while running my hand down her hair. She shook her head.

''I miss her,'' she rasped out as tears ran down her face again. I quickly wiped them away and pulled her closer to my body. ''Once we're home, we will prepare a funeral for her,'' I grabbed the back of her head and pulled it towards my chest.

She stayed like that while I stroked her back with my hand to calm her down.

I always do that to her and it helps. It immediately calms her down like right now.

''How am I going to tell her family about this? How am I going to tell them that their daughter is dead?'' she sighed.

''You won't have to do that alone, amor. I will be there,'' I kissed her head and let my chin rest on top of it.

''What are we going to tell them? We can't tell them that she was killed,'' I nodded. ''We will come up with something, but you have to sleep right now,'' I ordered, pulling the covers over our bodies.

She took a deep breath and snuggled herself closer to my body. ''I will try,'' she mumbled.

I softly chuckled, knowing she will sleep immediately when I continue rubbing her back. ''I love you,''

''I love you too,'' she whispered.

A few minutes later, I heard her soft breathing against my chest which made me smirk.

With that, I closed my eyes and went to sleep too.

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I jolted up from the bed when I heard Isabella next to me scream for help. I looked down at her. She was breathing heavily, crying, and sweating. I grabbed her shoulder and tried to wake her up. ''Bella!'' I continued doing that until she opened her eyes and gasped for air.

"Hey Hey Hey, I'm here. That was just a nightmare," I cooed, grabbing her hand and placing it on my chest to calm her down.

She moved her other hand up to her forehead and rubbed it aggressively. The hair on the back of her neck was sticking to her skin as she pulled it up. "It's not real," she mumbled, rubbing her face next.

She looked up at me and gave me an assuring smile but I knew that was a very good played fake smile.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" I asked. She sighed and laid back down on the bed, facing me.

I did the same and pulled her closer to me by grabbing her hip.

"I saw Aaliyah and how she..." she hiccuped. Her hair fell on her face which I immediately tucked away, behind her ear.

She tried to force the words out but I quickly stopped her. "You don't have to say anything. I know," I wrapped my arm over her waist and pulled her to my chest.

She began to sob into my chest. "I'm sorry," she mumbled.

"For what are you apologizing?" I brushed her hair down with my hand while she sighed.

"I know it's not easy for you either. You just found out that your Dad is alive and I'm here crying like a baby and-" I cut her off by moving her face off my chest and cupping it in my hands.

"You are more important. I don't care what is happening with my father. Yes, he is alive but you are here with me. You are more important to me than anything else," I whispered while moving my eyes between her amber-brown ones.

''What I've learned is that nothing is easy for anyone. Yes, we're going through some difficult times, but I know everything will be okay again,'' I continued. ''I promise,''

Kissing her forehead, I told her to go back to sleep.

A few moments later, she fell asleep in my arms as I watched her.

I'm just going to stay up and make sure she's okay.

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