Neonata

Chapter 4

Stellina's POV

He was here. Officer Wilson and Natalie had left me in here to go speak to him and get him to sign some papers stating that he will be my guardian. I was sat in here being a nervous mess, I was scared to meet them. What am I going to say to them? Will I have to call all of them sir? My thoughts were put to an end as the door to the room I was in opened.

*ADRIANO'S POV*

I'm currently stood outside a police station whilst dad smokes his cigar. Having enough of him not filling me in I turn around and face him "Why are we here dad? Why are we all the way in L.A? you've been quiet the whole way and haven't filled me in why you brought me instead of Alessandro. He is the one you need when dealing with the police."

He dropped his cigar, stood on it and approached me, grabbing hold of the side of my face gently he said "Well you see Adriano in there is someone who is very special to us, you are nicer and more approachable than Alessandro and I do not want to spook her. Understand?"

"She?" I question him.

Still holding onto my face, he goes "Yes she, because in there is someone, we believed to be dead," I looked at him in shock tears filling my eyes. It is her isn't it. "In there son is my daughter and your siter Stellina." He dropped his hand from my face, and I just stood there frozen. I had no clue what to do. My little sister was in there. She was in there waiting for me. Wasting no time, I marched up to the door opened it, and looked behind me to see my dad following me. She was coming back home finally after thirteen years.

*STELLINA'S POV*

I looked up just as I heard the door close and was met with officer Wilson, Natalie and two scary men behind them. One of them was clearly older then the other but they both looked very alike, and both had tears in their eyes as they whispered "Neonata" (Babygirl). I understood perfectly well what they had said, at school I had picked Italian as my language to learn, and I picked up on it very quickly and was fluent in less then a year. They were some other languages I was fluent in such as: French, Spanish and Germany. I was still learning Russian and only knew certain phrases. Even though I understood them perfectly, I act confused. I didn't want them knowing I understood, I could use it to my advantage and learn what they plan to do to me. I must have spent so much time daydreaming as these two scary men were now kneeling in front of me. The older man reached towards my face and without thinking I pulled back, causing him to look sad, hurt or angry. I wasn't very good at reading emotions. He instantly retracted his hand and apologised to me. Still kneeling he introduced himself to me "ciao principessa, my name is Ricardo, I am your father and this person next to me is your brother." I looked next to him and there was the other scary man looking less terrifying crying and mumbling to himself.

"ciao principessa, my name is Adriano I am your second oldest brother." He said to me, ensuring not raise his voice. Instead of speaking back I just shyly waved at them and turned to look at officer Wilson.

*OFFICER WILSON POV*

Stellina turned around from her family towards me with the look in her eyes of what happens next. Her family were still staring at her with love and admiration, so I cleared my throat causing them to look up and glare at me.

"Well darling, your father and brother are here to take you to their home in New York, where you will be living now. I went back to your house to collect any clothes or any valuables you may have but it appears it has been mugged and everything was stolen." I say with a hint of sorrow in my voice to her.

*STELLINA'S POV*

I knew nothing was stolen, in that house there was nothing they sold it all. The only thing I had that meant anything to me was the locket of what looks like baby me and another baby. It was the nicest thing I owned and somewhere deep down told me to keep it, so I did. Just as the tears were about to fall, my thoughts were stopped as officer Wilson was dangling the locket in my face. Without thinking I snatched it from her and held it close to my chest. I still have it. A feeling of joy and relief went through my body.

*RICARDO'S POV*

I watched her face fill with relief when the officer handed her the locket. Without thinking I pulled out a locket matching hers, as did Adriano. It was a family tradition, each member of the De Luca family has one. She looked at us in shock once she saw what we pulled out from underneath our shirts.

"How d-d-do they have one?" she mumbled, probably to herself.

I went to touch her knee but thought against it. Instead, I looked into her eyes and said "Every member of the De Luca family has one, inside is a picture of what they choose to put in it. They are given them at birth, and it stays with them till the day I die. In mine is a picture of me and my brothers."

Adriano then spoke up to her in a gentle tone "And in mine principessa is a picture of me and my brothers," he opened it up to show her "these are your three older brothers, we are triplets and in theirs they have the same picture."

*STELLINA'S POV*

"Then who is the boy in my n-n-necklace?" I ask, suddenly curious about who the mysterious baby is. Ricardo reaches over to my hands and holds them with his opening his locket. "That baby in that picture with you is your older twin brother Santonio." I didn't know what to say back I was surprised, not only did I have older brothers, I had my own twin.