Audrey isn't exactly your average 15 year old, she has type 1 diabetes. Which means frequent appointments with specialists etc, of course she still enjoys doing things that other teenagers would do. Audrey lives in Melbourne, Australia with her mot...
TW for this chapter - hospitals (im not sure if anyone would get triggered by this but im putting a tw just incase.)
Enzo's pov: It'd been almost a week since Luca's near relapse. If I'm being honest it has a been a bit tense at moments. We did have a talk with him dad and Aldo to figure out what to do, he decided that he wasn't going to go back to therapy unless it got worse. I just hope it won't get to that.
Audrey's pov: Mariana and I went out shopping. Mainly to spend some time together but there was also a ball coming up, so we decided to start the search for some dresses early. "What do you think of this one Addi?" Mariana asked holding up a red gown. It was pretty but I don't think my boobs would be that supported. (Not like I really had any. But that's besides the point.) "For me or for you?" I laughed. "You!" She exclaimed. I shook my head.
Mariana took the statement "shop till you drop." Quite literally.
We arrived home empty handed as there wasn't anything that particularly caught either of our eyes. But Mariana insisted that we should get our nails done so we did.
"How was shopping?" Aldo asked as we entered the kitchen. "It was fun." I smiled. "There was a dress I thought would look great on Audrey but she disagreed." Mariana pretended to look like a pouting puppy. "Because my boobs would literally be on display!" I exclaimed. "I don't think I need to hear anymore." Aldo muttered.
Enzo walked in with dad and a few people who looked similar to dad, they were familiar. Nonno was also with them. Then I realised they must be my uncle's or something like that.
I didn't really get introduced to my cousins or any sort of extended family like that when we had that dinner out a while back. Maybe because they didn't want to scare me? (Considering practically everyone in this family is over six foot at least.)
"Tesoro! How was shopping?" Dad asked giving me a hug. "It was good." I smiled. "Great, the boys and your cousins will be here in a moment so they can introduce themselves. But your uncles and aunts are here so I suppose they'll introduce themselves first." He said as some loud thuds came from upstairs which sounded familiarly like the boys.
Tesoro= sweetheart
"It's good to see you again Audrey, I'm Zio Elio and this is my wife Lucia." A man with tired gentle eyes said. "And my sons are, Dante (16) and Mateo (19)."
"You've grown! I'm Zio Lorenzo and this is my wife Gia." Another said, he looked similar to Zio Elio, but not as tired. "My sons are, Santino (17), Angelo (19), Dario (20)."
"I'm Zio Armani. And this is my beautiful wife Bianca." He smiled softly. "Those giraffes we call our sons are, Adriano (16), Ciro (15), Sandro (18), Luigi (20)."
"You look just like your mother. I'm the oldest out of my brothers, Zio Domenico. And this is my wife Adelina." He looked most alike to my dad out of all of them. "Gianni is the eldest, (22), Franco (20), Mattia (18), Brio (17), Donatello (16)."
What I noticed most about my cousins and uncle's were they all had the same striking blue eyes that seemed to run in the family, and messy brown mops of hair.
But what stuck out to me was the comment from Zio Domenico, "you look just like your mother." I suppose I do resemble some of her physical characteristics.
"You cheater! Give me Liverpool Street back!" Ciro screeched. "No! It's mine." Luca growled. I rolled my eyes at their childish behaviour. I'm quite confident that my older cousins were doing the same. We were currently on round four of monopoly, and it wasn't going well.
"Just give him Liverpool Street back Luca, you can have Kings Cross." I sighed. I wasn't sure if they were the ones giving me a headache or if it was a sign of low blood sugar. Possibly a bit of both.
Gio nudged me, "you okay, you look a little pale." "I'm just gonna lie down for a bit." He nodded and plopped next to me on the lounge watching as the toddlers continued arguing.
I turned on my phone and scrolled through Instagram until an alert came through from the app that tracks my blood sugar. I frowned, my glucose was at 2.7, which explains the headache.
"Pass me the jelly beans please." I asked Gio quietly. He passed the packet looking concerned, "should I grab Enzo?" I threw a handful of assorted coloured jellybeans in my mouth and shrugged. I didn't really wanna bother Enzo.
Later that evening after everyone had left. But I still didn't feel exactly one hundred percent, then I heard knocking on my door. "Come in." I said. "Hey tesoro, everything okay?" Enzo asked as he walked over to take a seat next to me on my bed.
I nodded, "my blood sugars just been a bit low today." He frowned. "How low?" "Um, like 2.7?" I shrugged. "How do you feel now? Any dizziness or nausea?" Enzo said looking concerned as if I was going to pass out at any moment. "Just a little light headed." I assured him.
TW - hospitals.
Just a little light headed my ass. Here I am in the ER at two in the morning.
It'd been a while since I'd last been in hospital for my diabetes, but nothing new. Dad was currently pacing around the trauma bay probably stressed at the thought of his youngest child in a hospital bed. Aldo was sitting next to me in one of those crappy chairs scrolling through work emails. And Enzo was having a conversation with one of the Endocrinologists outside.
"Don't mess with your IV stellina." Aldo said softly as he moved my hand away from my left arm. "I spoke to one of the Endocrinologists, they said that you can be discharged if your levels are normal." Enzo comforted brushing the hair out of my eyes. "Where's dad?" I asked. "He's on the phone in the hall." Aldo sighed.
"You're all good to go." The nurse said smiling at me.
TW over.
By the time we got home the boys were asleep. Enzo made me promise to come get me if anything happened which was understandable. I kept tossing and turning but I just couldn't sleep.
"Still awake piccola?" Dad asked. I nodded. "I think it's sleepy time for you, I'll stay with you if you'd like?" He said planting a kiss on my forehead. I yawned and laid my head on his chest. "Sleep now bambina, you're safe with me." Were the last words I heard before I drifted off to sleep.. But for how much longer would I be safe for?
bambina= baby piccola= little one
so um if ur confused on the blood sugar levels (tbh idk if anyone cares but ive got a chart to make it more understandable??)
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its been almost two months since a chapters been out so um i apologise but life has been wild recently.
the end of the chapter was so cute omggaseiskksks
favourite brother?
also i finally introduced the cousins bahahahjajajs
