Reunited Again

07- Rocco's Healing

Liliana POV

After our little conversation and my story we all decided that it would be a good idea to watch a movie. So we decided to watch Aladdin, which was Enzo's choice. We ate popcorn and nachos for dinner. And snacked on a lot of candy and chocolate which Gio and Ales hated but we didn't listen to them.

After our movie was done I went up to my room showered and changed into my pj's before going to my bed and reading. I decided to read The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood today. I was reading for a while not even keeping track of time before I got really thirsty. So I got out of bed and headed downstairs for some water.

When I got down there I grabbed a glass from the cabinet and got some water from the fridge and sat down at the island to drink it. I was calmly drinking my water before the lights slammed on.

I was frightened for a little bit and looked over to see who turned on the light. I could see many facial features because my eyes weren't used to the lighting but after a while I finally saw the culprit.

It was Rocco, with tears in his eyes? He looked like he had been crying for ages with the tears stained down his cheeks. He was like a deer caught in headlights, he wasn't moving but I could still see the tears streaming down his face.

"Rocco whats wrong?" I asked him as I stood up from my chair to walk over to him. But he did what I never expected, he stepped back like he was scared. I paused and looked at his face to see even more tears streaming down his face.

"Rocco i'm gonna step closer okay.?" I tell him but it sounds more like a question to which he just nods. I take a few steps closer and when I'm in arms reach he reaches forward and hugs me. I then start to feel tears on my shoulder. I rub his back and slowly walk with him still hugging me over to the light switch and turn it up before waking us up to my room.

When we entered my room I put my book on my bedside table and brought Rocco over to my bed. I lay down but he just stays up looking at me. What has happened to him that's making him cry so much. I push the question to the back of my head making my main focus getting him to stop crying and into bed.

I pat the spot beside me telling him with my eyes to come over and lay with me. But he surprises me yet again and climbs onto the bed right on top of me clinging to me like a koala. I let out a little oof sound and started chuckling, but Rocco looks up from where he's laid his head with a concerned face.

"Did I hurt you? I hurt you didn't I I'm so stupid. Look Lili I'm sorry I'm not even supposed to be here." He rambles, silently crying even harder. He gets up from the bed and almost runs out the room but before he gets too far I grab his arm making him flinch. I pull him back over to my bed and make him lay down exactly where he was before rubbing his back.

"You didn't hurt me. You just surprised me. I never knew my older brother was such a koala." I smile as he cuddles his head into me even more clearly enjoying the back rubbing and head massage. I chuckle before continuing to calm him down and after a few minutes it finally works.

"Rocco what happened." I ask. He sighs.

"Umm, before you went missing we were so close. Like we never left each other's sides. Almost as close as me and Nico. but then you went missing and I was miserable. A few years later when I was 9 I decided that I was gonna go out and look for you. So I left the house and started walking around looking for you. This lady saw me and told me that she could help me. So because i missed you so much I followed her but it was the worst mistake of my life.

Lili she raped me that night and told me that I loved it so much. But I remember saying no over and over again telling her to stop but she didn't listen. When I got home I told dad but he told me that boys couldn't be raped. I became depressed and I only talked to Nico for years. I started to become a trouble maker and a little after that dad died. Everyone was so sad but not me. I was almost relieved. I was happy that he died and I know I shouldn't have been but I think it was because he didn't believe me." He sobbed. Omg, he was raped looking for me and a few years later his dad died.