Coming Back To You

~Twelve~

Nicolo's POV

I got out of my shower after a long day of gaming, teasing, and joking around with my so-called friends at Zach's house. I was home now and had nothing to do. All my friends were apparently busy so that just left me.

I had a white towel wrapped around my waist and one around my neck. I walked to my mirror and started drying my hair with the towel around my neck.

I looked at my reflection for I don't know how long, but it seemed like hours of me just looking in my eyes.

Bella is really confusing me. I was sort of in a trance when she helped me to her house and cleaned my wounds. Never in my life would I have believed she would've helped me.

I brush my teeth and get dressed into some sweatpants and a shirt and sit down on my bed.

I was too busy in my thoughts that I didn't hear someone knocking on my door. I hesitantly walk over and opened the door to reveal Bella silently crying, still in her cafe uniform. Why would she be crying...and in her cafe uniform? I thought to myself.

"Are you okay?" I asked worriedly

She sniffles and looks up at me with red, puffy eyes

"I-it's my dad. H-he got in an a-accident," And she started sobbing again.

"Come in," I said, putting my hand on her lower back to guide her. I guided her to my living room and sat her down on the couch and walked away to get her a glass of water.

When I came back, she was staring blankly at the wall. I sat beside her and set the glass down on the coffee table.

She had just got here. She can't leave right now. I need her.

"If you don't mind me asking, what kind of accident?" I asked, timidly

"A c-car accident." She says sniffing and taking a sip of water

"Are you going to go back to Britain to see him?" I asked with a hint of sadness in my voice

"Yeah, I have to see him. He's the only family I have. My dad was the only one there for me when my mom started to drink." She said getting ready to cry again

"Let me go with you."

"No, I can't ask you to do that." She looked straight into my eyes with a very serious look that made me feel the littlest bit intimidated.

"I'm not going to let you go alone." I said getting irritated

She scoffed and rolled her eyes

"Why not? Sophia drove me to the airport so she can just take me and I can go from there." She sassed starting to get annoyed

"No."

"Why not?!" She shouted

"Because!" I yelled back

"Because why?!"

We were inches away from each other and we didn't seem to notice

"Because I can't let you go when you just got here."

"I'm not a little kid anymore, Nick."

Why'd she just call me Nick? I thought she was mad at me?

"I know but–" I was cut off by her trying to push past me

"Just let me go! I'm not going to get killed or something!"

"You don't know that." I said

She turned around and tried to size me up. I was obviously taller than her. Thank you puberty.