The Bianchi's Missing Piece

Chapter 17

Aria's POV:

It's now Saturday. Yesterday was an uneventful day, once we got to the luxurious hotel that apparently Lorenzo owns, we had takeout for dinner then we all went to bed.

We have to be in the courtroom by 11:00 today, it's now 9:30 and I'm freaking out. My whole body is sweating, especially my palms, and I feel like I'm going to pass out any second.

Nic explain to me that I should wear nice clothes so I put on jeans and a olive green sweater that goes on top of a black turtle neck.

I put on more makeup than usual as I'm trying to look nice and like I have my life all figured out. The last thing I need is to get stuck in this trial. I don't even know I have to be here.

"Aria! Are you almost ready?" I hear Elijah shout

I quickly pop 2 painkillers in my mouth and head out of the bathroom.

I walk into the living area and all my brothers stand there looking like they always do. Extinguished and powerful men.

"I don't even get why we have to go" Ace complains.

"We need to go to support Aria in this hard time" Elijah explains thoughtfully although Ace just rolls his eyes.

"You don't have to go" I say monotony with my eyes staring somewhere far away.

"No, we are all going and that's final." Lorenzo demands.

"I'm not complaining, I just don't understand why Aria has to go to this thing" Caleb says

I'm wondering that too
Until something pops in my head...no...it can't be

"U-um, I don't h-have to talk d-do I?" I worry starting to panic.

"No, you won't be talking bambina" Rodrigo insists

Few.

"We should get going. You look lovely Aria" Lorenzo acknowledged in which I gave a quiet thanks to before we head out of the hotel and to a limousine.

As we get into the car I feel like I'm going to barf or faint or cry or each one of those things. My heart beat is racing and my fingers fiddle nervously here and there while other times I'm pinching the death out of my hand. I feel sweaty and suffocated. I know for a fact, there's no way I am going to be able to see John. But I have to. That's the sad part about this. There's no way out. You could just kill yourself.
But it's too late now, I should at least have the decency to not do it in front of my brothers. And it doesn't look like they're leaving me alone within the next hour.

"Aria? Are you okay?" Axel questions beside me

I look up at him and he has worry in his eyes. I can't bring myself to say anything, but luckily I don't have to as we come to a stop.

Actually. I change what I said. It's not luckily, it's horribly. This means I'm about to see him.

As we make our way inside the building everyone stops to look at us. I've never felt more uncomfortable. None of us say anything as we keep walking to the court room and find a seat.

We end up sitting on the left side facing the judge, I'm sat in the middle of all my brothers with Lorenzo on my right and Rodrigo on my left. It's as if they purposely put the two most scariest brothers right beside me.

We're sitting for a few minutes before a Judge walks in. She gets situated and looks like she's getting ready. I feel my blood pumping and I'm pretty sure everybody here can hear my heartbeat. My leg starts bumping up and now viciously while I try to control my breathing.