Desolate

Chapter 5

Mirabella's POV

Waking up in my dad's arms was an amazing feeling. I didn't know how great it felt to be held. I wiggled out of my dad's grasp and limped to the bathroom to get ready for the day. I grabbed my bag with my other set of clothes. The other outfit is jeans and a hoodie. I'll wear the turtleneck underneath the hoodie to keep my neck covered, I would prefer to tell them about the abuse than have them find out by seeing the marks. I popped two more pills into my mouth. I got into the shower and cleaned my body, when I was stepping out my chest pain flared up again. I sat down and slowed my breaths. Finally they calmed down for the time being, I have a feeling that it's going to be bad pain today. When I went back into the room after I was finished with my bathroom activities, my dad was already up and in his room. I went slowly down the steps and heard my family cooking in the kitchen. I walked in the kitchen and Ang questioned my breakfast meal.

"I'll just have a piece of toast with apple butter on it, I'm not too hungry this morning." I couldn't eat at all, but I knew a piece of toast would be better than nothing in their eyes. I see Angelo narrow his eyes at me again, the man does not miss a beat. I smiled at him, hoping to ease him. He nodded his head and popped a piece of bread into the toaster. I grabbed a bottle of water out of the fridge and grabbed my toast and spread my own apple butter on it. I ate it and waited for the boys by the door. I knew they wanted to go as soon as possible, Ares and Apollo have a basketball game tomorrow morning, they want to be home with time to practice before they leave with the rest of the team this evening. It's an away game, so we're not going to watch and I'm a little bummed because I really want to watch them. They said it'll be on tv though, so that's really cool.

Ares and Apollo met me at the door, Cello met us at the door with a piece of toast in his mouth and a bottle of sprite. My twin is a foodie that's for sure. We all said goodbye to dad and the older siblings. "Alright, little sister, which car we taking? You can choose anyone you'd like." Ares said and it shocked me. This is the first time I'd heard him talk. I walked over to the bigger vehicle, Jeep or something. Don't ask me, I'm not good with cars, I've never even left my house lol. "Sounds good, this will be easier to haul your things. Also don't be alarmed but we will have a second car following us at all times, they're just bodyguards. They're here for our safety. Lorenzo and dad own a very well-known business." I nodded my head, but this little piece of evidence just proves my family is the mafia. I bet 100 dollars they're the Italian mafia. They can't fool me; I love all things mafia. I just thought they didn't exist anymore. This is very cool. I wonder if they'll let me join. Would they let me shoot a gun? I also have this random urge to fight someone. I wonder if they'll teach me to do that. I smiled widely; I was a mafia princess. I wonder if that means I'll find a cute mafia man. Okay, I need to chill. I've never even left my house until a few days ago. I don't need to worry about that right now.

Before I knew it, we were pulling into the mall. I was amazed at how big this building was. I also knew that compared to them I looked like a slob. I really didn't want to go in there like this, but I have no choice. Cello ran around the car and opened my door, what a gentleman. Everyone was looking at my brothers, either with fear, lust, or respect. I wonder how many other mafias are in the area. Russian mafia men were always my weakness in the books I read. I couldn't tell you why. My brothers were all moving like 100 miles an hour and without a limp, I coudln't even have caught up. Apollo noticed me back and started walking my pace was frowning, like he knew something was up as well. I think I'll tell them when we get home, they all haven't given me any reason to worry.

We went in every store in the mall, and I was getting exhausted. My chest pain had flared back up. I didn't want them to worry. Each and every store was expensive, but every time I tried to look at a price they glared at me. I heard a time too many that they were glad to have me back and I deserved to be spoiled. I didn't care about such material things, the only thing I cared about was getting to know them. Cello and I had gotten a few matching outfits because we're twins so we thought it would be cool to be twinning as well. The last place to shop would be Victoria's Secret, Ulta, and Sephora. They said I deserved to have things that make me feel good, but they would rather not know about the underwear I wear. Cello was the one who volunteered to accompany me in these stores. I didn't mind because I definitely did not know what to look for. I knew my sizes in clothes thankfully. We purchased several lingerie sets and cute bras and underwear. At the makeup stores, I went a little crazy. I've always loved the look of makeup; I thought it was interesting when my peers would show their video cam and I could see their makeup looks for the day. I also got a straightener, curler, and a very fancy hair blow dryer with a diffuser attachment. I was in heaven honestly. They treated me like a princess, and I loved every second of it. I know that sounds selfish, but I just loved the attention.