The Garcia Brothers

Chapter Four

16 year old Luciana POV

"RING"
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I wake up to Javi's phone ringing off the hook I look over to my alarm it's 3 am. I am pissed and annoyed that my brother is sleeping through its consistant ringing. I am pretty sure it one of his stupid friends drunk off their rocker and calling him for something ridiculous. The ringing finally so I roll over to get comfortable again. I'm on the verge off falling asleep again but then it starts ringing again. I let out a large sigh and stomped into Javi's room I grabbed a pillow and started smacking him with it as I told him angrily "Answer your god damn phone before I throw it in the toilet"
Javi jumps up startled "What the hell Luci"
"Answer your phone Javier or turn it off it keeps going off"
"Okay I will" he says running a hand down his face.
As he answers his phone I laid down on his bed next to him cause I was to tired and to lazy to go to my room. I closed my eyes letting the darkness consume me as he spoke on the phone.

Javier's POV

The phone call
J=Javi
NYPD

J: Hello, who is this?
NYPD: Hello Is this Javier Perez?
J: Yes this is him, may I ask who this is? Also why you are calling me at 3 in the morning?
NYPD: Hello Mr.Perez I am detective Cole Larson With the NYPD. I am sadly calling to inform you that your parents were found dead-
J: What do you mean found dead? What happened?
NYPD: They were unfortunetly shot and killed in an alley way near the restaurant they ate dinner at last night around 10 pm they were found this morning. It looks like a robbery that had gone wrong. We had checked them for identification and nothing was found on their person. only items found not far from them were their ID's. I am the detective assigned to their case.
J: Are you sure it's my parents?
NYPD: Mr.Perez we are sure. We would like for you  come to New York to positively identify and claim their remains?
J: I will be buying a ticket and flying out there today.
NYPD: Okay sir we will see you this evening.

I get off the phone only to realize Luciana is asleep on my bed cuddled into my side I didn't even notice she didn't go back to her room. FUCK! How am I supposed to tell her about our parents being killed. I told her they were fine and that she was thinking crazy. Poor Luci is going to be devastated. I'm going to have to tell her and the tell her I'm leaving to identify the remains and bring them home so we can bury them. No, I should bring her with me I don't think it's not a good idea to leave her here alone after the news but I don't want to traumatize her more when I identify them. Fuck I don't know what to do. I carefully get out of bed and walk out of my room to call my job and let them know whats going on. I email my professors and let them know I will be out for a couple weeks. Then I email all Luciana's teachers to inform them we will be out and why. When I finished I went upstairs and started packing both of our bags. When I finished the packing I hopped into the shower and broke down in tears. I don't know what I am going to do. All I know is I need to be strong for Luci and myself and take it one step at a time. I finish washing up and get out I gently woke up Luci and told her to shower and get some comfortable clothes on while I make breakfast. As I made breakfast I ordered our flight tickets on my phone.
When I finished everything Luci came down stairs.
"Hey Javi"
"Morning Luci"
"Have you heard from mom or dad Javi I am really starting to worry and I miss them already"
I sigh Fuck why did she have to ask me that "Luciana listen that call i got this mor-" she cuts me off.
"Was mom and dad right? are they okay? what time does dad get out of court? can I-"
I cute her off and accidetally snapped at her "FUCK! LUCIANA! SHUT IT"
"You don't have to yell at me" she says as she looks down at her hands.
"Luci just listen to me please" I sigh.
"Okay I am listening"
"That phone call I received this morning was from a Detective from the NYPD calling to inform me that mom and dad were killed. I need to go to New York to positively ID the bodies. He said it was a robbery gone wrong after they ate dinner last night."
"I knew something was wrong. I TOLD YOU THAT! you kept saying "they are fine Luci" she says as tears start to pur down her face " stop thinking crazy Luci" she sobbed out. "I wasn't overthinking or worrying about nothing I told you something was wrong and you didn't listen"
She screamed at me. she started pushing my chest yelling at me that I didn't believe her. All I could do was wrap my arms around he small frame and hug her to my chest and cry with her. We sat there and both cried for a couple hours which felt like days when her cries became sniffles and hiccups. I just continued to sit there and hold her longer. When I felt her breath even out I looked down at her tear streaked face with bright red puffy eyes. I kissed her hed and allowed her to sleep a little longer till it was time for me to wake her so we can leave for our flight.