The Garcia Brothers

Chapter Five

Luciana's POV

Numbness and sadness is all I feel as we boraded the plane to New York. My phone has been blowing up all morning it's all from Sophia and Andrew. Since I didn't show up to school. I haven't responded or talked to anyone since Javi told me this morning. I'm hurt but also upset Javi cause I told him how I felt and he acted like I was being over dramatic and continuously told me they are fine. I know none of this is his fault but he made me feel as I was being dramatic. Well guess what they are not fine and I'm not thinking crazy. We settled into our seats so I turned my phone onto air plane mode and put my air pods in playing my music. I stared out the window crying silently I have no idea when I fell asleep but I woke up to Javi shaking me softly and telling me to get up that we landed. We get off the plane and head straight to the police station. When we get there Javi goes up to the front desk and starts talking to the receptionist.
"Hello I am Javier Perez my sister and I here to speak to Detective Cole Larson"
"Okay one moment I will call back to him and let him know you have arrived"
"Thank you"
We sit down and wait for this detective to come and get us so when can get all the details they have so far and identify our parents. My head hurts and my eyes are so swollen from all the crying. All I want to do is hug my mom and dad. I want to tell them how much I love them. They will never see us get married or have kids. We will never get to have a family meal together again. They are never coming home they wont be there when we wake up in the mornings. We will never here their voices again. They are gone. They are really gone. I didn't even realize that I was crying or so far into my thoughts until I felt Javi shaking me and calling my name then wiping my tears away.
"Luci are you okay? do you want to go to the hotel while I do this?"
"No. I'm sorry. No I'm okay I can do this with you"
"Okay if at any moment you need to leave let me know and we will go okay"
"Okay Javi"

We get to where we need to go and detective Cole shows us through a window. Two bodies covered with a sheet of fabric. When the fabric is lifted from their faces I just lose all strength that I have and fall to my knees and cry an ear piercing cry. I feel Javi sit on the floor next to me pulling me into a hug we sat like this for what felt like hours just crying and hugging. When my cries become sniffles and hiccups I look up to Javi's tear stained face asking him
"What are we going to do now Javi"
he looks at me with a sad smile "We are going to be strong and become everything they would want us to be one step at a time." We flew home a few days later and had their funeral two days after we had arrived back in California. Everyone came to their service even Soph and Drew were there for me as I cried my eyes out. Everyday after school Drew and Soph came over to be with me while Javi figured things out with mom and dads stuff.
These last couple weeks have been the hardest weeks of my life. Things are never going to be the same and I still miss them everyday. Mom and dads lawyer finally came and told us that they left us the house, dads firm, the cars and everything was left to us. Each of them had life insurance policies that left us both with enough money to be set for life. In all honesty I would trade it all for my parents back then to have all of this. It's officially been two weeks so today is my first day back to school. I am so not ready for the pitiful looks and for the "I'm sorry about your loss" or the "are you okay" conversations. Thank god for Sophia and Andrew being my support system at school. Javi started calling me Rosie or Ana like mom and dad did. I think he does it to make me feel better, he has been awesome and super supportive and I love him even more for being the best big brother I could ask for.
"Ana hurry up you still need to eat before we leave" I hear Javi shout from down stairs.
"Okay Javi I will be down in a second"
I finished getting dressed and hurried downstairs to eat breakfast with Javi before we head for our classes. I make my way downstairs and walk into the kitchen where Javi made breakfast once I see what he has mad I got excited cause it was my favorite. He made pancakes with nutella and banana slices. Talk about yum. I sat down and immediately started shovling food into my mouth like I hadn't ate in months.
"Oh my! Rosie slow down before you choke on your food or explode from eating to much. I can promise you that your food isn't going anywhere so enjoy it don't inhale it you hoover vacuum" he laughed shaking his head in amussment.
"Are you done and ready to go Rosie?"
"As ready as I can ever be. Lets go big head"