Metanoia (n.) the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self or way of life.
Part one
Darcy Russo a nine year old girl living in a run down orphanage on the outskirts of Athens, Greece has had to fend for herself for the majority of her life. Bei...
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I speed down the street with Rome,Nico and Seb in the backseat, finally making to the random address our men texted us when I received the message 'Explosion come quick'.
I stop abruptly in the middle of the road, panic souring through me as I rush out the car and storm past the numerous firefighters over to a dazed looking Darcy.
She's sat on the pavement, her hair dirtied with ash as she's being comforted by a drunken looking man who seems to be leaning on her to keep himself up.
"Get the fuck off her!" Romeo roars once he reaches her, pulling him away.
I squat down in front of her and cup her face. "Are you okay?Are you hurt?" I ask frantically, assessing her for injuries. "Darcy?" Nico asks, leaning in once she didn't reply.
"Uh yeah, I'm fine," She replies, staring at the car. "It's j-just I was just in there," She mumbles.
"What?" I ask, confused as I can see her car perfectly intact further down the street. Why would she be in a car that's not hers and why would it explode?
"You were in that car?" Romeo asks, turning to look at the grey pieces of metal scattered across the street.
She swallows and nods her head, completely in shock. Nico and Seb help her to the car as me and Rome approach the drunken group of people huddled on the pavement. "What the fuck happened?" I ask Darcy's friend, the one I immediately remembered from the club.
She doesn't reply but the man next to her does, "We don't know, she had to get something from the car and then the next thing we know we hear a huge explosion," He frantically explains. "Yeah then we came running down and saw her sitting on the floor," The other man interjects.
"So that's your car?" Rome asks the blondish man. "No it's mine," The girl finally speaks up. "What did she need out of your car?" I question, the situation making no sense to me.
Before she can reply the car horn interrupts us, I turn around to see Nico leaning over the console and beckoning us to hurry up.
"Darcy's stuff is upstairs follow me," The man says, taking off across the street. I follow him as we enter his tiny apartment. He tries to make drunken small talk with me but I ignore him and grab her stuff before heading back to Rome who's talking to a firefighter on the street.
I interrupt and instruct Rome to drive Darcy's car home before heading back to mine and telling Seb to drive so I can sit in the back with Darcy.
"Are you sure you're okay?" I ask while rubbing her knee as Seb takes off down the road.
"Yeah I'm fine, it was just unexpected" She mumbles.
"I like your costume Darc," Nico compliments from the front seat, changing the subject. I was so concerned about her safety that I didn't even notice her outfit. "Where were you planning to go in this?" I question, turning in my seat to get a better look at her.
