Dawn | Bucky Barnes ✔️

41. Coming Home

Z A H R A   J E N K I N S

"Auntie Zahra please don't leave us." Vera cried, clutching on to my t-shirt in a small tight fist.

"I'm sorry munchkin, I need to go back home."

"I- I thought we w-were your home?" Jesse whimpered from my right, wiping his tears with his long sleeve ninja turtle t-shirt.

"You are baby, but I just need to go to New York for awhile. I promise I'll FaceTime you and come visit you both when I can."

"P-promise?" Vera whispered as I kneel down properly on the ground so I could hug them both at the same time. When I open my arm out from around Vera's back, Jesse is quick to come crashing into the over side of my neck.

"I promise."

Vera pulls away from me, wiping her tear streaked cheeks. "A-are you going after that boy you love?" She questioned.

I nodded my head, "He's one of the reasons, yes." I replied back softly, cupping her cheek, rubbing it gently.

"I-if he hurts you, you'd call us first, right?" Jesse asked, big doe brown eyes staring up at me with sadness.

"Without a doubt, I need my wingwoman and wingman." I nudged his shoulder softly with a laugh.

"We're going to miss you." Jesse whispers, reaching down to clutch his sisters hand.

"Me too, munchkin, me too." I said, letting tears to fall down my cheek at the two twins. My lip quivers, before reaching into my back pocket grabbing out two identical brackets that match the one I'm wearing on my wrist but mine says 'Z' on it. "Wear these and when you are sad just look down at them and know that Auntie Zahra is out there and if you need her to ring her whenever you guys want, okay?" I exclaimed to them, clipping on the bracelet on Zera's wrist and then Jesse's.

"I'll never take it off!" Vera voiced happily, pulling me into a hug. "Me either!" Jesse says right after and hugging me as well.

"Vera, Jesse it's time to let Zahra go now." Zayn calls out from the patio steps, he walks down them and walks over towards us with a sad expression trying to be concealed on his face.

The twins don't leave my side though, my eyes glancing up to my brother with tears in my eyes. I pet their head for a couple moments before allowing them to take their time getting off me. I stand up to my fall height, not by much, dissed myself. Wow. I walk closer towards my older brother, lip quivering as I take in the person who I haven't stopped thinking about ever since I was seven and now I am willingly leaving. I'm so selfish.

I sighed, eyes flickering between his. "I don't have to go. I can stay-"

"No, your leaving. I know you've been wanting to for months. Your home is in New York."

"My home is Seattle." I tried to make myself believe.

"It hasn't for a long time, bubba. Go back to New York, that's the home you built up."

"I-I don't wanna leave you."

"I'm always a phone call away, bubba. I'm never leaving you again." He says while cupping my cheeks, using the pad of his thumb and wiping away the tears.

"I hate goodbyes." I grumbled.

"Then say hello." Vera says from down below, clutching on to my hoodie. I smiled down at her before looking back up to my brother.

"Hello, Zayn."

"Hello, Zahra." He whispers softly.

"Zahra the jet's ready!" Natasha calls out from the entrance of the air craft. I let out a breath, blinking my eyes a couple of times to try stop the on coming tears.