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Chapter 6

I woke up around 4AM. I couldn't sleep, no matter how tired I was. I laid in bed for like 2 hours until Ambrose texted me at like 6. This was expected, neither of us could sleep well without each other. Even if he's in New York now, we still haven't seen each other for what is now three days. The both of us have separation anxiety. We texted each other for a while before I decided to get ready. I sent a quick text to Ambrose telling him I'll talk to him later before getting up and taking a quick shower. Ambrose like the little shit he is forgot to pack another sweater since my other one was covered in blood and dirt, so I decided to wear his black sweatshirt again.

I had on a simple pair of black jeans, a short sleeve purple tank top, and of course, Ambrose's hoodie. I put my silver hair up in two french braids, making sure they could see my ears so they'd know I don't have hearing aids. I brushed my teeth and grabbed my bear, phone, and notepad before leaving my room, making my way downstairs. I made sure to memorize the way yesterday so that I don't get lost.

I found my way to the kitchen and there at the marble counter top sat Eros, Elio, Gianni, Rome, Kassiel, and Luca. They were all dressed and ready, eating and chatting amongst themselves. Luca was the first to notice me as he squealed and jumped up from where he was sitting. He came up to me and gently pushed me towards his seat, sitting me down and sitting beside me. From the corner of my eye I saw Gianni roll his eyes at us, scowling as he scrolled through his phone with one hand and scooped pancake into his mouth with the other, knuckles white from clenching the fork so hard. I ignored him, handing Luca my notebook. He scribbled something down, and I looked at what he wrote. Breakfast? I shook my head no. I don't feel like eating right now. He shrugged and we started playing a game on the paper. Right now we were playing I Spy, and he couldn't for the life of him guess something green. Bro couldn't look down at his own shirt. He was on the verge of giving up and was visibly frustrated when I pointed to his shirt. He stopped for a moment and I could see his brain rewiring and he went "Ohhh."

He shrugged, giving a sheepish smile. He told me he spied something blue, and I pointed to different things around the kitchen until  I found it. He pouted because I found it in only a few tries. I spied something yellow, and each time he pointed to something I shook my head no. He's really bad at this game.

Before he could guess what it was, Eros stood up and said something, and Luca stood up along with everyone else. I turned to Luca, waiting for him to tell me what we're doing since I couldn't hear them. Luca motioned for me to follow him, and I stood, grabbing my notebook and bear before following them to the garage. They had dozens of cars lined up, and I know the garage alone cost millions of dollars. We all piled into a random car I don't know the name of. Eros was the one driving. We got to the mall in around 15 minutes because Eros was speeding.

Once we parked, we all got out and Eros stood beside me. He reached for my notepad and grabbed a pen from his fancy black coat. He wrote something quickly before handing me the notebook, his blank expression remaining. I looked at what he wrote and he had really pretty hand writing. You will buy clothes, necessities, school supplies, and anything else you want. We will also be buying you a phone and other electronics. I looked up at him and nodded, following him inside as he and Elio stood on either side of me, him on the left and Elio on the right. I felt quite uncomfortable being between two giant men, but I didn't say anything. Luca, Gianni, Rome, and Kassiel followed behind us.

I didn't bother paying attention to which store we were going to, this was a high end rich mall with all the fancy brands you could think of. Instead I followed Eros where ever he led me, and he brought me to the first store, where a lady immediately came up to him. They spoke for a few seconds, their conversation inaudible to my ears, before Eros moved to the kids section of the store. Gianni and Elio went about the store on their own while Rome, Kassiel, and Luca stayed with me and Eros. Eros was speaking to Luca and Luca turned to me, asking for my size. I was able to read his lips this time as he spoke clearly unlike last time. I shrugged because in all reality I didn't know my own size. I either always stole clothes from Ambrose, or the clothes I did have came from Evelyn, Alberto's wife who was generous enough to buy me clothes. Luca didn't seem to understand that I understood what he said, instead he grabbed my notebook and asked me again, Do you know your size? I shook my head no again. I don't even know my shoe size. He nodded before Eros motioned for me to come here. I went up to him and he grabbed my hoodie, checking the size of the shirt I had on underneath. He nodded to himself, before turning back to the clothing rack, grabbing a bunch of clothing in my size and handing it to the lady.