𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒚-𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆

I smash the iPad as it shatters against the concrete floor, satisfied with what i've done to take out a fraction of anger I storm out of the warehouse "Ma'am would you like me to send a message to them" The guard asks me 

"no." he nods with a tint of amusement in his eyes as if the video was supposed to aggravate me. Something about that video made me shiver.

"Sofia what was it" Maria pulls me away from the boys "come to my house for a sleepover" I suggest "sure" she says not breaking eye contact.

"what was it?" Mason asked Maria but she rolled her eyes, I kept a mental note on the way to prove to someone you're angry instead of forgiving them straight away.

"Sofia.. *no response* Sofia?.. *I roll my eyes like Maria* Jeez Maria now you've taught her to ignore me" he groans "good" she smirks "you wanna know what would be good, if I pulled out-" Mason shushes Ares before he could continue.

Time Skip

"Papa? Marco? Enzo?" Maria stiffens listening to me call my family "Sofia" Marco eyes us from upstairs "I brought a friend to stay with me if that's okay" I wasn't asking because I already brought her. Marco pauses for a moment as if he was thinking. "Only this one time, next time tell us beforehand" if I did he would've said no, so I take it as a win.

I gallop up to my room and rush into the walk-in closet "what are you looking for?" Maria asks me "i'm not looking for anything. i'm showing you this" I pull out a 65 inch looking whiteboard on wheels out from behind my jumpers. Maria's jaw drops. "Sofia.. you did all this?" 
"look here" I pointed to mama's first note being held on with a fridge magnet. I was too focused to notice her shock.

"He's alive, and he's hiding right and I think if I just get another note from my mom I think she'll tell me" I say still shuffling things around "what was the video about?" I chuckle bitterly shaking my head. "that video, that video!" I screamed into a pillow before sighing and fixing my hair.

I didn't want to tell Maria that the video practically told me I was related to igor but I needed to...

"he was talking about an Amara Gustev and how he hated the fact she changed her name to Amara Rossi and got blessed with a baby girl, then adopted another and he doesn't like the baby boys or something then he said he'd be looking for his grandchild aka the girl. Who I think is me?"

I was writing and explaining the video to Maria "Sof I think you need to breathe for a second" I turn to her confused "you needed someone to talk to because you miss talking to Ares" she says with a smug look "no. no! a little itty bitty bit, but he deserves it." she shrugs "back to this" she exhales sharply. 

"Sofia" Matteo knocks on the door "shit" Maria and I panic and cover the board with my blanket "Sofia?" 

"coming" I open the door "dinners ready" he points behind him awkwardly "I already ate, thanks!" I try to shut the door but he holds it open "what are you up to?" he looks at Maria who acted busy on her phone that had actually died.

"we are doing an Instagram challenge" I lie and look to face Maria so it covers my Rose pink nose, "cool I mean I could help- "

"no I need to win!.. I mean we, need to win" I point to Maria and I "oh come on" he rips off my blanket , I stumble onto Maria. "i'm so dead" I mumble "that makes two of us" she replies as Matteo starts reading with wide-eyes.

"Okay now you need to go or we lose the game" I glare at him with stiff teeth "what's the game" his voice held a little anger as it grew deeper "we have t- to solve the fake m-mystery to uh- then we message the creator and-d tell him to see if we got it r-right or not" Maria had slightly sweaty palms but she wiped them by her sides. 

"You won't be talking to the 'creator' because I forbid you" he looks at me for a yes "can we do it for fun then" I say still facing the floor "no, no more of this bullshit" he takes a photo and heads for the door "wait, if this is bull-..yeah,  then why did you take a photo?" I look up at Matteo "Memories" his nose goes a light shade of red 

"your nose is red" I tilt my head

"common cold"

"you aren't coughing?"

"I have a runny nose" he lied again

"shouldn't you have blown your nose by now?"

"I don't have any tissues"

"because you don't need them?" I raise my voice slightly

"goodnight"

"I hope you feel better! just try not to lie a lot, that should help" I shoot him a fake smile as he fake laughs and leaves. 

"You have comebacks" Maria nods impressed, "i'm not throwing this work away" I hide it back in my walk in closet. "I have pj's you can change into so choose any you like, i'm gonna shower first though" I gloomily walk into the bathroom closing the door.