The run

Part 4

It's 4 am and I'm awoken to rushing around. I look at my clock, we're late. Me and Matteo haven't talked since last night and I'm exhausted because I was crying all night and it's noticeable. I quickly jump out of bed and change into some clothes, I decide on a hoodie with some shorts and put on my socks and shoes, then brush my teeth and hair. I then walk over to my bag and make sure I have everything that I need .

My dad comes into my room out of breath. "Oh my gosh Rosie we almost forgot you come one we're gonna be late."

Me and my dad rush through the door and into the limo. The driver takes my bag and I get in. I sit next to Matteo and Victor.

We go through security and bag checks but of course Dante gets flagged down. As if it's not bad enough being late now we have to wait for him to get patted down. I see the stress on my dad's face but he looks strange next to my brothers who look bored.

We're waiting at the gate and then our flight is called so we start to board the plane. My seat is next to Vincent. Great. I think dreadfully. This is going to be hell.

He lets me have the window seat because he says he doesn't like it but I think he's just scared of heights. Because his leg is bouncing and he's biting his nails

After a few minutes in the air I rest my head on the wall and try to sleep. It's pretty uncomfortable but I'm so exhausted I could sleep anywhere.

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After 3 hours of flying I wake to the flight attendant bringing us a meal I thank her and I stab a piece of chicken with my fork but Vincent reaches over and grabs my bread roll off my plate and grins "you don't need it your small" he says and I roll my eyes but don't fight. He looks a little annoyed that I didn't fight back but he didn't keep fighting and we both just ate our food and I went back to sleeping.  After a few more hours of sleeping I wake up to my head pounding and I feel suddenly really nauseous. I try to let the feeling pass but it's no use as the ache keeps getting worse. I feel it start to come up and rush up out of my seat and into the bathroom to where I projectile vomit into the toilet.

I hear a knock at the door "Rosie  it's me Enzo can I come in" my dad says and I don't want him to "no I'm fine I'll be okay" I say as I wash my hands and clean up the throw up around the toilet and wash my hands again I swish my mouth with water a few times I walk out and then go back to my seat. I feel eyes staring me down and I want to hide in a hole and never come back out. As I sit down Vincent gives me a look of disguist. "Did you throw up?" He asks and I nod to which he throws a sanitizer wipe at me and I look at him confused "that's gross wipe your hands" he says and I do it "I already washed them" I say annoyed "I don't care he says glaring at me and then going back to watching his movie.

My head continues to pound and it feels like someone's banging on a drum in my head. I look over and watch whatever is on Vincent's screen because I don't want to put on headphones and make my head ache worse.

We arrive in my hometown airport and I start to grow nervous as we get off I look around to find my family but there no where in site. Did they get murdered to? I look around as my breathing becomes unsteady before I lock eyes with Mateo and calm down and walk over to him. I stand next to him until the rest of our family find us which takes a while. We walk out to our rental car and I can't help but see constant reminders of my mom as we drive to the hotel. The park she used to push me on the swings, the McDonald's were where we used to get ice cream every Friday, the school she picked me up from when I was being bullied. The reminders start to overwhelm me and my breath becomes unsteady again.
"Are you alright?" Dante says breakin me from my thoughts and I look at him; nod, and go back to looking out the window until we arrive at the hotel.

We arrive at the hotel and guilt washes over me that we couldn't have stayed in my house and he had to spend money on the hotel. We walk in and Enzo gets the room keys while I go on my phone and wait with my brothers. "Rosie." Enzo's voice calls and I look up and notice I wasn't paying attention and he was handing me the key to the hotel room I'm staying in. "Sorry." I say and grab the key. "Your sharing with Dante" Enzo's voice says and a ball forms in my stomach cause I didn't want to share with him but I follow Dante to our room which is between to Vincent and Alejandro's  room and Victor and Mattheos room. I put my stuff down and realize there's one bed and roll my eyes. "You're sleeping on the ground." Dante says as he collapses on the bed and I roll my eyes "no way the ground is gross you can sleep on the ground." I say and sit on the chair in the corner of the room and go on my phone.

(Family group chat)

Dad: Come to my room so we can decide where to eat dinner.

Alejandro: Vincent is sleeping

Dad: then he won't get to have a say.

I like the message and follow Dante out and we knock on my dad's door and walk in where everyone else is waiting for us. "Ross any suggestions since you lived here." My dad says and my stomach churns as reminders of going out to eat with my mom flood in. "There's this Mexican place that's good it's just a few blocks from here. Or there's Applebees. It's a small town there's not a lot of good restaurants" I say looking out the window and Alejandro taps me so I look at dad. "Please look at me when I speak to you." My dad says and I want to roll my eyes but don't. "I want mexican" mattheo says and everyone agrees so we go out and get in the car and go for the restaurant.

When we arrive at the restaurant I recognize our server as she was one of my mother's friends and she looks at me sympathetically "I'm so sorry about your mother sweetheart." She says and I nod say thank you and she goes on and we finish our meal and get back to the car. "Tomorrow is the visitation from 3-6. I want everyone ready at 2 in there navy outfits." And I nod.

We get back to the hotel and it's around 9 so I'm exhausted and we get back to the hotel room and I lay on the bed as Dante turns on the tv and lays on the other side of me. "Gosh you take up the whole bed" he says and I feel a jab in my back as he pushes me off the bed and I meet the floor hard. "Ow what was that for!" I say while I stand up and glare at him. "No reason." He says smirking at me and I get annoyed so I go into the bathroom and wash my face, brush my teeth and get into an oversized t-shirt and shorts for pajamas and go back out.

"Took you long enough." Dante says and I glare at him as he goes into the bathroom. I try to ignore Dante and brush my hair and lay in bed and watch the tv.

Alejandro and Vincent come into our room and talk/smoke with Dante while I lay in the bed and fall asleep. After a while they decide to play a prank on me while I'm still sleeping. Dante gets in the bed and lays next to me as Alejandro and Vincent pull the covers off of me expecting me to wake up but instead I unknowingly turn over and cling onto Dante searching for comfort. They all start laughing and I wake up noticing the position I'm in I become very embarrassed and feel the blood rushing to my cheeks I push away from Dante and go into the bathroom and lock myself in. The knock on the door trying to get me to come out but I don't budge. "Come on Ross is was just a joke." Vincent says but I ignore him just like there other pleas and they eventually go away so I go out of the bathroom. It's now around 12 and both Vincent and Alejandro are in there own room so it's just me and Dante and I lay back in bed and fall asleep.