The family wreck

Twenty (edited)

Esmeray

We had been driving for 20 minutes now, and Theo was getting a little bit cold so I asked Rome to hand me Theo's blanket from the bag.

I put the blanket over us and stared out the window, trying to stop sleep from taking over me.

Leo seemed to notice and said, "Go to sleep sorella, we still have an hour till we get there."

I hummed in response and let sleep take over me.

.......

I wake up to someone tapping my shoulder. I look around to see Leo waking me up and the rest of them outside, stretching their legs.

"Come on, we are here." He said and got out of the car.

I carefully got out of the car, making sure to not wake up Theo. Leo came around, asking if I wanted him to take Theo but I shook my head 'no.'

We walked inside the mansion. It was not as big as our house but it was still pretty big.

Leo told us that all the bedrooms are upstairs, and every one of them has their bathroom attached. He also told us to go get some rest, and later he will show us around.

I went to a random bedroom and put Theo down with two pillows on both his sides so he wouldn't fall off and a blanket over him.

I walk into the room next door and put my stuff down. I walk over to the mirror and look at myself.

I look terrible. I had bags under my eyes, my hair was very messy, and my clothes had some dried blood on them, but it wasn't noticeable since they were black. There was also some dried blood on my hands.

Sighing, I hope in the shower. I take a good 25-30 minutes washing off the blood and exhaustion off me.

After getting out and drying myself, I put on a pair of sweatpants and a matching hoodie. I dry my hair and put on some moisturizer. I get in bed and fall asleep immediately, letting the future deal with the situation, and sleeping for now.

.......

I woke up to see that the sun had just set. I guess I was exhausted since I slept all day.

I get up, use the restroom, and walk downstairs to see my aunt and grandma in the kitchen making dinner while the rest of them are either in their rooms or in the living room.

"Hey," I say, getting their attention as I walk over to the fridge, to get water.

"Hey, sweetie, how did you sleep?" Grandma asked.

"I slept well. Did you guys get any rest?" I asked, sitting down on the stool.

"Yeah, we did. We woke up a couple of hours ago." Aunt Val said.

"So, what are you guys making?"

"We are making some tacos, quesadillas, and chips and salsa for dinner," Grandma says, stirring the meat for the tacos.

"Ooo, yummy! Let me help." I go over and help build the tacos with them.

After we were done, Aunt Val yelled to let the rest of them know that dinner was ready. They came storming in and sat down at the table.

We all ate and made some small talk. Afterwards, Emilio showed us around the house. The bottom floor had the kitchen, living room, a hangout room, an office, and a gym. The top floor had all the bedrooms.

There was another level below the mansion, which could only be accessed through the office. It has a hidden staircase behind a bookcase, which opens with a code that only Leo knows, and he is not telling anyone the code.

It has a weapons room, a computer room, a torture chamber, and a target practice room. It was designed to withstand a blast and also has a passageway that leads far away from the mansion so you can get away from an enemy.

It is honestly pretty cool. If I had to say, my favorite part of this house is the secret basement level.

I am currently in my room, doing some work and trying to figure out how he knew where we were.

I suspect that it was someone on the inside who told him. I decided that it would be a lot easier for me if I had someone with more resources to help, so that's what I did.

I called Killian.

"Hey Esme, what's up?" He said.

"Oh, nothing much just got attacked last night in my home," I say casually.

"Oh, ok- WAIT! What! Are you ok? What happened? Who was it? I swear I am going to kill that bas-" he said worriedly.

"Killian! I am ok. Everyone is ok. It was Nevan, and we will get to kill that bastard." I say, cutting him off.

"Ok, thank god! I was so worried. Where are you now?"

"We are at a safe house. I need you to look into something for me."

"Sure. What is it?"

"I need you to look into everyone in my family and their mafia. I think there is a mole, and I can't figure out who."

"No problem. I can do that, and I will let you know as soon as I find out. Anyways, the mafia ball is coming up. Are you ready? How do you feel?"

"I was born ready, but I don't know how to feel. I mean I am happy that the plan is going to start soon, but I am also kinda sad because it was always supposed to be me and Mom doing this together. We were supposed to escape together, come back to our family, and then get our revenge, but now she is gone, and I have to do this all alone." My voice breaks at the end.

"Your mom would be so proud of me right now. She would be so proud of the strong, beautiful, and confident woman you have grown into. She would be so happy that you finally managed to get away and find your family. She would have been so happy that you were with your family, safe and sound. She loves you, Esme."

"I know it's just...what if I...fail? Would she hate me?" I say in a low and broken voice.

"Hey, listen to me. You are not going to fail. And even if you fail, we will hunt him down till the ends of the earth until you get your revenge and justice." He says, emphasizing the if.

"Your mom loves you so much, Esme. She could never hate you. And you're not alone. You have me and your family. We will always be there for you. I will always be there for you whenever you need me. Now stop thinking about this and go to bed, it's very late." He continued.

"OK. Goodnight Ian."

"Goodnight Esme."