OUR BOND

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Noel's POV

"Yes Aunt" I said entering her and uncle's room.

I have not been into the room, today was the very first time I had stepped into it ever since I arrived and I have to say Aunt has got taste.

Truly fit for the former Don and queen of the Italian mafia.

"Ahh Noey, I wanted to talk to you, come sit" she tapped the spot next to her on the bed.

I went and sat.

"So I was tidying up and I found something you might love" she went to the drawer and took out a jewelry box then gave it to me.

I looked at the box for a little while then took it.

I opened it to find a beautiful heart shaped golden necklace.

"Wow, it's so pretty" I said.

"It belonged to your mother" I looked at her then turned back to the necklace.

"When we were about your age let's say eighteen we wanted to celebrate finally having independence even though we knew we were going back to our houses that same day" We laughed.

"So we weren't to a lot of restaurants, spending a lot of money and buying a lot of clothes it's safe to say we broke a record that day" I smiled.

"Then when we were going back we passed by a jewelry store and Alessia saw this necklace" she pointed to the necklace.

"But she didn't want to buy one so she made the jeweler make another one then that's how we had matching necklaces"

"Open it" I did as instructed and I slightly gasped when it opened.

"Mom" I caressed her picture.

I've always thought people were exaggerating when they said I looked like her because I never saw it but looking at her when she was my age I no longer deny it.

"You see how much you look like her?" She asked.

"Yeah, I almost asked when did I take these" We laughed again.

"We took them that day, if you open the other locket there's our picture there" I opened it to find a picture like Aunt said.

"You guys are so cute" I said but then I noticed there wasn't a photo on the other side of the locket.

"Why isn't there a picture here?" I asked and Aunt smiled.

"Take a guess" I was lost for a moment then my eyes went a little wide figuring it out.

"There's supposed to be my picture" I chuckled.

Mom was such a cute Mom.

"Wait you said there were matching necklaces where's the other one?" she smiled and showed me the similar necklace around her neck.

"Here let me help you put it on" she helped me wear the necklace. I looked down at it and I loved the way it hung around me.

I felt like my mother's daughter.

"Thank you Aunt I love it" I hugged her.

"Aww you're welcome sweetheart" she kissed my forehead and swung me left to right in the hug that I felt myself falling from the bed.

"Aunt I'm falling" I said laughing but she didn't stop until I found myself on the ground.

"That was not cool" I said on the floor.

"Get over it you're seventeen"

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