Unraveling Secrets

Chapter 34

Sorry for the late chapter today!  I lost power and didn't have the WiFi to write, so I am sorry if this chapter seems rushed but I wanted to make sure I could get one out for you guys!

Nova

I did my early morning routine in the gym, and my ribs gave me a run for my money today. I beat everyone downstairs as I didn't sleep last night. No medication can keep the monsters at bay.

Slowly my brothers came down one by one, each giving me their own good mornings, but when Antonio came down and rounded the corner scratching his head, he paused when he saw me. Indicating he remembers our late night conversation. 

I am not going to push, if he wants to talk he can talk, if he wants to pretend it didn't happen then it didn't happen. I am a strong believer of drunk words are sober thoughts, but I also know  that you can do some shit you regret from drinking. If this is a regret of his then I will go with it.

But Antonio does something that surprises me, he takes his gaze off of me walks over and plops down next to me.  He hasn't said a word, but lets his presence say it; that he is trying. I can tell he is fighting an internal battle with himself, a battle I know all to well. The battle about letting people in. And I know it because I have been struggling with it about them. My own blood. The family I was told I had that I never knew existed and wouldn't have if Leah and Greg did not die that day. 

I never understood how parents could hate their own child enough to do what they did, but it turns out I wasn't their child. And for that I am glad, it brought so much relief just to know I wasn't apart of them in anyway, there was no attachment. I stopped considering them family long before, when a old man on a bench sat down next to a younger me who was upset. I never knew what I did wrong, or how to fix it. And I never realized it wasn't me. But the old mans words have stuck with me to this day, "Family is choice, not a burden of birth." Jax and Mary are my family, and always have been. It is just down to if I can learn to accept my brothers as well. It is my own internal battle, wanting to keep myself bottled up so I do not get hurt again by people I would call family. But Mary telling me to give them a chance, and that not everyone is the same plays in my head. I don't want to let her down, and I know deep down she is right. Because her and Jax never let me down, they never turned on me. 

"What's on your mind? You look like your thinking very hard?" Matteo says while flipping a pancake. I clear my throat and snap out of my thoughts.

"Sorry, nothing. I was just thinking of some younger times is all." I say waving him off.

"Oh yeah? Wanna share, I would love to hear stories of little Nova." He says with a soft smile. The rest of my brothers agreeing.

"Trust me you don't wanna know about younger me, I was a trouble maker. You should want to leave it at that." I say, for some reason not wanting to disappoint them.

"And that's the stuff we wanna hear! When we found out you put some guy in the hospital we were excited, cause that was pretty badass. I still wanna know how you did it." Elio says.

"If I show you will you drop it once and for all?" I ask them. There eyes widen and they nod eagerly. "Alright, I need a volunteer." They all look around at each other, non of them stepping up. "Oh come on don't be a bunch of pussies. If you wanna know then I am gonna need a volunteer, its not like your facing the wrath of Nova so chill out a bit." I roll my eyes. 

Antonio steps up, Cage, the one I am to fight. He steps up to allow me to take him to the ground not knowing he is allowing Rose to do it. 

"Are you okay with a little pain? Cause if I am showing exactly what I did, it will hurt a bit. And I am sure you already got a headache." I say the last part quietly with a knowing look.

"Do your best." He says with a smirk. 

So I do. I repeat my exact actions from that day. I grab his arm while turning around causing his arm to twist.  I see my brothers in the corner of my eye leaning closer to watch the scene unfold in front of them. A scene that will be over as quickly as it started. Just like that guy did that day, Antonio turns his body in attempt to lessen the pain he was not prepared for. He quickly realizes his mistake since he is a trained fighter, but before he can fix his actions, I kick him where it hurts from behind causing him to groan and slightly bend over. I tried to be nicer about it and not kick as hard, but I know its gotta hurt. And seeing my others brothers grab their junks groaning as if they felt it confirms it. I still have his arm so I flip him over and push him to the ground. As a final touch I put my leg over his chest by his neck to keep him down.

"And that.... is how I did it. Sorry not sorry Antonio. Ya'll did ask for this." I say and put a hand out to help pull him up. Surprisingly he accepts, and with my help he stands up. 

I sit back down and grab a pancake and start to eat it. My brothers on the other hand, just gawk at me.

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