Lost in Sicily, Found in India

Chapter 4 - Birthday (1)

After 16 years

It's been 16 years and the Rossi family is still in darkness, not getting over her. Isabella, Aria's mother died 4 years ago still waiting for her daughter but took a promise from her husband and sons to live together always and give their best to find their princess as they still believe that she is alive.

Leonardo was in his house office thinking about this while sitting on his chair puffing his cigarette when a knock brought him out of his trance.

"Come in"

"Dad. Come down. Dinner is ready!!" Gio said, peeking his head from the door.

"Yes. I'll be there in-" Leo said showing his son that he was busy but got cut off.

"Dad. Right now. Everyone is waiting downstairs." Gio said, making Leo look at him with a questioning gaze.

"Everyone?" Leo asked.

"Our uncles, aunts, cousins, nonna and nonno are here." Gio informed him.

"Oh god!! Why didn't you inform me before their coming time ?" Leo asked hurriedly while getting up from his seat taking his essential things and moving towards the door.

"Even I didn't know that they were coming." Gio said shrugging his shoulders and followed his father who was going downstairs.

They reached downstairs only to see everyone talking loudly among themselves making pairs while his mother and sisters-in-laws were in the kitchen making something

"Hello everyone" Leo cleared his throat and smiled slightly.

"Hi Uncle Leo" his nephews said.

"Hi, Leo." his brothers said while his father nodded at him.

"All of a sudden you all come, here?" Leo asked unsurely as they all came without informing which is unusual for them.

"Dad called everyone here and said to come with everyone." his brother, Enrico said making everyone look at his father, Salvatore.

"Umm... it was Tina who asked me to do that." his father said making everyone look at his mother, Valentina who came out of the kitchen followed by her daughter-in-laws and maids who were carrying food made by them.

"First everyone sits then I'll tell." she said making everyone take their seats at the dining table.

"So today is our Principess's 17th birthday." she said hesitating making everyone's smile gone as they stared at her.

"We all know whenever her topic comes into our house we all get sad but rather than being sad can we be happy instead in her memories and the time we spend with her? I'm not telling you all to forget everything that has happened but at least we can be happy when we're together. It's been 16 years since I saw my sons and grandsons coming towards me running, shouting and requesting to make food. You'll need to get over that thing." she completed but no one could utter a single word knowing that what she said was true.

Everything and everyone has changed since their princess was kidnapped. Nobody was fighting over small things like they used to. No one would even have cared but they were slowly getting better when their mother, Isabella died. And later everything went back to the same when their princess was taken.

"You know" Mas chucked and said gaining everyone's attention.

"Ari was the first girl whom I know who used to hate pink and strawberries." Mas said remembering something from the past making everyone smile remembering her.

"And you know, she used to cry whenever we made her wear pink dresses." Sandro said.

"You know she even peed on my shirt which was of pink colour just because she didn't like it." Gio said with an eww expression yet a wide grin making everyone laugh at him.