Reunited

X. Eden

Many calls from my dad has come and along with those I was getting even worse, If that was possible. I was out most of the time. I knew Carlos was worrying about me, și I tried to put his nerves at ease by hanging with him from time to time, but it wasn t working.
Unlike me, he has gotten close to them. Playing footbal with Rocco, movie nights with Atlas and god knows what he and Luca were doing. He even stood by Tony, who thought him many medical stuff. Apperently he was pre med at Columbia University, one of Carlos s dream schools. Even tho he was five years younger, Carlos still wanted to learn whatever he could understand.
Along with my visits at that hell house, the cuts on my wrists were more and deeper, along with the black marks.
I m happy that Carlos decided for us to move here that night,because he found a family. If he was so comfortable in a couple weeks, in months it will be as If this îs how life s been going Forever. The only thing that was kiling his smile was me. If it wasn t for dear old me,he would be estatich all day long. I feel so guilty about that,but I don t know what to do. As much as I force a smile in my face, I can t be the sister he diserves. Those friends of his are more of a family to him then I am. That îs why I agreed to go to the gym with all of them. It was my favourite room in this house. I wasn t big on lifting weights or anything, but that punching bag was my best friend.
" Alright, we re all here, so let s din a Russo champinship" Leo yelled
" What s that?" Carlos was just as confused as me.
" We all fight against eachother and we get eliminated. Then we all see who îs in witch place." Marccelo wasn t here, so this couldn t be that hard. Over the years, I ve learned to fight, memorated how to defend myself and I ve gotten quite good. The russians trained me. It didn t matter against my dad, because there weren t many times when he was alone and those whom he brought with him were huge. They were all in the Russian mafia, witch I ve learned about tree years ago. The sex trafficing was a big thing for the russians, fact they ve made pretty clear to me from a young age. My twin didn t know anything about that and I wasn t gonna burden him with more of my problems. He had his future to focus on.
" Let start with Eden and Carlos, since the rest of us already know how to fight."
I didn comment and just got into the ring. As much as I found my brother impresive, he couldn t fight for his life so one swipe at his leg and he was down.
" Well, that was quick."
" Carlos, lad, I really have got to teach you some thing" Leo told him.
" Thanks" Carlos replied thought You could see it in his face he felt emberessed for how fast he lost.

I remained in my place and Luca got in.
" I really don t want to hurt-" I interrupted him with a kick at his ribs, witch he didn t predict. He protected my next punch,but I grabed his hand and turned him around. With my hands arond his neck,he gave up.
" You have got to be kidding me" I smirked.
Atlas was next, witch was almost as easy. Seriously, I thought they were trained.
Rocco was down with a twisted ankle.
Tony was better. He put up a fight, landing a few punches and kiks, but my hands grabbed his head and my knee left him with a broken nose.
" Unbelivable. Were did you learn to fight? Are you cheating?"
" Don t be upset, I m better then a lot of people"
Leo was up next and it was a close call. The knife I had up my sleeve ended it.
" That s not fair. I Don t have knife on me"
" Rules don t exist" He was frustrated. Someone s not used to losing.
Angelo was the next one. They all had a feet over me, but that didn t matter. They were fighting to fight in a ring, I did it to survive. It saved my ass many times. The match ended at a fair score, so we both ended up as winners. This was the only thing I was good at and I didn t even win.
Marccelo walked in. He seemed surprised to see me.
" Who won?" He asked looking between Leo and Angelo.
" It was a tie. Guess" Luca told him with a huge grinon hîș face as If he was the one in first place.
" Angelo and Leo" He was sure of himself
" Nope. Angelo and Eden" Rocco replied with a huff. Marccelo seemed a bit too taken back. Hîș eyebrows shut up.
" What?!"
" That was our reaction too" Leo was upset
As much as I understand that it îs hard to belive that they lost agains a 5"3 sixteen years old, it was kind of sexist. I mean, just because I m girl that means I can t beat the living shit out of them.
" You re not joking?" He still din t belive them.
" They were joking when they said they knew how to fight" I snorted.
Rocco stormed of and Luca hot on his hills to calm him down.

After we went out of the gym and took a shower,Marccelo called us into his office and as much as I wanted to go to sleep, I knew I couldn t since I was out of pills.
I walked in and saw that Carlos was already in his office.

" What did you want to talk about?" I sat down on the lether chair next to my brother. Everything in their house seemed ridicously overpriced. I m not complaining about the hoodies I have from trift shopes. They hold a comfort that Dolce & Gabana coould never. How can people stay around wearing designer clothes without worrying about ruining them. Plus, I felt sort of selfish dressing like that, knowing there were kids sleeping on the side of the road.

" I need to talk to you about rules. I realised I never actually told them to you. All your brothers have them too. And if you don t fallow them there will be consequences." I knew it was going to happen.

" One: If you go out, You have to Tell me when and where.

   Two: Drink responsably. Drugs and smoking are an absolute no. You don t know how addictive those can be" Oh, yes I do.
" Tree: Ask for money, don t just take
  Four: Respect us
  Five: Eden, no dating "

" Alright" Carlos said without any hesitation.

" Eden?"

" One: I go where I want when I want.
  Two: It s none of your buisness
  Tree: I don t need your money
  Four: Respect is earned
  Five: You ll be happy to know I don t have the patiance."

" I don t like your answer" Thought luck

" Too bad I don t care" i know I was being a bich, but I don t want him to think that he can control me.

" I m fine with the rules, bit it doesn t seem fair that She can t date and I can." Carlos said defending me.

" Then you can t date either...Until you re eighty" He added.

" Bleeding wonderfull. Minus a funeral my kids have to attend" Carlos said.

" You mean three. Leo and Tony aren t making it to unceles" I said witch caused both of them to laugh.

" Also, you ll be joining your brothers school next week. It s much closer from here."

" What school?"

" Mildwood hightschool"

" Really? Two of my best friends go there"

" Valerie and Pierce, right?" He asked. That was when I realised that they actually got to know eachother. I didn t even know where hîș friends went? I didn t care and right now, it made me feel like the most horriable sister in the world.
" Yeah"
" So, this is great" Apperently so.

Before leaving the room, he turned us around.
" If any of you need any sort of help anytime, I m here for you." He sounded so genuine, I almost belived him.
" Alright thanks..For everything I mean" Carlos said and I couldn t bring myself to say that I was gratfull to.

Carlos stayed in the livingroom with the boys, when I went in my room. After tossing and turning for two hours, I got up. I put my Snickers on and went downstaires. I expected everyone to be asleep by now. They were all asleep on the cautch, except for Carlos who was texting someone in his phone, probaly Little muss not his girlfriend.
" Danny? What are you doing?" He stood up.
" I m going out"
" What? It s the middle of the night"
" Go back to sleep, Car"
" Are you seeing him again? Fucking Ronan Benett" He spat out.
" You Don t know what you re talking about Carlos" He found out that I was around with him a lot years ago,but he didn t know about the drugs. There weren t many times he saw my bloodshot eyes, seeing I didn t come home until the effect wore of. He only saw a couple Times at school, but didn t realised what was the surce. He thought I ve been crying and that was the excuse I used. At least I hope he didn t know.
" I know he s trauble" I didn t have the energy to fight tonight,so I ended up slaming the door in his face.

The cold brize hit my face. I went to his house, a place I spent a lot of my time in. I even had a room there, witch was used by others when I wasn t there of course.
He welocomed me as always and I ended up on that dirty matress again,with a niddle in my arm blocking everything out, because I couldn t even stand the memory of my son, my baby. Oh god, he didn t deserve this. I remember his laugh, his smile. He didn t get to call me mama a lot of times, but I ll never forget that voice of his. Ever since I first held him in my arms I loved him with everyithing in me. And even after I burried him with my own hands, I ll never stop. Because Elias is my hart, always and forever.