The Babysitter (WLW)

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𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛'𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑣

Aurora's soft touch grazed the picture of a younger version of her and her nonna. The audacity of her parent's actions still clouded her head, but she knew better than to expect anything good from them.

A shift in the bed caused the blonde to look behind her, catching sight of Ariella and Iris cuddled closer to each other to fill in the absence of a warm presence.

Aurora smiled before soundlessly leaving the guest bedroom in search for— well she wasn't sure, the picture of her grandmother braiding her hair left behind on a dresser.

They'd arrived in her hometown a few hours ago. The flight was quite long and Ariella tired herself out by watching multiple Disney movies. Iris comforted both girls throughout the night; with a kiss on Aurora's cheek here and there and her arm thrown over Ariella's body as protection.

Arriving into the quiet home of her now deceased relative, Aurora rapidly began to blink her eyes. All of the memories had seemed to form an attack on her at once. They weren't brutal but more like tickles— intended to make you laugh or giggle but instead it just causes a continuous ache in your stomach from the aggression.

Aurora was quick to help herself and her small family into her bedroom. There were still tiny details from when she was a teenager that remained on the walls, but for the most part the bed had a major upgrade for whenever she visited.

The sleepiness had undoubtedly caught up to everyone and so sleep wasn't hard to come.

However, the tall blonde found herself roaming the silent home at five in the morning. She wasn't sure what she was looking for, perhaps for this all to be just a joke. For her nonna to burst through the front door and say that this was all a tactic to get her back home.

And it seemed that her thoughts became true for a moment. The front door of the home had indeed opened, but it wasn't her nonna that appeared from the other side of it.

It was Daniel and his wife.

A heavy breath of disappointment escaped past the blonde's lips.

"Don't try to sound too excited. Jeez." the brother mumbled, helping his wife into the dimly lit home.

Aurora huffed, palming her forehead, "Sorry. . . I'm just still in disbelief."

Although the two siblings argued like enemies at times, their bond was nothing less than strong and loving. Daniel's playful demeanor cracked once seeing his sister in such a state. It couldn't be hidden from any one of how much she was currently struggling with this situation.

Daniel wordlessly excused himself to help Ava to bed. He lied her body underneath the covers of the guest bed, placing a tender kiss on her forehead before exiting the room.

Back in the main area Aurora had found herself in front of the fireplace, her exhausted body thrown into the cushions of the soft couch.

Daniel comfortably sat beside her, throwing an arm over his eyes to mask his tiredness. The news was sudden, but the need to come out to support his sister was more important than anything. Daniel loved their nonna just as much as Aurora did, but he knew the relationship between his sister and her was far more significant.