Nova Grace

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For the whole next day, or well, the same day because we got home from the hospital in the early morning...Eli still hadn't woken up, they were keeping him sedated to give his body more time to heal

So dad went back after taking a nap and stayed the rest of the day, he kept us updated but told us not to go to the hospital since we wouldn't be allowed to go in, they only let him see my brother for a few minutes

So the boys took it upon themselves to make the most of the day, doing what you might ask? Well, cannonballing into the pool of our new house, from the balcony, and splashing me repeatedly throughout the day as I tried to relax, tan and read a book

"For fucks sake you're going to get yourself killed! Or worse yet, break something vital in your spine, become brain dead and make us take care of your bedridden, comatose body for the rest of our lives!" Rafael snaps

Okay, that was harsh as fuck

He decided to be our designated cook, so he's been standing by the grill feeding us delicious meat and chicken and veggies

Meanwhile, Rune and Santi test their luck jumping from the high balcony and into the pool, while Lucas records and judges whose cannonball was the best

They've been going at it for hours, their skin is tomato red by now. At least Santiago seems to be feeling better now, after snapping at dad last night

I mean, I don't know how they were raised growing up, from what I know of them as grown adults I know it had to have been hella hard for dad to keep so many young boys in check

In a criminal world, with access to guns, money and violence to top it off

So I can't really have the most educated opinion on the matter, but I don't think a kid like Eli can really be tamed. He is impulsive and reckless and I'm guessing it has simmered down a bit as he's matured, he had to have been a handful as a teenager

While some of Santi's rant might've been right, I think Eli does what Eli does and none of us could've stopped him from going rogue and risking his life to kill one of the two brothers

My rapists. Thanks to therapy, I can actually say the word now and know I'm a survivor, not a victim.

Speaking of, Gabriel is still being held captive, while we wait for Eli to get better. Raf has some men attempting to get information out of him, if you know what I mean

But it seems that Allan didn't really share anything useful with his dogs, let alone the whereabouts of his older brother

"You guys don't think we're like, I don't know, assholes for enjoying a nice day out while Eli is hospitalized and dad's been there for hours?" I ask, adjusting my sunglasses so they keep my hair out of my face

"Eli won't care, dad will be happy we aren't mopping around" Raf answers with a shrug, taking a bite of out the smoking hot meat on his fork

"Yeah, don't worry about it sweets" Luc says, but gets distracted trying to adjust his camera to record Santi running towards the edge of the pool

I grab my phone to check my messages, Lexi has been texting us like crazy about Jake's birthday party tomorrow

There's no yatch, thankfully, I don't think I could handle being on one after the mess I made the last time I attended one of Lexi's parties

Lexi: come on, Ray why are you such a bitch!?

They're arguing because Raven said she's not getting ready with her before the party. I get a free pass since I told them I wanted to get ready earlier to visit Eli at the hospital before going