Unraveling Secrets

Chapter 68

Nova

"THE FUCK" Is the first thing I hear bright and early in the morning before I am shooting awake. Well, my attempt to sit up was very quickly denied by the arm wrapped around me, holding me down. I didn't even have a few seconds to blink and adjust to the morning light because I recognized that voice all to well. That was my dear brother Antonio. And he has just witnessed me, his sister, in the arms of Andres, his best friend. In the same bed. If I say hospital bed does that make the situation sound better?

My wide eyes quickly clash with his angry and confused ones. It's too early for this. I don't even know what to say. Damn it I knew I should have wrote a speech before I fell asleep. Speeches always come and handy. Even though it is too early in the morning, I seem to have a bit of energy. More then I usually have most mornings. 

But then I take my eyes away from Toni's back to the boy holding me hostage in his hospital bed, who seems to be stirring awake, and realize, I slept without waking up throughout the night while I was next to him. Or partially on him I should say. 

"Toni why are you yelling its early." I hear Marcello mumble with his eyes still closed, while he opens and closes his mouth a couple of times like someone his chasing him with a spoon full of food going "here comes the airplane."

"BECAUSE MY SISTER IS IN BED WITH MY BEST-FRIEND." He yells.

"Okay now I know your dreaming. Just shhhh." Mar says.

"OPEN YOUR FUCKING EYES ASSHOLE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF."

Next thing I know 5 different sets of eyes are on me at once. "Damn that's freaky." I accidentally said out loud.

I tried to move again because this whole situation is starting to get uncomfortable but the arm around me tightens its hold on me, so I do the only reasonable thing allowed when the guy next to you has a bullet wound. I flicked him in the head. 

Once his eyes open and look at me I don't give him another second and grab his head and turn it towards my brothers. "You said you would deal with this, so now is your time to 'deal' with it."

His stare meets each of my brothers and then his hand is shooting out to his side. He fake hisses and his face scrunches up. "I think I need a doctor in here." 

"No doctor in the world is going to save you pretty boy." I say to him.

"Andres, on a scale of one to ten how would you rate your pain right now from the gunshot." Lorenzo asks while rolling up his sleeves.

"I don't know like a-"

"I don't care." He says while standing up. "Because whatever it is at its about to be a lot higher." He says stepping closer to the bed.

"Woah woah woah. Let's slow our roll." I say sticking my arm out to block him from reaching Andres. "Everyone in this room just woke up, and no one is thinking straight-"

"I think I am thinking pretty fucking clearly." Lorenzo says.

"A little help?" I say looking at my other brothers.

"You really think we are gonna stop him from doing what we are all thinking?" Mar says.

"Oh come on can you all grow the fuck up." I said a little louder then I intended, but if I am being honest it's the truth. "The only person in this room who has any right to be pissed would be fucking Toni. The rest of you don't get to say shit."

"Nova-" Matteo goes to say but I don't get to hear the rest of that thought.

"We went over the rules Nova. And I think I was pretty clear on that last one." Lorenzo says.