Grace and Hope: Bambino

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Grace's POV
The next morning I was woken up by a banging on the door. I looked at my phone. 4am! Whoever knocked on this door at 4am better be ready to get yelled at! I literally rolled off my bed onto the ground. Almost hit my head. I slowly got up and walked to the door. I saw Leo outside. I looked around. He was alone. No one would be able to hear me except Cana who I believe was in the bathroom. "I love you but that doesn't mean I won't kill you for waking me up at 4 in the morning" I whisper shouted at him. "Well good morning to you too" he said sarcastically. I groaned and asked why he was bothering me at such an early hour in the morning. "Grace. We leave for Liverpool today. You know... The U.K. tour? We have to be at the airport in thirty minutes." He said. "Sorry me brain doesn't start working until at least 7 am so..." I said. I'm way too tired for this. "Just make sure you packed everything, change into real clothes, and tame your hair." He said. "What you don't like me like this?"I questioned. He looked around. Then he kissed me. "There's your answer. Now go." He said and left. I inwardly groaned and complained. At least I packed everything last night so today I'll I had to do right now was put away my laundry from last night and put together my small bag for the flight. I got dressed into a black romper,sandals, my charm bracelet as an ankle bracelet, put my hair into a loose braid, put on a little make up to hide the bruises that still weren't gone, and grabbed my sunglasses. In my shoulder bag I put my laptop, notebook, headphones, laptop charger, phone charger, a little brush, some ponytail holders, my make up bag, and lastly my phone.
Cana was already ready when I walked to the door. "Ready to leave sunny Florida for less sunny Liverpool?" She asked me. "Too early to think and communicate" I said wheeling my suitcase out of the door and hitching my bag in the soldier. Cana just laughed at me. She knew I wasn't I early bird. I was a night owl. She was the opposite so she wasn't as tired as me. The four of us got in Cana's car while their parents took their own cars. "If I were you two I would talk to Gracie that much. She's extra crabby and sassy when she's tired. I would know from experience." Cana warned the boys. I admitted to it. Charlie put his hands up in defeat. Leo said " yea I know I woke her up this morning". When we got the airport and passed through everything I tied a yellow bandana on my suitcase so I know which one is mine when I get it off the carousel.  We boarded the plane and I kept my bag on my lap. Take off made me a bit dizzy bit I figured it was just due to the previous injuries. I soon fell asleep. Thank God. I woke up to Leo shacking me. No we weren't landing. The first meal came. I want that tired anymore so I just stayed on my laptop with headphones in watching Netflix and scrolling through social media. By the time the second we finished the second course I was video chatting everyone on my laptop. Then I face timed my friend Gabby. She was a dancer. I had dance and gymnastics for a year to build stamina for sports. She was a teenager and I was a kid. She was my instructor. When I quit we kept in touch. Then a few years back she took co ownership of the company her aunt owned. They left for Britain a while back. And we still keep in touch. I figured I would be meeting her and her boyfriend at Liverpool, where the company moved to. We talked for a while until I ended the convo. Everyone was asleep. Except Leo. He a complaining how I gave him no attention. Big baby. "I'm sorry I was catching up with old friends and sleeping. I have a right that though. But I will give you attention now if you want so you can quit complaining." I said. "I'm not complaining" he whined trying to defend himself. I just laughed. What do you wanna do, Mr. Leo the Lion" I grinned at him. "Let's play games!" He yelled like a foolish child. We played and acted lien four year olds until the pilot announced we would be landing soon. We woke everyone up and got off the plane. I easily spotted my suitcase and grabbed it. I felt so organized for once. Once everyone had everything we walked out going to the closest pizza place. We all ate happily when I got a text.
Gabby: me and my boyfriend can meet up with you today if you want.
Me: sounds great where do you want to meet?
Gabby: how about my apartment around 3 ish?
I checked my watch... It was 12:30. I believed I had plenty of time since we were taking a car back to the hotel we would be staying.
Me: ok just text me the address and I'll take a taxi.
Gabby: ok
She texted me the address and I told everyone I was going to see a friend. They insisted that they come with me but neglected the offer. I trusted Gabby. I said goodbye around 2:30ish and called a taxi. He took me there with no problem and I arrived at around 2:57. I texted Cana. Then Gabby. She came down stairs looking nicely dressed with her boyfriend. "Hey just came out of a show, sorry I look so weird" She said. She looked so different she was 27 years old. She looked kind of bad with the purple streak in her hair. She introduced me to her boyfriend. He was Phil. Freackin. Lester. Oh wow. Didn't see that coming. I said hi. We all talked and they gave me a tour of the city. at around 7 I went back to the hotel. I talked with everyone, ate dinner, and then showered. Leo and Charlie were in our living room watching some show. Cana and the boys mom were playing a card game at the little table. I decided to grab my computer and my phone. I video chatted my friends. I talked to them and laughed at them. We were acting all stupid. Even digitally we don't change the way we act around each other. They ended the call because there was a meeting that had to attend for school. They had actually only ended the call once the meeting started so I could say hi to my favorite teacher. Ms.G. She was my music teacher. I saw Jacob in the background. They hung up. Then I got a text from Jacob I didn't even read it I just put it in ignore and rolled my eyes. Later on me,Leo, Cana and Charlie played  a card game. Cana was asleep on Charlie's lap and I was leaning against Leo. He was asleep. I finally got the courage to read the texts Jacob sent me. They said...