When Worlds Collide Book2: Infinite Love

ch.16

Victoria's p.o.v:

As I send Ace upstairs, I look around for Ryan. I find him in the living room."Ryan what the fuck!" I yell at my older brother." How could you let mom do that to your son that you 'love'. Isn't there a limit on what she can do?" He hangs his head low. " I hate yelling at you, but I can't stand it. I'm telling him. You've been a little bitch for too long. You've been a mommy's boy for too long." As I leave the living room he grabs my wrist." I'm only doing this to be king! I'm doing everything mom says so she won't get mad. You remember when she used to get mad? I'm doing this to keep us safe Vicky." 

I huff and pull my arm away."Ryan, i'm telling him, and you can't stop me. Mom can't either." I look back at him and whisper "Sorry." I make my way upstairs  I go to Ryan's room and grab a small box. I go to Ace's room and knock on the door. He opens the door and allows me to walk in. I sit on the bed, and invite him to sit. He sits down,and I open the box. I hand him a picture.

" This is you're mother and father o their first date." In the picture they were sitting at a booth in a diner. They were sharing a milkshake. Mari was caught mid laugh and Ryan was just smiling at her. I hand him another picture." This was their high school dance." Mari was in a purple dress. She was holding her crown in her hand.Ryan was wearing a white tux. He had facial hair, and his hair was short. His crown was tilted to the side on his head. 

"Why is mom holding her crown?" He sounded moments away from crying. " She never liked being apart of royalty. She wanted to be a normal girl. I handed him a picture of Mari sitting in the bay window. She was watching the sunrise. " Ryan actually painted this picture after taking it. Mother burned it though." Finally, I showed him a picture of Mari in the hospital. She was holding a baby. Next to her was her brother. He looked at the picture and said "Is that baby me?" 

" Yes, that baby is you.  Next to your mom on the left is her brother and on the right is her best friend." "Where's dad?" I sigh." At the time they were fighting. So she told him don't come to the birth and he didn't. He showed up while she was asleep and stole you out of the crib. That's how you ended up here. Mari was devastated. She's never seen you grow up."

Ace began to cry. A tear dropped onto the picture. Right onto Mari's face. I quickly took the photo and hugged him. I held him like that until he fell asleep from crying. I laid him down and left the room. I feel so sorry for that poor boy.