Start of a New Journey

287 7 1
                                    

Saturday. July 2, 2016
2:30am

Uh oh...I can't believe this is all happening. Is Christina really on her way to my hotel room?? I won't believe it until she knocks on my-
*Knock Knock*
Uhhhh
I walk up to the peak hole on the door and look through to see someone I never thought I would see.
Christina. Cimorelli.
OH MY GOSH SHES AT MY HOTEL ROOM!! Okay Nicola just take a deep breath and open to door to let her in.
I take a deep breath and open the door to suddenly seeing my favorite sister of them all. My 2nd mother.
"Hi sweetie..can I come in?" She asked
"Uh..Y-yeah sure come on i-in." I hesitated as I begin to shake.
She walks in as I shut the door. She sits on my bed. She motions her hand to have me sit next to her.
"Here come sit next to me. I want to talk with you for a few minutes." She said as I slowly walk over to sit next to her. I pick up my stuffed Cimorelli bear as I sit up on the bed next to Christina. I hold it tight because I'm nervous. I rub my thumb on it's paw as I stare at my idol as she begins to speak.
"So I saw your tweet Nicola. Why did you come all the way here from New Jersey? And where are your parents?"
I continue to stare at Chrissy as I rub my thumb on my best even faster. I feel my heart begin to pound. She notices and puts her hand on my left shoulder and her other hand on my hand that's on my bear and smiles. My thumb stops rubbing the bear and my heart goes back to regular pace. She always knows how to do that!
*Sigh*
"Their...not here. They never cared about me anyways. So one night after my family fighting, I packed my stuff and ran off after midnight, took a plane, and now i'm here.." I stopped looking into her eyes after I said that. I felt tears begin to form and roll down my cheeks.
Then I feel someone pull me in close as I begin to cry.
"Where am I going to go now Christina? I have no one. I'm all alone."
"No you're not." she replied as she hugs me tight in her arms.
"What do you mean?" I asked all confused I lift my head to meet her eyes.
"You have us. I'm taking you home with me." She replied as she wipes away all my tears from my face.
"Really?" I ask I start to form a small smile that Christina notices and smiles right back.
"Yes. Now let's repack and go home." she replied as she helped me repack all my things to get ready to leave.
I nod my head and begin to pack on things. I can't believe i'm going to Christina's place. I think I'm actually awake. This is definitely not a dream.
Christina helps me pick up my things and begin to head out the door when I feel something drop. I turn around fast and notice my bear on the floor. I quickly kneel down and grab it and place it in my backpack with the head stick out of it. Christina looks at it and finally notices what type of bear it is. She then smiles because it's the bears her and her sisters sold on Pledge with a tshirt on it that says "Hug If You're Having A Bad Day." She can tell I'm attached to it because of how I reacted when I dropped it. If I ever lost that bear, I will feel like I have lost the girls.
We get to her car and place everything in the trunk except for my small bag with the bear. I keep that bag with me at all times and when I'm on the go.

 I keep that bag with me at all times and when I'm on the go

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

I get into the passenger seat next to Christina. She hops in next to me.
"Ready to go?" she said as she turns on the car and begins to drive out of the parking lot of the hotel.
"Yea..can I tell you something?" I replied as I plug my phone into its charger.
"You can tell me anything. I'll listen to every word and you know that." She replied as we stop at ref light.
"Thanks." I smiled as I turn to look out the car door window to see what's around.
Chrissy smiles back and looks at me and then at the road to start driving again.
"You're Welcome."
Christina's POV
Finally. I'm home. I can't believe would run off like that. Especially all the way here. I'm just lucky I follow her back on twitter. She's tweeted me a lot and has Dm'd plenty of times. She has gone through a lot so I can understand why. I just hope she loves it here because I want to talk to my parents on trying to adopt her. She needs love and she needs it bad. Especially from family.
I turn the car and take my keys out. I look over to my right and see Nicola asleep. Her earbuds are in her ears but I can clearly hear what she is listening to. She's listening to one of our songs.
It's "Acid Rain" because I can hear Lisa's high vocals. I smile a little bit. I take my phone out and text the group chat for my sisters and brothers.

Hey if one of you are up can you come out to the garage? -Chrissy
Yeah sure I'll be right there. -Michael
My brother came out and noticed Nicola.
"I'll explain after you bring her to my bedroom and put her in bed." I demanded
He nodded and then picked up Nicola bridal style and went into the house and upstairs to my bedroom. I followed behind as I take all her things up to my room as well. I saw Michael place Nicola into my bed and placed the covers on her.
"Thanks Mike. I'll meet you in the kitchen." I grinned
"No problem." he whispered as he patted me on my shoulder as he walked downstairs
I turn my head and looked at Nicola now sleeping in my bed. I placed all her stuff down and walked over to her. I then remembered something. I look for the bear. I see a small blue bag and then I notice the bear. I take the bear out and place next to Nicola. I see her move and grab a hold of the bear. I smile and then kiss her head. I walk out and leave the door slightly cracked. I head downstairs to the kitchen to talk to Michael about what's going on. He hands me a glass of water and then gets himself one. He then sits down across from me and then I begin to talk about Nicola.
After talking about what she has done and why, all I saw were tears in his eyes. He couldn't believe it. This sweet angel has fought through a lot and actually came here to Nashville to have a fresh start.
"She needs us Chrissy. We need to talk to mom and dad. Both us. Or better yet we'll have a family meeting."
"I agree. Thanks for being here Mike." I smile
"You know you can always come to me. Nicole needs to know that as well." He smiles
I smile and nod my head.
"Well I'm gonna head back to bed. Night little sis."
"Goodnight."
He kisses me on the head and heads back up stairs. I get up and place the glasses in the sink.
I head upstairs and head back into my room. Kath is not here until tomorrow. She's at a friend's house for the night. I climb into her bed and take one last look at Nicola.

I hope she accepts this family and agrees to stay here.
As a Cimorelli.

Running To a Better LifeWhere stories live. Discover now