My Wings

Chapter 5

The drive around town wasn't as long as I expected, maybe because the town is so small. We got hungry so we stopped by FLYY cafe to eat something.

"so" Soda wipes his mouth with the napkin next to him "what do you do for a living" he asks Marebelle's fiance. To tell you the truth, I cant remember his name.

Marebelle's fiance hold out a finger to Soda while he swallows his food. I barley touched the food on my plate. i wasn't that hungry but i didn't want to say anything, but I also don't want to throw the food away, especially now that he has paid for it.

"I'm a lawyer" Marebelle's fiance responded 

"OH, that's cool. so you make the big bucks" Soda idiotically remarks

The man laughs "Something like that,  yeah"

We continue eating our food, well they do, I just sit there and pick on what ever the hell is on my plate. After a few second of silence, an IPhone buzzes on the table. Obviously its 'His" because me and Soda don't have a phone. He doesn't seem to notice its buzzing because he doesn't even acknowledge it until i point to the vibrating device.

He looks puzzled for a moment but then quickly recovers once he notices the buzzing.

"OOH' he quickly takes the device in his hand and glances at the screen "I'm sorry, will you excuse me for a moment while I take this... It might be a client or something" He looks razzled but i quickly motion him to go ans answer the phone.

"Don't laugh, but whats his name again?" I whisper 

"Uhm , Roman? no Robin, wait...yeah I'm pretty sure its Roman" Soda Informs me and i nod

Roman comes back from his phone call with Marebelle by his side with a bunch of bags on her shoulders. When did she get here?

"Nalla, Soda, look what i got you" she cheers as she rests her bags on the table. She digs through one of them and pulls out a beautiful leather jacket. 

"Nalla, This is for you" she hands the beautiful piece of material to me

"For me?" disbelief in my voice. I stopped receiving gifts after my 3rd birthday, when we my mom's cancer symptoms had grown far more worse. 

I put on the jacket, and the way it rested perfectly on my shoulders and how it fit nice and tight around my curves almost killed me and send me to heaven. I was instantly in love with this jacket. 

I eagerly wrapped my arms around My new Foster moms neck and pulled her into a big bear hug. Surprised by my actions, she gasped but still quickly hugged me back. I know its just a jacket that probably cost like, $30 bucks, but i loved it, and truthfully i don't know the reason why. 

Once i let go i take a moment to admire the silk wrapped around my upper body. I quickly snap out of my admiration and find Soda staring at me with a stupid ass grin on him smug face, I punch his chest for his teasing expression.

"You don't think i forgot abut you, now did you?" You could see that Soda would be flying from excitement right now if he could.

Marebelle puls out a cardboard bpx from one of her bags and inside are a pair of sneakers, and really fancy ones might i add. You can tell they were expensive by the full leather uppers, a textured mudguard and the classic ghilly lacing system. Soda's face held an expression as if marebelle was holding a billion dollars under his nose 

"These are the newest Nike Air Jordan X Retro GS 'Bobcats" she speaks as though they are the new highest technology 

Soda's jaw drops to the floor and I am tempted to pick it up for him, but i don't want to ruin the moment. I want him to enjoy getting a gift from somebody. Even though Soda's gift costs a BUNCH more than mine did, I m still thankful that i got something. And i couldn't ask for anything else, The jacket is absolutely gorgeous, and I'm always going to wear it. And by Soda's reaction to the new shoes, I think he might sleep in them for a whole month.

He gives Marebelle the same bear hug as i did, maybe even tighter. He quickly puts on the shoes while he repeats "Than you, Thank you" over and over again. I cant help but feel so happy to see him like this, to be honest, he deserves a reward for being such an amazing brother and savior. I wish i could repay him with an amazing gift but all i have is him, and now this amazing jacket.

"I'm never taking it off, NEVER EVER" He rejoiced

I knew it 

Marebelle looks just as happy as we do. Helping us and making us feel loved is her own gift to herself. 

"Okay well i got some more stuff, Mostly just clothes and school supplies, but we can go over those at home and not in this ratty, teen infested restaurant" she chirped. laughing. we paid for our meals and headed on home.

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Once we got home, we went over the rest of the stuff that Marebelle bought. She got us North face book bags, notebooks, pens, pencils, glue, tape, crayons, markers, a calculator and other school stuff. I felt like i was starting my first year of Pre-K. But we haven't gone back to school ever since our dad got sent to jail. Which wasn't that long ago. so we just missed a couple of months of school. You could say that we were home schooled really because i have been reading history books, allot of them. All Soda ever reads is mom's favorite book, 'The Outsiders' by S.E Hinton. He's only obsessed with that damn book because he's named after one of the characters, Soda-Pop Curtis.

I'm actually pretty excited to go back to school. And a new school, at a new own, with new people, and new chances. I always convinced myself not to get to attached to the idea of a good home with a nice permanent family with Soda. The more i thought about it, the more stupid and un likely it became. But things are going so well now with Marebelle and her big, kind, warm heart. Things might actually turn out how it should have been. But i don't want to start feeding myself nonsense to and get my hopes up to than later have them crushed right beneath me.

Marebelle informs us that we start our first day at Wallfort High School Monday, Which is 2 days from now. Marebelle assured us that we would have most classes together, so we wouldn't have to be separated. Because, honestly if i can imagine High School without Soda, i would imagine Hell.

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I bring my new stuff upstairs and into my new room a just splatter all my books, pens, and other school supplies on the table and throw my new North Face book bag on my chair. I walk over to the closet with the mirrors for doors and open it. I take my new, beautiful leather jacket off of my shoulders and place it on one of the empty hangers and, as neatly as possible, hang it onto a hook in my closet and quietly close it.

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I walk over to the bathroom and turn on the fossit. I brush my teeth and wash my face, As the water hits my face, i look up at the mirror and stare at myself, not acknowledging that the fossit is still running.i stare at my nose, then down to my lips, ten i move to my cheeks, until i look up and make eye contact with myself in the mirror. 

I see something.

I see something strange, something unfamiliar in my eyes. They are different, More brighter, They hold more light than before, they hold more life than before. They look... Happy? I that what this is? Is that what i am now? Happy? I look happy, more happy than iv been in months, But do i feel happy? 

Now theres a question, that i dont now the answer to.

Am i finally happy??

Okay hey guys, uhm, you've all been so wonderful thank you so much i hope you liked ths chapter. I'm so happy for Nalla, she got her first gift . YAAAYYY. Okay i just want to make something clear so you guys aren't confused                    1- Nalla and soda are both 17                 why??      Because they are twins,but they aren't identical. If you read the cast you will know that Nalla is played by Shalley Henning and Soda is played my Dylan O'Drien (and yes i know, in teen wolf they are going to making out and its going to be gross because they are related in the wings world 'coo huh?') 2- they're mom died from lung cancer and their father went to jail for drinking to much and abusing them. But ughhh yeah if you guys have any questions you know you guys can always message me and i will certainly reply thank toy so much and please tell your friends about this book because i really want allot of people to read this book

And shout out to my buddy 'DManx2460' His book "Devils New Hope" is really good, go check it out. and stay beautiful. I love you 

                              -JAY-