The Scorched Winter

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Ch4pt3r 0n3 - M33t th3 W1nt3er5

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Natasha's Pov

I woke up in a sweat once again. The recurring dream looming over my head like a dull endless cloud. Glancing around the room my eyes were drawn to the clock. 1 am... Letting out a deep sigh I stretch my tired body before finally sitting up. 

Pulling myself out of bed I quickly tie my hair in a messy bun and shuffle out my room only to crash into a small body. A small thud and I look down to see my four-year-old brother Alfie on the floor. He was in his dinosaur onesie that was way too big for him and he was clinging to his small blue bear...

"What you doing up at this time Compagno?" I question picking him up and sitting him on my hip.
"I had a nightmare," He sniffled using his overly long sleeves to wipe away the tears and his nose.
"Aw, amore...Well, let's get you back to bed," Closing my bedroom door quietly I begin my way down to the end of the hallway.

Gently pushing open the door I sigh in relief seeing that Adrien and Axel were still fast asleep in their bunk beds. Placing him on the ground I tip toe over to his bed waiting for him to follow. That's when he topples over with a loud thud and we both freeze. Silence.
"Alfie you're so lucky you didn't wake the twins," I mutter quietly helping him back up and tucking him into his small bed.

"Get some sleep okay Fratello," I smile kissing him lightly on the head.
"Can us sing to us Sorella...Like mamma used to..." A voice behind me whispered and I felt my heart drop.
"I thought you were still asleep Adrien and do I really have to... You are di nove anni and im not good at singing.," I whisper realizing Axel was awake as well.
"Per favorite...We miss mamma's singing," Axel pleaded and I sighed deeply.
"Va bene... Va bene..." I gave in hearing them all whine and plea.

If you couldn't tell by now my mother was Italian so we grew up with the language as well as English as my father is English... She used to sing to us like her mother sang to her... We all looked forward to it every night no matter how old we were.

"Stella, stellina. La notte si avvicina. La fiamma traballa. La mucca é nella stalla. La pecora e l'agnello. La vacca col vitello. La chioccia coi pulcini. La gatta coi gattini. e tutti fan la nanna. Nel cuore della mamma," I sing and by the time I finish they are all fast asleep.

"Sogni d'oro," I whisper kissing each of them on the forehead before sneaking out of the room.
Just as I closed the door behind me a voice caused me to jump slightly.
"I haven't heard that lullaby in years," The sleepy voice of Matteo greets me.
I just nod yawning as he pulled me into one long hug sighing gently.
"Try to get some sleep little sister you have school tomorrow," He yawns pulling away smiling slightly.

Matteo was the oldest of us siblings. He is 23 years old and works alongside my other older brother Raffaele. Yes, this means I am the only girl out of six children... Raf is 20 and they are both own a large business called Winter Enterprises...I know little about it but from what I know they are something to do with properties and hotels they own. They have hundreds all around the world meaning they travel a lot and we don't see them that often...Especially since I have school during the week.

"Goodnight little sister," He kisses my forehead lightly before disappearing into his room.
"Night," I slip into my room stumbling over to my bed and slide under the covers in hopes of getting a few more hours of sleep.

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I gave up trying to sleep at around 5:30...I had already had a shower and got dressed in my school uniform so now it was just past six. Yes, we have to wear a uniform where I go...The joys of living in England.It was still way too early so I decided to head to my laptop and flick through the recent news to see if I could help with anything.

Nothing.

Sighing loudly I decided to flick through one last time. That's when something caught my eye.

The new arrival of an Italian gang called La Fratellanza has London on edge after they took down the biggest gang in a matter of hours. They wiped out any trace of the current gang erasing every single member. 178 men and women were found dead as well as 6 bystanders killed and 38 injured. 22 members of the previous gang have gone missing thought to have been taken, prisoner... Police described the scene to look like a massacre and that they have heightened patrols everywhere as well as doubling them. They are installing more CCTV cameras in hopes to catch these new criminals and identify them. Officers advise people try to stay indoors as much as possible and stay out of the streets until they find further information on La Fratellanza.

if you have any information please call the number below
01826 367489

Looks like I am going to have to do some digging on my own. The police are awful at information and even if they did find anything they wouldn't reveal it to the public and it will take months for them to even break through the gang's security systems let alone find anything out...

Loading up a few thing I begin the search. I was surprised at how easy it was to break through the first wall but I knew that there were many more and they were going to get a lot harder. It was like my version of a video game. It might seem stupid to some but I enjoy it and im quite good at it if I do say so myself.

My fingers hit the keys at a fast pace as I used my few programs I had created to help me and make life a little easier. Well hacking life anyway. When I looked at the clock next I almost choked on my water seeing it was 9:00 am.

I was late.

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HEY!!!! This is the first chapter of The Scorched Winter!

I hope you enjoyed and thank you for even clicking on my story.

-Harps xxx