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𝒯𝓌ℴ - 𝒮ℴ𝓂ℯℴ𝓃ℯ 𝓅𝒾𝓃𝒸𝒽 𝓂ℯ!

Elianna's POV

I left the school with Nathan saying nothing. What does one say learning that their mother is dead and that they've just come to learn they have 6 brothers? 'Cause I have no clue. So therefore I put on an emotionless face and said nothing. The only problem is I'm not very good with hiding my emotions so my tear streaked face and my down facing pout showed my true sadness.

Nathan leads me to his car. Woah! His car looks like a million bucks.

He sees my shocked face and just laughs. I don't really know much or anything about cars, but what I do know is that this isn't no ordinary car. This is for sure an expensive car. This is a cool car. 😎

I hop in the back seat of the car since I'm still too short to sit in the front.

Nathan looks back at me and says "Ok so we don't need to go to your old house since all your things will be sent to our home." He stated with a slight smile.

"So where exactly is "our home"?" I ask with my voice wavering with question. I can't believe I have to leave behind the only house I've ever lived, for my entire life behind. The only town I've known behind. The memory of my mother behind.

"In New York City." He says like it's no big deal.

"In New York City?" I question not believing that, that's where my new home is and where I'm going to live.

Nathan just laughs at my current state and goggly eyes and nods his head, yes while stating the word yes to reassure me.

I can't believe I have to leave my homie little house behind. What about my mom? All her things? All the memories? I can't believe everything seems to just be slipping away. The only life I've known....gone. In an instant.

I look at all the trees pass by. The only place I've ever known slipping away from me in seconds. It's as if my whole world is crumbling down. That's when I hear the common sound of steady rain drops. They slip down the shiny windows clouding them like the sadness I'm holding inside of me clouding my vision. Like the dry tears that have fallen on my face is all the emotion that I hold. The rain is crying with me.

The rest of the car ride nothing was heard except the quiet sound of rain droplets. I didn't really want to talk and I think Nathan caught on since he didn't really try to say much more to me after the few simple words we exchanged.

Soon enough we arrived at the airport. We both exited the car and Nathan led me to a sort of "secret" section of the airport.

"Nathan?" I called out trying to get his attention.

He hummed in response telling me to go on.

"Um....w-where are we going? Isn't our flight back t-that way?" I asked very confused.

"Oh, we're taking our jet." Nathan stated like it's no big deal.

We're taking a jet? Our jet? He has a jet? I now have a jet?

All these questions wavered in my already full head. Only giving me more of headache then I've already had from all the crying. Nathan visibly noticed my concern since my emotions are very obviously displayed across my face and my body visibly tensed.

He took my hand in his and squeezed it reassuringly, and just chuckled seeing my visible shock.

"Yes. Our family is very wealthy. Now that you are back into the hands of our family it is your jet now, too. Always has been." He said, answering all the questions that I had just asked in my head.....unless.

"Did I say all of those questions out loud?" I ask him hoping he says "no", but already knowing the answer.

"Yes, you did." He says smiling and showing his perfectly pearly white teeth and chuckling at me once again.

We soon were outside the back of the airport and I saw the most pristine jet with the name 'Romano enterprises' on the side of it.

My jaw drops in awe and I mouth the word woah.

Nathan, still holding my hand in his, leads me on the jet.

There are several seats and TVs all around the jet. It looks so cool.

I feel like I'm dreaming. As if this isn't real life. I never would of thought a poor girl who lived in a one bedroom tiny home would ever even dream of being on a privately owned jet.

"Someone pinch me!" I yell out, not even realizing how loud I yelled it out, until I notice Nathan look at me with a shocked face and then he starts laughing at me.

"Sure." Nathan says, and I suddenly feel a little squeeze on my arm. I jumped in shock. He actually pinched me. Unbelievable.

I give him a shocked face and he just walks away and plops down onto one of the beautiful recliner leather seats.

I stand still in place still shocked at the events that has happened today.

Everything comes racing into my head at once. Although I'm having a good time with Nathan at the moment, I can't help but think about my mom. She's gone. I wish she could be here with me and Nathan. I wish she was just, here. I feel somewhat guilty for enjoying myself with Nathan only just a couple hours after finding out that my mom is gone.

She's gone forever.

There's nothing I can say or do to bring her back here. I'll never be able to eat breakfast with her ever again. I'll never be able to watch Beauty and the beast with her. I'll never be able to sing with her. I'll never hear her voice. Her voice. Oh how much I already miss her beautiful voice.

I can never listen to another lullaby again unless it's her who's singing to me. It just hurts so much.

Before I can think another horrid thought, my emotions take over. My chest is heaving up and down, it feels as if I'm drowning.....in a puddle of my own tears. Here I am standing in the middle of a jet, sobbing.

Nathan notices that I'm standing here sobbing and he quickly gets up out of the leather recliner and his eyes hold so much sympathy, it's as if he's found a lost puppy, but instead I'm that lost puppy. It's as if he genuinely cares about me. He's not just taking me in out of pity since my mom just died.

Before I know it Nathan is engulfing me in his warm toned arms and into a huge bear hug.

His touch feels so foreign, but at the same time his touch is also so common. I can't help, but feel like I've met Nathan before. My thoughts are interrupted when Nathan picks me up like a little child.

I wrap my legs around him like a little monkey and my arms in an instance wrap around his neck and hold onto his neck for dear life. My head rests on his shoulder and my tears drip down his shirt.

I don't want this feeling to ever fade away. His warmth is so nice. I feel my eyes getting heavy, and the thought of sleep seems, so nice.

I feel him seat back down into the chair, and my head drops onto his warm rock hard chest.

I soon stop fighting the urge to close my eyes, and slip away into a peaceful slumber.

"Goodnight baby Ellie. Sweet dreams." I hear Nathan whisper softy into my ear just before the peaceful darkness consumes me.

1304 words
Published 12/13/2020

A/N
I had a really good day today so I thought I'd give my 68 reads a surprise with a new chapter lmaoo. I have the next three chapters already complete so I'm planning on maybe publishing one tomorrow, but I'm not sure. Comment and let me know!!