Amelia's Pov:

turns out a lot could go wrong...

let me explain

The next morning I woke up at 5:30. I'm not sure how i adjusted to the time difference so well but I made it work.

I looked at my ribs and noticed they started healing quite nicely. they should be good within the next few days.

Once I finally got out of bed after looking at the wall for 10 minutes I decided to go on a jog around the perimeter of the house.

after about an hour and a half, I decided to go eat, shower and get ready for the day.

one thing about this house is that's it's even bigger than our New York house.. Which i didn't even realize that could be possible.

I later learned that this was because this was where it all started when my great great grand father started this shit

I don't know just repeating whatever the hell Dante said

anyway

once I finished with my jog I decided to go and have breakfast.

and of course Mateo was the only one that was up.

"how did you adjust to the time difference so fast?" he asked looking through his glasses

jesus fucking christ he never manages to not look like a fucking dad

"i don't know" i mumbled while getting a bagel from the fridge

"your cousins will be here at 10:30" he says after taking a sip of his coffee

right as i was going to respond i heard a loud thud followed by a yelp.

what the fuck are those idiots up to now.

"IM SORRY IM SORRY IM SORRY" is what i hear Luca scream which is followed by a loud smack

"YOU FUCKING ASSWHIPE" is all i hear Eli yell before Enzo yells at all of them to shut the hell up

huh these people are nuts

after eating my small breakfast i take a quick shower and decide to get ready

i just wear a pair of light blue jeans with a cropped white tank top and a black and white flannel paired with a bucket hat.

god i love bucket hats



outfit

a few hours later me,eli, luca, alex, and the cousins were on our way to the mall.

there was a lot of bickering about who was driving, what they were going to drive, who got into what car, and where in the car they were going to sit.

all i knew was i was sitting shotgun rather they liked it or not

it wasn't to hard tho, it just took a couple of smacks to Lucas head and a bite to Masons arm and i was ridding shot gun with full control of our music

i smiled triumphantly as i looked around the car. Marco was driving, while Luca mason and Sofia were all in the back seat. Luca somehow ended up being in the middle even though he was the tallest

"I still don't understand how the hell you hit so fucking hard" Luca grumbles while rubbing his head

I turned around and gave him an innocent smile and he glared at me

oh well i got what i wanted

the entire car ride there everyone noticed that i mainly listened to J cole and kanye... it wasn't a big deal until we started arguing about rather 'no role modelz' or 'wet dreamz' was a better song

"what the fuck are you even talking about, there is so much more in no role modelz. he talks about how he didn't have anyone in his family to look up to and as a result turned to the media which ultimately fucks people over. but wet dreamz was just a dream he had about fucking his class mate" i say to mason

After arguing for about 10 more minutes we finally made it to the mall.

now remember when i said that nothing could possibly go wrong at the mall? well it did

as soon as we got to the mall everyone started pushing me into different directions of stores.. all of these being a lot more upscale then at your typical mall

after about 4 hours of shopping I could see the boys were Aching to start chaos and honestly... so was I.

so we decided to take the body parts off the mannequins and start playing with them

at first it was just harmless joking around

until Rafael almost Decapitated mason with the arm of the mannequin.

I jumped on his back to try to calm him down which only made it worse.

dude started screaming bloody murder and everyone took it as a sign to start hitting him with different parts of the mannequin

"who the fuck threw the foot at my head" i yelled with a cold tone

that's when I saw Eli visibly gulp

"oh you little shit" I say while chasing after him • • • we ended up getting kicked out of the mall..

big surprise, but hey atleast we weren't banned

well we almost were until they figured out who we were

Mateo was pissed and gave us his stern dad look

iIdon't know why but it bugged the shit out of me every time he did it

I ended up getting off unlike everyone else because i just gave him the saddest eyes I could and cuddled up with him on the couch

everyone else was pissed because it was obvious that i'm Mateos favorite

deal with it bitches

anyways, it was now the night before the ball and i was starring out into the night sky while standing on the balcony

"whatcha doing out here " i hear Enzo say as he makes his way toward me

"nothing just thinking" i mumble while still looking out to the sky

"you like the stars?" he questions with a look of interest on his face

"yeah, they've been the only constant thing in my life" i say with no emotion

out the corner of my eye i see him frown followed by a look of guilt

"listen Amelia, I know we won't be able to get back the years we lost with you, and that's nobody's fault but Marie's. But I want you to know while you don't have to say it right now.. we all do love you so much. even the assholes" he says which I know he's referring to Gio and Alex

"thank you Enzo" i say with a small smile

"of course" he says while leaving the balcony

Tw- torture

i couldn't take it anymore. he had just finished whipping me again and this time 13 times for the 13 rules i broke. it was stupid of me to think i would get off without consequences

today was worse though. today was when he branded me

everyone needed to know i was his property so he branded me with the word whore in my back.

i screamed as i smelt the burnt skin on my back and i prayed to a god that i gave up on at that moment. when i realized that no god would come and save me

i woke up drenched in sweat

i dreamed of that night. the night all of the hope disappeared from my 10 year old body.

even though i hadn't told anyone what i've been through i needed comfort, so i went to mateos room

i would've knocked but what's the fun in that

" mia was wrong?" Mateo says as he looks up from his laptop

"do you think i could lay with you tonight" i ask while scratching my neck

"of course come on" he says while making room for me on the bed

i cuddle up close and see what he's doing

"i'm trying to make sure everything is ready for the ball tomorrow" he says while raking his fingers through his hair

"can i see" i asked in a small voice

"of course" he says while giving me the laptop

it showed the decorations and the food that would be there and looking at all the list and pictures made me kind of excited

"wow" i say

"only the best for our little princess " he says while taking the laptop back

"Mateo, a lot happened while i was gone " i start to say, i decided to open up a little. i know i'm not supposed to be letting my guard down but i just..i don't know trust him a little?

" i don't want to talk about any of it right now but i just need you to know that i went through a lot while i was gone" i whisper

i feel him tense up under me and i look up at him and sees his face flood with guilt

"i'm so sorry Amelia, whenever you're ready to talk, just know i'm here waiting, i love you Amelia Valentino and don't every forget" is the last thing i hear before the sleep consumes me

• • • A/N Hey guys! it's been awhile ik

in all honesty i forget that i even have a story in progress but i'm trying to get better at writing.

i've recently gotten a job which has taken up a lot of my free time and i've been enjoying being a teen

i also got covid twice which hurt like a bitch but that's besides the point...(i'm actually sick with a cold right now lols)

anyways next chapter will be coming soon because i really want to show you guys the art piece i bought from an amazing artist just for the next chapter (yes it's the ball) that chapter is going to be hella long tho so i expect it to be out sometime next week. (dude i literally bought it 8 months ago cause i thought i'd be better at keeping an updating schedule)

anyways see you guys later!

xoxo