RAVEN

Red and blue lights are all I saw in front of me, along with my mother's dead body being lifted into the ambulance. I was beyond terrified about what was going to happen now.

Memories came flooding back as my mother's blood now stained my clothes. Barely any word has left my mouth since the incident. To say I was scared was an understatement. I was traumatized.

30 minutes earlier

"Mamá can we eat ice cream and watch movies tonight?" I asked hoping she would agree." Chér-." She started but was cut off, when out of nowhere, a man who looked to be in his mid-twenties, stepped out of the alley, walking up to us.

My mother looked shocked and scared. He kept a straight face while looking at her, then me, slightly smirking. He looked very built and had tattoos on his wrist leading up into his white dress shirt.

"Alessandro has given you enough time and he wants his payment," he stated with a deep husky accent. "W-what are talking about?" My mother stuttered while looking at me.

He then pulled out a gun keeping it at his side and started talking to her in a foreign language." I don't like to repeat myself, you should know that." He declared, eyeing me suspiciously.

"Leave my mom alone!" I shouted feeling somewhat confused that he just came out of nowhere and started threatening my mama.

"Shut up Bitch!" He yelled making me cower in fear.

"Stay out of this!" He growled while turning back to my mom." I don't have it," she said still looking at me. He then slapped her."Leave her alone!" I sobbed while hitting him. In an instant, I was pushed to the ground with a thud.

"Shut up or else." He gritted through his teeth looking very angry now." you," he pointed at my mother." I won't repeat myself." He growled.

"I-" she was cut short by the sound of a bullet. I screamed when I saw her body fall to the ground. Her blood dampening her clothes at a rapid speed. I was about to run up to her when the man grabbed my arm and made me look him in the eye. I just gazed at him feeling as a wave of emotions kept piling up onto me. Some being irritated, fear and disgust as to why he just shot my mother.

"We'll meet again soon," he muttered before leaving me there with my mother's body. I just broke down crying. I just lost the one person who gave me a home, happiness, and most importantly, love.

I rushed over to her, resting her head on my lap." Wake up mamá!" I shouted trying to get her to open her eyes. Her body soon went limp and her eyes lost the sparkle that was once there.

I was instantly pulled out of my trance by police sirens coming near us. A few neighbors had called the police upon hearing a lot of yelling followed by gunshots.

The ambulance stopped in front of me and a group of paramedics came over to me and my mother. Police came over and started asking me questions about what happened but I couldn't say anything. I could see them taking her body into the ambulance and them seating me in the back of the police car.

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I was questioned at the station about any relatives that I could live with but I couldn't answer them. I had no recollective memory of any family members.

"If you don't have any relatives, we mi-" she was cut off by another officer calling her.

"I'll be back with something for you to eat." with that she left me there. Looking up into the ceiling, my thoughts consumed me within minutes of the officer is gone. Why did he kill my mother? What did he want? Who was Alessandro?

My gaze fell to the officer who had entered and had a sandwich and a drink in her hand. She gave them to me and watched me eat. After I ate, she slid a file in front of me. When I saw the picture in the file, I felt uneasy because the man in the photo seemed very dangerous.

"I have good news for you." she smiled. I nodded for her to continue. I was still feeling a bit uneasy about what she was going to say.

"Alessandro Álvarez confirmed that he was a close relative of your mother and he would love for you to come live with him." she declared.

My mind was going crazy and I was afraid that might go mad. This man did not look like the family type.

Was this the same Alessandro? I decided to keep my mind at bay. I just nodded and she smiled.

"One more thing, he lives in new york." She stated. I didn't know whether to be happy, sad or angry that I was leaving my home town. Leaving was like me saying goodbye to my mother without actually saying it.

"He'll have one of his drivers come and drive you to the airport." "Take a nap and I'll wake you up once the driver arrives." She then stood up and left me to sleep for a bit.

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I was awoken by the officer telling me the driver was waiting. I quickly got out of the station and into the driver's car. We arrived shortly at the airport, where a private jet was waiting.

As I was getting on the plane, I was greeted by the man who killed my mother. He stood there with his lips curled into a dangerous smile.

I then learned that his name was Matteo. He tried to start a conversation but I just brushed past him and sat in my seat with my head down ignoring him.

The flight was shorter than I expected. We were now driving to my 'new home'. As I stepped out of the car, my eyes widened at the sight in front of me. The house was magnificent and large. There were guards all around the house protecting it from any invaders.

I just kept on looking around while Matteo walked in front of me. When he was about to knock, the door flew open revealing a man in a black suit. He seemed to be one of the guards. He then stepped aside, making my eyes widened.

There stood the man from the file. He was extremely tall that I had to bend my neck to look up at him. He had dark brown hair, tousled in all directions. He also had blue eyes that could make anyone shrink in fear. But then I realized. I was looking at Alessandro!

"Is this the girl?" He questioned Matteo. I was beyond confused at how he was related to me.' yeah' was all Matteo said and left when he gestured for him to leave. I was now left with Alessandro. In an instant, he grabbed me by my arm and dragged me up the stairs to a room where there were two other children.

Once he threw me into the room, he closed it and left. I turned and was met with confused glances from the children. They were a boy and a girl. They looked slightly older than me by at least four years. The girl immediately rushed over to me and helped me up.

"Hi, I'm Avianna, and that ass-hat over there is Jax." she grinned gesturing to the boy on the bed. "Hi, I'm raven." I smiled genuinely." how long have you guys been here?" I questioned.

They both looked at each other with a glint of fear. "We've been here for two years," Jax stated. "That guy, Alessandro, what does he do?" I asked.

Jax then came up to me and stood in front of me next to Aviana." Trust me, you don't want to know. "He declared. "If I told you, you would regret me telling you." He muttered.

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Wow. For someone who was only born six years ago and I've been through so much already.

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