Double Trouble

Chapter 28

Neliana

We ended up just cuddling for the last 1 hour. I'm very grateful to have Nic ... without him, I don't know how I would survive. He's always there for me if I need him and doesn't judge. Just sit there next to me and comfort me. 

I was prepared for this question. I repeated it in my head the whole time but nevertheless it to hear out loud, is a complete other, too hard thing. All the cruel and psychic situation rushed in my head without a break. It feels like being there again. 

At the end we cannot change anything what already happened, so I just hope Alessandro, Riccardo and Leonardo haven't seen my breakdown and ask more unnecessary questions. Luckily Nic answered them already the worst question. Just with a lie but that doesn't matter. Deep inside me, I know that this wasn't the morally right decision. They actually have the right to know, but I am too weak. 

"What now?" I ask in the silence. The life goes on, like always even if you don't want to. The big question is only here or somewhere else.

Nic sighs and answers "Now we'll-" 

*Ring Ring 

My phone rings. Argh. Now I'm really not in the mood for calls, so I just answer cold "Speak."

"Neliana, you don't speak with me in such a voice. Drop it." Oh fuck, Lys. 

Nic furrows his eyebrows, likely because of my suddenly fearful and very rarely expression. I form 'Lys' to him and his face goes instantly pale. Haha we are so screwed. 

I mutter a "Sorry." 

"Hey kid, it's okay. Is everything fine by you and Liono? I didn't hear anything from you for nearly 5 days and Oskari also couldn't answer me the question where you both are."

Liono and for me Liana are the nicknames from Oskari and Lys. Nobody else calls us this way so it's something special I guess. 

I look to Nic in the hope, he will take over the speaking part. I'm not good at it and Lys wants probably also new information about our health so Nic is better in this topic. 

He understands immediately and speaks up "Ehm ... possibly the youth welfare office found our foster parents dead, took us in their custody and found our relatives with a unwilling DNA test."

"Wait- What?! You mean your DNA relatives?"

"Yeah ..."

"Woah okay that wasn't the thing I expected at least and now you both are in-"

"The custody of our eldest brother in Italy, yeah."

"Italy? Woah that's ... much to take in only 30 seconds." There were a few seconds silence between the two lines before Lys speaks up quiet again. "And how are we feeling about this?"

"I-I d-dunno. It's such so much to take in a-and-" - my voice breaks. This is exactly my real side, my inside. I don't know how I am or what I do. He's our father figure and I trust him almost the most. 

"Hey, lite barn. That's okay. I understand. I will speak later with Oskari, maybe we can come over to support you both."

"That would be great." I answer in a quiet voice while Nic rubs his hand along my back. 

"But what about your career, the competitions, the interviews and the whole business?" - Lys goes on. 

"No worry about the business. We've already transported one of our helicopters here, so we can go whenever we want back to our main office or meetings. About the career and interviews, we'll call Frode later and discuss the further plan." - Nic answers.