(Drowning Series - Book One)
Alexandra Ariana Marino; The first born girl in three generations, known as the girl who always smiles and lights up her family's life.
Suddenly tragedy takes hold of her and she loses both of her parents right in fron...
Song: If we make it through December by Phoebe Bridgers
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Third Person
Sunday December 24, 2023
"Family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile and love you no matter what." ~ Unknown
Manuel never cared for the holidays, in his mind they were only ever a reminder of the family he never had.
The parents that died, the grandparents that placed him into foster care, the bullying, the abuse, safe to say he never had a truly happy Christmas season.
This year things feel different.
This year Alexandra let him stay the night in her room on Christmas Eve night, this year Isabelle had him help make the Christmas dessert so it was ready for the following day, this year it was more than just a foster home, this year it was more than just Robbie...
This year felt lighter. So much negative events occurred but today everything feels like it shifted.
He doesn't feel alone.
Alexandra can't remember a time where she was surrounded by those she loves on Christmas.
The holidays usually meant staying home alone until her supposed uncle showed up to give her a gift, which was only beneficial for him.
Last year he brought rope to tie her up while he fucked her which was something he rarely did, it just wasn't necessary since she stopped fighting him years ago.
As Alex rests in her best friends arms she has come to a single realization.
This year is different.
For the first time since her parents died, they felt like a real family, and Manuel fit right in.
Monday December 25, 2023
Alessio and Dante slowly creek open their sister's bedroom door before tiptoeing inside like two kids sneaking into their parents room on Christmas day.
"She's still sleeping." Alessio whispered while pointing at his twin who is sleeping in the embrace of her best friend, Manuel, they both looked so peaceful that it almost felt illegal to disturb them.
Unluckily for the sleeping teenagers, the Marino family leads a mafia therefore legalities never mattered to them.
"Way to state the fucking obvious, dipshit." Dante murmured.
