Red

4.

It's only us three in the room. All you can hear is my sobs. Gray and Vincent try their best to comfort me.

"Victoria..."

Rick. I look up and he's standing at the door way. I run into his arms and sob harder.

"Maybe it's time to tell everyone the truth sweetheart."

"I-I can't."

I said between sobs. Rick picked me up like I was a 4 year old girl again.

"Would it be okay if I tell them?"

It takes me a moment, I say yes to him. He calls everyone to the meeting room. He's still standing while holding me.

"Sweetie, I'm going to let Vincent hold you."

Rick says before he sets me down on Vincent's lap. I cling to Vin's shirt, scared to see everyone's reactions to the news.

"Ria has giving me permission to tell you all something, and some of you may know bits and pieces."

He specifically means Gray.

"Micah...he...uh, he found Ria one night, 7 years ago, beat up on the side of the road. Took her in, took care of her, he did a DNA test to see if she had family near by...she did. Him. And Vincent. You all know she goes by Tori or Ria, her full name is Victoria if you haven't put that together yet...you boys all think she was sent to a boarding school when she was 4...long story short, she wasn't. She was sent to live with one of your father's friends who sent her to a school to become an assassin...When she wasn't there, she was...I'm actually going to let her tell you all when, or if, she's ever comfortable with it...She's been helping us with our Mafia since Micah took her in...the only reason he didn't take her back to you lot was because she was scared...the first year she never let any of us get close to her or touch her without her coming to us first...She's gotten a whole lot better then 7 years ago...He was planning on letting you lot know this week, but...life happens...Sweetheart, is there anything more?"

Rick asked me. I shook my head no. Besides the abuse that he is letting me decide whether I want to tell them or not, and I'm the ghost. There's nothing else.

"Okay...well. I'll let that all sink into your minds. Ask any questions, but to me."

"Right so, uh, why didn't our uncle care to tell us he had our sister for the past 7 years?"

One of those 3 that were at my school ask.

"She didn't want him to. She didn't want to go back to the family who ignored her then let her be sent away. Which I think is reasonable."

"Does this mean she's my cousin?"

Mateo asked. His older brother said, 'yes, she's our cousin.'

"Ria-"

"Ask me Vincent. Don't ask her. She's going through enough. Actually, Grayson can you and Ria go to her room?"

Rick asked Grayson more than me. He said yes and we left and went to my room.

"I'm sorry Tori...I'm not going to make you explain why you didn't tell me everything or explain how you're feeling. I just want you to know I'll always be your blue. My door and messages are always open for you."