"So can we just pretend that we're not falling into the deep end?"
15 year old Marlowe Alvarez is your stereotypical troubled teen living with her aunt and uncle after her mother died in childbirth and her father abandoned her, not wanting anything...
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"Can I jump on her?" I could hear a voice break through my sleep.
"Just don't hurt her."
As soon as the second voice spoke, I heard heavy footsteps running up to Vincenzo's bed.
I groaned as Dino jumped and landed on me.
I tried and failed to push him off me. I looked at Vincenzo who was standing there with an amused smile on his face. I scowled at him and gave him a glare.
"Awwww, there's that little vein again. So cute." He pulled out his phone and snapped a picture of me.
"Be quiet, Lizard. Get him off me, please." I pleaded.
During Vincenzo and I's interaction, Dino had wrapped his arms and legs around me.
"Come on, D. You have to get to school." Vin laughed.
"Yeah, Dino-saur. You have to go to school." I said with a smirk on my face.
Dino groaned and rolled off the bed, taking me with him.
We both landed on the floor.
Dino finally let go of me and walked with Vincenzo to go to the kitchen, leaving me to go to my room to get ready.
I hopped into the shower and let the warm water run through my hair. I got out and walked into my closet to pick out something to wear. I wasn't planning on going anywhere today so I just grabbed a comfy looking t-shirt and a pair of grey and teal Under-Armor shorts.
I walked down to the kitchen and saw some eggs and sausage sitting out on a fancy platter.
I wonder if they have a chef?
I grabbed a plate from a cupboard and got some eggs. I wasn't too hungry so I just took a little bit.
I grabbed some ketchup and squirted some on my eggs.
Some call it weird, but I think it's actually pretty good. Apparently, it's a big thing in Pennsylvania.
I hadn't seen any of the boys yet, other than Vincenzo and Dino who woke me up.
I decided to explore. I remembered Antonio saying something about a gym last night. I knew I would get lost, so I brought a piece of paper and pen so I could draw a map to find my way back. Hopefully.
I started walking to the front door, figuring I would start there. I drew some walls and labeled it 'Front Door.'
I walked around for a while before I found a set of steps that went down.
Interesting.
I turned on the lights. It didn't do much because the light was really dim. I started walking down the steps. When I reached the bottom, I saw a flashlight sitting on a table. I grabbed it, turned it on, and looked around. From outside eyes, it would look like just a regular unfinished basement. But I knew that with how much money that they had, they would have this space looking like an apartment.
