Mirabella :
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY SISTER YOU JERK", I heard someone yell.
I felt somthing move from beside me, I opened my eyes to be met with furious brothers, Liam looks like he's enjoying, I glanced at my left to see that I'm nearly on top of Sebastian, with his arm around my shoulders, and my head in the crooked his neck.
We held eye contact for about five seconds, till I realised that everyone was looking at us.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't realize I fell asleep", I said while getting up.
"Come on we're leaving", said lorenzo a bit harshly.
"What time is it?", asked Sebastian.
I started gathering the things we brought.
My brothers didn't look like they intend to answer, so Liam did instead.
"About 3pm, you guys slept for nearly 3 hours", he said empathizing the slept, while wiggling his eyebrows.
I felt my cheeks hear up, shoot, were we in that position for nearly 3 hours.
I wonder if he feels the same way, if he feels nervous when I'm around, I mean he did kiss my cheek, is that supposed to mean something?, he was probably just being a gentleman.
"Don't encourage her, Lee, papà will murder him..... so will we", said Mattio smacking Liam's neck.
I glanced at Sebastian to see him already staring at me.
I totally forgot about papà, even if Seb actually wants me, which is unlikely, papà won't like this.
Whatever this is.
I sighed and gave him a sad smile, then turned to the others.
"So where are we heading to now?", asked Rafael exitedly.
"There's a waterfall nearby, we can head there now", said Liam picking up some baskets.
Of course I came prepared, even though I didn't even see which swimming suit I brought, I just picked a random one, because we were on a rush.
"Wohoo, hell yeah, I'm quite tired, so swimming is the best option now", said leo jumping.
You sure you're the tired one bro?
And how can swimming be the best option when you're tired, I think sleeping tops it.
After picking up everything, we made our way towards the road we came from.
Mattio swung his arm around shoulder, while Liam was talking to Sebastian.
Weird.
"Go~d, I'm so tired", he whined while leaning on me.
I laughed at him, "just a bit more, and we'll be there, then we'll go for a swim, maybe you'll get better after seeing the water",
"Yeaah, maybe", he said yawning.
Then slowed his walking pace, "hey.....umm, you sure you wanna go?, I mean I know you can swim now, but I just don't want what happened last time to happen again, we don't have any grownups with us today, maybe we'll come back tomorrow with the older brothe__", he rambled but I cut him off.
"Matt, hey..... I'll be okay", I said looking at his eyes.
He nodded kissed the top of my head, "I love you my twinkle toe",
"Twinkle toe?", i gasped.
"Yeah, cause you're short", he shrugged.
"I am NOT, you guys are just big trolls", I defended.
"Fine how about..... jelly bean, munchkin, angel eyes, firecracker, jewel, and plum, you choose", he said.
"Ummm..... nah, you choose", I replied.
I can't choose, it just feels weird to choose your own nickname.
"Alright... then I love you my crisocolla".he said.
(Chrysocolla: a precious gemstone with blue-green color)
"Why crisocolla?", I read about this gemstone once.
"I like to think of this gem as a new beginning, like finding yourself, I just love it, and what is greater than to combine two things you love most in the world together?....... and also because the color of a Chrysocolla is the same color as our eyes", he explained.
And what is greater than to combine two things you love most in the world together?
He loves me more than anything in the world?
I just kept looking at him, on the verge of tears.
He glanced down at me, and his face softened, "awe, why are you crying, sorellina?".
(Baby sister)
He started rubbing my back while I hugged his torso and cried.
Damn, I think it's that time of the month, Oh God my hormones make me a drama queen.
"Did I say somthing wrong?", he said softly, I shook my head, and looked up at him.
"I love you", he smiled down at me and kissed my forehead.
I didn't even realize we have reached the hill, until he climbed up, picked me up, and put me on the hill.
We resumed our walking towards the water falls, Liam came by our side now.
"I'll go with Apollo", said Mattio after paying my head.
He left so I was left again with Liam, I know what he's going to say.
"Sooo....., you and the new boy?", he asked.
I knew it.
"Nooo.. there's nothing like that, he doesn't like me".
"Mhmm, that kiss says otherwise", I instantly stopped on my tracks.
"You saw that?", how the hell did that happen, god I hope the others didn't.
"Yeah, I spied on you", he shrugged as if it was totally normal.
He's my bestfriend, it's normal.
I sighed, "do you think.... do you think I can be liked, i mean in a romantic way, like can he possibly like me?", i asked as we kept walking.
He glanced at me with furrowed eyebrows, "why wouldn't he?", he asked his voice laced with confusion.
"I don't know, I just think that he sees me like everyone else.... broken, and I don't want him to see how broken and scarred I am", I shrugged.
It's true, what if he sees everything bad about me, and decides I'm not worth it?
Liam stopped in his tracks, and dropped what he was holding.
"Wha-", he cut me off by griping each of my shoulders with his large hands.
"Mira look at me".
"I'm looking at you dumbass",
"Yeah... right, anyways, you. Are. Not. Broken, and we don't see you like that too, trust me, no one, NO ONE you know for now, looks at you as a broken girl, or even pity you for what you've been through, we look at you and see someone brave, someone who went through something and survived, someone who fought". He said.
But that's the problem, I didn't fight.
I was about to give up.
"So don't, don't say that if he did or if he did not, trust me that boy won't care what or who you are, or what you've been through...... maybe you'll realise even he is broken", he continued.
He's right, I was just focusing on my scars not realizing that some others have some their own.
I nodded, kinda getting the hang of it.
We resumed walking, and after about 15 more min, we reached a beautiful place, with caves around, trees, and a really big waterfall hiding every sound with it's own.
"Here we are", said lorenzo.
"WOHOOOOO", yelled leo before he took off his clothes and jumped inside the big lake or whatever it's called, making us all laugh.
Rafael followed soon after, while the boys found a small cave to change in.
"Alright your turn bella", said Alfonso coming out with the rest of the boys.
I took the bag I brought with me, that contained a swimming suit and a change of clothes.
I glanced at the cave walls, it was neither big, nor small, just perfect.
I opened my bag, and pulled the swim suit out.
I gasped in shock, I don't remember bringing this.
I took the bikini in my hands, I can't wear this.
I mean I can wear a bikini, but the bottom is kinda low which means the words that are engraved there will be visible.
Oh my God, this is the worst that can happen to me.
If I wear this, Sebastian will see them.
God what do i do.
"Bella, you there?", asked a voice who I recognize as Alfonso's.
"Umm... yeah", I said my voice shaking a bit.
"Bella?, you okay..... I'm coming in", he replied.
"Okay", I'm sure he didn't hear that, it was near a whisper.
"Bella, are you okay what happened?", he said crouching next to me.
I showed him the bikini, but his eyebrows knitted in confusion, he eyed the bikini still not understanding.
"It's a swimsuits?", it came out more like a question.
"No, it's a bikini",
"Bella, I really don't understand where we're going with this", he said rubbing his temple.
"I can't wear it".
"And why is that?", I can see him get irritated.
"Umm...... if I wear this, the scars will be on full display, and everyone will see them, I didn't realize I brought this, I was in a ru--", I rambled,but he cut me off by holding my face in his hands.
His features softened in realization, "bella..... you do know that everyone in here won't care, I mean, god I'm not good in this", i chuckled at him.
"I mean, whatever scar you have, or show, whatever pain you feel.... we will never judge you, and no it doesn't make you weak in our eyes when your let us see them, do you remember what you said to luis?, that they are proof that you survived?, that's how we look at you, we look at you as a brave person, and when you show us your scars,......I can't even explain how it makes me feel, it feels good...... because it makes me believe that you have accepted them, bella embrace them, embrace your scars, for they are proof that you will not give up...... no matter what", he continued, his voice going soft with every word he says.
I nodded my head as a few tears escaped my eyes, he caressed my cheeks with his thumbs, removing the strayed tears in the process.
He got up, "alright, well I came to tell you that we're going for a walk, liam said there's another place but it's deeper, I don't know who's coming though, I think all of them, if you wanna come, you can follow the small road just behind this cave", he said.
"Nah, I won't come, don't wait for me", I shrugged.
"Alright, try not to drown", he yelled back exiting the place.
I sighed, and changed into the bikini, I don't want to disappoint him, I know it took him alot to have this talk.
The bikini is really pretty, I bought it in the hope that I'll someday wear it.
But I just never had enough courage to do so.
It's really simple, but that's why I liked it.
Thank God all the boys went to the other waterfall.
I won't be going, if that one is deeper, I surely won't survive.
I made my way out of the small cave, and went towards the lake for a swim.
I saw someone swimming there, I can't recognize who, only that they have black hair.
This lake is really deep, and pure too, I'm sure I'll be able to see my legs.
"Hellooo?", I said a bit loudly, thinking it's one of my brothers.
However when the person swimming turned around, I couldn't help bit curse under my breath.
"Oh.... Sebastian, I didn't know you stayed here". I said awkwardly trying to cover my stomach with my arms.
(To be continued)
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