Riccardo
The whole house was silent the rest of the day. Each one of my brothers including me was out, somewhere else to process the new found information.
The dead of one of my brothers. Even if it was 5 years ago, hit you just so unexpected. We thought he was given somewhere else than Lia and Lio or run away but alive. And now he is dead. Not anymore on this planet.
The reason for his dead is a car accident according to Neliono. The big question here is who is the guilty one. If I get this bastard in my fingers, pray for god.
This bastard took the life from MY brother. He will pay for it. I promise.
Now it's shortly before midnight and I drive with my grey jeep in the driveway. Coincidentally Alessandro comes home too. At least I have somebody to speak about my thoughts which I do always if something big happens. We report each other about the last happenings, exchange opinions and just enjoy the presence from the other one.
"Hey." - I greet him as I walk past his red Ferrari. He looks so done. His whole face is blank but I can notice the pain in his eyes. In normal cycles he would work after such a situation for days without a break and returning home. Like for the first days after the kidnapping. But now, our principessa and junior are waiting at home for us - maybe not willing but their presence is enough and especially now with Nelione' dead, that we all realized that the time is running. We missed already so much in their lives. We only experienced Nelione for 4 years. 4 fucking years and now he's dead. At the age of 9. The life is so cruel, unfair and short.
Maybe we couldn't give Nelione a beautiful life but we will do now everything to give one to Neliana and Neliono. They were a triplet and had a very strong bond. I don't want to image how heart broken they must still be. Likely this is also the reason why they are so emotionless and cold towards us. I just hope that they will be ready someday to talk with us. Just talking. We can gossip, sing, cry, shout. Whatever they want, I will do. And I'm sure every from my brothers too.
He nods toward me and mutters a quiet "Hello.". He has never been a person with many words.
I pat his shoulder and he instantly relaxed a bit. He needs physical comfort like that sometimes and I'll always be there for him.
We enter the house and are welcomed with ... silence. That's strange. A house with 10 boys and 1 girl is NEVER silent. Alessandro and I exchange a look.
"I will take over the young ones." - He looks shocked at me. Oh, now I understand. "Oh, don't worry. Of course, we will do the Nes together." I playfully hit him on the arm. A thing only I can do. Other ones would be dead now. "Let's check at first the cameras."
Each evening we check on every brother and now also sister that everybody is fine.
"Is THE Alessandro DeLuca curious?" - I raise am eyebrow at him.
"Argh." He shoves me out of his way but I can swear he is amused.
"Whatever." I whistle while walking after him.
"Shut up, you're annoying. I just want to look were our brothers and sister where this day."
"Same! Especially the actions from the Nes. Neliana and Neliono didn't look that good after my question ..." I shouldn't have asked. I made them uncomfortable and now they hate me for sure even more than before. I burry my face in my hands.
Sandro turns around immediately. "Hey, Ric. The question would be asked sooner or later. From you or from me. It doesn't matter. We are family and maybe we need this little 'catastrophe' is the start for a better time. The news were extreme and the experience for the Nes likely very traumatized. Give them time. And I don't think anybody could be angry of a Riccardo. You are the nicest brother form us all. Before they would hate you, they would hate me. What they probably already do." - Whoa that was likely the longest speaking I've ever heard from him but exactly what I need at the moment.
I smile to him and reply with a thanks.
"C'mon. Let's look what they did today."
We go to our 'control room'. It's just a tinier room next to the offices filled up with computers and other things you need for research and watching.
Alessandro clicks on the first movement on the cam after the speaking.
"Here. That's from the cam in front of the library. They were 1 hour in it." - Alessandro plays the video for this camera.
"They needed time like we."
"Probably ... look how calm and happy they look again. No more sight of the nearly panic attack."
The video shows Neliono and Neliana side by side walking in the direction from their bedroom.
"Let's take the auto follow in." - I speak while already doing it. Now the camera system will automatically show the next video of them both. Alessandro and I sit ourselves down on the both chairs and just watch them.
They disappeared in Lia' room and come out of Lio' room about 15 minutes later.
"Looks like that they still use the connecting door." - Alessandro doesn't take his eyes from the screen and I can also swear now that I see the happiness in his eyes. Happiness and proudness. Likely my eyes show the same.
"Are they wearing training things?"- I ask to nobody in particular but because we are the only ones here, Alessandro answers.
"Looks like ... again with a saying on it." - He sighs deep. I must chuckle. They are more and more mysterious. Their acting differences, their movements and also their clothing. It's like they think each morning in which mood they are or what will happen this day and fit to it than the clothes with the right saying. It's crazy.
Now they are both wearing a black trainings outfit. Means a black leggings and a tight, long sleeved t-shirt for Lia and a black leggings with loose shorts over it and also just a black sport t-shirt for Lio. Both have long white socks with 'I don't give a fuck' as the caption.
They are full in laughing and suddenly both stand side by side and look directly in our direction. To be clear in the camera direction.
"Can they see the cams?" - I ask Sandro without taking my eyes from the screen. To curious for their next move.
"Not possible. They are from the brand unimerce. The most high - technical ones on the market till now and invisible for everybody because of the possibility to adapt to the environment." - he states confused.
Unimerce is the best brand for like nearly everything necessary for our business and we have MANY things from them. But nobody knows who's standing behind this big company. It's a mystery too.
I'm about to say something to it when suddenly movements are seen on the screen again.
Neliono walks further but Neliana doesn't want to follow.
She takes his sunglasses on and walks down the stairs too but not before Turing around one more time looks straight in the camera and poses. Meaning sticks out her tongue and shows us the lovely finger.
Sandro sighs deep but finds it as amusing as I. Slowly I get more and more the feeling that she has it as big as a fist behind the ears.
"She really something else. Our little troublemaker." - Sandro states the obvious.
"Definitive." - I cannot but chuckle and shake my head on her action. It will be funny with her when she's thawing with us.
They walk out of the front door. We both instantly freeze. They are dangerous people outside and without protection, it's far too dangerous for them.
"We need to tell them the rules."
"Definitive."
After 2 hours the return according to the camera but like a 2 - hours jogging tour isn't enough, they went instantly in the direction of the trainings rooms. How can they jog 2 hours with our looking exhausted?
The dance trainings room has because of the the seldom use, no cameras, only the ones on the entrance. Unfortunately. After again 2 hours they came out. Laughing and finally looking done and exhausted. Although the happy atmosphere, I can clearly see the darkness, sadness in their eyes. The topic about Nelione took them more than expected.
The sight of them two after my question was horrible. The whole color went out of their faces. It's like they were far away than here and I didn't know what to do. Neliono came 'back' as the first one but instantly shoved me aside when he saw me going to Neliana.
Wether it makes me worried?
Definitive yes. Neliono doesn't let any of us touch Neliana and the last days with them showed me that they do everything with a reason and a perfect planned idea behind it. Maybe they have revealed with Nelione one big mystery. Keyword: one. My bad feeling in my stomach is still there and doesn't want to go away. If I'm honest, it scared me.
Now I just hope that we can be a, as normal as possible family, you can be as a mafia one.
"What are they doing now?" - I ask curious because they both went out of the camera from the training floor.
"It looks like they're going to the kitchen." Fitted to Sandro' saying, we can see them again going to the kitchen. Or more like jumping. Lia is jumping from her left food to her right foot, and takes her arms with her. Probably she's dancing to music - but where are her earphones?
A smile appears immediately by the dancing sight of her. Lio raises an eyebrow on her but only one seconds after, he's dancing next to her too. They are synchronic as fuck - sorry but it's unbelievable. Because of Sandro' face I can say that he thinks the same as me - they are great dancers. Really great dancers.
Maybe a hobby from them? Damn we even don't know the hobbies from them. That's kind of sad.
I don't know to which song but it doesn't matter. To see them both so happy again, makes me happy. Does it sounds ridiculous if I say that I'm sad about they reached the kitchen? I'm crazy, I know. But if you didn't see your little siblings who are like my and Sandro's kids, then you can watch them ad infinitum.
It's now around 00:14 o'clock and we just ended to 'control' all our cameras. Each sibling should be in bed and Sandro' and my job is it a now, to control wether they are fine and really in bed.
"Younger or older ones?" - the same question like nearly every evening. I already know the answer, he takes always the older o- "Younger."
Normally.
I make a confused face. Why does he want the younger ones suddenly- Oh. Ohhh.
"Oh no, no, no! We'll do the Nes together! So again: Younger or older ones - Nes excluded."
"Older ones."
Like I said.
I nod and we make our ways to the bed rooms.
Damon fell asleep with his phone in the one hand and his computer in the other one. Ah. I think he will never learn. I take the things away, put his blanket above him and whisper a quiet 'Nighty' and kiss his forehead.
Next one: Damian. He surprised me. Normally his room is a mess. Not so bad like Damian' ones but also not cleaned up. Now you can even see the floor. Everything is put on the right place, the wardrobe is sorted and his desk tiny up. I must chuckle sightly: What big impact two 14 - year old siblings can have. He's a great brother already but I think, he will make a big step in the direction of responsibility because of Neliono and Neliana. I mutter a quiet 'I'm proud of you! Nighty.', kiss his forehead too and leave the room.
Last one: Niccolo. I'll be honest, the first sight if you enter his room, is not as good as Damian' ones. Food everywhere. I won't clean it up, it's his first job for tomorrow. Food is as long allowed in rooms as the dirt is cleaned up after eating. Nevertheless, I mutter a quiet 'Nighty'. with a forehead kiss and leave is room more excited and nervous than before.
Why am I nervous because of the room of the Nes?
Maybe because you weren't in there for the nearly last 10 years. Right. But it's not only for me the first time - for Alessandro too. Yesterday, according to his expression, was he too busy to look for them. I hope you really don't think I believe him?! He would never forget his principessa or junior. My guess is that he just didn't dare to go in.
And I, probably, wouldn't too if I am alone - but now we are for two and can enter the lion cages.
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