Alessia's POV.
"For what you did you will be grounded for two weeks. No electronics, you will not leave your room except for during school where you will be placed aside so you can't have contact with your friends." Nick says.
No friends
But I've only seen them once since the fire and now he wants me to not see them again.
"But-" I start when Nick interrupts me, "But what?" he starts
"I need to see my friends" I whimper softly scared- fearful while my heart pounds loudly in my chest.
My hands shake horribly fast, "I don't care what you want- " he starts when Noah cuts him off.
"That's a bit harsh don't you think- what could she have done that was so wrong?" Nono asks Dominic.
"She hit a classmate for not giving her money" Dominic informs all my brothers, even Leo since he comes down during the day with an elevator.
My brothers look at me with mixed emotions.
Anger, confusion, disappointment...
My heart breaks more and more.
I'm losing everyone in my life.
My breathing turns ragged.
I try to make it right one more time, "I didn't-" I start but Dominic cuts me off again.
"Did or did you not hit Anna!" He yells.
I cower in fear as my breathing only increases and my hand start to go numb.
"Answer me Alessia!" He yells again demandingly
Carlo springs in my mind yelling at me.
Hating me
Taunting me
Hurting me
"I d-did" I whimper out crying
He looks at me with clear disgust, "What you did was wrong- horribly wrong. And if you ever do that again you will not like the consequences. Am I being clear!?" He continues to yell making my breathing only escalate more.
I nod my head while closing my eyes trying to stop the images but it doesn't work.
My jaw suddenly gets gripped tightly, "open your eyes and answer me" sir demands.
My breathing picks up more and more as my body shakes.
My eyes fly open while the tears rolling down my face start to coat his hands, "yes s-sir" I whimper out my breathing intensified even more, if that was even possible.
The tight grip on my jaw loosens.
I take the opportunity and keep backing up as the images of Carlo make me want to die.
Eventually I reach the end of the couch and I fall of.
I don't let the pain stop me and keep backing up.
"Please sir- I..I'll be good don't hu-hurt me" I cry out scared when I feel sir getting closer to me.
"I'm sor-sorry!" I scream scared as I reach the stairs.
My vision is blurry but I don't let it stop me as I start climbing up the stairs.
"Don't!" I cry out, "please leave sir- I'll be g-good" I cry as Carlo starts heading up the stairs with a belt in hand.
I finally reach the top of the stairs and try to get up when suddenly I fall to the ground as my knees give in from underneath me.
I look behind me and see Carlo now dropping the belt and fumble with the buttons of his pants instead.
"Noo!" I cry screaming, "NOO please sir- don't- DON'T" I scream petrified as my voice starts to get more rough.
More loud sobs leave my body as sir just stands there.
I again use the opportunity to crawl away to the room I'm staying in.
I throw the door shut behind me as my loud and harsh sobbing stops me from being able to breathe at all which makes me start scratching at my neck- trying to get air in.
With the last bit of my energy I lock the door before the darkness takes over and I fall to the ground.
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Ace's POV.
"He's going too far" I tell Noah before he speaks up to Dominic.
I don't care what she did wrong- she's clearly having a panic attack.
"That's a bit harsh don't you think- what could she have done that was so wrong?" Noah asks as we all look at Dominic with mixed feelings.
He's going way too far.
She's scared.
He's treating her like she's a prisoner not his sister.
"She hit a classmate for not giving her money" Dominic informs us all.
What?
Why would she do that?
She wouldn't do that.
That's not her.
Alessia tried to explain something to Dominic, "I didn't-" she starts but Dominic cuts her off again.
"Did or did you not hit Anna!" He yells.
Alessia's hands are shaking and she's not breathing properly.
"Stop it Nick" I call out but he ignores me and the rest of our brothers.
"Answer me Alessia!" He yells again demandingly
She cries more and more.
She looks terrified.
Tears and a little bit of snot run down her face.
"I d-did" she whimpers
He looks at her with clear disgust, "What you did was wrong- horribly wrong. And if you ever do that again you will not like the consequences. Am I being clear!?" He continues to yell making her only more scared and fearful.
"Dominic stop" Silas and Asher call out at the same time.
Alessia squeezes her eyes shut as she nods her head like she's hiding from something.
Dominic grabs her jaw tightly, "open your eyes and answer me" he demands.
"Don't touch her!" Leo and I yell at the same time.
Alessia shakes more and more.
Her eyes fly open, "yes s-sir" she whimpers out while Noah and Silas pull Dominic away from Allesia.
Suddenly it's like she's having a flashback.
I try to come closer to her but it's like she think I'm someone else.
"Stop- don't go near her. If we move she thinks we're Carlo. Let her go" I grit our even though every cell in my body screams to run after her and comfort her.
Ace comes closer to me as we hear the horrifying pained screams of someone we love move further and further away from us until it all just stops.