FAMILY

08| Abduction

Eunha was crying which made me cry. We had lunch outside which gave us more space to cry together and for my friends to interrogate me. They all thought that I had died and were freaked out when they came to my place to find it abandoned.

I didn't even know what I should tell them. Hector warned me not to tell everything. So I decided to change the story a bit.

"So your fake mom stole you from the hospital and paid doctors to tell the Cassano's that you had passed away. Moved all the way to the UK to escape from them. But then wanted to live back here because she thought they wouldn't think anything weird of you. But they did because Hector thought you looked too much like him. Then he found out what she did and got legal guardianship over you?" August paraphrased.

"Yeah." I sighed tiredly.

"Shit, bestie, that's intense," Cecelia commented.

"She could get a whole TLC show!" August added.

That made me laugh. I think I'll do great on a TLC show but I don't trust the producers and their editing techniques.

"Are you alright, though? That's a very big change that you're going through." Eunha placed her hand on my shoulder.

New tears filled my eyes and I shrugged slightly. I'm not alright. That was a given.

"I really wanted to talk to you but Hector took my phone. I still don't have it back."

"Fucking psycho," Cecelia muttered.

"I can buy you a phone."

Bless Daniel and his sweet heart. He let me hang onto him during the gifted courses. The classes weren't all too bad and managed to keep me focused.

"I can't ask you to do that. And what if he takes that one away as well?"

He winced.

"He can't just not let you have a phone. You need it to communicate." Eunha argued.

"He doesn't listen."

"Then make him listen." Cecelia insisted.

"How?"

"Compromise. That's the only thing you can do right now."

I'd have to find a way to compromise with Hector. How was I even supposed to do that?

At least I was surrounded by my friends. It was just so good to see them again.

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I was not thrilled when school ended because of two reasons. I had to say goodbye to my friends and I had to ride with the twins. We did not get along and what made everything worse was that Victor wouldn't even be there. Theo picked him up earlier because he had a doctor's appointment.

So I would be alone with the twins and Amelia. I didn't have to interact much with her because we ignored each other during class. She had her friends and I had Daniel. But we did walk together to the car. It was a very nice Benz but when I wanted to open the door, Leonardo locked it.

Amelia had already gotten in and they just locked me out. Nicholas opened his window from the passenger's seat with a wide grin.

"See you later, loser!"

Then drove away. Without me.

How the fuck was I supposed to get home now? Hector told me that I had to ride back with them but they just abandoned me. What the hell was I supposed to do?

I scanned the parking lot but didn't spot my friends. Eunha and August take the subway together, so they always had to hurry after the bell. Cecelia had a private chauffeur but she probably already left. Daniel drove home with his older sister but I didn't see him anywhere.