Taken from her family at age 2 Valentina has only remembered her mother. Her mom made sure she was loved. But what happens when one day she is told her mother is no longer with her anymore and she has to leave to Italy to live with her father and 6...
A few seconds later the door opened and I was met with an older lady.
"Vieni dentro.(Come inside)" She said.
I acted confused so they didn't know I speak Italian. I turned to look at Riccardo.
"You can go in."
"Oh, okay."
As I was coming in I heard many footsteps coming down the stairs. I also saw how pretty the house was. When you first enter the house you are met with a staircase that leads you to the second floor, it also splits and one side goes left and the other goes right.
There is a beautiful chandelier hanging above the staircase right where it splits. The design is old Rome, just modernized.
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I was so busy looking at the details of the house that I didn't see the 7 men/boys standing in front of me. I recognized my biological father because of the articles I read.
"Buon pomeriggio Signore. Tutto è andato liscio, inoltre non credo che lei conosca l'italiano.(Good afternoon Sir. Everything went smoothly, plus I don't think she knows Italian.)" Riccardo told my bio father.
"Bravissimo Riccardo. Grazie per averla portata qui in sicurezza.(Very good Riccardo. Thanks for bringing her here safely.)" My bio father told him. After that Riccardo put my bag beside me and told me goodbye and left.
I turn my attention to my bio family and just look at them with no emotion. No way in hell am I starting this conversation. It's so awkward. Up until my bio father decides to speak.
"Hello Valentina, I'm your father and these are your brothers. I'm glad you made it here safely, also I'm sorry for your loss. Your mothers body arrived a little before you. We arranged for a funeral and burial for tomorrow." When he started talking about arranging her funeral he looked mad and furious. Actually they all looked mad about it.
Do they really hate my mom that much? Wow.
"Hi, nice to meet you guys. Thank you for that. I didn't want to be so far from her." Thinking about her made me sad but I wasn't going to let them see that.
"No problem neonata. (baby girl). Boys, introduce yourself from oldest to youngest." I already know all of them but they don't know that so I play along. Don't want to expose myself so early on.
"I'm Luciano Principessa, your oldest brother. I'm 26. It's nice to have you back." He said with an emotionless face. Although when you look at his eyes you can tell how genuine and happy he was. I just nod and look at Vincenzo.
"Hey Principessa I'm your second oldest brother Vincenzo but you can call me Vince. I'm 23. I'm so happy you're back home." He had a small smile on his face as he was saying this. I gave him a small smile and nodded, then looked at Alessio.
"Hey sorella (sister) it's so nice to see you again, I'm Alessio and I'm 21. You have no idea how much I've missed you." He said with a genuine smile on his face. I also gave him a small smile to acknowledge him but not big enough for him to think that I am comfortable with them yet. I moved on and looked at Alessandro.
