Double Trouble

Chapter 29

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.