Scared And Scarred

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Alicia's pov

Woohoo!!
Tonight we will be leaving for Spain. I am super excited. I have already packed all my stuff. One bag of my clothes and shoes and the other is filled with the gifts that I bought for everyone for Christmas. They don't need many clothes as I have 14 brothers who own super comfy hoodies.

I have such a big family so I spent the last two surfing through the malls with Tito to find a gift for everyone. This is my first Christmas with my family. Correction, it is my first Christmas that counts.

I am excited to celebrate it with the entire family. We will be staying in Spain for two weeks and returning next year, I mean after the new year.

Felipe helped to carry my bags downstairs. And after an hour we all left for the airport.
We travelled in the private jet, now I know why the plane was so empty when I sat in it last time.
It feels like such a long time ago when I came home with Lucas. I was so different back then, shy, mute, scared and scarred. Love and family's support do make a difference, now I am more confident, a chatterbox (in dad's words), fearless and strong.

We landed in Spain after a long flight. It was morning and we all climbed into two cars to reach the house. Correction, it is a castle. It's very beautiful and grand. The perfect marriage of vintage and modern.

All the family was waiting for our arrival in their living room. I ran there and hugged and greeted everyone. Then Arlo pulled me to give a tour. I am still overwhelmed with my dad's house back in America but it is nothing compared to this palace. They even have lifts to go to different floors. So many rooms that I lost track of what was where, so I kept it simple for myself and memorized the way from my room to the kitchen. the For rest of the place, I have 8 pairs of legs to carry me around.

I went to my room and quickly freshened up and joined everyone for breakfast.

The dining table was HUGE with three chandeliers emitting warm light. The food was laid on the table and five maids helped us in serving around.

After a delicious breakfast, the whole family ventured outside into the vibrant garden, everyone got engrossed in their activities. I found myself seated with Martin and Alonzo, engaged in a lively conversation about everything and anything under the sky.

As the day progressed, we cousins embarked on a delightful sightseeing adventure, exploring the breathtaking wonders of Spain. The country's charm and natural beauty captivated our senses, leaving us in awe at every turn. Amidst our exploration, we indulged in a bit of leisurely shopping, adding cherished mementoes to commemorate our stay here

We returned home as the evening descended, reminiscing about the day's adventures and eagerly planning the itinerary for the entire week.

It's been three days since we came to Spain. Today I with Hugo, Manuel and Yahel prepared a morning surprise for some of our brothers.

Lucas is way to serious all the time, he needs to loosen up a bit, so I hid all the suits and replaced them with vacation worthy clothes.

Marcello, is so caught in office and work, I gave him a reason to stay home. We added a blue hair dye in his shampoo. It won't come off for at least three days.

Santi always drinks a weird health drink in he morning. So to add some sweetness in his life, I replaced salt with sugar and water with vinegar.

We do small pranks every day but today we pranked the three hotheads of the family. They say higher the risk, more the fun.

"WHAT THE HELL!!" three people shouted from three different rooms.

Mission successful.

They all came outside at the same time. Lucas was looking baffled in the hot pink Hawaiian shirt. But honestly blue suits Marc a lot. Oops Santi was coughing all the way, making funny face. I offered him water though he denied and glared at me instead. He took the biscuits from the plate nearby. Unfortunately I switched its cream with toothpaste. In my defence, that prank was for Issac.

We all busted out laughing but stopped when those three glared at us, especially me. Their eyes were shooting bullets and their looks were ready to kill.

"No one got on our nerves like you do Xia."

"No one messes with us neither family not friends."

"My hair, you crossed your limit."

All three of them one by one said, making me really scared. I think I crossed a line this time. They walked towards me and I stood their with my head bowed down.

"We won't leave you." they said together. Lucas lifted me on his shoulder and dropped me on the couch. Then all three of them tickled me.

Oh my god, my stomach hurt with all the laughing and shouting. Finally they let me go when I almost cried.

But at the end, it was worth it as all of them agreed to do no work till Christmas day. And promised to even take me for ice cream after dinner.

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