A WISH
Chapter 4
The mansion looked so luxurious and grand. The marble porch almost looks like glass. I had not interest in taking a peek at the compound. The compound is really big but the mansion is eye-catching. I was overwhelmed with how big the mansion is, if i thought Emily mansion is a like a castle, then my Dad own is definitely a castle itself.
Holding Dad’s hand, we walked side by side towards the front door.
“Angelo give me back my comic book.” A voice demanded.
“No!” Another voice exclaimed. “You wont play with me so you dont get to read your comic book.”
“Angelo i swear to God if my comic book is in anyway torn, am never talking to you again!”
“That’s mean.” A voice said quietly. “Mummy! Anty is being a big j.erk!”
Dad sighed. “Those boys.” He opened the door, letting me step inside first.
I didn’t have enough time to admire the house cause immediately locked eyes with a tall boy, who was almost my height but i was three inches taller than him. His eyes were identical to mine and he had wavy brown hair.
I glanced down at the other small boy. His eyes were a pair of beautiful Emerald green colour and he had blond hair like mine.
“Daddy!” The little boy, who i guess it Angelo, ran to Dad. Dad picked him up and placed him on his hip.
“Daddy, who is she?” Angelo whispered, not so quietly.
Dad chuckled. “I’ll introduce you and Antonio to her.”
“Welcome home Dad.” Antonio greeted, making his way towards us. His eyes met mine again and he stared at me curiously.
“Hey, son.” Dad ruffled his hair and Antonio shot him a glare.
“Who is she, Dad?” Antonio was really straight-forward.
“Boys, remember i told you guys about my daughter?”
“Yeah, you said you and Mum met her yesterday.” Antonio said, his eyebrows creased together.
“She’s our stepsister and her name is Brielle.” Angelo chimed in.
“Yep, so i want you guys to meet your sister, i mean step-sister, Brielle.”
“Um, hi.” I gave a small wave at the two boys.
“You’re going to be our big sister?” Angelo asked innocently.
I shot him a genuine smile. “Yes, Angelo.”
“You know my name?” He asked, grinning widely.
“Dad told me.”
“I like her, Daddy and am happy that she’s my big sister!” Angelo exclaimed.
“That’s good to know, baby boy.” Dad ruffled Angelo hair, setting him down on the floor.
I turned to Antonio who was awkward scratching the back of his neck. “Hi, am Antonio, nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you too, Antonio.” I said, with a smile.
“Well, um Dad told us about you and i hope we get along really well. And am happy that you’re our sister.”
“Uh, is Antonio shy?” I cooed, pinching his cheeks.
Antonio glared at me and swatted my hand away, his cheeks turning crimson red. “I’m not.” He muttered.
“I’ll leave you kids to hang out for a while then i’ll get your Mum, cause she too is also excited to meet Brielle.” Dad said, walking towards a blue marble staircase.
“So what do you two wanna do?” I asked. A tug on my pants made me slightly jump and i glanced down to see Angelo, grinning up at me, his arms stretched up.
“He likes to be picked up.” Antonio muttered beside me, a grim expression on his face.
I shrugged and picked up little Angelo, setting him on my hip. He was pretty light.
“Let’s watch a movie?” I suggested.
“Yes!” They both exclaimed happily.
I chuckled. “Okay, what movie do you guys wanna watch?”
“Let’s watch the flash!” Antonio said excitedly. Wow his mood changes quite fast.
“No i wanna watch SpongeBob.” Angelo complained.
“How about we watch the flash first, then we can SpongeBob.”
“Sounds fair to me.” Antonio said, with a small shrug.
“Its a deal!” Angelo grinned.
~*~*~
“Bye Dad.” I kssed his cheek.
“See you tomorrow princess.” He said, with a smile. I waved him goodbye till he was out of sight.
“I can see that you had a great time.” I screamed and whirled around to face Ava, who was seated on the front porch, drinking a strawberry smoothie.
“Dont scare me like that.” I puffed out a breath and plodded towards the porch. “And you’re right i had a great time. My Dad and i talked and he took me to his house. I met my step-brothers and step-mom. Antonio and Angelo are really cute and friendly kids. Madison, they’re Mum is really kind and cheerful. She is a fashion designer and i got to see some of her beautiful and latest designs!”
Ava smiled. “I’m glad to see you look so happy, you finally found your family, but what about your Mum? You didn’t mention her.”
The smile on my face instantly vanished. “She’s dead. Tomorrow, Dad promised to take me to where she was buried.”
I brought out the golden locket in my pocket. “He gave me this, Mum wanted me to have the locket when am a teenager.”
Ava smiled softly. “Its beautiful.”
“It is.” I whispered, sitting down beside Ava and staring up at the evening sky. “Dad told me some stuff about my Mum. How she always loves to sing to me when i was still in her stomach.”
“I know that she is proud of you and will always watch over you.” Ava placed a gentle hand on my shoulder.
“Thanks for being my best friend, Ava.” I said, giving her a warm smile.
“Hey, i dont need a thank you. Best friends always comfort each other and talk about things together. You’re not just my best friend Brielle, you’re also my sister.”
I pulled her in for a hug. “And you’re my sister too.”
“Hate to interrupt the lovely moment but Aunt Emily wants all teenagers in the house to head up to the library for a private meeting.” Ava and i pulled away and turned to face Alex.
“Help us up.” Ava and i said simultaneously.
Alex sighed and used both his hands to pull me and Ava up.
“Ouch, you’re really strong.” I rubbed my wrist and dusted my backside.
“He’s been working out a lot.” Ava said smugly.
“Any pretty girl you’re trying to impress?” I asked, wiggling by brows at Alex.
“Shut up you two.” He groaned.
“We’re only complimenting you.” Ava said to Alex, with a large grin plastered on her face. “Since you’ve been working out, give me a piggy back ride!”
Alex let out an ‘oof’ when Ava suddenly jumped on his back.
He sighed and adjusted her on his back before walking towards the library, me and Ava teasing him about his workouts.
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