Ariana's POV:
"Ariana, get up you're going to be late for your school. It's 7 a.m. already." Called my mom.
"Ughh, why do I have to get up every day so early. Can't school be late. I am sleepy." I replied.
"Get up. Your friends will be here in 15 minutes." Mom said. "Ok ok. I am up. Shoot I am gonna be so late."
I forgot to introduce myself, I am Ariana Parker. I live in Texas with my family. I am 18 year old. I have brown hair and black eyes. I am 5'6. I am curvy in the right place. Though my body is not perfect, I am happy with it.
My parents are university professors. They love me so much. Although they are usually busy, they don't forget to spend time with me. I don't have a sibling, but I always wanted to. I sometimes think it would be great to have a brother. Sigh, but I don't have any.
Anyways, I am going to be so late if I keep talking so we'll talk later. I need to get ready fast.
I hurriedly got into my washroom to get fresh and took the fastest shower I could get.
I got ready in my favourite black tank top and jeans. I wore a jacket over it. I put my hair into a high ponytail. I apply mascara and lip balm. I spritz my favourite perfume and I am finally ready.
I don't wear heavy makeup. I like to be simple.
I got my books into my backpack and got down the stairs to see my mom making my breakfast. My dad was reading a newspaper.
"Eat your breakfast." Mom said while flipping the pancakes. "Mom I'm going to be late so I don't have time to eat." I just took a french toast and stuffed an apple in my backpack.
"Bye mom and dad. Love you." I said giving my mom and dad a hug.
I wear my sneakers and go outside to see my friends are already here.
"Good morning guys." I said cheerfully to my two best friends in the world, Noah and Jessy. They are my support and are two of the best people in the world. They are the friends any girl could ask for.
We are in the same school. We are in senior high school.
"You're late. Again." Sassed Jessy. "I am not." I said cheekily. We started bickering and Noah mediated between us. It is always like this, Noah is the calm one between us. He always keeps the peace between us.
"Ok guys, let's get going or we will be late for our first day of school." He said amusedly. We arrived at school, laughing and bickering with each other.
We went to our locker to get our books and stuff then we went out to classes. Noah and Jessy are in some of my classes.
It is our first day in the last year of high school so there is not much studying. Before we knew it the lunch bell rang.
I went to the cafeteria and got in line to take my lunch. I took a slice of pizza and juice. Then I went to our seat in the cafeteria where we always sit. Noah and Jessy are already there eating lunch.
"Hey guys. What are you talking about?" I said sitting in my seat.
"We are thinking that we should go to a movie. It's been a long time since we went together. Then we will go shopping." Jessy said excitedly.
"Yeah let's go. We should go because there is not much work to do as it's the first day of our school." Noah said.
"Ok. Then we will meet after school at Noah's house." I said happily.
As we were talking we heard Brittney berating a girl. Like every school we have our cliché students. Queen bee, quarterbacks, nerds and students that don't lie in any of the categories.
We saw she was bullying a girl again. I sometimes think she has some superiority complex. I don't know why everyone fears her so much. Maybe because she is the daughter of a rich family and they donate a large sum to the school board.
We got up and went to her to try to stop her and help the girl. Brittney didn't listen to us. Then we went and separated her. We helped the girl to stand up and send her to the infirmary as she had a bruise on her knees.
Brittney said "Why are you interfering in my affairs?" Well she screeched actually.
"We also don't want to do anything related to you. So you should stop these bullying. You won't look good even if you are bullying others. Don't try hard." I said sarcastically.
Everyone started laughing and she looked like she wanted to murder me. If looks could kill, then I won't be alive, believe me.
The bell rang and everyone went to their classes. The day passed without another drama. We went home.
I went to my room. My parents were still at their jobs. So I cooked something to eat and then went to my room to clean it as it was messy because I didn't clean it in the morning.
I clicked my mobile on and went to social media and spent some time on it. I checked and saw that it was almost time to go to the movies so I went to take a shower and got ready.
I went to Noah's house as we planned. Then we went to the movies and went shopping.
"Guys I am tired and hungry. Let's go to eat at the food court." Noah whined. I looked at Jessy and we looked at the shopping bags Noah was carrying. "Ok. Let's go feed him." Jessy said.
Noah was practically jumping to eat as if he hadn't eaten in a lifetime. We shook our heads at him.
"What? You guys are shopping for hours now. I am so tired, if I didn't stop you, you would still be shopping. Sigh, I don't know how you guys don't get tired of shopping so much."
"Shopping is our stress reliever." Replied Jessy. Noah just shook his head like he had no hope for us.
We ordered our food and started eating. Then we went home.
I got in to see my parents watching the tv. They saw me and said "Ariana come on sit here. How was your day out?"
It was moments like these that deepened our bond.
"We had a great time today, dad. We went to the movies and then to shopping. Then we had dinner at our favourite place."
"Good". Dad smiled. We talked for some time and then we bid goodnight to each other.
I headed to my room and then changed my clothes. I slept the moment my head hit the pillow as I was tired after my day.
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Meanwhile in New York:
Third person's POV:
"Boss, I have found your little princess. I will send you the details immediately. Her name is Ariana Parker." Said a private investigator over the phone.
"Ok. Send me details. We are on our way to get our princess." Said a strict voice holding the phone with trembling hands. He hung up the phone and immediately called the family meeting.
Every member of the Romano family was present in his office worried.
When Gabriel Romano saw that his sons were there, he thought about his princess and became sad. He thought how he missed her childhood and now she is a young girl already.
He then started to talk. His voice trembled with nervousness and excitement. Everyone was worried as to why their father was nervous. He said, "I found her."
It was a pin drop silence in the room as everyone was stunned. They don't have to ask who their father was talking about. They thought that they were dreaming, that their princess had been found. When they came out of shock, they started asking questions one after another.
"Where is she?" "When are we going to get her?" "Is she okay?" "Can we go now?" "Does she know about us?" "What did she say?" "How did you find her?"
Gabriel stopped them from talking further and replied, "She lives in Texas and I found her through the private investigator that we hired. We are going to Texas tonight to bring her back. You guys go and get everything ready to welcome her." He dismissed them.
He also went to prepare for the journey.
"Princess we are coming to bring you back" thought Antonio excitedly.
"Baby sister we are coming". Leonardo smiled.
"We will meet soon, sorellina." Rafael thought.
(Sorellina: baby sister in Italian)
"Ariana, get ready to be pampered, sister." Alfonso smiled at everyone's excitement.
"Ari, How will you react?" Thought Benjamin.
"Gemella, do you look like your gemello?" Smiled Matteo.
(Gemella: twin sister, Gemello: twin brother)
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1 hour later:
The Romano family got everything ready to meet their daughter/sister. They met at the garage of their house and got into their cars to go to the airport.
They arrived at the airport where their family's private jet was ready. The Romano family is one of the richest families in New York. They are originally from Italy.
That's their side business as they are the biggest mafia of New York.
Everyone got into their jet to go to Texas. Romano brothers looked at their father as he was shaking his legs from excitement and nervousness. They can relate to their father as they were also feeling these emotions.
They were going to meet their princess after 18 years. How they get through this time without her, only they know. Their princess, the life of every single one of them, got missing and they couldn't do anything about it. It was excruciating for them.
But now that they have found her they are not going to let her out of their sight again. They finally felt they could live again with her.
Their family was just breathing, not living without her. They immersed themselves into their work, study or anything they could do to continue living. They were going through the motions.
In all of this, they lost their mother also. Sigh. It was truly tragic for them.
Everyone was lost in their thoughts. They arrived in the morning. Now it is a new start for them. They will also feel the love of a daughter/sister and family.
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