Discovering Lila

Chapter 6: Brothers

~Recap~

Shit. I've been spotted. Shit. Shit. Shit.

I slowly turn around, completely oblivious to what I would be met with. Or rather... who I would be met with...

All my brothers. All of them.

Including Alessandro and Giovanni.

Shit.

~Time reversal to three days before the last chapter where Lila enters the house~

Lorenzo's POV:

Today is the day.

Today is the day when my two oldest brothers come back for good.

I will no longer be the one in charge, but at least I would get a break. All the pressure won't be on me anymore.

Alessandro and Giovanni arrive at 3pm and it's 12 now so I have 3 hours to get the house ready for our oldest brothers' arrival.

They both left a week after our fathers death to help out in the mafia. We are part of the Italian Mafia and our dad was the Capo (boss) however now the title belongs to Alessandro. He had to leave to ensure the transition was smooth and oversea some other changes. Giovanni went with him as his new second in command, leaving me to continue raising the younger siblings. It's been 4 years since we've all seen them and I know my younger brothers are excited but scared. They know the reputation of the oldest Russo siblings and know they are not to be messed with, sibling or not. Well, all know except Lila. Who knows what she thinks of them. She knows nothing of the mafia and why they left, she's oblivious as always.

My youngest brothers have been preparing for their arrival by making themselves as neat as possible. I'm hoping Delilah will have had the sense to have done the same without me warning her to. She can be a nuisance sometimes but at least she stays out the way and quiet. Even now and for the past few weeks, I've barely heard or seen her. Only the occasional horrible passing by where I remember she exists and how she made our lives a living hell. Then, it's back to thinking she was never born. We don't see her, we don't hear her, nothing.

You might be thinking that it's quite harsh. But no. It's not. She ruined our lives. She ruined the lives of me and my brothers. She was responsible for the death of our younger sister Elena, she was responsible for the death of our mother, and she was responsible for the death of our father and therefore responsible for me being forced to become head of the family for the last 4 years. It was all her fault and I will never forgive her.

~Time skip to 3pm when Alessandro and Giovanni are arriving~

Everyone is standing by the door, awaiting the car with our eldest Russo siblings. Everyone is dressed in suits, with slicked back, neat hair, and polished shoes. Everyone is here, except for Delilah.

As always, she is causing a fuss. A mess. She is once again making our lives a living hell. She can't seem to do anything right. I can't believe she's not here right now.

No one can find her or seems to know where she is. Everything was meant to be perfect to show our oldest brothers that I was capable of handling everything here. But no. Lila had to go and ruin everything again.

I hear the car pulling up the drive.

"Delilah Hale Russo. For the last time. Get down here right now!" I shout. Silence is all that follows.

"Has anyone seen her? Where is she?" I ask my younger brothers.

"I've been looking for her around the whole house but I couldn't find her." Rocco replied.