❤Happy Valentine's Day💙

💙Happy Valentine's Day💙 

Everyone has their own ideas of what Valentine's Day should be about, but I see it as a day to tell those you care for that you love them. To me, Valentine's Day is a day where loved ones get together and spend time with each other. 

Sometimes, it's not about the candy or the gifts we receive. It's about spending time with someone you care about. Maybe, you don't have a special someone in your life, that's fine! Spoil yourself, do things that make you happy, give yourself a little self-love! Whether you're single or not, I hope everyone has an amazing day!

Long Lost Twin: Prologue

It was a snowy evening. Very few people were out. One of the few that was, was a young eight-year-old boy. The cold didn’t bother him as he walked the streets on numb feet and in tattered clothes. Some would cast a look of pity at the boy, but no one offered to help him. A police officer who was watching traffic saw the boy walking towards him.  

Knowing it was his duty to help those who need it, he couldn’t help but hesitant when the boy stopped in front of him, with haunted eyes. The officer cleared his throat. “Can I help you, young man? Where are your parents?” He wonders if the boy had come from a nearby shelter or had run away from home. 

“I need help going to my house,” the boy said without blinking. 

“Oh, where is it?” If the boy’s house was close by then he probably wouldn’t have to call in to report it.  The boy gave him the address to his house. “Alright, it’s pretty close follow me.” The boy looked behind him and then followed the officer to his cop car. The officer opened the passenger door for him and got into the driver's side.  

He turned the heat on, but the boy was still holding himself as if he was still cold. The officer could tell it had been a long time since the boy had eaten. It was amazing how the cold hadn’t killed him. “Can I ask you some questions?”  

“No.” 

The glare the boy gave the officer made the officer stay quiet. He convinced himself he wasn’t afraid of the boy and if he needed to, he will take him down to the station. Yet, there was something about the boy that made him uncomfortable. He drove in silence casting an unsteady glance at the boy every few minutes.  

“Stop right here.” The officer stopped the car next to a pale blue two-story house.  

“Do you need me to wal-” 

“What are you doing Rico?” The officer jumped when he saw a man appear in the back seat of the car. The man was wearing a black trench coat with long black pants. 

“I wanted to see for myself,” the boy responded. The officer watched as the man stared at the boy with annoyance. 

“Is he your father?” the officer asked. Rico ignored him.  

“Fine go see them then,” the man said in annoyance. The boy opened the passenger door and hopped out of the car. He ran up to the house and peeked into an open window.

 

“Do you have any kids officer?” The officer jumped when the man addressed him. 

“I have a newborn son,” the officer answered. 

“I had a son. Rico reminds me of him,” the man said nodding over to where Rico was still staring into the window.  

“What happened?”  

“He flew too close to the sun. He passed away. His passing was too much for my wife so she left,” the man responded. 

“I’m sorry to hear that,” the officer said sincerely. 

 

“It’s fine. Now I have Rico. At least once he realizes that no one wants him.” Rico was walking back to the car with hatred in his eyes. The officer stared at him in shock. Seconds ago, he was looking sickly, and his clothes were in tatters. Now he had fresh clothes and looked healthy as ever.

 

“Well,” the man prompted. 

“You were right. They don’t miss me. They had no intention of coming back for me,” Rico said. 

“Are you mad?” the man asked.

“Yes.” 

“Good. Then we have a lot of work to do. First, take care of him.” Rico turned toward the confused officer. He smiled. 

“No problem.” 

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year! Let's start 2021 off right!

Long Lost Twin First Chapter

The first chapter is up and posted on Wattpad. Later this week or next week I'll post the chapter here. 

 The link is down below👇

Long Lost Twin

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Still Working

 I hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday and is excited for Christmas! Only 9 more days! I also want to say I've been working on Long Lost Twin the long version tirelessly. I will put up the first chapter on Wattpad and keep you guys updated when there are new chapters. Also, don't be shy to check out the other stories on my page😉

Long Lost Twin is on Wattpad

 Hey guys! Hope you're having a great Thursday. I put Long Lost Twin on Wattpad! Right now, I'm working on the long version with more details. It may be a little different from the short version since I wanted to focus on Nico's little journey in finding his brother. The long version would be a lot different and may share some similarities. I'll have the first four or five chapters posted on Wattpad before the month is over! The link to the story is down below👇

Long Lost Twin

Long Lost Twin: Missing

 Happy Halloween! 

This is the last part of Long Lost Twin. I would love to hear what you thought about the story. But, if you love the series and don't want it to end just yet. I'll be making a detailed story version of this. I'll be adding it to my Wattpad, so keep a lookout for that. I'll also put all the parts together and add it to my Wattpad so it's all in one place.  Now without further ado, here's the conclusion of Long Lost Twin:

"Do you remember the last place you saw him? Did he tell you where he was going?" the police officer asked Nico's parents. 

"He just said he was driving around with my nephews. He promised to be back before nine," his mom sobbed. Her husband rubbed her back trying to soothe her. 

"The boys told us they were going to see a movie," Ethan's and Evan's dad said. He had come with his wife when his sons weren't answering their phone. Unlike Nico's mom, Ethan's and Evan's was sitting stoned face in the chair. 

"Alright, we'll send a team and call if we find anything." The officer mumbled something to his partner, and they both left.

"I hope the boys are okay," Nico's mom said worriedly. 

"I'm sure they're fine. They probably lost track of time and we're just overreacting, "her husband said.

"We know where they went," his sister-in-law stated, "Evan wouldn't stop asking me about Rico. They must have tried to find him."

"Rico is dead," Nico's mom said.

"We all know nothing can kill that devil's child. I told you two the moment he was born he was bad news. Now our sons have to pay for the decision you made," her sister argued. "Let's just hope we get to see them alive." She stood up and headed to the car.

"She's just hurting, don't pay attention to her. The boys are safe," her husband said sounding hopeful. He followed his wife to the car leaving Nico's parents alone. 

"Do you think-"

"No, we're not going to think negative. Nico is fine. Ethan and Evan are fine. We don't need to worry," Nico's dad assured his wife. He hopes repeating it would make it come true.  There was a knock on the door, and Nico walked in.

"Oh my gosh Nico!" his mom ran to him and embraced him into her arms. "We were so worried." 

"It's alright mom. I'm okay. I didn't mean to worry you," Nico said chuckling. 

"I have half the mind to ground you young man. Where have you been and where are Ethan and Evan?" his dad asked.

"They just left. We lost track of time. It won't happen again," Nico promised. 

"Go wash up. I put your dinner in the microwave."

"Thanks mom." Nico went upstairs to his room and closed the door behind him. He pulled out a knife in his back pocket.  His phone rang while he was examining it.

"What's up baby," he said into the phone.

"Did they recognize you?" Roxy asked.

"Oh please, we're twins. Is that even something you should ask?" Rico chuckled. He ran his finger lightly over the sharp end of the blade admirably. 

"I still can't believe you dyed your hair."

"They're stupid, but not that stupid. If I hadn't they would have known. How is my wonderful brother of mine?"

"He hasn't stopped screaming since you left. It's getting on my nerves." 

"Don't worry I'll silent him soon. What about Ethan and Evan?"

"Yes, I took care of them. You always make me do the cleanup," Roxy sighed. "When are you coming back?" 

"In an hour or two."

"Nico are you going to eat your dinner?" his mom asked from downstairs.

Rico cleared his throat. "I'll be down in a bit," he said matching Nico's voice. "I got to go babe. Love you."

"Love you too you psycho." Rico smiled as Roxy hung up the phone. Psycho was a name he hated growing up. He soon grew to embrace the name. He felt out of place with his family and always felt they never understood him. The moment he met people, they would turn their nose up at him as if they thought they were better than him.  

His mom called for him once more. Rico hid the knife behind him and opened the door. He walked slowly to the kitchen wanting to take in every moment. He was in for a bloody night.

Long Lost Twin: Roxy

 Evan and Nico waited when they heard movement behind the door. "I guess someone is home," Nico stated. The door opened revealing a chestnut sixteen-year-old girl with jet black hair pulled in a high ponytail. She was wearing a dark red tank top showing off her inked skin with jean shorts. 

"Who are you?" she asked giving both of them a hard stare. 

"Hey. The name is Evan and may I add you look lovely today," Evan said winking at her. 

"Pay no attention to him. We were wondering if we could ask you a few questions about Rico," Nico said. The girl looked Nico up and down.

"Rico did say he had a twin brother, but I didn't believe him. The only thing that separates you from him is your hair," she said staring at Nico's curly brown hair.  

"So can we come in?" Nico asked. 

"Sure, I'm not doing anything." She stepped out of the way, letting the boys come through. The girl led them to the couch that was near the door and went to the kitchen to fix them something to drink. Evan's phone buzzed. He checked to see it was Ethan asking if they were okay. While Evan was texting Ethan back, Nico looked around the small house. In what he assumed was the living room, was the couch they were sitting on and a fairly old tv with a DVD player plugin next to it. A folded table stood between the couch and two folded chairs. Other than that there wasn't any other furniture.  

"This was only a temporary place so there's not that much here." The girl came out of the kitchen carrying a tray with three cups holding tea. She placed it on the folded table and took a seat in one of the folded chairs. "I'm Roxy by the way."

"I'm Nico and you met Evan," Nico introduced, "We were wondering if you could tell us what you know about Rico?" Roxy picked up a cup that was closest to her. 

"I'm a person who likes to cut to the chase. You want to know if Rico is alive or dead right?" she asked looking at them over the rim of the cup. "He's alive."

"How do you know? It was said he was missing and no one could find him," Evan questioned. He took a cup drunk the tea in one gulp.

"You must have been very thirsty," Roxy commented. Evan smiled. "A body wasn't found so it can't be helped but to assume he's alive." 

"Are you assuming or are you knowing?" Evan asked. He blinked his eyes a couple times as if trying to focus on her. Nico hadn't touched his cup , and was worried about the situation they were in. The uneasy feeling was back and was stronger than ever. Nico thought being here would show that he was doing the right thing, but his gut was telling him to leave right then and there. 

"I know. You haven't touched your cup, Nico. Are you not thirsty?" Roxy asked. 

"No thank you. Thank you for your time, but we should leave," Nico said. A piercing scream cause Nico's heart to beat fast. 

It was Ethan's.

"Nico I...don't...feel..." Evan fell off the couch and laid facedown on the floor unmoving.

"What did you do to him?" Nico demanded

"Nothing that will kill him," Roxy answered. "It would have been a lot easier if you had drunk the tea as well." Nico pulled his phone out to call for help.  "No service here. I didn't think you would be that stupid Nicky."

"Nicky?"

"Does it bring back memories? Rico would tell me stories of how he would make you scream and cry. He hated you you know. It was because your parents chose you, and sent him away. They lied to him saying they would be back for him, but they never did. He hates your guts."

"I-"

"Of course, you have no memories of him. They're buried deep in your subconscious. Maybe if you had remembered then you wouldn't have come here," Roxy said.

The front door opened and a figure stood causing Nico's blood to run cold. 

 He had made a huge mistake and now he's going to pay the price for it.

Long Lost Twin: Finding Rico

 "Are you sure you want to find him? He doesn't sound like the best guy," Chris asked. After his talk with his parents, Nico video called Chris and his cousins to tell them what happened. 

"Right, I don't think we should look for him. He's missing anyway. No one has seen him in years," Ethan said.

"Where's Evan?" Nico asked noticing Evan wasn't with him.

"He went to ask our parents about him," Ethan answered, "Like you, he wants to find him."

"He is family. Why shouldn't we find him?" Nico asked.

"I don't know maybe because your parents said he's terrible," Ethan said rolling his eyes. Chris nodded in agreement. 

"It's one thing to want to know more about him, but another to actually set out a find the guy," Chris added. Nico tapped his finger on his desk irritated they weren't siding with him. Even if Rico was a terrible kid, five years was enough time for him to change. From Ethan's camera, there were sounds of an argument happening. Nico could hear Evan's voice but couldn't make out what he was saying.  A few seconds later, Evan came on the camera looking frustrated.

"What was that about?" Ethan asked.

"Mom won't tell me anything, and I accidentally said dad told us so now she mad at him," Evan said flopping on the bed.

"See, that's how you know he's bad news. Why else wouldn't our parents tell us anything," Ethan said. 

"Welp, this seems like a family problem. I suggest not going after him, but if you do tell me how it goes," Chris said ending the call. 

"Some friend he is," Nico mumbled. He really thought Chris would take his side and would help him, but it seems like Chris wants nothing to do with it. Evan moved from the bed and bent down so Nico could see him in the camera. 

"What are you doing right now Nico?" Evan asked.

"Why?" Nico asked taken aback by the question. 

"I did more digging and called the youth detention center-"

"When did you do that?" Nico asked cutting him off.

"Afterschool. Anyways, turns out Rico would spend most of his time hanging out with this girl. She was released two years after he was missing. I got her address. We can go see her," Evan said.  

"How did you even get that information?" Nico questioned.

"Don't worry about it. So do you want to go or not?" Nico checked the time and saw it was still early. As long he's back home before eight he wouldn't have to tell his parents where he was.

"Yea, let's go," Nico decided.

"We'll pick you up in ten minutes," Evan said.

"We? I'm not going," Ethan stated. 

"Yes, you are." Nico ended the call as they began to argue. He closed his laptop and leaned back in his chair. He should feel relieved or happy Evan had found a lead that could help him find his brother, yet the wave of uneasiness he felt earlier came back to him. He couldn't help but wonder if finding his brother was the right thing to do.

"I'm heading out with Ethan and Evan," Nico said as he saw Evan's car pull up. 

"Where are you guys going?" his mom asked from the kitchen. 

"We're just driving around," Nico lied. 

"Okay, make sure you're home by eight no later than nine since it's a school night."

"Got it, mom." Nico went out and got in the backseat of the car. "I thought you weren't going to come?" he asked Ethan who was in the passenger seat.

"This numbskull convinced me," Ethan said pointing at Evan. 

"Come on, you have to admit this is cool. It's like uncovering a family secret," Evan said. 

"I still don't think we should look into it," Ethan said worriedly.

"Calm down. We just going to see the girl and see if she may know where he is." Nico stared out the window while another argument ensued. He was still battling if he was doing the right thing. He knew nothing but the bad things about Rico. For anyone else that's enough for them to not find him, but his curiosity fueled him to look for him.

Thirty minutes later, Evan pulled into a one-story brick house. We're here," Evan said turning the car off.

"Is she even here?" Ethan asked. There were no cars nor lights on in the house to show anyone was home. 

"Only one way to find out," Evan said getting out of the car followed by Nico. Both boys walked up to the house and knocked on the door.