aurora | vinnie hacker

fifty one✧

rori's pov

I sprinted to Vinnie's car and poor thing was trying his best to catch up.

"Babe." he called out as i kept pulling on the passenger door handle.

"Unlock the car!" i tried to force it open but it was locked. I wanted to leave so fast that i was willing to break his car window open. I was afraid if we didn't leave now that they'd follow us out here and give me some bullshit speech on how they're sorry. Ive made it pretty clear that i wanted nothing to do with either of them, and i still stand by that.

"Vinnie please just open the door!" i bursted into tears. I was frustrated and i didn't want to be here and Vinnie not unlocking the car was agitating me.

"Rori..." i felt a warm pair of arms wrap around me from behind.

"Just breathe, please." he spoke softly to calm me down.

i just melted into his arms and cried.

I always knew my mother was out there living a life, but never did i imagine that she'd have a kid so close to my age. One that she kept.

I was better off living not knowing what she looked like, or what her life was like. Seeing both my biological mother and Jasmine together really hurt me deep down. Them going out to dinner and bonding. That should be me. But it's not.

I turned my body and wrapped my arms around Vinnie. I held him tight and just cried into his chest. His poor shirt has makeup on it now.

I felt his hands rub my back in a comforting manner. He didn't unlock the car door until i finally calmed myself down.

Once i did, he unlocked the car. We finally drove off.

"Please just take me home." i leaned my head against the window.

"Okay." i felt his right hand reach for mine as he drove out of the area.

The rest of the car ride was silent. When we finally made it to my apartment i just ran straight to my bed to continue crying.

I felt Vinnie's body press against mine as he held me close to him.

He didn't say anything. He just tried to comfort me.

"Why did she have to give me up?" i wiped my face, black residue from mascara and eyeliner all over the back of my hand.

"I dont know baby."

"Just think of the bright side, if it weren't for your biological mom, you would never have the life you did with your adoptive parents. You wouldn't have Anthony as a cousin. You wouldn't have met Kio and your other friends. You would've never met me. I know it hurts you to think that your mom doesn't want you. But just look at all the greatness you got from it all." i felt his lips kissing my cheek softly.

I never really thought of it that way. Of course when you have something really shitty happen in your life, you're not really thinking about all the great things to be happy about. That one fucked up thing can ruin it all.

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A few days later

"Thank you for joining me. I hate asking Kio or Vinnie to tag along with me. They bother me too much." I looked over at Amanda as we both walked out the gym together.