Pieces of Me by Pua Ramona (small books to read txt) 📕

tell her that I said hi, and that I am truly sorry for her loss?” I nod. “I’m so sorry for your loss Eli'' she cries.

I smile at her and say “Thanks Becca. You know you can stay if you want to.”

“No. Sina needs them right now and I don’t want to upset her anymore. But I will be at the funeral.” She says solemnly.

She starts walking away but I stop her and say, “You do have a place in this family Becca, you’re having Micah’s baby. Just give them a chance to get to know you again.”

She gives me a sad smile and says “Micah was my family.” She wipes the tears off her face and says “Sina needs to heal and me being here isn’t going to help her Eli. Just let her know that I’m thinking about her.” Before I can say anything, she’s already walking back to her car.

I go to greet Mama but she walks right past me without saying anything and it pisses me off. But I know she’s still upset with me so I keep my mouth shut. I walk through the door and am about to close it when I hear Reese shout, “Hold the door man!”

I move to see what he’s doing and see that him and Luka have a shit load of boxes with plates of food in them. I open the door wide enough for them to walk in and step out of the way.

“You still look like shit man.” Reese says.

“We were still sleeping when they knocked on the door.” I tell him as I rub at my eyes.

Reese looks over my shoulder and asks “How is she?”

My shoulders fall a little. “She’s not doing good, she pretty much cried herself to sleep.”

He nods his head and says “We won’t stay long”, as he walks inside. I don’t expect Luka to talk to me so I just stand there and wait for him to walk inside.

“Thanks for letting us come by Uce'' he says. I know he’s still upset because his face confirms it and I can see a vein popping out from the side of his head.

“No thanks needed. Just glad you guys came, your sister needs you guys.”

Luka clears his throat and asks “How mad was she about your dumbass idea?”

I look at him and admit, “She was pretty fucking pissed off.”

The fucker stands there and laughs. “I told you it was dumb, lover boy.”

“Shut the fuck up and get in so I can close the door, the cold air is coming in.” I say shaking my head at him.

He walks past me and says, “Good looking out though. She would’ve been pissed if she came home.”

“Why is that?” I ask.

Luka looks at me and says “Cause everyone and their mama are going to be coming by later.” Damn. He walks further into the house and makes his way to the kitchen. I close the door and lock it. Everyone’s setting up the food, plates and drinks and the only person that’s missing is her.

“I’m going to go check on Sina and make sure that she knows that everyone’s here and that dinner’s ready.”

Chapter Forty-Eight

Sina

I wake up and Eli isn’t in the bed. I start to panic but then I hear voices coming from the front room. I don’t know who’s here so I get out of bed to see who it is. I’m still so tired but I’m starving. I stick my head out of the room and hear my sister’s voice. I step back into the room and close the door. I’m not ready to see or talk to my family so I’m just going to sit in here until they leave. I get back in bed and wait it out. I hear a soft knock at the door but I stay quiet. The door slowly opens and I see Eli walking inside, closing the door behind him.

He walks over to the bed and sits down next to me. “Hey you. How are you feeling?” he asks.

“Tired. I just want to sleep for the next few days.” I tell him with a sigh.

He gives me a sad smile then reaches for my hands. He runs his fingers through mine and my heart starts racing. “I’ll let you sleep for the next few days, but you have to eat something,” he says. I start to shake my head no but he gently grabs my face. “Babe, I know you’re upset with everyone and I get it. But they’re all worried about you and they just want to make sure that you’re okay.”

“But I don’t know what to say to any of them?”

“Who says you have to say anything? If you don’t want to talk that’s okay, they’ll understand. You just can’t stay mad at your family too long babe. Everyone’s heart was in the right place; they were just honoring your brother’s wishes.” He moves closer and says “I’m sorry that I didn’t say anything, I just felt like it wasn’t my place.” My eyes start burning but I ignore it. “The same way we’re trying to work through our mess, try and do the same with your family. Just don’t shut them out now because you’re already dealing with enough.” He kisses me on my lips and says “If you start getting tired all you have to do is let me know and I’ll ask them to leave okay?”

“Okay” I whisper. He gets up from the bed and reaches for my hand. He pulls me up then turns my hand and kisses the inside of my wrist. Stupid freaking butterflies start going crazy in my stupid belly.

He looks at me and says “Your blushing babe” and winks at me. Freaking asshole. He holds my hand and we start walking down the hallway.

“Oh and by the way, there’s a pretty little girl who’s also waiting to see her mama” he says with a smile and I