Heartbreak hotel

Chapter 3

After a disastrous dinner, everyone split up. Some went home, while others went to their rooms.

Julian's house had been built from the ground up by Ash, his siblings and his mother. They had bought a plot of land and left enough space for expansion. They had expanded a lot, and according to Thea, they always needed more bedrooms, living space, and everything. The latest expansion was two years ago when the third floor had been added.

Julian’s bedroom was on the second floor, at the end of the hallway. He and Silas were in his room, and it was easily his pride and joy. When he was brought home four years ago, he had been given the room at the end of the hallway and been told to decorate it however he pleased. Well, he hadn’t unpacked his little suitcase for the first month, and when Ash had come in to see how it had been coming along, he had been surprised to see the room still empty besides the bed and built-in closet where he had kept some of his clothes.

The next day, both men took a day off of work and took him and Thea to Ikea. They had made a day trip out of it and had coaxed him into buying anything he wanted for his room. After that, they took him to a computer store where he had again coaxed into buying whatever he wanted. The next day, he spent the entire day building all of the furniture, and Ash helped him set up the computer he had gotten just because he’d never owned one. They had spent time with him, helping him sort his room out. they had realised that they hadn’t painted the walls, but Julian didn’t mind the white walls.

And now, four years later, knowing he wouldn’t be abandoned again, his room held everything near and dear to him; it was easily his favourite toom in the house. The desk area was pushed up against a wall, with wall shelves hanging adobe; below them were pictures of things he found pretty. Beside it was a small cube shelf where he had photos of his everyone. His bed was off to the other side, and the a small seating area where he often watched movies on the TV.

Silas didn't stay long before he went to sleep next door in his room. Erza had been annoyed that she wasn’t seeing her son as often, so he told her he would be at home for the night. Sleepy, Julian got into bed after brushing his teeth, and he settled into bed.

He had a dream, one from what felt like a lifetime ago. It was at his very first orphanage he had been in. The one where he had met Silas before he had been taken from him. But what surprised him was the boy standing in front of him.

His face was blurred, but he could hear his voice; he was talking. “And, I promise,” he said. “No mater what happens, I will find my way back to you, Julian.” The boy held onto Julain’s hands with his much smaller ones.

“I know,” he had replied. “And I will find you too-”

He woke up with a startle as he heard the faint thumping on the front door. He looked at the clock on his nightstand, which read three a.m. He often dreamed of all the orphanages he had visited but never dreamt of the first one. He left his room to see a majority of the people all in the hallways, looking confused.

“Is that the door?” Alex asked, scowling. Nathaniel was standing beside him, his dark hair messy.

When Sebastian left the room, Ash behind them, Julian followed after the two men. He could hear the rest behind them. They all had weapons in their hands. Some had guns, while others had pieces of furniture. Thea was holding a lamp.

Ash and Sebastian went down the stairs with Julina and Thea right on their tails. “Romeo, I don’t think this is a good idea.”

“Bubbles, I love you, I do, but its three am, and we all know how I feel about my sleep, and these shits woke me up, so when I open the door, you get ready to shoot.”

Sebastian sighed but nodded.

Ash opened the door.

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