~Chapter 2~
-Mia-
Amber likes circles. I'm sure of that.
Her fabric room is a circular room. With a circular platform in the middle of the room, with a circular desk that we use to cut fabrics or draw designs on, on that platform. With long, circular rolls of fabrics alining her circular walls.
And obviously, she likes glass and the colors, purple, light blue and white. Her carpet is a rich purple in this room, the walls are a light blue, and all the ottomans, stray chairs, the lounger in the back, and even the mannequins we use to make clothes are these colors. Except for the desk. The desk is white with pieces of sparkling glass in it. The cloths are the only other things not in those colors, for they've got almost every other color and/or pattern there in, including the other three, as well.
I'm leaning over the desk, when Arabella asks the same question she always asks,
"What do you think their talking about?"
"You." I say, not even looking up from my phone.
"Mia, don't lie." Arabella looks back at me
"I'm not. I listen to the video recordings it's all 'Arabella this- Arabella that, Fabian this- Fabian that, Nina Martin here and ther-" I cut myself off, shit, I wasn't suppose to say that! She didn't know who Nina is!
"Nina who?" Arabella spins on her heels
"No one, just some they went to school with." I try to lie and shake it off
"We both know I know everyone Daddy went to school with..." Arabella puts her hand on her hips "what if she's my mom!"
"No, no, no, she isn't your mom. Fabian only dated Mara during his time at Anubis, and you know Maras not your mom." I tell her, trying to regain confidence
Truth is, I know this Nina Martin is her mom. And I only know because I hung video camera, audio, in Micks and Ambers offices, basically the only place they haven't made-out since, I've known them. And I was like four when I met them.
It was kindergarten and I remember this really pretty little girl, my age, walk in, with a dad behind her. I automatically felt a pang of jealously, she was pretty, dark brown, long hair and blue eyes. Plus, she had a dad, a man, clean shave, dark brown hair, like hers, something I didn't have, and about 10 other people, a whole group. A blonde hair woman and man, both tan and beautiful but, not her parents. Another woman, long, wavy, black, hair, darker skin, more tanner than the other two, not actually dark skinned, to say but, still not her mom. Another couple, a browned hair woman and dirty blonde hair man, I guess, the woman could be been her mom, she seemed to happy with the man beside her, though. Same with the next to couples, the women seemed to be twins, both with dark brown hair, one of them, one had more red in her hair than the other one, with completely different men, another dirty blonde, but with more spiked hair, and a dark haired and skinned man. A radiant ginger was behind them, barely containing her excitement. Finally, a woman, a final person, with dark skin and even darker hair.
That was something I'd never have, my dad had abandoned me, my mother was a working woman, with two jobs...
Then, she walked over to me, the perfect girl, with dark brown hair, curled in ringlets and her outfit, perfect.
"Hi." She whispered "I'm Arabellwa"
I looked at myself, I still had my dirty-blonde braid, I still had on my my Barney t-shirt and light-weight, athletic-type, sweat-shirt and my second hand jeans. I had know idea why she was talking to me, even at age 4.
"Mia." I said, expecting her to flee from me like the black plague
"Can I sit?" She asked
"Okay..." I said quietly
She sat down and started to pull out things from her back-pack, she looked at the 12 people at the door and waved, smiling, two canine teeth missing. They all smiled back and slowly left. I still couldn't figure out who her mom was for the life of me.
It look me three months to figure out she had no mum. I also found out who those people where, Mick, Amber, Mara, Joy, Jerome, Patricia, Eddie, Piper, Alfie, Willow, KT and Fabian. They basically took me in as their own as well. A second child to raise. It seemed as if, they didn't have a child within two people but, when one couple had a child, they all took them on. Raised the child as a group.
I admired that.
"Mia... Mia." Arabella snapped her fingers in my face, waking me from my trans.
"Yeah, yeah, sorry." I mumble
"Like I was saying, I think we should look up this Nina woman, just to see..." Arabella explains
"Arabella, I don't think it wise to sit here and waste our time on some dead end street..." I try to convince her
"I guess your right..." Arabella sighs
"Thank you." I thank her
"Now! Which fabric, light blue with yellow floral or just yellow for this sun dress?" She asks
"Floral." I nod, I'm not very good at fashion but, oh well "It'll make it seem sunny. Happier."
"Totally!" She squeals