Viviana

This is the first chapter it starts out with the female lead Viviana shes an average teenage girl. Except that she has a huge family In this chapter you will meet that family and a special person

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           Viviana

 

 

          “Viviana Chiata Giuseppe!!” screams my mother telling me its time to get up and ready for school. “Wake up!!”

 

 

          I let out an irritated sigh it feels like I’ve only been asleep for a few hours. A begrudging look at my table clock tells me what I feel is reality.

 

 

          “Viviana!!”

 

          “I’m up mama!! I’m up!!!”

 

          “Alright breakfast will be ready in about twenty minutes okay.”

 

 

          “Okay.” Getting out of be I’m praying that my two sisters haven’t taken showers in our bathroom yet. Because of they had I was screwed. The cold water would definitely be pouring through the shower head. Grabbing my towel I race to the bathroom. As the water turns on its warm caress beats down onto my body. Sweet victory is mine.

 

 

          “Viviana hurry up!!” cries Lucetta my younger sister.

 

 

          “Cetta you know whoever gets to the shower first can take the longest.”

 

 

          “Your so mean.” She says and mumbles something in Italian.

 

 

          “Cetta who’s in the bathroom?” Asks Mariabella my oldest sister.

 

         

          WE are a very Italian family anyone could tell that by our names. Mariabella’s name means my beautiful Mary. Lucetta’s is light, and mine means Lovely. I haven’t even talked about Leonardo, Stephano, and Alessandro yet. Leonardo means as strong as a lion and he’s the oldest. Alessandro is the youngest and his name means helper of mankind. Stephano is the middle of the boys as I am the middle of the girls. We are twins and his name means crown.

 

 

          “Viviana is.” Answers Lucetta.

 

          “Viviana hurry up!!” comes Mariabella’s exasperated cry.

 

     

          “You snooze you lose.” I say in my best and heaviest Italian accent, and laugh. “Besides I’ve only been in for five minutes I have five more you’ll both have plenty of time.

 

 

          “Yea if we take five minute showers.” Says one of them.

 

 

          “Well looks like that’s what you have to work with.”

          “Fine!!”

 

 

          Five minutes later I walk out of the bathroom as promised.

 

 

          “Finally! You take way to long.” Lucetta whines.

 

 

 

          “You’re such a primadonna!!” I scoff on the way to my room.

 

 

          “Lucetta, Leonardo, Stephano, Mariabella, Viviana!! Breakfast is ready!!”

 

 

          “Okay mama!!” we shout.

 

 

          As I choose my clothes for school a tapping noise hits the door.

 

 

          “Who is it?”

 

 

          “It’s me Chiata.”

 

 

          I’d know that voice anywhere. “Hey Stephano. You didn’t call me Ana this time.” Chiata is my middle name, and because I only let Stephano call me Ana everyone else either calls me Viviana or Chiata.

 

          “Good morning blue and I know.”

 

 

          “Good morning blue two!”

 

 

          We’ve called each other this since we were small. Steph and I are the only ones in our family with blue eyes. Dark chestnut hair and blue eyes, our other brothers and sisters have light brown hair and light brown eyes.

 

 

 

          “What’s up Steph?”

 

 

          “Well… I’ll talk to you later when I can see your face.”

 

 

 

          “Oh well. I’m done getting dressed what’s going on?”

 

 

          “Rachel and I have been having problems lately.”

 

 

           “Like what?”

 

 

 

          “Well she never wants to go anywhere.”

 

 

          “Oh Stephano I told you she was trouble from the start.”

 

          “But I really like her.”

 

 

          “You always say that.”

 

 

          “I know but I do.”

 

 

 

          The difference between Stephano and I was that we were polar opposites. He is sweet and lighthearted in the way that guys can be. Me… well I wouldn’t say I was mean but I had the tendency to say things without thinking “Well give her one more chance.”

 

 

          “Ok.” He says with a smile “I love you Ana.”

 

 

          “I love you Steph.”

 

 

          We go down stairs together.

 

 

          “Good morning Stephano, Viviana.”

 

 

          “Good morning mama.”

 

 

          “Hi mama.”

 

          “How are my pods in a pea today?”

 

 

          We laugh. “Grandma its two peas in a pod.” I explain.

 

 

 

          “Oh well.” She smiles.

 

 

          I love grandma she’s so sweet and can cook no bodies business.

 

 

          “Mama where’s papa?” says Alessandro.

 

 

          “Papa went to work early today.”

 

 

          “Oh.” His five year old voice reply’s.

 

 

          I love Alessandro so small and innocent. He’s going to be a lady killer when he grows up. I walk over to him and pick him up. “How is my little spider monkey this morning.” I tickle him.

 

 

          “Stop Stop!!!” comes his adorable laugh.

 

 

          “Give me my kiss first!!”

 

 

          “Mwah.” He kisses my cheek.

 

          “Thank you.” I exclaim sitting him down. “What’s for breakfast mama?”

 

 

 

          “Eggs, bacon and potatoes.”

 

 

          “Yummy.”” Shouts Alessandro.

 

 

          “Mama I got to go early I’ll just have and apple.” Says Leonardo.

 

 

 

          “Leonardo Ciro Giuseppe. You’ll sit down and have the breakfast your mama made for you.”

 

 

          “Yes grandma.”

 

 

          We sit down at the table and talk.

 

 

          “We gotta go mama don’t wanna be late.”

 

 

 

          “Alright bye bye love the four of you.”

 

 

          A round of love you’s fill the room as we go. I kiss mamas cheek as I go. “Bye Alessandro, grandma, Lucetta.”

 

 

          “Bye.” They call

 

 

          It’s pretty cold outside this morning. So I’m glad that I chose my big coat. Stephano, Mariabella and I climb into the car and start the engine. We wait till it warms up a little before we head off to school. I see Mia my best friend waiting for me upon our arrival.

 

 

“Hey Mia.”

 

         

          “Hey Viviana you look great today.”

 

 

“My coat isn’t even off crazy.”

 

         

“I know but you wearing my jeans!!” She laughs.

 

 

“Wow thanks.”

 

          “Anytime!”

 

 

“So I heard we’re getting a new student today.” I say.

 

 

          “Really how do you know it all.” She uses her best sports caster voice.

 

“Well I just happen to here everything and being in the right place just on time Miss. Lorenzo. Also that’s the beauty of walking into the office where the receptionists aren’t afraid to hide a thing.”

 

 

          The bell rings morbidly telling us its time for first hour physics.

 

 

“Physics… YAY!!” Stephan says sarcastically as he walks up beside us. “Hey Mia.” He greets her in a very alluring tone.

 

 

          “Uh hi uh Stephano.” she almost runs into an open locker as she says this. “Hey I gotta go to office first I’ll see you later.”

 

 

“Okay.” I wait till she’s gone to chastise Steph. “Stephano Augusto Giuseppe!! Why do you tease her that way?”

 

 

          “Hey I can’t help it if I’m H-O-T hot!!

 

 

“Don’t get to full of yourself.”

 

 

          “Oh never that.”

 

 

“Did you do your homework?”

 

 

          “No I got home from work late.”

“Viviana you have to keep your grades up or else you won’t be able to play any sports, and quit work.”

 

 

          “I know. I know.”

 

 

“Do you Ana. Because it seems that your more worried about friends and looks.”

 

 

          “Stephano please stop, I get it. I think I can handle my life. You aren’t mama or papa or even grandma you’re my brother.”

 

 

“I worry about you Ana. And if I don’t who is going to? You know everyone in our family thinks we can get along fine.”

 

 

          “Stephano I just…”

 

 

          “We’ll talk later. I love you though.”

 

 

          “I love you too.” I say. Stephano and I are so very close. We always have been. Although I don’t see why he is constantly worries over me. I’ve been in trouble a few times but never horrible trouble. At least someone worries over me. I worry for him sometimes to he’s so nice it’s ridiculous he like almost every girl he dates. I just don’t want him to get hurt. Everyone thinks that since we are twins and have each other we’ll be fine. That not true in some cases, sometimes I wish that we had more attention paid to us. When I’m finally in the class room I go to my usual spot and sit. I’m alone just the way I like, and Stephano sits right in front of me.

 

 

          “Good Morning class.” Says our teacher Mrs. Dalton. “I’ll call role now.” She goes through the list of about twenty students. As she does this I’m doing my homework.

 

 

When I hear footsteps at the door I don’t even bother to look up. I’ve got to finish this worksheet.

 

 

          “Well class it looks like we have a new student.Paol Varela.”

 

 

“Actually my name is pronounced Pow-ool.” He says it the correct way in a very strong voice.

 

 

          “Oh I’m sorry dear. Well we only have one open seat.

 

 

I look up then knowing she talking about the place next me. OH JOY!! I think to myself rather sarcastically.

 

 

          “So pow-ool.” She pronounces his name correctly this time. “You’ll be sitting next to Viviana Giuseppe.”

 

 

As soon as he turns to walk toward me my head goes back to my homework when he takes the seat next me I cant help but notice he smells really good.

 

“Hello.” His voice offers kindly.

 

 

          “Hi.”

 

“I’m Paol.”

 

 

          I look up and find him looking at me. Then I stop when I see his looks. This boy is positively gorgeous. He has tan skin and hazel eyes, and his hair is nearly all black with thick curls. “Uhm I’m Viviana.”

 

 

“Well it’s nice to meet you Viviana.” The way he says my name is breathtaking.

 

 

          “Yea you too.” I say smiling. “Where did you move from?”

 

 

“Napa, California. My family owns a vineyard there.”

 

 

          “That’s nice so you still own it?”

 

 

“Yes but my grandparents are running it now.”

 

 

          Mrs. Dalton collects last night’s homework thankfully I got it done. Then she passes out a packet that we’re supposed to do the first four pages out of by the end of class. As I’m picking up the paper my pencil rolls off the table. A wave of pain washes through my head as I bend to pick it up. The headache that came to me early just got worse. Reaching to grab it my knees become week and I know that they are about to give out. Then the ground hits my roughly body.

 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[SamBug]

This was very good. I like the feel of family and you definitely captured what a morning with siblings is like when getting ready. I've experienced that oh too many times. :) Great job!

[Ross]

This is fast-moving and really interesting to read!! Keep it going.

[Haifa]

Wow, its really great and very interesting. When I first saw it its something long I would just read it later but the story was interesting and made me read it all the chapter 1, I may read the next chapter soon. Really great job.

[Coyote Poetry]

A very fast moving first chapter. I like the feel of family and a home in your words. Your detail made the story come alive. A very strong first chapter. I look forward to see what will happen now.
Coyote