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Jessica'S POV

Once we were in the air, I looked around, and everything looked expensive. From the floor to the seats to the ceiling, everything screamed 'rich', and I couldn't help but gawk at everything. Everything was so shiny I was afraid to touch anything.

"Do you like it, princess?" Asked Raul.

"Yeah, it's really pretty," I said. I looked outside the window and watched the white fluffy clouds. I started thinking of how my life changed so fast. I must have been too lost in my thoughts because I felt someone put their hand on top of mine. I immediately pulled away and looked up and saw Raul and Barry looking at me in shock, confusion, and concern. "What was that, princess?" asked Raul. I looked at Barry and saw he was waiting for me to answer.

I never liked physical contact, especially when it's not initiated by me. That basically happens when you are getting beaten every day by your mom and stepdad. I will never be able to tell them what happened to me. They won't want me anymore, and they will throw me out. I mean, who wants a damaged and abused girl as a daughter and sister? Once they know, they will be disgusted and hate me, and then they will throw me into an orphanage.

I flinched when a hand was being waved in front of my face. I looked wide-eyed at the person who was waving the hand and saw that it was Barry. "Are you okay, baby?" He asked in a tone that sounded like ... worry? But why would he be worried? He just met me like ... an hour ago. But when I looked into his eyes trying to detect that his tone of worry was a lie, I couldn't see anything but honesty and panic.

"Yeah, I am. I just don't like physical contact," I muttered, hoping they would believe me. It didn't look like they did, but they didn't say anything, which I'm glad for.

He leaned forward and grabbed my soft, small hand in his big and rough one and gave it a small, reassuring squeeze. "You must be confused; you can ask us anything you want, okay?" He said softly, like he didn't want to scare me.

"So ... umm, did you eat lots of vegetables when you were a kid?" I asked, but almost immediately my eyes went wide about what I said. I looked at both of them and saw that both of them were trying to hold their laughter in. It didn't last long as both of them burst out laughing, clutching their stomachs as tears fell from their eyes. I just pouted at them and waited for them to be finished with their laughing session.

After they calmed down, Barry said, "Oh my God, I haven't had such a good laugh in such a long time." he laughed again "But, to answer your question, I did eat a lot of vegetables; Dad even would force us to, or he'd take our toys."

I sighed sadly for my poor self and short height and my malnourished body.

"So like what do you do for work?" I asked, trying to change the subject. As I asked this question, I noticed both of them tensed and looked at each other, like they were communicating with their eyes. After a couple of minutes of awkward silence, Raul cleared his throat, looked at me, and said, "Well darling, we own a chain of clubs, restaurants, hotels, and the largest companies in the world." Ok, I must admit that's cool. I mean, I knew the moment they told me they owned a private jet that they were loaded. But that just proves my point even more.

"That's nice; you must be proud of your achievements." I said shyly, 'I mean, who wouldn't be proud of things like that?'

He smiled wildly at me and then kissed the top of my hand that he was holding before. I went to ask another question, but I was cut off by a yawn that had my eyes watering. Dad chuckled softly and said, "Why don't you get some sleep, and we'll wake you up when we land, hmm?" I nodded, and soon he led me to a private room. I was too tired to admire the extravagant room and went and lay down on the bed. He left after kissing my forehead and tucking me in. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out like a light.

TIME SKIP

I got woken up by Barry telling me we were about to land. We went outside and sat down, and I looked up and saw Dad smiling at me, and I smiled back. Once we arrived, we thanked the pilot and went down the stairs. We walked and soon came to a stop in front of a 'Blazer' which was in a matte black colour. Barry opened the back door for me, and I muttered a small 'thank you' with a blush. No one has ever done that for me before. He smiled softly and went to the other side of the car and sat beside me in the backseat, as Dad sat in the passenger seat beside the driver.

"Are you hungry, sweetheart? You haven't had anything since we left the station," asked Raul. "No, I'm not hungry at the moment...thank you though."

It's true, though, I wasn't hungry. John never really fed me, saying how I wasn't 'worthy of food'. I can go for weeks without food. I have a small stomach anyway due to being starved. Even if I was hungry, I was used to it and would never tell them if I was. I don't want them to be mad at me when we just met.

"We'll eat when we get home," Barry said, smiling wildly. I smiled back and continued looking out the window. But then a thought came to my mind: what if they aren't as welcoming as Dad and Barry? What if they don't like me? What if –