The One

Family

At exact 6:30 am Eliena opened the door of her house hearing the sweetest voice greeting her.

Her 8-year-old bundle of joy... Ariana. Eliena scooped her up in her arms and went to the kitchen giggling together.

There stood Mr. and Mrs. Evans, her parents talking and plating their breakfast. They both turned to her and greeted both of them with a bright sunny smile. Eliena smiled back. These people are her life.

People frown upon her when they come to know that even at the age of 20, she is still living with her family, but she never cares. She doesn't have much beyond her family and she wants to keep it that way.

She doesn't remember much from her childhood days. before the age of 10, it's blurry. The only thing she remembers is being chased, finding leftovers from street and dumpsters before the officials found her and put her in an orphanage.

There she met her parents and was adopted within a month.

She was a quiet kid with a small frame in school without any friends. Being the topper of the classes didn't help much in socialization except some bullies to believe that she can be an easy target.

But in her early school days she established the fact that she's no pushover when two of the biggest bullies of her class returned home with bruised cheek and bloodied nose. In the process she earned a couple of misfit friends who never left her side even when she was always cold towards them.

Then came Ariana. Why she was there... she didn't know. It's just they instantly clicked and now she dotes on her too much. They are Ariana's foster family who now actually don't remember about that thing anymore.

On the breakfast table Eli listened to Ariana's dreams... talked about her mother's book club... discussed about business with her father.

Apparently... she has inherited her father's business as he is too eager to retire early and watch his heir to run it.

It's not much of an Empire... but they are well-thrived. William Evans... her father was content with it while Eli wants to expand. She has a family to look after and a cute little one to dote on endlessly.