A family forever

After enjoying the scenery overseas, a family of six were walking through the VIP area in the airport. Their skins were slightly tanned from playing and relaxing on the beach. Father was carrying a tiny doll-like girl in his arms; she was giggling at something her dad told her. Her smile made everyone around them smile. Even strangers were smiling at her laughter.

Mum was talking to boys now and then, but their eyes were on their princess. Smiling nonstop at her. She was their happiness if she cries their heart will break. They always kept her happy. They pamper her to no limits. But their princess has one weakness, their grandpa, whenever she sees her grandpa, she will ignore her mum, dad and her brothers. Her love for Grandpa made everyone in her family to be envious of him. He was the family's elder, instead of respecting them, they were envy of him.

"Daddy, are we going to see Papa?" she asked her dad, her eyes filled hope, not being able to say no to her, he said yes, while looking at his wife who nodded. Mum took out her phone to message their driver about the change of destination and informing the Elder's butler about their visit.

Their driver opened the passenger door, returning their princess's smile. She had all their staffs wrapped around her fingers. They were halfway to their grandpa's home when their baby fell asleep in her youngest brother's arm. Her breathing was mimicking her brother's heartbeat. Her soft snores made everyone to speak in whispers in fear of waking her up. In the front the oldest son and their dad were discussing about their business. While they second son was watching some wrestling videos online. Their mum was cuddling with their dad fast asleep on his lap. The last son was fast asleep with their sister in his arms.

They soon were close to their grandpa's home, when they heard a loud bang, and before they could react their car was turning. Mum and Dad, pulled their kids into their arms, shielding them from any harms. The children were crying and calling out for their parents. Soon the cries went silent when they fell unconsciousness. The driver was bleeding and was shot in his chest. Dad and mum were holding hands, they gave each other one last smile before taking their last breath. They are slowing close their eyes.

Ambulance's sirens were heard, each child was pushed into one ambulance. They all were focused on the boys, no one took note of the girl who was brought into a black van. Their grandpa who heard the bang and sirens send out his helper to check on the accident. Seeing their young masters carried onto the ambulances, she whipped out her phone to call the butler to inform him about the boys.

Grandpa rushed to the hospital with the help of his butler and assistant. They walked towards the operation theatre, when they reached, they saw nurses rushing in and out carrying blood bags and other medical stuffs. Till now none of them noticed their protected princess was missing. Only the bodyguards were busy looking for her, the head of the bodyguards was shivering at the side. His hands constantly touching his earpiece for updates on their princess.

Few hours later, three doctors walked out at the same time. They removed their surgical mask and bowed respectfully to the elder.

"Sir, we managed to safe our young master's life, but they have slipped into coma, we are not sure when they will wake up, we will keep monitoring them. Master and Madam, they died on the spot it was also thanks to them that the children managed to survive the accident," the lead doctor briefed the grandpa on the children's update. Noticing something the butler spoke up.

"What about our princess? How is she?" the butler asked worriedly.

"Princess? Sorry we did not receive any girl child in our hospital" the head nurse spoke after checking their hospital records.

"What is going on? Where is our princess? Lee!" Grandpa called for his head of security.

"Sir, we have been searching for our princess ever since the accident, the latest update was an eyewitness statement of a man carrying her into a black van, we are widening our search to country wide. We are sorry Sir," the man kneeled in front of the old man. He threw away his dignity as a man to apologize to his boss. Even the bodyguards were heartbroken. They are calling in all their resources to find their princess.

"No, make the search worldwide. They had enough to take her out of the country!" he screamed with tears rolling down his cheeks. The once feared man is breaking down for a little girl as known as his granddaughter.

"What am I going to tell my grandsons when they ask for their sister?" the old man cried out not caring about his image. This day was the start of the old man's misery. His whole family was breaking down slowly. The once happy family was no longer bright and happy. And he only can pray that it will get better. His search team started on their worldwide search. While the old man and his butler looked after the boys in hospital.

He only could hope that the boys will wake up later so that he can delay the news of their missing sister known to them or maybe by the time they woke up, she would be found and is back here.

Hope is a scary thing in life, it can pull you up or push you down. You will never know what will happen when you hope. Yet we still keep hoping, just so that I can bring us a little luck or happiness.

For how long will this family hold to their hope? Will they give up anytime soon? Or will they hold onto to their hope and continue to search for their youngest Member?

"Jasmine, you ready for work?" a redhaired woman spoke while walking out of her kitchen with two bowls of cereal.

"Yes, I am ready, Morning babe" I greeted my best friend and housemate, Jennie.

We ran away from our home in country C, my dad was an abusive father, I am not sure why. I do not have any memories before I was 6 years old. Jennie lost her parents last year. She decided to live with me in Country A. We are going to an audition in a hotel nearby. I was trying out for the supporting role. Jennie is my assistant; she loves helping me out. We decided on these roles, as she is smarter than me while I had the talent. We grew up leaning on each other for survival.

"Let's go, the audition is starting in an hour, we will be there half an hour early" Jennie spoke while she drove us there. I was rereading the scripts, imagining how the character will feel if she was real.

"I am nervous, I am worried they will notice me when I am famous," I spoke,

"Do not worry, by then we will be high up and they will not be able to touch us," Jennie comforted me while we were walking to the audition area. We discuss about the role and other stuffs.

"Did you hear that the lead male actor will be joining the judging panel today. The three brothers cannot stay in the same room without a fight. But when the oldest brother heard that Jay will be in the movie, he invested millions into the movie to show support for his brother. They family story is complicated" I heard other actors and actresses gossiping about the lead actor, Jay.

"Shh, he is here" Someone spoke hushing the girl who was speaking. I turn to see the guy who gained lots of attention. He was dressed in light blue sweater, white jeans, with a white scarf wrapped lightly around his neck, black boots with shades. He is playing with his phone while talking to his assistant, not looking at anyone. I did not see anything attractive in his looks. He looked like a normal guy to me.

"Babe, his is too hot, I wish I could die in his arms" Jennie gushed while I looked at her.

"What?" She asked when she saw my stare,

"He is not that attractive" I told her, suddenly the room turned silent. I could not hear a single breath. I looked around in confusion, I saw everyone looking at me with their mouth wide open. I heard someone chuckling, I looked behind me to see the actor smiling. He looked nice smiling. But still not my type.

"You are something different," he spoke while I pointed at myself in confusion, he nodded.

"For the first time in a while, I hear a lady calling me normal looking," he continued talking to me,

"I was being honest. Maybe you are not my type" I commented,

"Maybe not. Can I be your friend?" he asked me,

"Why not" I shrugged, I do not feel any dangerous vibe from him, instead I feel safer with him.

I exchanged phone numbers and follow each other on the social medias.

"Let's catch each other for a meal soon" he started to walk away.

"You are so daring; I did not know you can speak to a man without stuttering" Jennie looked at me in shock. I looked at her in surprise, she was right, since the abuse, I have a fear of men. I will always stutter when talking to any male gender. That was the first time, I had a conversation with a man without stuttering in fear.

"Maybe I am recovering. I mean it has been a year away from it all" I try to convince us both. Jennie nodded at my explanation with disbelief, why would she trust my words when I, myself, am in doubt of how I talk to a male normally. We carried on with our rehearsal.

1 hour later my name was called, Jennie wished me luck while I walked into the room.

"Jasmine, right? You are trying out for the supporting role, the lead male's sister," the director confirmed the details with her.

"Yes, I am" I answered him confidently.

"Alright, please play Act 1 scene 3," the writer requested, I nodded.

I took a deep breathe getting into the role,

"No! Save me brother. He is trying to take me away. I do not want to leave you" I cried while slowly sinking to my knees.

"I want to stay with you and all of our brothers, don't let me go" I sobbed. Then I stopped at looked at the judge panel, waiting for their comments.

"Wow," the spoke together, but Jay was unusually quiet compared to previous candidates, no one comment on his behavior.

"You got the role; we will send the contract to your company" the director spoke.

"Yeah, about that, I am not signed to any company, you can speak to me and my assistant directly" I spoke softly while not having any eye contact with the males.

"Call her assistant in, we can discuss the contract with them now," the director informed his assistant who went out to call Jennie. The rest of the crew left the room leaving the director, writer, producer, and Jay behind.

"Jay, you have anything to input?" the director asked him confused when he did not leave the room.

"Oh, I have decided to scout her to my entertainment company" Jay smiled. I was shocked, it seems like my luck was high today.

Jennie came in and greeted everyone, and she discussed the contract seriously. After ensuring that there are no loopholes in it, she allowed me to sign the contract.

"You ladies free now? We can go to my office to discuss our contract over lunch" Jay asked while walking out of the room.

"Sure, we will be there. We must drop by a place first. We will meet you at the office after we are done," Jennie replied for us. I had a doctor's appointment today for my last treatment.

"You need to go for a surgery tomorrow to remove the blood clot in your brain. I can ensure that you will recover in time for your shooting" the doctor informed us.

"Alright, we will admit her tonight to prepare for the surgery," Jennie informed Dr. Angela.

Jay's POV

"Jay! Come on, man! We have to be at the audition soon" My manger Sky was shouting from the entrance.

He needs to learn to relax. He also needs to know that everyone will wait for me. Not that I want them to wait for me, but it is their way of showing me respect. I have been in this industry for a long time, and I climbed to my current position due to my own hard work. No one has yet to link me to my real family. The Whitlock family.

Our family is famous and infamous, we are involved in both the legal and illegal world. We did not know about it until we were 16 years old. Grandpa gave us choices to join the mafia or not. Nevertheless, we had to still train to keep ourselves safe in case of emergencies.

Since I found out, I kind of slowly drifted from the family. I think somewhere in my mind I am blaming our family illegal business for the loss of our parents and of our still missing sister.

Today's audition is for the team to find a suitable person to play the character as my little sister. This is hitting me close. How I wish my actual sister was playing this role. She loved to hang out with me the most compared to our other brothers. I did not stop her from falling or getting hurt. But I was there to make sure she was alright. Therefore, she loves to come to me all the time. But do not start with me when Dad is home, she does not see anyone else. We become invisible. But we are not jealous of dad, because he becomes invisible to her when grandpa is in the picture.

"You okay there?" Sky asked me, snapping me to reality.

"Yeah, just thinking about some memories" I laughed while shaking my head.

"Must be a good one if you are laughing" he smiled at me.

I know what he meant, I rarely smile or laugh with anyone. But whenever I am thinking about my baby sister, I smile unknowingly.

I was talking to Sky about my upcoming schedules while playing a game on my phone.

I heard the ladies cooing and gossiping about me.

"He is not that attractive" a soft yet gentle voice spoke and the whole room turned quiet and I look at the lady that said it. Woah, she looks like mum with dad's blue eyes.

"You are something different," I tell her with a smirk, she pointed at herself in confusion, I nodded letting her know that I am talking about her.

"For the first time in a while, I hear a lady calling me normal looking," I continued talking to her,

"I was being honest. Maybe you are not my type" she commented with a small smile,

"Maybe not. Can I be your friend?" I asked her, I wanted to be friends with the first lady that was not falling for my looks. Maybe my sister would have grown up like her.

"Why not" she shrugged,

We exchanged phone numbers and follow each other on the social medias.

"Let's catch each other for a meal soon" I told her as I walked away.

"Woah the lady is so daring to speak about you like that" Sky mused,

"Yeah, she is something different" I informed with a bright smile.

Soon the audition started. Seriously, I am wasting my time. They are either over acting or their acting skills is too low. They need to improve or change their style.

And in came Jas,

"Jasmine, right? You are trying out for the supporting role, the lead male's sister," the director confirmed the details with her. Wait, her name is Jasmine? I was shocked

"Yes, I am" she answered him confidently.

"Alright, please play Act 1 scene 3," the writer requested, she nodded.

I am excited to watch her act. Something is waiting for me to find out.

She took a deep breathe getting into the role,

"No! Save me brother. He is trying to take me away. I do not want to leave you" she cried while slowly sinking to her knees.

"I want to stay with you and all of our brothers, don't let me go" she sobbed. Then she stopped at looked at the judge panel, waiting for their comments.

No way. Why did I feel like my heart is breaking apart? Her cries are similar to my sister's cries.

"Wow," the spoke together, but I stayed quiet, pondering if I should take her into my company, what if she is already in one?

"You got the role; we will send the contract to your company" the director spoke.

"Yeah, about that, I am not signed to any company, you can speak to me and my assistant directly" she spoke softly while not having any eye contact with the males. She is scared of males, btu she was fine while talking to me just now.

"Call her assistant in, we can discuss the contract with them now," the director informed his assistant who went out to call Jennie. The rest of the crew left the room leaving the director, writer, producer, and me behind.

"Jay, you have anything to input?" the director asked me as I did not leave the room.

"Oh, I have decided to scout her to my entertainment company" I smiled

Jennie came in and greeted everyone, and she discussed the contract seriously. After ensuring that there are no loopholes in it, she asked Jasmine to sign the contract.

"You ladies free now? We can go to my office to discuss our contract over lunch" I asked while we were walking out of the room.

"Sure, we will be there. We must drop by a place first. We will meet you at the office after we are done," Jennie replied. I nodded I can wait for them.

I send Jennie my office address.

I reached my office and started a conference video to my older brothers.

"Yo, our superstar is finally free to call us" Reece spoke sarcastically.

I rolled my eyes at his comment, I was waiting for Esteban to answer.

Finally, he picked up the call.

"Jay, how are you?" he asked right away making me smile.

"I am fine Es, I am just missing you both and feeling a bit homesick, I guess" I spoke the last part softly but they both heard it.

"You can come anytime brother; we will be here" Est answered softly.

"I know, anyway the reason why I called is because, I saw a lady that looks exactly like mama. Same face and all but with our dad's eye," I shared with them what happened at the audition.

"I do not know, Jay, we have been disappointed before" Est sighed,

I was about to protest,

"But it does not hurt to check on her, maybe she could be the one, do not get your hopes high," he continued with a sad smile.

We all want out baby sister back home. Even though she is no longer a baby, she will be pampered by us.

We chatted a bit, Reece teased me here and there, only stopping when Est chided him.

I missed them, maybe I should go back home for a few days.

Around 3 pm, Jennie and Jasmine walked into my office. Jasmine was looking down.

"Hey, you, okay?" I asked her after requesting my assistant to bring up a hot chocolate with extra marshmallows and 2 teas for us.

"Yeah," she nodded sadly. I hope she is telling the truth.

"Before we discuss the contract and stuff. We need to tell you something" Jennie spoke seriously.

I nodded to let her go on.

"Jas was in a car accident 18 years ago, was taken from her family and thrown into an abusive home. The accident has caused some long-term health issues. One of them is a blood clot in her brain. She will be having a surgery to night to remove it" Jennie informed me as Jasmine started to sob. My assistant brought up the drinks.

"Jasmine, drink this it will make you feel better," I passed the mug of hot chocolate. She looked at the mug and at me in shocked.

She started to sip the drink. I knelt before her and placed my hands on her knees,

"Jasmine, I know the surgery will be tough, but I am going to be there for you and Jennie will be there as well. You are a strong girl. And when you wake up, I am going to make you waffles and pancakes to eat," I spoke to her softly, she smiled wider as I spoke.

"I would love that" she smiled at the food part.

"I promised to be there with the best waffles and pancakes. You know what, I know someone who makes the best pancakes, I am going to ask him to make it for you" I thought about Est and his pancakes.

"We will sign the contract after you settle your surgery" I smiled at them and they agreed with me. They spend some time in my office. we talked about got to know about each other.

They left at 8.30pm to pack their stuff for the hospital.

"Est, she is having a surgery tonight. I am going to ask the doctors to do a DNA test against mine. She was in a car accident 18 years ago and was given to an abusive family" I cried to my brother on the phone.

"Brother, calm down, take a deep breath" his voice washed a wave of calmness over me.

"You should do the DNA test. And Reece and I will be there in the morning. Till then, keep me update" Est said before hanging up.