' Avery wondered to herself after a quick

cking brother! What shitty luck you have. Avery mentally scolded herself as she wa

ery that he wasn't aware either and more than that, Avery found her mind roundi

er's death, anger seeped into her skin, repla

long time, but to think it was old enough for them to have a

had started when she was merely 7 years old;

l she was 18, which means her mo

ry was convinced she was the only child to her f

reason to be so confi

ng back to the dining table while trying to keep her fury under control, and then s

o a corner after making a way for her to pass, her ey

to talk to her and his request

eplied withou

quickly as her sharp reply before walki

rs, wondering if the look he picked in his eye

ugh for him to be hurt by her action and wondered why he could eve

thoughts as she sat silently at the table pla

he raised her eyes, which unfortunatel

her face, Avery mustered a

s actions, but the fear of losing more time with her

looked so sickly and weak and those anxious e

ry thought to herself as she swallowed her words ri

more thing?" Avery wondered what he could possibly ask that could hurt her more than a

Avery," Finn requested in an

finitely hurt more.' Avery concluded a

that! You want me to live in t

usly raising her voice before taking in a sharp breath

fore when Eloise would simply ignore her haughty eye roll and disdainful glares but this time Eloise glared right back at her but when

whatever time I have left with you both. It's almost Christmas; we could celebrate together and-" Her father's senti

if you ask me like that?' Avery wondered, h

tement as Avery felt her stomach churning while the

with is her stepbrother; now she's supp

ne could be more un

rned as they all ret

e shot her head towar

rred to her that Eloise was now a mem

ng down with a fever? He looks

it." Eloise replied, flashing Michael a warm smi

se over with that pretentious smile; it's why the ho

ddy-buddy with all her father's workers sickened her and to top it, she didn't mind dis

e's as shameless as one can get.' Avery concluded

Eloise hurried to her feet, disappearing in the direct

pack and get some of my stuff ready to be moved," Avery t

should stay." Finn offered, obviously reluctant to

the movers pack for me. I promise I'

at her father's house if she wanted to, but Avery needed more time to prepare

oping for reaffirmation, and

yourself." Avery smiled as she le

logne was gone, replaced by the str

h to bring tea

being trapped between a rock and a hard place; she wanted to get mad at him, yell at him, and th

after she finally got to her car, right afte

father; it felt too short to be with him but too long to stay in the sam

just going to concentrate on spending some quality

p her mind to not let anger control her again but that was easier said than

nd, who was retrieving a bottle of wine from her fridge after

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