Withering Agony

Russo Airlines

Okay so Ava and Oliver are toddlers and ya dumbass girl right here forgot that toddlers can speak. So we're just gonna pretend that they've been selective mute in other chapters they've been in. Okay? Okay. Enjoy!

[Lia]

Elio decided to babysit Oliver and Ava with me, he was good with the twins, better than me, and I've been with them since day one. He claims that he doesn't like children, I just had to laugh and roll my eyes because that is such BS.

"You're going to be a great father one day," I remarked to Elio. "It's too bad you find children disgusting."

"I'm still going to have to have children whether I want to or not, in order to keep Russo Industries going. It's mandatory for me." I wasn't expecting that reply.

I began to feel bad. He has to grow up so fast, it's like he can't even enjoy life, being a regular teen.

"So what I'm hearing is I'm going to be your kids' aunt?" my poor attempt to lighten the mood.

He smiled. "God mother," that made me smile back.

"Ellie!" Ava screamed, I assumed she'd been calling him that because she couldn't pronounce his name or she just picked it up from me.

"You don't have to scream, I'm right here," he said.

"Here, Li Li," Oliver put his miniature Tyrannosaurus toy on my lap.

"Oh, thank you."

"I wan go to the park," Ava complained.

"Not today, not in this weather," it was drizzling outside. At least we didn't live in New Jersey, where it's fall, winter, spring, and summer all in one day.

"That reminds me," Elio started. "Do you want to go on a road trip again?"

"It's Wednesday, we have school," I reminded him.

"I mean on the weekend, we leave on Friday, and come back Sunday."

"I'm down with that, but I'll have to ask my parents." He nodded in response. "Where would we go?"

"We'll be on the West Coast, I won't tell you where, that's a surprise."

"Could we watch a movie?" Ollie asked.

"I wanna watch Scooby-Doo," Ava said.

"Oooh, yeah," Ollie agreed.

"Sure, we could watch the one with Sarah Michelle Gellar," I grabbed the remote.

"Is that even appropriate for toddlers?"

"Of course it is, people just sexualize it all the time because Daphne and Velma are hot," I waved Elio off.

An hour and twenty-nine minutes later, my opinion changed. Some of the things that were said in this movie really went over my head as a kid, great. Also, I'm pretty sure Shaggy's a stoner.
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Dinner was the perfect time for me to ask my parents to go on a road trip this weekend.

"Mom, Dad, can I go on a road trip this weekend with a friend?" I asked.

"Who's going?" My Dad asked.

"Just me and my friend Eliomar."

"And where are you going?" My Mom asked.

"I don't know, Elio said it's a surprise," I replied honestly.

"And your friend, Elio, is a boy?"

"Actually, Dad, he's eighteen, so he's a man."

"Yeah, no."

"Charles, I really don't see the problem," Mom said.