Vulpecula ✔️

Perfect.

Kayden's POV

I thought about her words all night. I couldn't get a blink of sleep but that was okay as long as I come around the fact that I have managed to push everyone away. It's no surprise that mom and dad don't come to me for our weekend talks anymore. I even wonder how my friends have stayed for so long. They shouldn't have.

And Ava? God, I like that girl so much and I hurt her again. Just to push her away. Wasn't that selfish on my part? Is this not the first behavior of a toxic relationship? Where the guys (or the girl) begins making choice for the other person? And I already stripped her of her choice regarding having me in her life or not.

Change was in order. I couldn't go on without it.

And then when I got to know that she prefers dark chocolate over simple chocolate, it hurt me. It shouldn't have but it did. Because I don't know her at all. Then I saw her with Harry, and saw how naturally she could talk to him. It hurt because if I hadn't ignored her, if I hadn't walked out with Stephanie, then maybe Ava could have lent against me. She would have laughed with me and she would have let me comfort her when needed.

But maybe I was the one who needed comfort in that moment because Ava is a damn strong girl. The way she faught those three creatures was just awe inspiring. Her moves were swift and precise. Her breathing didn't falter and her stance was almost perfect. Which left me to guess that she learnt all that from the racks of novels that she has kept in her room.

Ava has been trying so hard for all of us that it only felt like the right thing to do. I was going to try and be a better person. Better man. I think I owe it to the two girls I have adored in my life. Ava deserves better. And the thought of her being with someone else fills me with pain, so I will be the better man.

"Good morning mom." I kissed her cheek at the table and let her hug me for as long as possible. Other days, I would just pull away. But not today. I need to mend my relationships.

"Good morning baby. Everything okay?" She asked me with a smile.

"Of course why?"

"You didn't pull away." Her words stung me. Lately I've been feeling a lot in my chest. If this continues I might have to go to the doctors.

"Because I love you." I shrugged and sat at the table.

"Only your mom?" Dad's voice resonated in the room causing me to roll my eyes.

"Yes. Only mom?!" Ashar joined him. My little brother. And now that I look at him, I realise how wrong I have been. I should instead set an example for him. To be better. To be a good person in a world full of lying deceiving piece of shits.

"I love you dad. And my little brother I love you the most." At my statement Ashar squealed and lifted his arms so I could pull him onto my lap. I did and let him play with my hair or the chain that hands around my neck or even my tattoos. I don't care. This is the first time I let my brother sit on my lap and I realised how much I've missed.

Mom and dad didn't say anything but I know they are happy. The smiles on their faces were broader. Their laughter was more genuine than it had ever been. And their eyes seemed so much lighter. Their shoulders were no more dropped. They were high and pushed tall. These little things were always ignored by me.

And having Ava say the things she did last evening, really put everything into perspective. I now know that although I can't change my past, I can change the present. And I choose to make my family happy. They deserve to be happy. If not for myself, then atleast for the people I surround myself with.

"Are you going somewhere?" Mom asked me.

"Ava's house. We have some work to do." I answered and smiled at her. More like an awkward smile. I'm not used to such things. But at least I'm trying.