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The room was dark; only illuminated by the flashing scenes on the television screen. It seemed as though it was late, but not late enough for 10 year old Octavia Johnson to be in her own bed asleep. Her stomach felt full and her head whizzed with sugar. It was the bowl after bowl of ice cream that her Uncle Zane had thrust upon her. They, of course, had to keep their giggles quiet so as to not to wake 5 year old Felix who slept soundly in his own room at the top of the stairs. Octavia's parents, Ander and Dotty, would be home in the next hour, so time was running out for the uncle and his niece to have their bonding time.
"Uncle Zane," Octavia mumbled as she held her cushion against her cheek, trying to fight the urge to close her eyes and sleep, "why does everyone ignore me?"
"Ignore you?"
"Yes. It's like when I'll talk to dad and he'll be looking at me but not actually listening," her voice became quiet, almost as if she was trying to suppress any tears that threatened to fall from her tired eyes.
"Aw, sweetheart, I don't think your dad realises what he is doing sometimes. He works very long hours and you are quite the chatterbox. Which isn't a bad thing!"
"You two are completely opposite, even though you look exactly the same. It baffles me. Why can't you be my dad?"
"Oh darling, your dad loves you more than anything, I could never take that away from him," Zane scooted closer to Octavia and wrapped his arms around her small frame, "plus, I adore our time together as your uncle. I'm not cut out to be a dad which is why I never have a girlfriend." He laughed as he gently squeezed Octavia's leg.
Zane began rubbing his thumb around in circles on Octavia's thigh, slowly hiking up her pyjama shorts. Getting higher and higher. Octavia's whole body tensed up.
Lights shone through the window, indicating that Ander and Dotty were home. In an instant, Zane scooped Octavia up in his arms and ran her up the stairs and into her bed. Both of their hearts slamming against their chest but both for different reasons.
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Teen Fiction{PREVIOUSLY OCTAVIA'S JOURNAL} After her parent's unexpected break up, 15 year old Octavia Johnson is gifted a journal by her Uncle Zane. They share a bond no one really understands and she uses the journal to try to stay close to him once she moves...
