What have I told you about fighting!?" That's the first thing I hear as soon as I come home from school. "I'm sorry mom.. But I have a good excuse this time!" | exclaim trying to convince my mom not to punish me. My name is Nova, I'm a 8th grader who constantly gets into fights. I never want to, it just....happens.
"Oh you do? What is it this time?" she mockingly says, crossing her arms. "There were these new kids that kept on bullying my friend, and I just got really mad!" "Still you don't ever resort to violence, how many times do I have to tell you that!? You could have reported it to the principal!" Me and my mom both sigh before my mom goes to the house phone.
"What are you doing Mom?" She doesn't respond
𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡?
"I'll just... go to my room." I took myself to my room and decided to take a nap.
After I woke up I heard some clashing and banging coming from outside my room. I checked the time and I came to the conclusion that I had slept the whole day and it was the next morning already. It was way too loud to go back to sleep so I decided to see what was making those sounds and then have some breakfast. I dragged myself out of bed, got dressed for the day, and walked out of my room only to see my mom in the attic looking for something. "Mom what are you doing!?" My mom popped out of the attic in a rush. "Oh, Hi honey how was your sleep last night?" She seemed really happy today for some reason but I didn't want to seem rude so I answered her.
𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫
"Well, and...you?" "Absolutely wonderful!" I wonder why she's so happy today, maybe there's a big event today. "Why are you so excited today?" I ask curiously, thinking of all the things she could be excited for. "Oh, I thought you knew! Your aunt is coming to pick you up!" Shit! "My aunt Lunar!? I'm pretty sure she doesn't even like me, plus she's like never around, even at family gatherings!" The one time she did come to a gathering I accidentally spilled some fruit punch on her and she didn't even say anything, she just stared at me...menacingly. She always wears some mask that covers her face no one in the family has seen what she looks like.
"Oh don't be so dramatic! Of course she likes you, we're family!" I am NOT being dramatic, all of our interactions have been nothing but bad! Ever since that one family gathering interaction I never wanted to talk to her again due to embarrassment! She isn't even my real aunt, she's just a close family friend. "Cmon you need to get ready shes already on her way!" My mom says as she pushes me towards the kitchen. "Fine, fine just stop pushing me!" I decided to have a quick breakfast like Pop-tarts. When I was finished with breakfast I took a shower, brushed my hair and teeth, and I packed my bag I don't know how long I'm gonna be there so I packed some extra clothes. "Why am I going to Aunt Lunar's again?" I ask my mom as she's finishing sweeping the kitchen. "You need to learn some discipline, so your aunt will teach you all the basics like-" I interrupted my mom not wanting to hear the horrid list she was about to give to me. "Ok, ok mom I get it I don't need to hear everything!" I sigh before I hear a car horn outside my house. Oh great here is my aunt coming to pick me up.
I pick up my bags as I head to the door. I get out my house and as soon as I look up my jaw dropped, My aunt was in front of a huge limousine, I could tell my mom was in shock too! My aunt had jet black hair while half of her bangs were a lavender color. Her skin was a beautiful brown shade. "Woah is this the car I'm riding in!?" I shout as I walk towards the car to take a closer look but as soon as I took my first step my heart dropped. My aunt was in the same dress that I spilt the fruit punch on! That memory will always haunt me...and my aunt looked pissed I don't know why she would be mad.
𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮
She opened the door for me and the first thing I see as she opened the door was a little girl about 8 years old waving at me in excitement. I was very confused but before I got in the car I hug my mom and tell her goodbye. "I'll miss you mom." "I'll miss you too dear." She kisses my forehead as I got in the limo.
My aunt closes the door as I see my mom rush in the house, I turn my head in sadness only to be greeted with that girl face to face with me..literally. "Hello, are you my cousin Nova?" She asks inspecting me very closely. "I mean..my name is Nova. What's your name?" "My name is Comet!" Comet..Comet where have heard that name before? Oh yeah! My little cousin Comet she was only a newborn last time I saw her!... at the family reunion. "Oh yeah! I remember you, you probably don't remember me though."
