PART THIRTY THREE- no one wanted to play with me as a little kid

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"Im sorry sweetheart." I heart aarons voice trail off while he wraps bandages around me.

My eyelids become heavy and im fighting the urge to let the close until i cant fight it anymore.

I fall asleep.

FLASHBACK

Im sat at the bottom of the slide.

Lena and all of her friends told me im not old enough to play with them.

Nobody ever wants to play with me.

Its always the same, "no you cant play this game is only 4 player." Or "no your to young."

They always have private conversations and i have to stay out of them.

I sit picking daisies out of the ground wishing for someone who would like me enough to be my friend.

Emmaline is at home, mum said bella and aaron are coming later.

Lena and her friends come into the garden.

"Aurora move we want to use the slide." She snaps.

Lena is 9 years old, my mum says she was a tiny bit nicer when she was younger but i am to young to remember.

She says aaron is her boyfriend and they are going to get married soon.

I dont move from the slide, i always just sit and make daisy chains, ive made daisy chains taller then my mum before.

"Ugh! I said get up!!" Lena screams pulling my hair.

I start to cry and go inside, i hear one of lenas friends talking.

"Lena shes only five dont you think thats too far-"

But i dont listen i run inside.

I go to my usual hiding place, under the table.

Me and daisy always hide under there together when lena or dad is mean to me.

I think about what happened and burst into tears.

My cries are so loud that i dont hear the door open.

I try to think about happy things, my birthday is soon. June 21st, i have 4 days left of waiting.

That doesnt help, i just get a reminder of how i have nobody to come to my birthday party.

Lena would have to come and everyone would want to give her presents and sit by her at the table.

Everyone loves her.

"Aurora..?" A boys voice calls out. Aaron.

He is lenas boyfriend now, hes probably just going to make fun of me.

I try to think about my birthday again but i think about his instead. Aaron is 6 days older then lena his birthday is april 24th, hes already 9 years old.

He probably thinks im too young to be his friend.

He kneels down on the floor and sees my hiding.

"Aurora whats wrong?" He asks.

I look up at him and he wraps his arms around me.

𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑫𝑨𝑫𝑫𝒀 𝑰 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 𝑯𝑰𝑴 - aaron warner Where stories live. Discover now