3. The past

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She never in her life wanted to remember her past but she had no choice right now her mind or brain wasn't listening to her. It hadn't been much days since her father's death. But yet she had no choice but to go to school but that's not even the worse part she had to go to a whole new school. After her father's death her mom went into a state of depression. Which made it worse was she never ate anything, which let her mom to be in hospital. That was the time she was told that her mom had a sister, who was quite wealthy and would be taking care of them till their mother's recovery. She wasn't much concerned for her mom as they weren't much close. Her parents both loved Emily more than Ava. Once, Ava had somehow managed to get into the finale of spelling bee contest, but yet they never came there cause Emily had to go to ballerina practice and they had to see her practicing. But this never affect Ava much as she was used to it and was happy that at least her bestfriend Kate was there to see it. Kate was not from her town, she was from whole another town and was there to visit her grandma. But decided to stay cause she loved the town. They met at a park and was friends ever since. When Ava heard she is moving , she told Kate about it, Kate was sad, at first until she heard which town she was moving too. "Yeah I am moving to a whole richy town with a weird name, what was it again.... it was something like RiverValley." Ava replied. "YOU ARE MOVING TO RIVER VALLEY!? That is where I live! " She said happily. "Guess we will be together again" they both were happy and screaming with joy. Even though she had her bestfriend to be with her in a whole new town. She was scared she was bullied most of the time in her highschool. Also, kate will take few months to move back to her old town as she were staying with her grandmother. So for a few months Ava was alone. The next morning, Ava was woken up by her sister screaming in top of her lungs. For a second she thought Emily had seen a ghost. How she wished the ghost would  just kill Emily so ava could sleep. She went to check up on Emily remembering dad is no more to check up on Emily and ava was the only one in the house. What she saw also left her mouth open someone was in a Ferari. In THEIR house. Is it her aunt? Ava thought. Her aunt is supposed to come today maybe it is her aunt. Suddenly someone's opened the door just to see a women who looked like she is in her 30s got out of the car. It was their Aunt May, whom looked very much similar to their mom that for a second Emily thought it was their mom. May walked towards them looking at both of them up and down with disgust face. "What had been your mom feeding you? And why are you guys wearing this..... Pajamas" she pointed at their dress which made them subconsciously looking at eachothers dress. "What's wrong with this dress" Ava asked in subtle confusion. She was wearing a purple bland color pajamas which to her looked okay. Meanwhile Emily was wearing a small but cute skirt with some design with a blue top. Ava couldn't find any problem with this dress at all. But looking from her aunt's expression she felt like her dress had problems " Why are you guys wearing this cheap.... Dress? Oh wait of course I forgot your mom is obsessed with cheapsy items." May said with a sigh. "Don't worry I will buy you guys nice clothes " she said with a warm smile. Ava was kind of happy. They are getting new clothes after all. But she didn't like how aunt called their clothes 'cheap'. This was all they could afford. Meanwhile from Emily's face she could tell she wasn't happy with her 'so called aunt'. Even though Emily's persistent look on her face she had no choice but to welcome her aunt to the house. When may went inside the house she looked horrified by seeing the house she even give a small scream. " What is this?" May asked with a grimace expression. " A house" replied Emily rolling her eyes. " How can you even call this a house ?" Asked may looking at the surroundings " Cause its a house" replied Emily again with "I had enough" look. Aunt may stared at her with a "who the hell teach this kids manners" look. Ava was holding her laughter so hardly it was like she would laugh out at any moment. Before there could be a World WarIII ava butted in saying " Sit down aunt May. I will bring a cup of tea." Even though she was being sarcastic with cup of tea aunt didn't understand it and said yes. Aunt May cried with horrified look at the house,  which took a long time for her to recover from she decided to get out of the house before she will have a heart attack. "Okay pack your bags and get inside the car or don't just take Important documents and get in I will buy you good  clothes" she said and got inside her car. "Don't take too long!" She said . ******************************* As they went Inside the house Emily had already started complaining " Who does she think she is the Queen of England? Hah she wish. I bet a million bucks that her house is not even that big" " You don't even have hundred bucks from where are you going to give me the million huh? Besides least be happy she decided to take care of us." Even though Ava didn't like how aunt may had acted towards them, but she was still grateful to her aunt for deciding to take care of them in her mom's absence.
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Ava had never wanted to remember her past, but today her mind betrayed her, bringing back memories against her will. It had only been a few days since her father's death, and now she was forced to go to a new school, in a new town, far from everything she knew. Her mother, devastated by grief, had fallen into a deep depression and was now hospitalized, refusing to eat.

It was during this difficult time that Ava learned about her wealthy aunt, May, who would be taking care of her and her sister, Emily, until their mother recovered. Ava wasn’t too concerned about her mom; they had never been close. Her parents had always favored Emily, their ballerina star, over her. She still remembered how they had missed her spelling bee finale to attend Emily’s dance practice. It hurt, but Ava was used to it. At least her best friend, Kate, had been there for her.

Kate wasn’t from Ava’s town originally. She had come to visit her grandmother and ended up staying because she loved the town. They met at the park and had been inseparable ever since. When Ava told Kate she was moving, Kate was sad until she heard the name of the town.

“Yeah, I’m moving to some rich place called River Valley,” Ava said.

“YOU’RE MOVING TO RIVER VALLEY? That’s where I live!” Kate exclaimed.

“Guess we’ll be together again,” they both screamed with joy.

Despite having Kate to look forward to, Ava was terrified. She had been bullied in her old school, and now she had to face a new one alone since Kate was still staying with her grandmother for a few more months.

The next morning, Ava was jolted awake by Emily’s screams. She thought Emily had seen a ghost and wished whatever it was would just let her sleep. Realizing she was the only one to check on her sister now that their dad was gone, she got up.

When she reached the window, her jaw dropped. A sleek Ferrari was parked in their driveway.

“Is it her?” Ava wondered. Their Aunt May was supposed to arrive today, but she never expected a Ferrari. The car door opened, and a woman who looked like she was in her 30s stepped out.

May walked towards them, her eyes scanning them with a mixture of pity and disapproval. “What has your mom been feeding you? And why are you wearing... pajamas?”

Ava glanced down at her purple pajamas and then at Emily’s cute skirt and blue top. They looked fine to her.

“What’s wrong with our clothes?” Ava asked, genuinely confused.

“Why are you wearing such cheap clothes? Never mind, I’ll buy you something decent,” May said with a sigh, forcing a smile.

Ava felt a mixture of relief and anger. New clothes sounded nice, but her aunt’s disdain for their outfits stung. This was all they could afford.

Inside the house, May looked horrified. “What is this?” she asked, grimacing.

Emily rolled her eyes. “A house.”

“How can you even call this a house?” May sneered.

“Because it is one,” Emily shot back, her patience wearing thin.

Ava struggled to hold back her laughter. Sensing an impending argument, she intervened. “Sit down, Aunt May. I’ll bring you a cup of tea,” she said sarcastically.

May didn’t catch the sarcasm and agreed. She barely sat for a moment before declaring, “Pack your bags, or at least grab the important documents. I’ll buy you good clothes. Don’t take too long!”
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As they entered the house, Emily wasted no time complaining.

"Who does she think she is, the Queen of England? Ha! She wishes. I bet a million bucks that her house isn't even that big."

Ava chuckled softly. "You don't even have a hundred bucks. Where are you going to get a million from? Besides, at least be grateful that she's decided to take care of us."

Even though Ava didn't appreciate the way Aunt May had acted towards them, she was still thankful that her aunt had stepped in to help them during their mother's absence. It was a difficult time, and any support, even if begrudgingly given, was better than none.


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