Miss nobody strikes back

Emotional talk

Chapter seven.

  I walked down the stairs, it was morning and I was awake, Aunt has already set up the table for breakfast.
"good morning Aunt, morning uncle". "morning" they both said in unison.

  "I hope you had a very good night?" Aunt asked and I nodded, "good, now sit, you must be hungry" she said and I sat down beside her, in front of me was freshly baked bread with beaf stew and a cup of tea, yum, the aroma was so nice and inviting. I took a chunk out of my bread and diped it in the beaf stew, then I placed it in my mouth, it tasted so good.

  "wow aunt, you should set up a resturant, this taste so good" I said, still savouring the taste, "didn't i tell you honey, your food makes every head roll" uncle said and aunt laughed. "you both should stop, I'm not that good, just learning" she said while smiling.

   After eating, uncle went to work leaving me and Aunt alone. "aren't you going to work today?" I asked wondering why she was at home. "no, you just got here, you're not expecting me to go to work and leave you alone, I have planned different things to do during this summer holiday" Aunt said, she looked very excited.

"Planned like what?," I asked, I was wondering, what did she plan for us to do. "Well, explore round New Jersey, visit my saloon, hang out, dinner at resturants, go to the beach, you know summer stuff" She said sitting down on the sofa next to me.

"I don't know, I'm not really the type who loves going out, especially to the beach" I said, I rather relax, read, binge watch roncom than go out, "oh Hanna, come on, you're gonna love it, I promise, this Sunday, Jack and I planned a trip to the beach," Aunt said, I sighed. "okay" I said and she squealed like a little child.

  "so tell me about life back there?" she asked, I knew it wasn't going to escape this question. "well it's terrible,  My boyfriend cheated on me with Claire, Claire has turned into this evil twin and my parents always support her, because of a fight we had that's why mom decided to send me here for the holidays" I said.

"Why did he cheat on you?", "he said Claire is prettier, I am a sore loser, a nerd, too boring for his liking and I am poor" I said. "how dare he, why would Claire do such a thing to her own sister,?" Aunt said, she sounded irritated by Claire's behavior.

"It's my fault for dating someone like him, what was I expecting, an ugly average bookworm girl like me and a popular handsome jock like him, of course he would want to go for something more fancier, like Claire, even mom and dad accept the fact that Claire is prettier than me and just because she's a weak baby they favour her more" I said.

  "Tamara, everytime I keep telling her to stop giving Claire all the attention, it will only get to her and now look at her, Hanna honey, you're pretty just the way you are, you're smart, funny and hands down the nicest teenager I've seen, you don't always have to look down on yourself because your sister gets all the attention, when the time comes everyone will see what a shining star you are" Aunt said.

  "I don't just understand, no one in school wants to talk to me because I'm poor and not pretty, Claire's also poor too, we're sisters and Shane publicly dumped me and now I am a catnip for bullies and when I try to confide in my parents, they say 'no way, Claire can't do that, she's your sister, she loves you', Claire even makes things worse by crying, telling mom and dad that I hate her and that stuff, it.... It.. " I was about to proceed when my voice broke down, I have been carrying all this pain my whole life, I didn't realise talking about it would make me cry.

   Aunt pulled me into a hug as I cried on her shoulder, gently patting and caressing my back. "I didn't know things were as bad as this, I'm really sorry for not checking up on you.. " She pulled away, wiped the tears off my eyes and couped my face in her hand. "Hanna, you're unique, talented and stand out among other people, don't let anyone take that away from you" She said.

  "What am I going to do?" I asked sniffing my nose, "I'm very glad you came here for the summer holiday, a little confidence is what you need to get back and I know exactly what to do but just then I want you to know that Jacks and I love you, and there is someone out there who also loves you just as much as we do, keep that in mind okay" she said and I nodded slowly, wiping my tears

    "Now come on stop crying, your face as all red and puffed up" Aunt said and I just covered by face and burried my head in her arms, I was just too shy to look at her face.

   After all of that, aunt bought us ice cream and we both talked and laughed about things, aside Jenny, she was the second person that made me feel important, she payed so much attention to everything I say and just shower me with compliments, she was the mother I never had. I felt so much comfortable in confiding in her because she's so nice and understanding.

   It was night time, Jenny and i had a facetime, I told her everything that happened and she reassured me that things are going to be fine. We talked and laughed for a very long time before we both needed to go to bed.

    I laid down reminiscing all that happened today, feeling happy and knowing that I had people in my life who cares and supports me in every way possible.