BTRB : Five

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~Keep smiling... One day life will get tired of upsetting you.~


Aspen

   When i woke up this morning i had a bad feeling about today and little did i know my gut was right. I took a shower and put on a maroon circle skirt and a white, lace top. I put on my white converse then curled my hair. If today was going to be bad then I'll make the most of it. When i went downstairs for breakfast the rest of the family was there. 

   Sitting next to TylerJay was my whore of an older sister, Piper, she's 23 ad has had 3 abortions in the past 4 years. Next to her was my other sister, Rosemary. Rosemary is 26 and is finishing her last year in med school. She has a loving husband with a huge pent house in New York. Next to Rosemary was Jaxson, her husband. 

   My mom sat in a chair with a revealing dress and a pair of sunglasses which didn't make since since we're inside. She smiles at me and places her hand on my dad's thigh. My dad is always in a suit and tie which bothers me a lot, but everyone is different.

"Good morning, Aspen. Nice of you to finally join us." My mom says with her blank voice as usual.

"Yeah whatever."

   I take a seat and watch everyone talk with each other. Arguments breaking out here and there. That's just how our family was, we can never agree and we are all too stubborn to admit it. I stare out our huge glass windows into he green orchards and I can see the small silhouette of Ronnie working silently.

"Excuse me." I say standing up and walking out the french doors. 

   I skip happily over to the orchard were i saw Ronnie and Janessa. The child was on the floor playing with dolls while Ronnie if pulling weeds out the ground. I tap his shoulder making him jump up a bit. He then smiles and stands up wiping his hands on his already dirty pants.

"Good morning, Aspen."

"Good morning. I was wondering if you wanted to have lunch again toda-"

"Aspen! You didn't tell me we have a hot gardener!" Piper says pushing past me and going to shake Ronnie's hand. "Hello there, Piper Moore, and you are?"

"Oh-uh Ronnie Mendoza."

Piper smirks at him running her nails down his muscular arms. "Well Ronnie how old are you?"

"Turning 20 in August." He says moving his arm making Piper's fall to her side.

   I cross my arms over my chest feeling furious with my older sister. I see Janessa waving her arms at me to pick her up and i do making me feel better. I pick her up and walk back to the house. I take her inside to my room and dig in my closet for my old toys.

   I keep my toys because i just like to look back at memories. I dump the box and Janessa's eyes widen at my huge doll collection. Se reaches for my limited edition Barbie that my dad had gotten for my when i was younger. It's blonde hair was put into a very neat pony tail with an actual diamond headband.

   In it's arm in an actual mini Loui Vuitton bag. It's dressed in clothes that mom's personal clothing designer had specially made for me. It also has a 2,000 dollar necklace on it's neck and Jimmy Choo shoes that my dad ordered just for my barbie doll. 

"You can have it." I say and she grins from ear to ear. "You can take more if you want to."

   She nods and picks up 3 more dolls. 2 were from when we went on a trip to Japan and the other was from Ireland. My dad brought it back for me when he left to visit a family friend. By the time she was done, she had at least 15 dolls. I was perfectly fine with it anyways. I rather her enjoy them and then be able to sell them in the future and pay for collage.

"Janessa!" I hear Ronnie call.

"In here!"

He walks in and sees all the dolls. "No Janessa don't touch. Their expensive."

"It's fine." I say. "I let her chose some to keep." I motion my hand towards the pastel pink handbag i had given her to carry her dolls.

His eyes widen. "But-"

"Do not try to argue. I will sneak into your home and give them to her if you try." I say.

He smiles gratefully at me. "Thank you so much, Aspen."

"It's all good. I love having her around." i say. "Do you mind if she goes swimming in the pool?"

"She doesn't have a spare change of clothes."

"I have you covered." I say.

He chuckles making the hairs on my arm stand up. "I should have seen that coming."

   He walks back out and I dig around and find a swim suit. My younger cousins stay here sometimes and they buy so many swimsuits and never use them. I let Janessa choose one and then help her dress. I then put on mine's and i head outside. 

   By the rose bushes was Julia and Veronica. They wave to me and i just nod. I then hear huffs and more talk about me behind my back. I just ignored them and held onto Janessa's hand as we played in the shallow water. I picked up a beach ball and handed it to her. We played for at least 2 hours before Rosemary walked out.

"Hey girls!" 

   Rosemary was my favorite. She always so sweet and caring and is never bothered by anyone or thing. She is never one to judge at first sight and have always giving second chances. She was just the golden girl. Not to mention beautiful and smart.

"Finally got away from Jaxson i see?" I tease.

She chuckles. "He gets so jealous i swear!"

"Rosemary this is Janessa. Nessa this is my sister Rosemary."

Nessa waves shyly and Rosemary walks in with us. "Nice to meet you. You're so pretty."

Janessa smiles and hands her the ball. "Play?"

"Yes. Let's play."

   We spend the whole afternoon out by the pool. I soon go get towels for us so we can dry up and eat. I walk through the rose bushes to go to the shed, but i'm stopped by the sounds of moans coming from the shed. I stop dead in my tracks when a familiar female voice says the name Ronnie.

  I clench my fists and bite down on my lip so hard it starts to draw blood. I feel so angry and betrayed. I had very clearly showed Ronnie I was interested in him and even invited him to eat with me. I had been kind to him. Don't get me wrong i'm a nice person, but i turn into Satan when you piss me off.

   Unlike Rosemary, I don't give out second chances. If he wants to be with Piper, fine by me. He just better be ready to receive hell from a living demon. I walked inside and got towels from my bathroom then i helped Janessa dress and shower. 

   I cared for Nessa as if she was my own daughter and that was not going to change for anything in the world. I then ordered dinner and we ate outside with Rosemary. By the time Ronnie came back his shift was over. I hugged Nessa goodbye. I looked at her father.

"Had fun with Piper?" I ask giving him a nasty look.

   A look of guilt takes over, but he doesn't say anything. He just waves goodbye and leaves. His life was about to get much worse that was nothing.

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