I knocked on the cherry red door, with much hesitation. What if she doesn't answer? What if she won't let me in? What if she's mad at me?
"Shawn?" She still had her same, sharp Portuguese accent.
"H-hi Avo." I stuttered, nervously smiling. Her eyes were wide and she was shocked. I stopped trying to come here months back.
Flashback//
"Avo please! I need to see Aaliyah."
"Shawn, your parents told me-"
"Avo, she's my sister. Aaliyah is a part of my heart! I need to see her, please."
"Shawn, I'm-I'm sorry. I cannot let you in."
"Is that Shawn?" Aaliyah asked from behind Avo.
"Aaliyah go upstairs."
"Aaliyah! Wait!"
"She doesn't want to see you Shawn." Avo said, slowly closing the door in my face.
"Please."
//End of Flashback
"Well you can't just come here thinking that I'm going to let you in." Avo spat.
"I'm sorry-"
"Not without giving me a hug first." She teared up.
"I've missed you Avo."
"As I did you Shawn." She released me and let me enter the house.
"Why did you come here?" She asked.
"They didn't want me there."
"Would you like a night light in your room Shawn?" Avo joked. (A/N SHAWN: I WANNA LOVE YOU WITH THE LIGHTS ON *whispers* because I'm afraid of the dark.)
"No Avo, I'm not afraid of the dark anymore." I chuckled.
"I'll go make your room upstairs-"
"Who was at the door Avo?"
Aaliyah.
"A-Aaliyah, it is..." Avo couldn't tell her. I get my stuttering from my dad's side of the family. Aaliyah walked downstairs and her eyes widened when I came into her sight.
"Him?!" Aaliyah screeched, pointing at me.
"Aaliyah-"
"No Avo! You know what he did! Why are you letting him in?!"
"Aaliyah do not raise your voice in this house."
"Avo are you stupid?!" She screamed once more.
"Aaliyah!" I screamed at her.
"Don't you dare talk to me." She spat.
"Apologize to Avo." I gritted.
"Fine, sorry." She ran back upstairs, stomping her feet.
"Avo, I am so sorry-"
"No Shawn, it's okay. She just needs some space."
Avo walked upstairs while I examined her house. It still smelled like cinnamon and there were pictures that hung on every single inch of the walls. There were many pictures of me, since I'm Avo's favorite. There were family pictures that I was excluded from, sadly.
"AGH!" I walked upstairs, following the noise of sniffling and sobbing. The noise led to a door partly cracked open, revealing a puffy-eyed Aaliyah.
"He ruined my family Timera! He screwed up and Avo just let him in like nothing happened! He needs to prove himself worthy of being called a brother again." Aaliyah screamed into the phone.
"Aaliyah-"
"Timera you don't understand!"
I shifted my feet on the wooden floor. The floor, of course being my best friend, creaked causing Aaliyah's head to snap up.
"I'll call you back Timera." She said.
I made a run for it downstairs and hopped onto the couch like nothing happened. Aaliyah later came downstairs.
"How much did you hear?" She questioned.
"What are talking about-"
"Save it Shawn, I saw you running down the stairs. Now what did you hear?"
"Enough to know that you hate me." I mumbled.
"Well I- just know that everything I said was true." She spat.
"Liyah-"
"You are not allowed to call me that." (A/N 🙌 I will forever be grateful for the grammar police lotpshawn 😂)
"Aaliyah I'm sorry-"
"Sorry isn't gonna cut it Shawn! You don't get it! You screwed up!"
"I know that Aaliyah-"
"No you don't Shawn! You can't just leave home and make me feel like it was my fault!"
"It was not your fault-"
"Well that's what dad said." She mumbled, tears prickling down her cheeks. I walked up to her, opening my arms.
"I-I need some space Shawn. I'm not ready to have a brother again." She ran back upstairs, totally dodging my hug.
What a great reunion.
{*} Heyyyyyyyy.
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