Everything is Not Fine *ON HOLD*

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Avery's POV

It's been a week. A week without her. A week without my mother.

I hate it here. I hate everything about it. I hate how huge the house is. I hate the snobby neighbors. I hate my father.

The only thing that I don't hate is Aaron. He had nothing to do with this, and I've spent far to much time away from him to take this for granted. He's the only one I talk to. The only one I can trust. He had always been there for me, until that day.

That day that turned my life to hell.

*Flashback*

"Scott you can't do that!" my mother screams.

"Jane, don't you get it? This is important to me!" he spits back at her.

"More important than your family?! Scott, you can't just leave! What about our future? What about our kids? What about us?" she yells back. I can't stop crying. I don't really know what's happening, but I know that my mom and dad never talk to each other like this. I curl up even further into a ball under the covers.

"Avery?" Aaron whisper yells at me.

I peek my head out from under the covers. "Aaron? Why are mommy and daddy yelling?" he gets under the covers with me.

"I don't know" he whispers.

*End of Flashback*

I shake away the thought. Without Aaron I couldn't have gotten through that day. But the next day, when he was gone too, I had no one to get me through life, but my mother. After that day, she only spent time with me and I only did the same for her. She was my best friend.

Most people think it's "lame" if your mom is your best friend, but if you went through what we did together, you'd understand.

That's the thing. She was the only one that understood me and what I went through.

That's probably why I didn't have any friends at school. No one understood me. And I gave up trying to understand them.

The house was unusually quiet today. I wondered if Scott and Laura had left. Where they at work or something? They had taken off work for a while since I came here. I don't know why though, because I want nothing to do with them.

It's around lunch time and I'm starting to get hungry. There shouldn't be anyone downstairs should there? After all, it is really quiet. I finally decide I should just go down there. Even if someone is there, I can just do what I've been doing for the past week. Ignore them.

I slip on a pair of spandex and a thin long sleeved shirt to cover my arms. I hate to admit it, but I've never told anyone about my cutting. Not even my mom knew... and she knew everything about me. I didn't want her to have another thing to worry about, because frankly I'm not that important.

I quietly make my way down the stairs peeking my head around the corner where the kitchen is. It's quiet, but I soon notice the same mop of dark hair I've become used to this past week.

"Hey Aaron" I say quietly walking further into the kitchen. His head perks up and he smiles.

"Hey! I was just about to come upstairs to talk to you" I walk over to the fridge grabbing the carton of milk.

"Talk to me about what?" I ask with genuine interest as I pour the milk into a bowl along with some random cereal sitting on the counter.

"So mom and dad aren't going to be here today, so I invited some friends over and I want you to meet them" he says cheerily. I begin to feel dizzy and my knees become weak.

"Y-You want me to m-meet your friends?" I question him in disbelief. I take a seat in the nearest chair and take deep breaths. "A-Aaron, that's not a g-good idea" I stutter trying to calm myself. I've never been good at making friends.

"Avery, what's wrong with that?" he asks sitting next to me. He puts a comforting hand on my thigh.

"I'm not very good at making friends" I tell him, embarrassed. I stare at my hands fiddling in my lap.

"You'll be fine" he says reassuringly, but I'm not convinced. "My friends are really cool. They're also extremely nice and I think they'll love you" he states.

I look up at him. He's wearing his usual award winning smile, which is also contagious. My face breaks out into a small smile, "You're the best, Aaron" I say wrapping my arms around his neck.

"I know" he jokes.

I giggle. He can act so cocky sometimes, but I know he's joking. Aaron is definitely one of the humblest people I've ever met. He gets it from our mother.

"Okay, you should probably get dressed. They'll be coming over soon" he tells me as he stands up.

"Okay" I reply. "Wait, Aaron!" I yell because he's already halfway up the stairs. He turns around and gives me a questioning look. "Thank you"

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A/N: awh Aaron is such a cutie. do you guys like their relationship so far? don't forget to vote(;