Perfectly Imperfect

chapter 28 - starting over

"please do not tell me we are cousins" i whispered to myself as i crossed my fingers and closed my eyes tightly

"wait.... i'm related to you?!" she technically screamed

"you dumb fuck i'm standing right here. don't need to yell" i whisper/shouted at her

"i'm not a dumb fuck you cunt" she growled and took steps closer to me with her fists clenched

"girls! come on. let's go outside and talk" aunt jane said and held both our wrists as she walked to the backyard

"what is up with you two? today is kenzie's birthday!" aunt jane exclamied

(kenzie is the first name of lexi's mom)

"she called me a dumb fuck" shayla mumbled

"she clearly was trying to make me deaf. because even though i was inches away from her, she still decided to scream" i said and rolled my eyes

"why are you two even screaming at eachother?" aunt jane asked

"because we're cousins" i mumbled and sat my back against the chair

"and why is being cousins a problem for the both of you?" she asked

"because we hate eachother" she said clearly

i cleared my throat and began to speak.

"no.. you hate me. i don't give a fuck about you" i snapped at her

"language lexi" aunt jane glared and pointed a finger at me

i sighed and sat back.

"hey babe.. what's going on?" aaron asked and kissed my forehead

"i'm pretty much related to britney. what a surprise" i said and did a sarcastic smile

"look.. you two got to figure something out. because you both can't live your lives hating eachother forever" aunt jane said

as much as i hated to admit it. she was right. me and shayla did have to make up anyways. so why not.

"alright" britney replied

i looked at her with a shocked facial expression.

"you actually want to try to get along with me?" i asked surprised

"yeah.. aunt jane did have a point. we can't live our lives basically fighting everytime we see eachother" britney admitted

i smiled at her softlt and nodded.

"okay.. you two talk it out. and find me in the house so we could talk about it all together. yeah?"

"yeah" me and britney both nodded

"do you want me to stay?" asron asked me as he whispered into my ear

"no.. i'll be fine. thanks" i said and kissed his cheek

he nodded and then began walking towards my cousin john.

"why do you hate me?" britney asked as soon aaron vanished

"let me rephrase what i just said about 15 minutes ago. you hate me. i don't give a fuck about you" i said making sure she heard me clearly

"you say that. but actions speak louder than words. and it does seem like you hate me" she said

"wheneber you do something to me. i don't even say anything. i don't hate you. i don't give a fuck about you. but you hate me. which i don't know why because i never did anything to you" i said

"never did anything to me? you stole aaron from me! i loved him! you have rich ass parents. and my parents are divorced. my childhood was pure bullshit. and yours was like a fairytale because you had everything you wanted" britney said and glared

"i'm sorry to hear that. but it wasn't my choice if i wanted to live a rich life. yes it's a good feeling to be living as a rich person. but being rich doesn't change me. i'm still the same insecure little girl" i said

"i'm sorry lexi... i just want to put the past behind us" lexi sighed and looked at me

"i can't just forgive you that quick. but i'll forgive you somehow" i said

"can we start over though?" she asked

"yeah. starting over seems like a better idea" i said and smiled