To Hate My Stepbrother

Ava’s POV

Mason leaving left a huge hole in my heart that I really was expecting. I’ve grown close to him, I got too attached and now with him being gone I had no idea how I’d live.

My heart wasn’t the only thing empty for me, the house was too. There was no one besides my mum and Danny to get home to. I miss him, his eyes that glint even in the dark, his smile that’s always bright enough to lighten up the room.

It was hard having to live my life practically alone, I still had our parents but they also had their own lives to live. They’d go on dates and come back late at night.

The sound of my mum giggling downstairs jolted me out of my sleep and I groaned as I got ready for the day before going downstairs to meet them.

My mum and Danny were both staring at the laptop screen and it didn’t take long for me to know that they were talking to Mason.

“Hey, you’re awake,” my mum started when she noticed me in the sitting room and I groaned silently as I closed my eyes in frustration.

“She’s awake, I’ll let her talk to you.” I heard Danny say before my mum signaled to me so I could talk to Mason.

I wasn’t in the mood to talk to him, I might be missing him so much that it hurts but that didn’t change the fact that he hurt me.

“Ava, he’s waiting.” My mum’s voice put a halt to my thoughts but I only faked a smile before telling her that I couldn’t and I’m running late for school.

They must’ve gotten used to the flimsy excuses I give whenever they ask me to talk to Mason. Smiling faintly, I walked out of the house.

I was tired, I barely ate or even slept properly since he left and worse I was unable to study like I used to and it affected me so much that my grades dropped and my professors made me take some extra courses so I would be able to make up for it.

I got busy and had thought that would help get my mind off him but it didn’t and at night, I would crawl into Mason’s bed and cry myself to sleep.

The day went by quickly and I went back home to get ready for the party Nicole told me about. Putting my makeup on, I smiled at the mirror when I thought of Mason and what he would have said if he was around.

I shouldn’t be thinking about him at all.

Shaking my head to get the thought of him out of it, I stood and got out of my room to meet Nicole and Ryan.

The ear splitting noise that came from the building made me realize at once that we’d gotten there already. It was hard to have fun but I decided to take some alcohol instead.

“You should go easy on those.” I heard a voice say and my mouth dropped open when I turned to look at who it was.

For a moment, I’d thought it was Mason but my eyes got a little bit clearer so that I could see that it wasn’t him and it was just a random guy.

Scoffing, I took another shot as I told him to mind his own business but he was persistent and he sat with me, we talked for a while and I didn’t know what I was doing when I kissed him.

Getting back to my senses, I pulled away and began to cry, my chest hurt so much and the pain I was feeling felt new again. It’s like adrenaline, the pain was a sudden rush for me and I started perspiring.

I saw Nicole and Ryan come to me and soon I was in the backseat of the car as Nicole tried to calm me down but nothing was working.

“Ava!” I heard my mum call when we got home, “what happened to her?” She asked and I knew the question was directed to Nicole.

I faintly heard Nicole tell her I was going through a bad breakup and she only needed to give me some time to heal from it.

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The reflection of the sun piercing through my window and getting into my room made me wince as I turned on the bed. My head was spinning but I managed to stand up and shut the curtain.

Making my way downstairs to get some Advil for my headache, I met my mum at the dining table and she had Advil and a glass of water with her.

“So, you had a bad breakup huh?” She asked as she handed me the drug and water which I took immediately. We talked about it and I asked her not to worry about me since I’m healing already and would be fine.

I couldn’t tell her Mason was the one who had broken my heart. My heart would be unable to handle the judging and scolding I’ll get from her.

My phone buzzed and I checked to see that it was a message from Rylie, she asked me to meet up with her for Ice Cream and I did.

“You know, he planned to tell you about the trip,” she started and I was beginning to get mad again but I controlled myself.

“Not only that, he also wanted to confess his love to you that night at the beach but he didn’t get a chance to because your cousin ruined it.” She added and I scoffed.

“He had all the chances in the world to tell me all this but he didn’t,” I replied, “because he doesn’t care about me enough to, I guess I’m not as important to him as I thought I was.” I finished and Rylie sighed.

“Don’t say that, he loves you and you really are important to him,” she explained, “just please, Ava. This is me begging you to pick Mason’s call anytime he calls and just hear him out, give him a chance. Please.” She added.

“I’m not making a promise, but I’ll think about it.” I answered as we both walked.

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