Ava’s POV I watched the anger on Nicole’s face disappear, to be replaced with disbelief as she bursted out laughing.“Oh, you’re kidding, right?” She asked with a raised eyebrow and I rolled my eyes, “He? Your step brother?” She added after a moment, probably expecting to say ‘sold’ or something.Nicole laughed for a moment as if I had suddenly gone crazy or waa saying something I wasn’t sure about.“Are you really telling me that the guy back there is your step brother?” She asked again and I rolled my eyes in irritation , leveling her with a flat look.“Are you insinuating that I don’t know what I’m talking about? Or that I have forgotten what being a step brother means?” I demanded with an eyeroll. That made her realize just how serious I was.“Oh my goodness, you’re actually being serious,” She whispered, covering her mouth with her palm and I scoffed.“Hey, don’t worry.” She added as she walked closer to me and patted my back softly.“What do you mean don’t worry?” I asked
Ava’s POV I huffed when I realised the driver of the truck, it was none other than Mason.Can this night get any worse?I rolled my eyes as I inspected the truck properly. He wasn’t alone in the truck, there was a blonde sitting right next to him, which got me more irritated.“Get in.” He ordered and that got me angrier. How dare he think he could just ask me to get in the car and I would?“I’m fine. I'd rather walk home and get into an accident than get into the same car with you ever again!” I snapped at him and he only laughed.“You know, I shouldn’t even be offering your dumb ass a ride right now after the stunt you pulled this morning by not closing my freaking door, but I’m more matured than that, so here I am.” He breathed out but I only scoffed in response, folding my hands across my chest.“Let’s just go and leave this loser,” The blonde commented and I felt the anger bubble inside me more and more.“If she’s not going to get in, she might as well walk to wherever her des
Ava’s POV I smiled in satisfaction, knowing that Mason was about to get into trouble with his dad, a trouble that I had initiated.I’m also going to be cock blocking him and that blonde bitch.Perfect.“You’re lying.” My mother’s voice washed over me, pulling me out of my thoughts and causing me to blink twice before finally getting what she was referring to.“What?” I asked, pretending to not understand her, right before she gestured towards my brows.“You’re raising your brows,” she pointed out with eyes slightly narrowed at me, letting me know that she has outrightly caught me in my lie. “And, the only time they’re up like this is whenever you’re lying.” She added and I coughed dryly.Getting my brows back in shape, I feigned ignorance. “What do you mean?” I asked even though I knew what she meant.“Ava?” She called and I sighed in defeat, silently beating myself up for slipping this easily. “Fine!” I groaned out, wrapping my arms against my chest and leaning into the couc
Ava’s POV I woke up to see that I’d missed a lot of calls from Nicole. I groaned as I picked my phone up to call her back, knowing that she was going to give me an earful – one which I wasn’t prepared for just yet.“Hello.” I gorgily said into the phone while sleepily rubbing my eyes.“Are you just getting up?” Nicole demanded, sounding bubbly and bright. “I stayed at the party all night long and I’m up already but you’re the one who’s still asleep.” She teased and I groaned again.“I still want to go back to sleep.” I informed her, making her snort out another chuckle.“I just wanted to ask if you got home fine and if the jerk didn’t try to do anything to you?” She asked and just like the question, did something woke me up so fast, I sprung up at once.All the dizziness I was previously feeling had suddenly disappeared.Realizing that she didn’t even know that the said jerk in question is the reason why I had arrived home safely last night, I began to explain it all to her. I tol
Ava’s POV “Did you get to see Mason before he left for school?” Danny asked and I shook my head. I didn’t want to think about Mason, talk about him or anything related to him at all right now.I should never have even attempted to swallow my pride like I had did when I had asked him if he’d be dropping me off this morning, since it had been off no use.Selfish, stupid bastard.“He left early because he doesn’t want to drive me to school this morning.” I finally let out with a shrug and Danny took his gaze off the road for a moment to regard me for a moment.“Now why would you say that?” He asked, sounding genuinely curious and I huffed out a breath.“It’s because I just know it, he left early because he knew he would be obligated to drive me to school and I don’t even care if…. You know what? Never mind.” I tried to explain but stopped halfway when I realised he would never understand.“You know, I love how you both bicker here and there.” He said amidst quiet laughter and I rolled my
Ava’s POV We walked back to class with me being mad at Nicole for giving the waiter my number without my consent.“C’mon Ava, chill out already.” She cajoled as she followed behind me while we both made our way to the evening class, which was our last class for the day.I knew Nicole wasn’t one to concentrate in class and this evening wasn’t different. She was blowing bubble gums and texting Ryan, barely paying attention to the lecture that I had to occasionally tap her to bring her to reality.“Out of my class this minute.” The professor said after being unable to take it any longer, making me stare dejectedly as Nicole picked up her bag to leave the class, making me mood get sour in an instant.She sometimes does this on purpose so she can be sent out of the class, and because of that. I had personally pleaded with her multiple times to at least try and listen in class today, she was lagging behind on her grade but she still wouldn’t listen.“Hi.” The guy who took Nicole’s space
Ava’s POV I was about to get to my room and change out of my clothes when I realised I still had the chance to fight back, and so I came to a conclusion quickly. I was going to lie and say I had an assignment that required all of my time.“Mum,” I called out and she turned towards me almost immediately.“I have an assignment that’s due tomorrow and I really can’t go to do grocery shopping like I had thought.” I spoke while adding extra effort to hold my appearance together. “I want to, but I can’t.” I said and my mother wrapped her arms around her chest while her eyebrows were currently raised.She obviously knew I was lying and I honestly didn’t have the strength to keep up the fake act.My mum would always be able to catch In on all my lies.Would that ever end? Probably not.“Mason doesn’t mind, I love that and you can actually go with him, you know?” I continued as I approached her with the list she handed to me earlier.“Will you stop!” My mother said as she tried her best not to
Ava’s POV We soon arrived home and I hastily existed his car. The rude back home had been tense, with me glaring at him as he loudly blasted his stupid music.As we emptied the trunk of the car, I made sure to not get in his way because I didn’t want another argument to break out between us.But, of course, somethings are just really inevitable, and in this case, is me getting into an argument with Mason, because it didn’t take long for us to mistakenly get into each other’s ways.“Get the fuck out of my way, loser.” I snapped as I brushed past him.“Oh look, it’s the dumbass blaming me when she literally just walked right into me, probably thinking I’m a freaking wall.” He snapped back and I snorted.“You wish. I’d rather walk into a wall on purpose than do that to you.” I informed him.“And I’d rather keep you at a really far distance from me, because you trip over fucking air, only to blame me for it at the end of the day.” He continued and I sighed before brushing past him an