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“Are you picking a fight, sweetheart?”
She smiles mischievously. “You think you can handle a fight, Aiden?”
As I listen to my parents bicker, Mum’s words keep playing over and over in my head.
I’m reminded of why I made this choice I hate more than if I were strapped to a bridge as every car in England rolled over me.
Forher.
For her sanity.
Her well-being.
Herfuture.
I sacrificed my peace of mind for hers, and I realize now that I would do it again in a heartbeat if I ever got a redo.
Because I care about her, more than I even realized. I wouldn’t have done this for her if she hadn’t already carved herself a hole in the blackness of my heart.
“Dad?” I interrupt them before they end up in the guest room ripping each other’s clothes off.
“Yes?
“She wants me completely out of her life. I can’t and willnotaccept that, but I also don’t want to be the reason behind her worsening state, so what do I do?”
“Easy. You wait.”
“For how long?”
“As long as it takes. You’ll lay low and keep an eye on her until you believe she’s ready.”
“What if she’s never ready?”
“She will be. Ava’s strong and will bounce back. Besides.” Mum pats my shoulder. “She’s worth waiting for.”
She is.
Since she waited years for me to come around. I can do the same.
For as long as it takes.
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“You need ice cream? More candy floss? Hugs?” Cecy asks from beside me, her eyes a pool of jade-colored kindness.
“Hugs, please.” I lean my head against her shoulder and wrap my arms around her middle as she holds me close.
I’ve been demanding a lot of hugs from everyone around me lately. Probably because I won’t get them as much as I’d like once I’m admitted to the institution in a few days.
To say I’m completely comfortable with that would be a massive lie, but I’m finally ready to undergo this experience on my own, even if a part of me will always dread the idea of putting that ‘mentally unstable’ label on myself.
“You want to watch another film?” Cecy asks as the credits forMean Girlsplay on the screen.
“Sure.”
“Bridget Jones’s Diary’s second film?”
