Where We Belong novel (Ava and Blaze) novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78

Sinking into my tub I breathed a sigh of realise. The weeknd were playing in the background I had my candles lit and for the first time tonight I felt relaxed.

Will my dad be pissed? Probably but I'm sure he'll get over it. Groaning at how tense I felt I lay back and closed my eyes. Tomorrow will be a better day right? As I lay there I couldn't help thinking about what I had done. The guilt was eating away at me making me feel sick every time I thought about it which was every second and Blaze? He fucks off.

Sighing I tried to ignore the vibrations that were constantly coming from my cell phone. You would think if I didn't answer the first time they would stop. Sitting up I grabbed it from my shelf and scrolled through my call log. I knew my mom was worried but 7 missed calls in the space of 15 minutes is a bit extreme. Answering it I put it on loud speaker as I sunk back into the hot soapy water.

"You there A?" She asked

"Yes everything alight?" I replied staring at the lights on my ceiling.

"No everything is not alright. You are meant to be here Ava but instead I have that Kelsey girl and your friend Ally. Why are they here and my daughter isn't?" She snapped her voice changing. "Why did you leave?".

"I'm not in the mood mom and I wasn't feeling hungry" Yeah is was a lame excuse but it was partly true.

"You're being selfish Ava this is for your brother" She yelled causing me to roll my eyes. "It's a tradition we did the same when you were born".

"It's not as if he's going to remember it heck I didn't" I said knowing I was going to cause her to lose her temper.

"Ava" She gasped "What's going on with you?" She whispered "This isn't you at all".

"Why would I want to come over there when I'm the one that feels like an outsider". I whispered

"Why would you say that?" Already I knew she was crying I could hear it in her voice. "Your father and I love you very much Ava, everyone does. We are your family these people are our family. Don't feel like that baby" She sniffed but I wasn't in the mood to listen to her.

"I have to go I'm in the bath" Before she could say anything else I hung up and turned my phone off.

After finishing up in the bath I slipped on a fresh pair of pjs and my slippers. Heading down stairs I turned the tv on in the living room as I headed for the kitchen. I was starting to get peckish and I hadn't really ate anything all day. Popping two slice of toast into the toaster I flicked the kettle on. Emptying some coffee into my cup I cursed when I opened my fridge to find I was out of milk. Grabbing a can of juice instead I took out the butter and sat it on my kitchen top.

Remote in hand I flicked through the channels looking for something decent to watch. Finally deciding to go with NCIS I got my supper ready and settled onto the couch. Taking my comforter of the back I wrapped it around my shoulders.

Was this better than spending the night with my family? No it wasn't but I couldn't be there when I was feeling like this. But why should I be the one to miss out? Why should everyone else get to celebrate the birth of my brother when they weren't family not by blood anyway. Blaze wasn't even there and here I was sitting feeling sorry for myself. Of course I did a bad thing I did wrong but like Ally said we all make mistakes. I shouldn't be the one singling my self out. He shouldn't be the reason why I don't spend time with my family. Yes they might be crazy at times and they might piss me off all the time but that's what family's do.

At as I sat thinking over everything I realised one thing they were always there for me. We fight a lot well my dad and I do but he is still my dad and if I keep doing what I'm doing and acting the way I do I wasn't going to have a family left.

My family weren't the problem I was.

Getting to my feet I turned off the tv and took Ally's keys from my coffee table. Hopefully by the time I got there they wouldn't be too hammered. Locking the doors as I got in I turned the heating up full blast. The dark nights were coming back in and I could hardly see because of the fog. Turning on the radio I indicated onto the highway only them hearing the roars of the bikes that were tailing me.

Was my dad so desperate for me to come tonight he got his men to come for me?