Ava Pov
After prom was amazing, but after hearing Nora's news about her going to a different school, I don't know how to react. What going to happen to us is she going to break up with me before school started, is there even going to be an in the summer should I even bothered. I assured her I was fine, I just waited for her to be ready so we can go with the partake in the event of today.An hour later we we're on the road to my parent's house to get my swimwear and supplies. I guess Nora notice my face expression. I tried to fake a smile, but I don't know how to act like I'm okay with this.
'What wrong?' She asked
'College, what's going to happen to us, it's okay to say that I'm a summer affair, ' I said
' That's the thing we don't have to worry about the future with us. Whatever happens happens and if we're to be, we will find our way like the stars in the sky, ' She said
That kinda calmed me. She took my hand; I drove and tried to ignore the college thing to different states and a year in New York was something I wanted for a long time. I'll be at the calmest place in the world on the beach. Just to feel the hot sand between my toes and let the water wash us away and the tropical sun give me a golden tan. When we got to my house's I unlocked the door and rushed upstairs as I tried to ignore the face that Nora leaving in a few months. Nobody was home, my parents are never home why am i suprised I wondered how much money I could have saved if I knew they weren't home.
'The Kinsella hosue empty who spends all this money on a house and is never home' Nora said
' It wasn't allways like this once my parents paid for there good paying jobs they moved up here, but before we were always together.' I explained
It was a time where my parents and I were always together sunday was ice cream Sunday and we had tacoas tuesday, Then after fourteen my parents just left and we grew apart after I learned to drive because driving was the last thing I needed them for. I explained to Nora, I knew how to cook, clean and take care of myself I didn't need them anymore and I think that what scared them there only child, there baby girl didn't need them. I grabbed my stuff when I heard the door open and in comes my mother, she looked shoked that I was home.
'Ava your home. Hello Nora, ' She said
'Hi, Nora' She replied
' I'm not staying long, I'll be back tonight, ' I said
She grabbed me and pulled me in a hug it wasn't a reason she just wanted to hug me and I didn't know to feel. I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her back. I guess it hard being this mother and daughter pair because we're complicated in most ways. I pulled away, acting like the hug didn't affect me at all when it did.
'Where are you going?' She asked
'To the beach' I replied
' If you don't mind I would like to tag along,' She said Ava your father and I are getting a divorce and I want you to live with me in New York, you will be with him during summer and breaks but will be in school'
So I was moving back to New York with my mom but I wonder what happend between them and then my dad came walking throught the doors.
'Ava, go to your room, your not going anywhere' He said
'I'm going to the beach this is not my issue this is betwwen you guys' I said
Nora and I walked out the door we had to go to her house and then we we're off to the beach i'll just go to the beach tommorw we will go to the libary. I drove to Nora's house i'm glad that we said nothingw about what happend in the house. My mom texted me and told me that we were leaving next week.'
'i'm leaving next week' I said
'We'll we have to get all the fun out by next week and then in july my grandmother and I will be there visitng my aunt and I will be there for a month' She said
Nora and I will be together in New York in July so we will have all of July and next week and then we can face time. I had all this plan and I will see her when she goes to school in the fall, it works out for the best of us but then I have to go to school with no kids and i'll be the new kid and I don't know how to handed it
'What's wrong?' Nora asked
'As werid as it to admit, i'm going to miss Nina and Brooklyn' I said
I called them to see if they wanted to go to the beach Nina said yes along with Brooklyn and Nora asked Kenny.She down for it to, when we got to Nora's house I walked in greeted her grandmother and then her dad in the other room who couldn't care less. Kenny walked in the door with Rose, I felt like this would be awkward Nora's ex but I can deal with it.
'Hi, Rose' I said
'Oh the gays are in my house' Nora's father said
'Shut up and go get drunk' Nora yelled
I didn't know Rose was coming there was only three seat in the back if someone sits in the trunk , I'll figure this out. Whoever not here in the next twenty minutes then we're leaving with the people here. I waited to see who was going to show up after twenty minuntes it was only Brooklny, Rose and Kenny. I tired texting Nina but she didn't text back, so we just let without her. We were on the road and that's when Nina was like I'm here an hour later. I played some music on the radio and we had fun and we stopped for some food.
'I feel like we should do this more often' Brook said
'I'm leaving next week, so no' I said
'Where are you going' She asked
I lied to her and said that i was going to be spending time in New York with my mom and that will be back befor the fall. Nora mouthed why lie. I did, I got up and walked to the bathroom all my friend were going to be gone for the summer. On my way to the bathroom I saw Nina, how the hell did she know where we were.
'Nobody wasn't going to wait for me, was that Nora idea' She said 'If it wasn't for Brook telling me where you we're I would have stayed home, Logan in the car'
'No we wait tweanty minutes and then gave you five extra minutes after we sent a text'
Logan was with her what the f**k this was, I didn't want him here but of course Nina invited him and Kelly was there also. What the f**k, Nina did this to piss us off , I was tried of this I told Nina that if she didn't tell them to go home that she can leave because she know what she did by bringing them along.
'No, there my plus two and if you can't aceept that then you can leave' She said
We all decided to go to a differnet beach and Nora was driving, we all chipped in for the p*****t of the food and then got in the car. We jammed with music, we we're having time of iur lives and I wasn't thinking about leaving for New York. We got to the beach I pulled out my beach chair, there was children runninng around and parents not checking on the children. it wasn't my dad to worry so that no what i'm going to do i'm going to stay in my place and tan.
'Come on Ava, let's go swimming' Nora said
'I'm good i'm just going to get a tan' I said
Nora didn't leave my side she pulled up another chair nexted to me and we just sat here in the sun getting tan. I was trying to understand why she would not swim.
'Go swimming Nora' I said
'What going on with you' She asked
I assured her that I was fine and that I would swim sooner or late, she got up and walked to the water, I texted my parents back and forth to let them know that they there not going to bother me when i'm at the beach. I know there not going to care so I blocked them until I felt like unblocking on them. I put my phone in the waterproof pouch and then walked to the water with the rest of them as Kenny sat back. Nora laid back on a float. I tried not to think about it and just swim. Nora just laid on the float, somebody kid came and pulled my hair.
'Son of a b***h' I yelled
The kid ran back to there parent and I walked back to my seat ready to leave, I dried off my body and sat back down. Nora came up from the beach, I placed my glasses down and looked at her.
'What the hell is you promble' She asked
'Nothing okay that kid pulled my hair' I said
I waited for everyone to finhshes having fun in the beach and then I started to pake things in the truck becuase the sun was starting to go down and we had to be on the road before it gets dark because peolpe will start acting out at night. Nora said she would drive back home, I unblocked everyone who I blocked today.
Mom: Nina said you didn't invite her to the beach is the divorce news that hard on you
Dad: Tommrow you and Nina are to hang out
Nina; Opps mommy and daddy found out about me not being invited
she a b***h and she wonder why nobody wanted her to come, I have to spend a whole day with Nina and hear her b***h an moan about s**t she mad about is not the main happiness of my week to come. I told my parents that it was bullshit and they can make me hang out with Nina and I won't. I asked Nora if she wanted to come over, she had plans with Kenny. Once I got home I made myself some tea. and walked upstairs to my room. dear diary, I had the most heh day I learned that I was moving to New York and my parents are getting a divorce. What am I going to do?
I close my diary and then turned on my TV I went to the recently watched and clicked on Bob burgers turned on my air condition, The one thing I’m not going to miss is this Georgia hot air. there was a knock at my door, I got up to answer it.
‘ What do you want dad’ I said
‘I just want to talk’ He said
That’s a talk with her like it that this divorce is it about you , Some people just grow apart. I didn’t want to hear that the two childhood sweetheart couldn’t make it work. I couldn’t hear those words, he sat on the edge of the bed. I picked up the Snow globe that my father got me on his vacation in Alaska and threw it at the wall.
‘This thing that you and mom is bullshit, I want to go with mom and after all the things you did to me. It is hell if I stay with you' I said
After all the things my dad put me throught I wouldnt want to live with him even if i'll be leaving my friends. My dad was the last person I would want t to be around, I asked my father to get the f**k out of my room. I needed a drink because I think that this would be a perfect time to drink after the news of today. I walked to the kitchen to grabbed the nice bottel of gin, I was just going to drink the gin was mixed with my tears. I seen the lighter on the counter and I grabbed it as I was thinking about lighting smoke to the flames. I poured the gin on the floor, my father ran downstairts, I took a sip of the bottel and then checked my phone.I sat on the couch playing with the lighter waiting to throw it, after all it just things, they can replace them just like there marraige it can be replaced. I didn't want to think anymore, I grabbed the bag that I had sitting at the door and walked out not before throwing the open light to the gin filled house. I drove to a hotel, I wasn't that drunk to drive when I got there I asked for a room and I was in a daze of what happend. I decided to go to sleep as soon as I got to my room. I tried to think about how I got here as I did that my phone went off.
'Ava Kinsella, speaking' I said
' I heared the news, your house is on fire' She said
'It is' I questioned
There was a fire in my house, I hope everyone okay, Nora explained that people were looking for me, I rolled my eyes. I don't have time for Nora okay she supposed to be the skater girl that is a rule breaker, please. I hung up the phone, I didn't have time to hear her b***h and maon about how my parents wanted me when she doesn't even know me. I should take a trip to Miami tommorow after all I have my parenents shared card, but not before visiting mommy and daddy. I decided to go to sleep now because why the hell not it summer vacation and I got nothing to do f**k it i'm driving to Miami tommrow. When I got up yesterday there was a loud bang from the door, I got up in my underwears.
'What the f**k Ava, put on some clothes' My mom said
'Oh you brought Nora, yay' I said
I put on some pants and slided into my flats and walked out the hotel with my room key and my car keys, I was hungry. They followed me out, what do they want from me. I turned around to face them to see if they will give me some answer.
'Your father, has frist degree burns he got out in time' Mom said
' Got out in time of what' I said
'There was a fire and I think you had something to do with it' Mom said
She wasn't serouise, she wanted to ended it with dad for some reason, Nora was suprised when she heard my mother said. I just laughed yes I'm mad at my parents for this silly divorce but I wouldn't set a house on fire. I don't have anger issues, I want to here my mom reasoing to why I would set a house on fire.
'When we get to New York we are looking for a therapist, I brought Nora along thinking that she can talk to you but your in denying every doing anything' She said
'Mom, I didn't set our house on fire and what hostplail is dad in I want to see him' I said,
'he doesn't want to see you' She replied
That's rich, my father thinks I set a house on fire and my mom won't let me see my dad I'm f*****g over today and just f*****g started. I wasn't going to let the rest of my dad be f****d, I had the credit card and I was still going to Miami.
'We'll okay mom is that all you have to say' I said ' I will like to be on my way'
'Where do you think your going' Nora said
I explained to her that I was going to Miami but not before I get me something to eat, I got in my car and drove off to Ihop. I would have to come to the hotel to check out, my mother car followed me and whenI got to Ihop.
'Where living for New York tonight' My mom said