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Ava went back to her home. Her mother was not at home because she had already gone to the hospital
Ava remained in her room throughout the entire day, thinking about her future.
The only thing she could do was hope Harper would make her mother happy and give her what she deserved
In the evening,
Ava was lazing around on the couch and watching television She could hear her phone ringing,
Her phone, which was sitting on the table close to the kitchen, caught her attention briefly. She forgot to take her phone from there after having lunch.
The phone rang, but she was too lazy to go and answer it.
“Come on, Ava. You have to do it.”
After getting to her feet, she proceeded to walk to the table. She looked at her phone screen and saw that it was a group call. 1
She received the call and immediately connected with the other three people in the group.
“Hello, guys,” Ava said.
“Stephen called us to invite us to his party.”
It was Abigail who spoke out. Her voice was desperate.
“Oh, thank God he did. Otherwise, I would have called you all to come with me,” Ava replied to her.
“He informed us that you were the first person he invited. Is there any specific reason?” Luke asked. “Yeah, we were talking about our parents. So he asked me to come.”
“Oh.”
“Wait a minute, guys. Let me ask her a question first. What is the theme of the party?” Debra asked.
Ava was confused. “Theme? I don’t know. He didn’t tell me about it.”
“I asked him when he contacted me. The theme is revolution,” Abigail said.
“Wow. Sounds nice. But I was talking about dressing themes, by the way,” Debra let out.
They all chuckled at her remarks.
“Wear what you like, Deb. You look good at everything.” Ava said to Debra.
“You girls can talk. I am hanging up. See you all at the party,” Luke said to them.
In their group, he was the only boy, which sometimes made him feel awkward. However, they allowed him to have space for his personal time. He had other friends, so he could chill out with them.
“Then should I come to pick you u-” Abigail was interrupted when Ava received another call on her phone.
“Stephen is calling me,” Ava told them.
“Receive the call. He is going to be your brother,” Debra said and laughed.
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+25 BONUS
Ava ended the call and received Stephen’s call.
“Hello?”
“Where are you?”
Ava was dumbfounded. “Well, at my home. Why?”
“What why? Did you forget about my party?”
“No. I was talking about it with my friends. They said you invited them too.”
“Yeah.”
“That’s great. My friend Abigail was saying that she would pick me up. So when will the party begin?”
At that time, she heard a knock on the main door. She turned to the door.
“I am at your doorstep. There is no need to go with Abigail, am here to pick you up.”
Ava opened the door hurriedly. “How did you find out where I live?” she asked with a surprised look
“Come on. Do you think I don’t know where my soon–to–be mother is staying?”
“You have a point,” Ava said and nodded her head.
“You are going with me. Let’s go.
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Ava shook her head and said, “Let me ask my mom first.”
“I have talked to her. She said she hoped you had a good time with your friends. So let’s go.‘
At first, Ava was unable to believe him; however, she became aware of the fact that Stephen frequently communicated with her mother over the phone.
“Let me change my clothes. I am not ready yet.”
Stephen frowned at her. “Ready? What will you do? Wear a loose dress and make an effort to hide your face by wearing big glasses?”
Ava eventually came to the realization that she was not wearing her glasses at that time.
Her eyes widened. She was feeling awkward that someone was seeing her without her glasses on. It had become a habit for her to walk around while wearing her glasses.
“You are going to go somewhere with me. From there, we will go to the party directly.”
Ava could not help but obey him and left her house in sneakers and the navy blue dress that she was wearing at home.
They got inside Stephen’s car. Stephen started the car after setting up an address on the map.
They arrived at the location after driving for a half an hour. Ava got out of the car. When Ava looked around, she saw that Stephen had taken her to a shopping mall.
“Why are we here?” Ava asked.
“Do you want to go to my party in that dress?”
Ava gazed down at her dress. It was indeed not a dress to wear to any party.
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+25 BORRIS
Despite Ava’s countless refusals, Stephen bought many dresses for her. He instructed the staff girl to bring Ava the most exquisitely designed shoes she could find.
Ava was looking at Stephen while pressing her hand on her forehead.
She was talking with her mother on her phone.
“Mom, stop him.”
“Didn’t you try to convince me last night? Now you have to listen to me. Your children have grown so much. You started planning behind our backs. Now you must listen to me.”
“Listen to what? Wear them and change my appearance. Mom, I can’t just transform myself.”
“It’s all my fault. I always told you to hide yourself. It’s because I was scared of your safety. But not anymore. I don’t want to hide my beautiful daughter anymore.‘
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Ava let out a sigh, shaking her head. “Mom, please.”
“Do you want me to rethink what I promised you last night?”
“No way.”
“Then listen to Stephen. Don’t worry about the money he is spending. He is using my card for you.”
Ava parted her lips. Her mother was really wasting so much money on her.
Stephen came to her and said,
“Let’s go, little sister. It is time to get a makeover.”
