65 Heart to heart
“Ava can we please talk?” mother pleads when I move to leave.
1 stare at her, not sure what she wanted. What was there to talk about? Hasn’t everything already
been said and done?
“There isn’t anything for us to talk about, Mother” I insist.
Looking back, I see now how I made a distinction when it came to her and father. While Emma and Travis referred to them as mom and dad, to me they were Father and Mother. Clean, cut and
completely impersonal.
I never truly acknowledged them as my parents, because deep down I just knew. Parents don’t hate their children. Parents don’t neglect their child and treat them like shit. I made what I called them impersonal because on a spiritual level, I didn’t consider them my parents.
“Please, I beg you” she pleads with tears in her eyes.
It was so strange looking at her with tears in her eyes. Her face flushed and soft. This is a look I’ve never seen her direct at me. Her face was always in a frown. She always looked at me with a certain cold indifference that was specifically targeted at me.
“How about you show me to our table as they talk?” Martha, Rowan’s mom asks Corrine while
cutting off what I was about to say.
Corrine looks skeptical. Like she didn’t want to leave me. After all, it was known that the Sharp family weren’t my biggest fan even though I was apparently their daughter.
Martha doesn’t give Corrine a chance. Instead she links their hands and pulls her away in the
opposite direction.
I sigh and take my seat. “Let’s just get this over with, looks like you won’t leave me alone until
said your piece, so do it now before I change my
back in my younger days. When I
feel the
was more of a burden, than
seat before taking my hands in hers. I pull them away. Not wanting
I didn’t want her near me. The part of me that had
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ever know”
I keep quiet. I always imagined this moment. Always day dreamed of her apologizing to me, then pulling me into her arms. I used to crave it. Pray for it. Hope for the day to come. Now that it’s here, the joy I thought I would feel is
wrong. You were just a child and instead of embracing you, I pushed you away. You loved me, loved us, but we gave you nothing but scorn. I wish more than anything that I could
before continuing.
saw your value. Never acknowledged that you’re the best daughter anyone can have. It
self, then her tears would have moved me.
her tears meant absolutely nothing to
few drops of tears. It just doesn’t work like
on your company, we can discuss it as adults. There is no need for you to try and sweeten me up, that shit won’t work. Instead of all the drama, why don’t you tell me the real reason you wanted us to talk” I
emotionlessly.
me for years. This was nothing compared to what I had to endure
sure why she looked hurt. I was sure that the only reason she was here
save their
hurts that you would think that of me. That you would think that the only reason I was apologizing was so I could save the company.
my own actions that you find me so
she was the same
used to treat me like I didnt matter. It was so weird. We’ve never
so sitting here as she pours out
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