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"Hana Arabella Bishop," Ava screamed."Mom!" Arabella screamed back. She had told Kieran that getting a private room instead of a shared one was a waste of money, but now that she was about to go head-to-head with her mom, she was convinced that he had spent his money wisely."Listen," Ava said, trying to stop her shaky voice."Mom, me being with you and not getting hurt was not because I was with you; it was just the way life was, and now that I was away and this happened, it is because life happens. How much longer do I need to stay with you?""I don't mean you should stay with me; I mean you should come home, where protection is," Ava said confidently, like she had taken extra measures to ensure that the place was fortified."Home or abroad, this," Arabella said, pointing to her bruised face and injured arm. "This would have happened and can happen anywhere. And I told you already that I want to put myself out there as well.""I am not saying you shouldn't put yourself out there. I
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TWO WEEK LATERArabella was diagnosed and was asked to take it easy. She had told Kieran that they were going to tell their parents about their relationship today. They had spent two weeks together; it was difficult for them to be together because Ava was over her daughter like a hawk and never left her side. It was even difficult for them to be on the phone because Ava wanted to know. Knowing that her daughter had a man in her life, she was curious who it was and wanted to know. She was trying her best to act nonchalant about it when curiosity was killing her. "I do hope I get to meet this mystery guy who is hiding from me before I go back in a week," Ava said as they sat in the car. Everyone had come to take her back from the hospital, making it a big deal that she was kind of embarrassed at the fuss they were making. "What mystery, man?" Everly asked, turning to her friend. "Her boyfriend, the one I told you about," Ava replied, and Everly nodded. "I also cannot wait to meet h
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"Are we meeting him today?" Everly followed up with her friends's question when Arabella did not say anything. "Yes, we are," Arabella said. "And you are just telling me, I should have stayed back at home to prepare a warm meal for him instead of coming to the hospital to pick you up. I should have also taken extra care to clean the house today." Kieran rolled his eyes at how extra his mom was being. He wondered how she would react when she got to know that he was the one she was making all this fuss over."Forget it; moreover, if he knew that you took extra care to do all those things, he would feel uncomfortable," Arabella said. "Is that it?" Everly said, biting her lip and looking out the window. "Kieran, go to Hyshoo restaurant; let us get something from there since I might not be able to make any food," she said out of the blue. "Everly, why don't you calm down? You are making a big deal out of nothing," Ethan said from the passenger's seat. It was the first thing he said sin
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The rest of the drive back home was. Even though Arabella did not picture them telling their families this, she was glad that she had gotten it off her chest. As they entered the house, Ava called everyone into the living room. Arabella had expected a reaction from her mom, but maybe she was just shocked that she had forgotten how to react. She was waiting for them to remind them of the age gap between them and the reasons why this wouldn't work out. She wanted to hear their reasons, even though she was just learning how to love him. He had admitted that he had a crush on her. When he went to the airport to pick her up, it was like love at first sight. When his mom had told him that her friend's daughter, whom he knew from his youth, was coming to stay with them, he did not know why, but for some reason, he encountered a small child and was shocked by what he had seen. He tried to suppress his emotions, using his hurt as an excuse. "Everyone to the living room," Ava commanded. It w
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"Where are you going?" Kieran asked Arabella as she stood in the kitchen sipping from her juice. She was wearing a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. "Eh?" she replied, turning to him as he entered the kitchen. It seemed like her plan had failed. Aurora had been tried and given a sentence of a year in a detention centre, seeing that she did not have a record of then. Arabella, however, felt that it was unfair to her and that she wanted to hear from Aurora why she would do that sort of thing. She was going to sneak out of the house and go see her. She did not want Kieran to know because she knew that he would kick against it."Where are you going?" he asked again, waving to the fridge to take a bottle of water. "Out," she said with her voice coming out like a mouse. "Out where?" he asks, taking off the cap of the bottle and gulping down the entire bottle. She looked at him and turned her back to him. The reason she wanted to sneak out was because she did not want to lie to him. Why did he
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"Why are you laughing?" Arabella was shocked. That was not the expression she was expecting from her. "Dearest Arabella, you must think the world revolves around you," she said, leaning in that she was seated at the edge of her seat. "Why do you think I would apologize to you? I did what I did, and I would do it again and again if need be.""You are not sorry for kidnapping and assaulting me even though you ended up here?" Arabella asked. "Of course, if I had the chance to, I would do it again. Can you imagine how hard I worked? I worked hard on Kieran, and you swooped in from nowhere and decided you wanted to take him from me. Oh, please, like you deserve him," Aurora said, leaning into the chair. "If you are here to ask me for an apology, I am afraid that you have to go back without one today and that you need not expect one from me," she said, looking at her nails like she had gotten a fresh set of nails. "Arabella, I think one of the problems you have is that you seem to overra
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"Do you want to explain why you are here?" Kieran asked. Arabella had expected him to scream his lungs out, but he was wrong. Myabe's drive down has calmed him down. "It is a stupid reason; I don't want to tell you," Arabella murmured to herself. She had wanted to hear an apology so much that it felt like her self-worth depended on it. She turned her head to the side so she was looking out the window. "Look at me," Kieran said softly. "Look at me," he said again, this time turning her head with his hand gently. "I am so ashamed of myself; I don't know what I was thinking," Arabella said again. Seeing Kieran had somehow triggered something in her. It was like judging her actions without even saying anything. "Tell me, I want to know why you dressed up and left the house to come here when you should be resting.""Okay," she said as she heaved a sigh. "I wanted an apology so bad." "What?" "See, I knew you would judge me.""Ara, I am not judging you. I just want to understand what y
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Arabella could feel Kieran's excitement for the date, and she wondered why they got so lucky. They went on every ride in the park like they had been waiting to do this. Arabella was more proud of the fact that a handsome hunk named Kieran was with her. In every line, they heard murmurs of people talking about how handsome he was. She was not letting any of that bother her because she could disagree with them; he was a beauty to behold. She did not let the nasty comments, such as those criticising his choice, get to her. He glued to her like gum on the sole of a shoe, and it must have infuriated the crowd the more because of the kinds of dirty glances she received from them. Kieran was always pushing back her hair and staring at her while holding her hand tightly and dropping random kisses on her forehead. She was shy, but she liked how he marked his terror so openly. She was on a date, and she was going to try her best not to be affected by any of that. "Should we go there?" Kieran
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