*I stood up after some time, consoling and cleaned up myself, I was walking out of the kitchen I saw my Mom coming out of her room clumping hastily towards me.*
*Nervously walking away from where I stood close to the kitchen door. I was resting my back against the wall just to pretend nothing had happened to me. I stylishly gazed at her with the side of my eyes as she was walking towards me. She got to where I stood resting my back against the wall and walked past me. She said nothing to me, just stared at my face while in motion, and walked past.*
*I sighed, weeping the tiny sweat bubble on my forehead with my left palm. I heard my mom's persuasive voice as she turned her back towards me.*
*“Why do you seem so calm, Valerie, are you sure you feel good today?”*
*I got startled and mute. I didn't know what to say or how to react so my Mom never finds out Ava assaulted me in the kitchen. I kept quiet trying to process and compose myself for all that I needed to say in response, in a way that it will seem very true to my Mom. I didn't know I was taken much time to respond until Mom yelled at me.*
*“I am asking you, Valerie! What happened to you, you don't seem okay to me?” Mom yelled raising her eyebrow.*
*“Nothing Mom, I am fine” I am just feeling a slight cramp around my belly but I will go take some water now and have some rest for the night. I stammered with my fingers twitching the lower part of my messed-up white top. I immediately tried to adjust my stance in other to hid away from Mom seeing the back of my top-dress that is massively stained from the store floor dirt when Ava hit me down.*
*“Oh sorry princess, you need to go have some rest now. Makes sure your lay flat on your tummy to reduce the pain faster, Okay?”*
*“Okay Mom, I will. Thank you for being the best I could ever have.”*
*“You know you are my princess, that is why I want to always see you smile because I need you to be the first to attract a mate at your shapeshifting day and make me a happy and proud Mom” Mom giggled.*
*“I will always smile Mom” I beamed waiting for her to move away from me before I can go to the room.*
*A sighed of relief let my mouth, just knowing that I had escaped from Mom. if she gets to find out what happened the whole house would have been turned into a war zone.*
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I snapped out of my recalling thought of what happened yesterday and turned to the left side of my wardrobe. I pulled out my half-bodied size towel, slid it into my soft slippers, and went into the bathroom. I didn't need to go outside my room because the bathroom is inside of my room, quite stress-free.“Ava!”
I quickly turned off the shower tap when I heard my name, though I had already finished bathing, just taking a few seconds to clean up my wet body. I guess my Mom has some good news for me this morning for her to have decided to come into my room this morning.
“Mom, I am coming” I answered strolling out of the bathroom with my half-body-sized towel wrapped around me.
I was shocked to see Ava staring and smiling in front of me. I quickly tried to pull down my towel more to cover my nude, shying. Since I became 16 my Mom has always warned me of never letting anyone see my nakedness whether male or female. She said that it is only meant for my mate.
“Aren't we past that now, Ava?” She smirks, gazing at my body.
“Passed What!” I glared confusedly.
“You know I never said to you, you look so beautiful and a sexy goddess to gaze on,” She said throbbing her fingers.
“Passed What?” I asked again looking away from her eye contact and ignoring her first statement.
“Stop the gimmick, Valerie, Gosh! You look so cute" She teased more at me blinking like she got the sunray falling directing on her eyes.
She moved closer to me and curled her hands around my waist, making sure my eyes were fixed on her.
“Argh!” I tried to shake off her grip.
I was wondering what was about to happen to me. I should have locked my room door but if I did, it will be against the rule of the house and Dad could hear about it. Dad had made it a law that we don't lock our room doors since when I was 6 due to emergence.
Though Dad isn't at home at the moment I know Ava can find a way to get the news of me differing the rules to him at his training camp, such an attitude isn't new to me in the house. I grow up with it.
But I got terrified with this new attitude of hers, She creeps into my room now calling me out from the bathroom with a mimic of my Mom's voice and now curling her hands around my waist.
“Um….arent you suppose to go out today?, I mean to the market” I tremble with lips nervously.
She ignored my questions, pulled a bit closer to me and l felt her palm caressing my butt cheeks slightly.
She got tensed off a second, then relaxed under the rhythms of her palm stroking my ass. She tilted her neck and kissed the lower of my lip.
“I need to wear my clothes” I whimpered and jerking as I pulled back away from her but she held me still. I was getting aroused by her touch and exhausted.
She bit her lower lip and chew on it.
“You will wear your dress soon," she said with a low trembling voice.
I got more terrified and forcefully fell off her grip. I haven't seen or heard Ava in such a mood or tone.
She looked at me with disappointment written all over her face.
I stared at her wondering if she thought I was going to lay still in her hands. I am staring at her still confused.
I watched as Ava's jaw drops slightly in shock with a smirk forming over her face. I was about to apologize because her countenance was getting me scared.
She smirks again and pursed her lips, I knew I was in trouble now.
She walked up to me, spanked my bouncy breast, then her last word hit me like a hurricane. “Tell anyone, I will hurt your face and you will look ugly definitely”
My mom walked into the room…,
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It was her mind playing a fast one on her because there was nobody in the sitting room, she tiptoed to go to her room to pretend she had been in her room because she knew there was someone at home, so she bent down to pick her shoes so that her footstep won't be heard but then the witch Aunt Ava as fondly called by her was right in front of her stretching herself, Valerie knew she was in deep shit. Luna Vanessa didn't get any better with the turn out of events, she felt the whole thing would be a thing to laugh at, but then "who was that beautiful girl I slapped" she thought. "Where have you been, I have searched everywhere for you, the whole compound is full of dirt, the ground is not mopped and the dogs are hungry " shouted Ava who derived pleasure in seeing Valerie in pains and suffering, she knew everything was in order, and that the whole compound had been swept, but she wouldn't blink an eye if
"Valerie, Valerie, Valerie" Damien called from behind, Valerie waited for him to get close to her"I'm sorry Val" for that is what he calls her when he is remorseful, she Smiled and hugged him and they continued their journey home, just then She remembered Ava and her parents, for some time, she completely forgot about them, she didn't tell anyone she was going to a party because her parents had traveled and Aunt Ava was supposed to be out of town, I hope she is still out she thought, so she hurriedly walked home with Damien, she was happy he came and apologized to her, she was happy that someone saw something good in here still have my friend back she said to him, they spoke about the disaster, the party, her awkward dressing, and Sky until they parted ways to their various houses, Io Valerie, it was an interesting journey home because of the relief she got from Damien, but it was a day she would never forget even in a hurry.