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AURORA

We ran towards each other, jumping in each other’s arms in a tight hug. We didn’t care about the people around us. We cried out because of all the years we have missed with each other.

All the pains we have received since our parents died-our real parents. The memories we were supposed to have were taken from us all because some men didn’t like the fact our mother was at the top of her game.

“Oh my goodness, you are so beautiful,” Aubrey gushed over me, trying hard to smile.

“So are you,” I said, holding her face, “you are stunning,” her eyes turned sour when she looked straight into the living room.

“You can’t trust her, Aurora,” Aubrey said, standing in front of me and shielding me with her body. “ I thought I could trust her too, because I knew she was Mom’s sister but it turns out that, Aunt Venessa here, will do anything this crappy man called Philp tells her to do,” she said, sounding so angry.

“You need to calm down, Aubrey,” Venessa said to her.

“No!” Aubrey yelled. “