20 ~ Aurora

"I have great news." I grinned.

"Why are you keeping me in suspense? Spill!"

I went on tell her all that transpired some days before that led to this moment.

"She did what? And you did not smack her?!"

"You know I'm not a fighter."

"Well you should be. Sometimes I hate that I'm not in the same city with you."

"I miss you too,"

"Yes I miss you but I said that because I need to beat up your in-laws. Especially his witch of a mother,"

"River!" I exclaimed amid laughter.

"I guess we could say you both are making progress,"

"Can we call it that?"

"I guess so. Let's see the positive side of everything shall we?"

"Yes ma'am."

"I have to go now. Work calls,"

"Take care."

Work. I wanted to have work calls too. I wanted to get out of the house everyday, have a sense of independence. Everyday I felt like a liability.

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"Stay away from my boyfriend."

I froze as all eyes turned to me in the middle of the room. I was on my way to the kitchen to grab a cup of ice cream and I had was just passing