Chapter Eleven (Part 1)

"NOW we chop the

apples." Ava mumbled to herself. The radio was on low in the background so

her hips swayed to the music. She never thought she was the best dancer so made

sure nobody was in the kitchen before moving her body to the soft beat.

Lucas had dropped her off at his house before

going back to school for his football game. She hadn't been to any of his games

before because he said it was too dangerous. The crowd would often get wild

when cheering their team on so he didn't trust that Ava would be safe there.

She told him she'd enjoy it but knew that deep inside, she would just want to

go home. Crowds weren't her thing, surrounded by loud noises and people getting

aggressive. She would've wanted to support Lucas though.

Bored with nothing to do, she decided to bake

something as she hadn't done for a while. When she was home schooled, there had

been much more time to bake tasty treats for Lucas but now, she barely had

anytime to sleep with all the homework and stress from surpr