Chapter 26
1: Sister? Stepmother?
<<Avery >>
As I run on the treadmill, I feel the thrill of flying high. Sweat runs down my face to my cleavage. Big
boobs are such a nuisance when it comes to exercise and sweating. But still, I hope when I lose
weight, I get to keep my bust.
I am in love with them..
Ten more steps in the name of losing weight!
Nine… eight… seven… six… five… fuck… two more… one more and last…
I hit stop and try to catch my breath.
It’s been a grueling workout session today. I glance at the clock.
More than an hour.
Not bad.
A
I change and head toward home. Today’s workout was particularly important–I needed to clear my
head after everything that happened. As I exit the gym, my phone rings. It’s Dad.
“Avery, can you come home right away? There’s something important we need to discuss.”
His tone is serious, making me uneasy. “Is everything okay?”
“Just… come home, please.”
I arrive home twenty minutes later to find my mother standing in the living room, arms crossed, her face flushed with anger. My father looks tense, and beside him stands a woman I’ve never seen before with a teenage girl who seems about my age.
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“What’s going on?” I ask, dropping my gym bag.
My father clears his throat. “Avery, I need to introduce you to someone. This is Joy… and her daughter Della.”
The woman–Joy–steps forward with a tight smile. “Hello, Avery.”
“Joy and I… we knew each other before I met your mother,” Dad continues, his voice strained.
My mother scoffs. “Knew each other? Why don’t you tell her the truth?”
I look between them, confusion giving way to a sinking feeling in my stomach.
“Della is my daughter,” my father says finally. “Joy and I were together years ago, before your
mother and I married.”
The room spins. I look at the girl–Della–who stares back at me with an unreadable expression. She has my father’s eyes.
“So… she’s my half–sister?” I manage to say.
“Yes,” Joy says. “I thought Della deserved to know her father. We’ve been trying to reconnect.”
My mother grabs her purse from the couch. “And apparently they’ve been ‘reconnecting‘ for months
behind my back.”
“I
please,” my father pleads.
“I need air,” my mother says, pushing past me toward the door. “I can’t be in this house right now.”
The door slams behind her. My father runs his hands through his hair.
‘Avery, I know this is a shock, but-”
‘How long have you known about her?” I demand.
“Joy contacted me about six months ago.”
“And you didn’t think to tell us?”
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“I wanted to be sure… to handle it the right way.”
Joy steps closer to me. “Avery, I’m sorry we had to meet this way. I never intended to cause problems for your family.”
I look at her, then at Della who stands awkwardly in the corner, clearly uncomfortable with the
whole situation.
“I need some time,” I say, backing away. “I can’t process this right now.”
I retreat to my room and sit on my bed, mind racing. A half–sister. A father who’s been lying. A mother who’s just walked out. My entire family is fracturing before my eyes.
Three days later, my mother still hasn’t returned home. My father tells me she’s staying with her
sister, refusing to take his calls. Joy and Della have been coming over daily, as if cementing their place in our lives.
When I come downstairs one evening, I overhear my father talking on the phone.
“please be reasonable… I know I handled this poorly, but Della is my responsibility. I need to do right by her… and by Joy.”
My heart stops as I hear his next words.
“I am so sorry. She never told me we have a daughter. After our marriage, I never contact her. I think I need to marry her. It’s the thing to do for Della.”
I stumble back, nearly knocking over a vase. My father turns, sees me, and his face falls.
“Avery…”
I run back to my room, throwing clothes into a suitcase. I can’t stay here and watch this happen. I
need to escape–far from this house, far from this imploding family.
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