It's Complicated

Ivy Edwards' life was finally back to herself and healed. What happens when her mortal enemy, Aidan Xander, was back in town and living with her? Will she let her past repeat again or will she fight?

“IVY! Come down, we want to talk to you!” yelled mum.

Holy balls, what did I do now!

You know when your parents call you down and you have that gut feeling that something bad will happen; well I was having that feeling at the moment. I was trying to figure out what I had done wrong however ,I couldn't think of anything unless they found out I had sneaked out the other night to go a party since they grounded me or the other time when I ‘accidently’ tripped Mitzy when she had a tray with a bowl of spaghetti in the canteen. She deserved it though. Mitzy humiliated me in front of the school assembly when she said I had my period because the back of my pants had red paint which I clearly established it was from art. It reminds you of the movie ‘The Clique’ right? She and I had a long history but I’ll get to that later.

I was walking down the stairs while fiddling with the hem of my Mickey Mouse shirt. That shirt bought me so many memories but no one understood why. When my mum tried to throwing it away, I threw a fit then drove away in my car and didn't come back home until two days later. I know, I'm dramatic but I had to get her to understand that I intended to keep this shirt forever.

I paused for a second and looked around to see if the coast was clear. You never know if you get a surprise attack from god knows who. I saw mum in the kitchen, cooking a batch of cookies judging by the aroma that was coming out of the oven. I loved her cookies. She was a great chef when it comes to desserts but everything else, it ended up as a disaster. That is where my dad comes in. He was an amazing chef at home and cooked most of our meals even though mum insisted on her cooking at least for a night but both of us refused as whenever she cooked, the smoke alarm would go off.

Dad was on the couch, reading the daily newspaper he got whenever he left work. He was an architect working in one of the top firms in Australia. I took the last step down the stairs and slumped down on the couch. Dad looked up and smiled at me. That was weird; I thought they wanted to talk to me. Maybe it wasn't bad as I had imagined it would be. The worst they could talk to me about was giving me ‘the talk’. That would be a nightmare.

Well you see, every friend of mine has been given that talk and let me explained to you that it wasn't very pleasant. Each of them would come to school the next day, very scarred. My best friend, Claire, she told me her mum also got into details how they had her meaning doing the deed and the process of it. I still can’t look at her mum the same way. I planned to never ever to hear that from my mum because if she does, I think I might just have to move out.

“Dad, what’s wrong?”

He looked up from his newspaper and began taking his reading glasses off and folding the paper away.

“Olivia darling, do you want to come over and tell Ivy the news or should I?” he called out to my mum.

Mum took of her apron and sat next to dad on the couch. I turned my body around to face them and hopefully whatever this news they wanted to tell me wouldn't be as bad as I thought it would be. Maybe we were going on a holiday. Thinking of that made me missed Hawaii. We haven’t been away for two years due to dad and mum’s busy schedule. Their diaries was fully booked, sometimes it was hard to even go out for a day or small trip up in the woods as a family.

“Ivy!” Mum called out.

I shifted my attention back to them and smiled at them sheepishly. I tend to be in my own little world and when that happens, everything around me is completely ignored.

“You have got to stop thinking for a second there.” Dad smiled.

“So what did you want to tell me?”

Mum clapped and squealed loudly.

“Guess who is coming to live with us?”

I looked at her weirdly and looked at my dad but he just sat there in amusement like he was waiting for my reaction. Who in their right mind would want to live in this household? I love my family but it was a little chaotic plus if my brother Ezra was here, it would be crazier.

 My mum cried for three days straight when Ezra moved away because he was going to University in London. He wanted to explore the world and live in different places so he decided to continue his studies in a different country and experience the world. Well, when my mum finally stopped crying, I thought it was over and she would finally accept her baby boy had grown but then she decided to clean his room and wear his clothes everyday. She went over the top and the only way she would stop the ridiculous act was my dad taking her out for a shopping spree and coming back with hundreds of bags.

“Exchange student?” I guessed.

She shook her head, trying to contain her excitement for god knows what.

“Uncle Phil and Aunt Lily?” I guessed again hopefully that it was right because I missed them so much.

She shook her head again and I sighed.

“Just tell me, mum.” Annoyed that I am still waiting for her to tell me who is living with us.

“Aidan.”

My eyes widen. If I had a mirror, I bet my eyes were like the size of a golf ball. Out of all the people on planet Earth, his name just seems to pop up. Is this Karma? I bet it was. I knew I shouldn't have tripped Mitzy but the temptation was too hard to resist. Is this how the world is getting back at me by inviting the most hated person into my house? Karma is a b***h.

“WHAT! NO YOU ARE JOKING RIGHT?” Crossing my finger that mum was playing a prank on me.

Her eyes widen at my sudden outburst.

“Young lady, you do not use that kind of tone at me. And yes, Aidan is coming to live with us.” She smiled at me.

I wanted to vomit. Doesn't she know what I went through a few years back? Oh right, she didn't know because dad told me not to tell her. Grandpa George had passed away a few years back and she was still mourning at that time.

“Dad?” I looked at him, pleading for him to change this ridiculous arrangement.

“ I'm sorry Ivy. I know it will be hard but I promise it won’t be that bad.” He smiled apologetically at me.

“Wait, Ivy, why are you so upset that Aidan is coming back? I thought you were best friends.” She said.

I scoffed.

“Friends? I rather die than be friends with him.” I said bitterly.

“Darling, go into the bedroom and I’ll explain everything ok?” Dad asked mum.

She nodded. I think she was speechless at my bitterness towards Aidan. Once she was upstairs, I ran to dad and he hugged me.

“Dad, I don’t want him to come. Why didn't you say something and stop it” I cried.

“I couldn't. When your mother told me, she had already agreed to it and there was nothing I could do. I don’t know the reason to why he is coming but your mother said it was very important that he should come and since your mother and Loretta are good friends, she happily agreed. I'm sorry Ivy.” Dad apologized.

“But I don’t get it, isn't his family moving back? Why is he coming alone?” I asked.

“I don’t know. Maybe he’ll eventually tell us but for now, we just have to accept that he is coming to live for the rest of the year. I know it will be hard but try to at least be friendly towards him. I can’t have a raging war between you two.” He said.

I tried to process what he said but the only thing that kept repeating in my head was rest of the year. Rest of the year? Aidan was coming to live with is for the year? I felt sick. I can’t be friendly towards a boy who didn't deserve my kindness at all. We will never be friends.

Then the doorbell rang. I let myself go from dad and went to see who would be ringing the bell at this time of the night. I opened the door and met a pair of blue eyes that I thought I would never see again in my life.

Aidan Xander was here.

 

 

Author's Note

Hey everyone! what do you think of the first chapter for this story? I am sorry if you find some grammatical mistakes, I have not properly edited this yet, so please bare with me x

Reviews

[Talismanic]

Very intriguing:) You've created a clear sense of character, her point-of-view exudes so much energy, I was taken in from the second line. For want of a better word, this is going to be a very fun read. When's the rest coming?

My only suggestion would be, I think you can provide a clever hook here, and it can be as subtle as it is strong. We're tempted to read on because we want to know the reasons behind her feelings, but this expectation/direction has been set up already. I'd say keep on experimenting. No need to apologise for a few typos and misplaced commas, the best writer's don't edit as they write, but because you brought it up, i've indicated the few I found in case it's any help to you.

'I was trying to figure out what I had done wrong, however, I couldn't think of anything unless they (discovered* i noticed the double 'out' in the sentence was jarring) I had sneaked out the other night to go (to) a party...'

'When my mum tried throwing it away' (or 'tried to throw')

'She was a great chef when it (came) to desserts, *comma* but everything else ended up as disaster.' Tense change mid-sentence, keep either present or past.

'both of us refused as, *comma* whenever she cooked, the smoke alarm would go off.'

'every friend of mine has been given that talk and let me (explain) to you...'

'I planned (to) never ever hear that'

'Thinking of that made me (miss) Hawaii.'

'Their diaries (were) fully booked'

[Monhuu]

Thank you so much for reviewing this! This really helps me to know what the reader's view is of my story. I definitely will be experimenting on this story and twisting it around to make it more intriguing for you and everyone to read. Thank you for pointing out the mistakes, it really helps. I tend to change my tenses sometimes in a middle of a sentence so it is a little frustrating but I am working on that :)

[Talismanic]

Anytime^_^ thankyou for the read.