it is not fair to say Deandre doesn’t want you here.”
“Dad, did you honestly think I would want to live here with her, and be treated the way I was when we went vacation or when I was home for summer breaks?”
“Aimee, I have no clue what you are talking about.”
“I know, because you were always too busy working, or socializing, to notice me or anything else going on at home.”
“Aimee, we did things together.”
“I am not arguing about this. I am over that part of my childhood anyway.”
“Fine. We can talk about Richmond, when I get home from work tomorrow.” He turned to walk away.
“I am not going to Richmond. I am returning to Neahovia, my tuition is paid for. I have signed my rent agreement, and paid my part of the security deposit for a flat. I am an adult now; and I am capable making my own decisions.”
,
“So, you think that you have it all figured out? Well, Aimee, you see, I control your finances. So, you sleep on that tonight.”
Aimee waited for him to leave the room before she checked to see if Aiden was still on the line. He had stayed on the phone and heard the entire conversation. She was glad that she did not have to tell him everything. She did not want to relive the conversation.
Aimee curled in her bed. “Aiden, I wish you were here with me. I need a friend right now.”
“Hey, I am here. It is not the same as being there to hug and hold you, but I am here. I have no plans today, so I can stay on the phone all day with you, if that is what you need.”
“Thanks, what I need to do, is calm down and think rationally. I don’t want to stay here for the rest of the break, so I need to think about what I want to do.”
“I have a few questions. Have you ever seen your mom or Gran’s Will?”
“No. Why?”
“I don’t want to upset you, but you need to look at them, to see at what age you take control of your finances.”
“What do you mean?”
“I can’t believe you have never thought of this. You inherited the plantation, correct?”
“Yeah, we transferred it to my name on my eighteenth birthday.”
”
“Is it still a working plantation?”
“Yeah.”
“Aimee, when you inherited the plantation, I am sure you inherited the family business. You need to see at what age that money is yours.”
“I haven’t thought about that. I have always taken my dad’s word on those things.”
“Aimee, I am so sorry, but your dad isn’t being honest right now.”
“You’re right. I have felt like they were up to something ever since I arrived here.”
“The other thing we need to know the answer to is, what Deandre is really trying to gain from all of this.”
“And, why she wants me to leave.”
“Nothing is simple when it comes to you. Mystery seems to follow you around. We have the mystery of your mom in Neahovia, and now, tonight, we have stumbled upon an American mystery as well.”
“I guess I have a new phrase to describe me. I am a mystique person.”
“Dear, you are a walking mystique paradise. I say this, because no matter what type of mystery is following you, you are still beautiful inside and out.”
Aimee had to laugh at Aiden. “You know we don’t have normal nineteen year olds conversations.”
“That is because there is nothing normal about either of our lives. We do not have the families of normal nineteen year olds.”
“I guess not.”
Aiden stayed on the phone with Aimee until after three in the morning. They talked about whatever she wanted, as long as it helped her calm down. He finally calmed her down enough to where she felt she could get some rest. He was afraid when she awoke, it was going to be a bad day for her.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Aimee awoke at nine am and the house was quiet for this early in the day. She freshened up and went
“Dad, did you honestly think I would want to live here with her, and be treated the way I was when we went vacation or when I was home for summer breaks?”
“Aimee, I have no clue what you are talking about.”
“I know, because you were always too busy working, or socializing, to notice me or anything else going on at home.”
“Aimee, we did things together.”
“I am not arguing about this. I am over that part of my childhood anyway.”
“Fine. We can talk about Richmond, when I get home from work tomorrow.” He turned to walk away.
“I am not going to Richmond. I am returning to Neahovia, my tuition is paid for. I have signed my rent agreement, and paid my part of the security deposit for a flat. I am an adult now; and I am capable making my own decisions.”
,
“So, you think that you have it all figured out? Well, Aimee, you see, I control your finances. So, you sleep on that tonight.”
Aimee waited for him to leave the room before she checked to see if Aiden was still on the line. He had stayed on the phone and heard the entire conversation. She was glad that she did not have to tell him everything. She did not want to relive the conversation.
Aimee curled in her bed. “Aiden, I wish you were here with me. I need a friend right now.”
“Hey, I am here. It is not the same as being there to hug and hold you, but I am here. I have no plans today, so I can stay on the phone all day with you, if that is what you need.”
“Thanks, what I need to do, is calm down and think rationally. I don’t want to stay here for the rest of the break, so I need to think about what I want to do.”
“I have a few questions. Have you ever seen your mom or Gran’s Will?”
“No. Why?”
“I don’t want to upset you, but you need to look at them, to see at what age you take control of your finances.”
“What do you mean?”
“I can’t believe you have never thought of this. You inherited the plantation, correct?”
“Yeah, we transferred it to my name on my eighteenth birthday.”
”
“Is it still a working plantation?”
“Yeah.”
“Aimee, when you inherited the plantation, I am sure you inherited the family business. You need to see at what age that money is yours.”
“I haven’t thought about that. I have always taken my dad’s word on those things.”
“Aimee, I am so sorry, but your dad isn’t being honest right now.”
“You’re right. I have felt like they were up to something ever since I arrived here.”
“The other thing we need to know the answer to is, what Deandre is really trying to gain from all of this.”
“And, why she wants me to leave.”
“Nothing is simple when it comes to you. Mystery seems to follow you around. We have the mystery of your mom in Neahovia, and now, tonight, we have stumbled upon an American mystery as well.”
“I guess I have a new phrase to describe me. I am a mystique person.”
“Dear, you are a walking mystique paradise. I say this, because no matter what type of mystery is following you, you are still beautiful inside and out.”
Aimee had to laugh at Aiden. “You know we don’t have normal nineteen year olds conversations.”
“That is because there is nothing normal about either of our lives. We do not have the families of normal nineteen year olds.”
“I guess not.”
Aiden stayed on the phone with Aimee until after three in the morning. They talked about whatever she wanted, as long as it helped her calm down. He finally calmed her down enough to where she felt she could get some rest. He was afraid when she awoke, it was going to be a bad day for her.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Aimee awoke at nine am and the house was quiet for this early in the day. She freshened up and went
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