Yesterday went okay

Ale was able to come over

We did fun things. We cuddled, watched videos, looked at memes, weren't bugged by Ava.

It was great.

Except he was only there for 3 hours.

He told me that right after he got up, his mom went "Oh by the way, since your dad's birthday is today, we're gonna have a party. Do you wanna help decorate-"

And he quickly butt in with "No, no. I have plans today. I have had plans all week."

And his mom went "With what?"

"I'm going to Ruthie's to hang out before celebrating her mom's birthday, since it's on Tuesday. Please Mom, it'll be the first time in 4 months we got to have a date-"

"I never said you couldn't, but since it's your dad's actual birthday today, someone will be there to get you at 3:30."

"Why so early?"

"Y'know..."

"Well what time's dinner? Or the actual party?"

"7."

"...Can I be picked up at 6:00?"

"Ale."

"5:30?"

"No Ale."

"5:00?"

"No!"

"4:30?!"

"Ask once more and you're canceling!"

"Okay! 3:30!"

————

Then as soon as he left, I got stuck with an apeshIT 8 YEAR OLD WHO BOUNCES OFF THE FUCKIN WALLS LIKE SERIOUSLY

I THOUGHT ALE WAS GONNA STAY LONGER AND AVA IS FUCKING CHILLED AROUND HIM SO I THOUGHT I WAS SAFE

BUT FUCK NO

I HAVE THESE MAGNETIC BEANS THAT I RUB TO CALM MYSELF DOWN AND DURING THE ENTIRE 6.5 HOURS THAT I WAS STUCK WITH HER, I WAS RUBBING THE BEANS

DURING ONE MOMENT, SHE SAW THE BEANS AND WENT "Can I play with those??" AND I WENT "No Ava-"

THEN SHE GRABBED MY WRIST, MAKING ME CLENCH MY FINGERS AROUND THE MAGNETS, AND WITH HER FREE HAND, STARTED SCRATCHING MY HAND AND DIGGING HER NAILS INTO MY HAND AND HER NAILS ARE FUCKING SHARP

20 minutes

This went on for 20 fUCKING MINUTES

AND THE ENTIRE TIME, I KEPT DAYING "Ava, I said "No.".", BUT SHE WOULDNT FUCKING LISTEN

AND OUR PARENTS WERE JUST JABBERING AWAY LIKE NOTHING WAS FUCKING HAPPENING DOWN THE HALL

THEN AT ONE POINT, SHE USED ONE FOOT AND PUSHED AGAINST MY HIP AND THE OTHER FOOT TO KICK MY ARM

AND ONE TIME, SHE ENDED UP MISSING MY ARM AND ALMOST KICKED ME OFF THE BED AND I HAD A SMALL MOMENT WHERE I CONTROL OF MY BALLED UP FIST AND MY BRAIN WENT "JUST BACKFIST THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF THIS FUCKING KID-"

BUT I LUCKILY STOPPED MYSELF FROM DOING THAT

BUT JUST BECAUSE I DIDNT IMMEDIATELY GIVE HER THE MAGNETS, SHE:
-RIPPED UP ALL OF MY MAGAZINES FROM RISD, KENYON, BRYN MAWR, SHIPPENSBURG, AND SARAH LAWRENCE

-CRUMPLED UP MY LITTLE PAPER FROM ALE THAT SAYS "Merry Birthmas" AND A LITTLE PAPER THAT SAYS "9 months" IN BEAUTIFUL CURSIVE WITH LITTLE HEARTS (I cried for an hour after they left over this one, lemme tell you that right now!!)

-TOOK ALL OF MY CLOTHES OUT OF MY DRAWERS

-RAPIDLY OPENED AND CLOSED MY MAKEUP DRAWER THAT I HAD NEATLY ORGANIZED AND I WAS LITERALLY PRAYING THAT NO GLASS BOTTLES OF FOUNDATION WERE BROKEN OR SPILLED

-DUMPED CRANBERRY JUICE ON ALE'S HOODIE AND AFTER I SCREAMED "AVA, WHAT THE FUCK?!", SHE JUST CALMLY REPLIED WITH "It's not mine, and it's not yours, so what do you care?" UM HOW BOUT THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT MINE AND HE TRUSTED ME WITH HIS HOODIE AND YOU JUST DUMPED THE JUICE OF THE VERY THING THAT HES HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO ON IT????

THEN I WENT "Hey Ava, Truth or Dare?" And she went "Dare!" And I went "Catch!!"

AND I FUCKING HURLED THE BEANS BEHIND HER AND SHE COWERED AND THE MAGNETIZED TO MY HEATER BEHIND HER AND I WENT "YOU ARE BEING A BRAT, AVA!! AND ITS HIGH TIME YOU LEARN THAT WHEN SOMEONE SAYS "NO", THAT THAT IS A FULL SENTENCE AND THAT IS THE END OF IT!!"

And she cried, and I defended myself, and my stepdad shook his head and said "How dare I made her cry." And I was thinking, Okay! I'll just let her trash my entire fucking room over my therapy beans! That's fine!