“You did what, Ava?!”
Her brother’s laughter turned from a chuckle to a full-blown barking laugh. Ava’s mother had her hands on her hips, hovering above her, while her father was seated on a couch in front of them, the stifled smile he held covered by the newspaper he was pretending to read.
Her family had finally arrived in L.A. Hours after Ava and her friends got back from their shopping spree—which mostly consisted of Ava and Lily dragging Percival and Chris along as they fussed and whined—her parents barged into the living room and started gushing over her.
Ava was ecstatic. She didn’t even care anymore about the last few months as she jumped into her father’s arms and hugged him tightly. Then she proceeded to hug her mom and kiss her on the cheek, muttering ‘I missed yous’ and ‘I
