Complicated

(18)~Prepare

            Four weeks have gone by and basketball season is starting next week. Surprisingly, Aaron hasn't been a bitch throughout these weeks, he kept his distance and so did I.

But a good thing happening today is that Andrew is coming back home for thanksgiving break and our annual charity ball, which is hosted by my parents and Maddy's. The ball is one of the favorite things I get to experience every year; a lot of wealthy business men and women from different parts of the country and some from other parts of the world, come together on that day for business deals and to show up lavishly.

I've written down all of the things I have to get done by the end of the day. "First I go to Nally's salon to get my nails done, then pick up Andrew from the airport, then get my fittings with the tailor at Maddy's house, go get smoothies from nekter, drop by at dad's office to run any errands that I can, lastly get back home, spend some time in the gym and take the rest of the day off" I say while walking round my room and putting my things together. Once I realise I'm done, I leave the room and shut the door.

"Goodmorning Julia, just to let you know if my parents haven't said it, my older brother is coming back home today." I am so excited, it also means J.J and Reece would be here half of the time. "They told me last night" ohh, "great" I walked to the kitchen to prepare some breakfast for myself.

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I decide to keep the nails medium sized coffin and red, my phone starts to ring as I wait for the rest of the nail paint to dry. "Gracie, I'm happy you picked up. How is your day going?"

She never calls on a weekend except we planned it, "yeah it's going great and smooth", I take my hands out of the LED lamp to see how far it's gone.

"That's amazing, quick question. Can you come by my house?, I need to talk about something with you" she says over the phone, "I can push things around in my schedule, what time is good for you?" my nails are done now, so I pay and leave the salon. "I was thinking we should go by what time you prefer because I know today is tight for you."

The beep of my car indicates that it's open, "thank you. I was so worried already, thinking of how your time would fit in". The call ends and I bang my fist on my steering, some people who are walking by look at the car and I'm guessing the horn blew in the process of my frustration.

Did she really have to call on such a good day?

I'm not saying that I dislike her but it's not a good sign when your therapist calls you unannounced. Especially after our last sessions before I stopped, she kept telling me that I wasn't ready to stop the sessions yet but I still made her convince my parents that I'm done. It's not my fault, things were actually beginning to be great again and I was having my usual self back, so I thought she was already done with her job. Now I have to build what we had before my bitchy incident.

Once I start the car and begin driving, I send a message to Andrew telling him that I can't pick him up and he has to call someone else.

He calls back, "What the fuck Grace, I'm already at the airport. It's too late to tell someone to come pick me up" I know he's angry, and he has every reason to because I will be too.

"Sorry, sorry, my therapist just called in for an informal session, so I have to be there soon. Except I pick you up and you'll follow me to her house" I wait for his response, "Oh if that's the case, umm sorry about that I'll just call Louis or Rachel because neither Reece or James are home yet" James also goes by J.J, just the context of the conversation. He ends the conversation after telling me to focus on the road.

I get to her house and call her before getting in, she opens the door and I walk in. Someone comes down, I'm assuming it's one of her daughters because she's a single parent. "Hi" I usually see her pictures in her mom's office.