maybe i made limeade - mgc

🍋 ch 8 🍋

april 20, 2022

'new message from benson'

that's what it read. it had been 8 days since the party, and she gave benson her number. but they haven't talked til right now.

benson: hey, is this aviana?

avi: yes, this is she :)

benson: how are you?

avi: i'm good, hbu?

benson: same, can i just ask you some questions?

avi: ofc! i'm an open book :)

benson: full name? birthday? age? any relationships?

avi: wow...okay

avi: aviana rose clifford, december 26, 16, none

benson: like michael clifford?

avi: that's my dad

benson: i kinda like their band

avi: thanks, didn't mean it in a mean way

benson: do you get tired of hearing the songs?

avi: yeah, esp the one that just came out like 3 weeks ago. it's been playing everywhere

benson: i like the youngblood era

avi: same that was my fav too

benson: we seem like the same person tbh

avi: have u ever been to the beach?

benson: yup, i'm actually at my beach house right now, have you?

avi: no, never in my 16 years of living.

benson: 🤯

avi: wait....

benson: yeah

avi: i never asked, but when's your birthday and how old are you?

benson: bday is june 25, and i will be turning 20

avi: i like that age gap :)

benson: i have to cut the fun short, i have to get going

avi: it's alright! ttyl

dinner was next on the agenda for aviana. she hopped down the stairs. her dad was in the kitchen. "dad?"

"aviana, i know what you're asking. we can't go to the beach today. sorry to burst your bubble."

"why can't i go to the beach? is there a valid reason? or not?"

"i just can't."

"but why can't you?"

"because that's how i lost my daughter!" and he slammed the door on the way out.

but...i was his daughter, what did he mean. was there something he wasn't telling me, and keeping from me for 16 years?

i texted the boys to see if they knew anything. but first i texted kaden.

avi: is your dad home? luke? ashton?

kaden: luke and sierra are here, ashton and my dad were here, but they left, and i heard your dad's name in there too

avi: can i come to talk to luke?

kaden: sure, do you want him to pick you up?

avi: would it be better that way?

kaden: he just left to pick you up

avi: ok..thx

kaden: you're welcome

as i sat there on the front porch, luke's car came into view. he rolled down the window, "angel, come on." i waved him off and walked off the porch, tripping in the process, but caught myself before i hit the ground.

i was like so close to the ground, but i didn't hit it. i was close though. "angel? you good?" luke asked from the car.

"yeah, totally." i pushed myself off the ground and walked to the car. "are you okay?" he asked me, looking at my legs.

"i'm fine, see, no bruises or anything." i told him proudly. "alright." the car ride was silent, and luke parked out in the middle of nowhere.

"okay, where do i start?"

"probably, where my dad is, first off?"

"he's with ash and cal. it just triggers him."

"so i wasn't the first daughter?"

"no, you weren't."

"what was her name? and when was she born?"

"she was born in 1994, emily was her name."

"what caused her to die?"

"fatal shark attack, bit off her left leg and arm. she got a concussion, and drowned in the ocean. lifeguards had to drag her out, and then they took her to the hospital."

"how old was my dad?"

"he was only just starting to date your mom, so he was 15."

"and my mom was...?"

"14."

"how old was my sister?"

"she died that day, in 1999, after the twins came."

"so, 7 years before me?"

"yeah, and your dad has kept this a secret from you for 23 years. your sister, if alive, would've been 28. so, she died at 5 years old."

"that's so sad, but i can't go to the beach because of that?" i was so confused now.

"how about we go after you finish your finals?"

"april 25."

"june 25."

"april 30?" i asked.

"june 20?"

"may 5?"

"june 15?"

"may 10?"

"june 10?"

"may 15?"

"june 5?"

"may 20?"

"may 30?" luke argued.

"may 25, final offer." i told him.

"fine, may 25 it is." he grumbled.

"thank you luke!"

"your dad will have my ass on the line if you tell him anything."

"fine, i won't say anything, but you have to have him think about it. you gotta sneak the beach in luke."

"fine." he grumbled.

"nice doing business with you." i smiled, then said, "can we get milkshakes?"

"fine, but can you drive there?"

"sure."

"this stays between us...deal?"

"deal, i won't tell a soul."

"now let's go get those milkshakes!" i hopped out of the car and started driving.

"just please don't be crazy when driving."

"got it mom."

here's your rewritten version snippet

- ash 🤍🤍