34. family dinners & stressful situations

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"After doing a few evaluations, I can see that Alicia is suffering from a lot of post traumatic stress

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"After doing a few evaluations, I can see that Alicia is suffering from a lot of post traumatic stress. I cannot prescribe medication, but I will refer Alicia to a Psychiatrist, and I would advise her to start medication. When someone goes through trauma, especially at such a young age, it can affect their life greatly as they grow up." Alicia's Psychologist, Tracy stated. "With the therapy, I know she will be able to cope with the upsetting nightmares and everyday stress and anxiety."

Both Andrew and mom looked very upset as they looked down at Alicia, who was in my arms, tugging onto my t-shirt.

"Are you sure she's going to be okay?" Andrew questioned, as his eyes became glassy with tears. "I feel so horrible for not being careful enough. I knew that Cadence wanted her back—"

Mom gently touched Andrew's shoulder, and then she motioned towards me and Alicia. Andrew slowly stopped talking.

"Khloe, why don't you take Alicia to the car? She must be very tired, she didn't sleep well." Mom said, as more of a demand than a question.

Alicia shook her head. "Mommy, I want to go home and play with my dolls." She then paused and looked over at her dad. "Daddy? Why does daddy look so sad?"

A smile quickly appeared onto Andrew's lips to please Alicia. "Daddy is fine, Alicia. I just didn't get as much sleep as I would have liked to, but you go with Khloe and we'll both see you soon."

I nodded my head quickly. "Come on Alicia, I think I saw an ice cream shop somewhere around here."

Alicia's facial expression changed very quickly and she almost instantly became excited. "Yay, ice cream!" She jumped up and down, already running out of the room.

I quickly gave my mom and Andrew a hug, as I reassured them that everything was going to be okay.

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"How are you doing?" I asked Ariana over the phone as I got ready to have dinner with Hayden and his parents. "What is going on between Aiden, Ashlynn and you?"

Ariana let out a light laugh over the phone. "I don't know, it's a pretty complicated situation. As we all know, I hated Ashlynn with everything inside of my body, but then I realized that she was just a scared and damaged girl, especially with everything that happened with her father and her sister. I know now that I read the situation wrong, but I don't know. I feel like she's changing, and I can actually see it." Ariana took a deep breath, "Ashlynn and I aren't friends, but I can tell that she feels guilty."

I nodded my head as I dusted eyeshadow onto my eye lids. "Wow, that sounds like a lot, but I know that you will get through it." I exclaimed, "Is she finally starting to realize all the horrible things that she's done? And does she also now realize why Aiden ended their relationship?" I questioned.

"Yes, I think she does," Ariana stated. "She's so used to being a cold-hearted bitch her whole life, so it's going to be hard to become a nice person."

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