The Avoidance of Love (The Daniels' Sisters Book 2) by J. L. Monro

Author:J. L. Monro [Monro, J. L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: The DanielsThe Daniels Sisters Series, Book 2, Book 2 Sisters Series
Published: 2015-08-10T07:00:00+00:00

I KEPT GOING over and over the things that Jace had said to me. I wanted to be with him, but I was afraid. I felt the fear right in the pit of my stomach. I knew I was tired of fighting.

By the time I got to my grandparents’ house, I had even less festive spirit than usual. I didn’t want to eat, drink, or even be around family. I played with the food on my plate as I thought about Jace and the potential of an us. I hadn’t realized everyone else had finished and were leaving the table until Granddad asked me if I was done because he was clearing the table.

Every year my grandmother, sisters, and I usually cooked and my granddad cleared away and washed up. Every year, I offered to help and every year, my granddad told me to go and sit down with the rest of my sisters in front of TV. I didn’t sit with them this time. I sat away from them all. In the room, but not really with them and that’s how I felt. I was surrounded by people but intrinsically alone. My grandmother and my sisters had tried engaging me in conversation but with no luck. I didn’t want to talk to anyone.

It wasn’t long before they abruptly turned off the TV and I heard, “Mara Annabelle Daniels.” Nothing worse, even at this age, than being called by your full name, by your grandmother. “I know you girls occasionally think that I don’t see what you are up to, but let me just inform you that I see everything. Lana, I am aware that you have set your sister up. While I don’t know the details of what you have done. You. Will. Fix. It! Mara, you just remember who you are.” Then she pointed to all of us. “All of you remember who you are and where you come from. We are strong women. There isn’t a man out there who can bring us down and keep us there. You all must stay true to yourselves and never forget that. As sisters, you need to look after each other and support each other.”

My sisters were all looking at me now and their concern was grinding me down. I felt myself snap, and the tears were falling before I even realized that I was crying. When I felt my sisters’ arms move around me, I completely shattered, and suddenly I understood what had been bothering me about Jace and what was causing some of the other baggage that I had been carrying around with me.

Lana came up in front of me and moved my hands away so she could wipe away my tears. “I’m sorry, Mara. I thought I was helping. I’ll fix this. My heart was in the right place, I swear. I love you and I love you all, too. You know that right?”

“I know, Lana. You’re just a fucking fruit loop sometimes, but this time I don’t even know what to do with the mess you got me in.

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