I was woken up the next morning by a loud clap of thunder. I got up, looked out the window, and just decided to get ready for school. Before I could get too far into changing, my dad lightly knocked on my door. I opened my door and let him in. We sat on my bed and I could tell by his face that something was bothering him.
"Is something wrong, dad?" I asked because I was getting concerned.
My dad then explained that my aunt was in the living room and that she wanted to talk. I rolled my eyes because I knew what my aunt wanted to talk about. My dad asked me to be nice and just hear her out. I agreed, changed into comfortable clothes, and headed downstairs. I gave my aunt a fake smile because I knew that my aunt was going to try to get me to leave with her.
She comes around every other year to try to get me to leave with her for "a better life" her words, and she gets mad every single time because I always refuse. This aunt is the sister that my mom always said thought she was better than anyone.
"Nice of you to finally join us." my aunt said as I sat down.
I rolled my eyes but stayed quiet because I was only doing this for my dad. I took a breath before speaking.
"Can we skip the pleasantries, please? We all know why you're here, and my answer still hasn't changed." I said.
My aunt sighed before speaking.
"I don't know why you still choose to stay here. With all the things that are going on. All the attacks and everything with the "power rangers"." my aunt said.
I had to bite my tongue because I wanted to tell her everything, but I knew I couldn't. I glanced at my dad and I could see that he was hoping I would play nice, and I will just for him.
"I choose to stay here because 1) my dad is here, 2) my friends are here, 3) my boyfriend is here. You have no idea what is going on and it's actually funny. Of course, those attacks can be aggravating, but that's why we have the power rangers to help stop Rita from doing these attacks so all of us can live normally." I said.
My aunt was shocked but my dad looked very proud.
"You better watch your tone with me young lady. I'm only trying to do what's best for you since my sister isn't here to do it." my aunt said.
I could tell that my dad was hurt by that comment, so I decided to finish the conversation by putting my aunt in her place once and for all.
"That's rich coming from you. You've never shown any interest in whatever my mom wanted to do with her life. You think because you have all this money that you're better than everyone else. You want me to watch my tone, but here you are in our house, trying to force me to leave when I've told you every single time that I am not leaving with you." I said.
My aunt was appalled, but I could tell that my dad was proud. My aunt then left without another word and my dad let out a breath I didn't know he was holding.
"I know I was supposed to stay calm, but after she went after mom, I just couldn't let that go." I said.
"I know honey. You did exactly what I asked and that's all that matters." my dad said.
We hugged and I headed back to my room. That was perfect timing because my watch beeped. I went to the Command Center and was shocked to see Tommy lying down. Zordon and Alpha filled me in and I was so mad that my aunt showed up at the wrong time.
"Ah, man! I've got one giant headache." Tommy said as he came to.
"Tommy, can you hear me? We need you now!" Jason said through the communicator.
"Hang on, buddy!" Tommy said back as he stood up.
"Tommy, you've been hurt, you've got to stay." Alpha said.
"No way! The power rangers need me." Tommy argued.
"Be extra careful." I said.
Tommy gave me a nod before morphing and joining the others. I sat down where Tommy was and just shook my head. Alpha asked me what was wrong and I explained everything. I needed to get it off my chest and I felt so much better after. Zordon gave me a pep talk and I really needed to hear it.
The battle was soon over and I joined the others at Billy's house. We were watching tv and somehow Kimberly got it to blow up. We all laughed and then I explained to them about my aunt and what had happened. They were surprised to hear what she had said but laughed when I told them what I said. I'm glad that I told her off because she's not going to take me away from everyone that I care about.
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