Sisters

Ava drove aimlessly for a while to calm herself down and clear her head. For some reason she was feeling very uncomfortable, she didn't do anything wrong, then why her heart was aching seeing that man again? How could she still love that man who was full of lies? Then again was it all lies? Did he really not cheat on her with Melody in London? And what about the divorce, why didn't he file for the divorce? Was he really telling the truth when he said he loves her? Ava was even more confused now, she suddenly started to feel very hopeless, why did she come back? Her life was good back in the US, although it wasn't complete but at least she was at ease. But now her heart was conflicted. If she knew Oliver would bother her like this she wouldn't have come back. She honestly thought Oliver has moved on and already got married to someone else. It was beyond her imagination that Oliver would never submit the divorce paper to the court and would be waiting for her to come back.

When Ava couldn't wrap her head around all the facts, she decided not to think about it for now. She speeds off to meet her cousin Sarah. Daniel already investigated her family and knew Sarah works in a coffee shop. Besides she was still friends with Ben so it was even easier for Daniel to find out about Sarah's whereabouts.

Ava came to the address Daniel gave her and found a nice coffee shop. She got out of the car and walked toward the coffee shop clicking her high heels. The shop was cozy and looked completely packed. As Ava was wearing a scarf and a sunglass no one really recognized her but her elegant steps still made people turn their heads and look at her. Ava looked around and found Ben at one of the tables looking at his phone. She walked to his table quietly with a smile on her face.

"Ben!"

Ben who was chatting with a friend on WeChat heard someone calling his name he abruptly raised his head and was surprised to see it was Ava. Ben already knew Ava was back in town and so was his brother. In fact, Daniel called him the moment he came back to the city and informed him that he was back. However, Ava was Daniel's wife this shocking news, he found out from the news channels. He was too shocked because over these years he has been in contact with Daniel but not once his brother mentioned Ava or their marriage to him.

Ben couldn't understand what was going on. He knew well Ava and Oliver were married then how did Daniel end up being married to Ava? Did she divorce Oliver? But if she did then it would be on news, something so big and related to Oliver could not be hidden from the press for this long. Besides he heard from Sarah how Oliver was always looking after the Green elders, visiting them once in a while with his son. Why would he do that if Ava and he were divorced? No matter how much he thought about it he could only feel that this situation was too messed up. However, he didn't ask anything to Daniel, he respect his privacy. But he couldn't stop himself talking about it with Sarah, after all, he knew well how much that girl cried thinking Ava has died. Just like him Sarah also found out everything from the news today, but she said she didn't believe it was Ava. Now looking at Ava, very much alive in front of him, Ben almost forgot how to react.

"Sister Ava? It's really you?"

Ava chuckled and nodded her head," Yes Ben. How are you doing? Where is Sarah, I heard she works here. "

"I am good sister, thank you. Yes, she is here, she's changing her clothes at the back and getting ready for her shift. Please have a seat." Ben said politely, stood up, and pulled the chair for Ava to sit down.

"So how have you been these past three years? How are things with Sarah going?" Ava asked curiously. Seeing Ben here, Ava had a feeling that Ben and Sarah were dating each other.

Ben gave Ava a sad smile and said "Still the same, I keep chasing her, and she keeps rejecting me. But at least we are good friends and I am thankful for that."

Ava was actually surprised to hear that because she knew that Sarah really liked Ben. Ava wondered if it was because of her parents she keeps rejecting him. "Did you try to find out why she is doing that? Because I had an impression that she liked you."

"Honestly sister, I don't know why? I had that feeling too, that she liked me but for some reason, she wouldn't accept me. I think there is a knot in her heart. Although we became best friends over the years and shared almost everything but she still wouldn't let me cross some barrier in her heart." Ben said in a frustrating tone.

Ava never contacted her family not even Sarah these past three years, so she had no idea what was going on with her. Maybe she has changed her mind, or maybe she doesn't feel the same way about Ben anymore, otherwise, why would she keep rejecting him. She will have to ask her when she gets a chance. It's not nice to keep a man hanging, if she didn't want anything to do with him, she must make it clear.

Sarah changed her clothes and came to the front with a cup of coffee for Ben, but the moment she took a step toward Ben's table she froze in place seeing the familiar face. Sarah's eyes widen in surprise and she completely forgot she was holding a tray with a cup of coffee. She dropped the tray with a thudding noise and the coffee fell on the floor splashing it everywhere breaking the cup.

Hearing the noise Ben and Ava both looked in the direction and saw Sarah standing there staring in their direction in a daze with the broken cup on her feet. Ben quickly got up and ran toward her.

"Sarah are you alright? Are you hurt?" Ben asked almost panicked checking Sarah's hands and feet.

Sarah finally got back to her senses, she divert her gaze from Ava and said with a weak smile, "I am fine Ben thank you. "

By that time Ava also came to Sarah, she knew seeing her Sarah was shocked so she gave her some time to process before saying in a very soft tone, "How are you, Sarah? "

Sarah looked at Ava with complicated eyes. So Ava is alive! All this time she was alive then why didn't she contact any of them? Only Brother Oliver believed that she was alive when all of them already accepted that she was dead. Today when she saw the picture in the newspaper she was not sure if it was actually Ava. In fact, just before her shift when Ben walked her to the coffee shop they were discussing the possibility of that woman Mackie being Ava. Sarah was positive if Ava was alive she would contact her family but now seeing her she didn't know what to think but she couldn't help but feel relieved thinking her sister was alive.

Suddenly Sarah ran to Ava and held her tightly before started to cry loudly, "Sister, you are back. "

"Yes, I am back. Don't cry, silly girl." Ava's eyes were also full of tears seeing Sarah crying like that.