Experiences Challenge || Gen 1: Aspen Maplebark
As Aspen got ready the next morning, a call vibrated through her phone.
“Hello?” she asked cautiously, eyeing the unknown caller I.D.
“Aspen, you’re coming to your cousin’s birthday party!” her mother shrieked on the other end, leaving Aspen’s ear ringing. “Get ready. Now. The driver will be around soon to collect you.” The line disconnected.
Not five minutes later, a discreet black car pulled around the bend. It didn’t take long for Aspen to arrive, though the cold bit through her clothes. Snow covered the street before her, homeless cats beckoning for attention by her feet. Before she could even think, Aspen was whisked indoors and shoved into a small kitchen. She recognised as her mother, tall and elegant, stood over her.
“Come home.” She only uttered two words before they were seated at the table, though it wasn’t long until the arguing began.
This was such a mistake to come here...