Episode 10
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"Don't you think you're stressing yourself out a little too much? Ella you..."
"Mom, I'm fine. Don't worry about me. I'm fine" I assure
"Okay." She sighs in defeat" My point still stands though. You don't have any social life Louella. No friends at all."
"Mom, I want to go far in life. And friends...mom, I don't want to go through the stress of finding out that a friend has betrayed me or having to hang out with them every time talking about nothing when there's so much work to do already" I sigh
"What? Is that your perception of friends? Not every thing is about the corporate world Louella and I understand that the murder has shattered you in a way that cannot be repaired but you can try Ella. You..."
"Mom" I groan
"Not now, please"
"Okay. How many people do you try to get closer to?" She gives me a knowing look and I roll my eyes. Not having friends isn't a big deal!
"I'm okay with my life now mom, it's no big deal" I assure her.
"Okay? Just okay isn't enough "Great! Count on mom to give you the lecture of your life.
"We're still going to make the cookies right?" Steph comes out of nowhere
"Can't we just do that tomorrow? Steph..."I plead
"You always say 'if you can do it now why postpone it' It's you going against your own rules now Ella" Why does she have to be so smart?
"Fine "I sigh in defeat as she practically drags me away.
....
"Are you leaving already?" Steph frowns
"I have to Steph"
"But, I wanted you to meet my best friend. I invited her for a sleep over."
"Really?"
"Yes, you'll love her" She smiles "Her name's Queen "And with that, she pulls me back to sit.
"What do you think of dimples ,Ella?"
"Of course, they're beautiful "I smile
"Okay. I think they look good on Queen but Sam calls them potholes" Goodness!
"Sam? Who's Sam?" I ask
"Oh, he sits behind me in class. He disturbs Queen and I a lot." She frowns "Do you think maybe, Queen and I are his crushes? "My mouth is practically on the floor.|
"What? Who told you that? "I whisper
"I overheard Kaven saying something about how he used to disturb his crush in school. So I was just thinking..."She shrugs "Maybe I'm his crush? Or Queen is?"
"hell no!" I say and she scrunches her nose. How does she tend to hear things?
"First, Who's Kaven? "How dare who the hell he is...
"He's Queen's elder brother. He has dimples too" She smiles. Gosh!She's obsessed with dimples
"Ella, do you think I'm his crush?" She asks and I shake my head
Do you know what that means?" I ask and she shrugs
"Something having to do with he liking me, I guess" Oh. My .God .I will so kill who the hell Kaven is
"What are you two talking about? May I Join you?" Mom appears on the spur of the moment.
"She's telling me about Queen?" Mom is about to say something when the door bell interrupts.
"It must be Queen" Steph beams and I chuckle when she runs off.
"Stephanie McLord ,I've told you not to be answering the door!" Mom calls out. Not that she can hear her though.
"Trust me, she isn't listening to you mom." I chuckle, walking towards the door.
I catch her just in time.
"Lemme do that sweetie" I smile before grabbing the doorknob. The door flies open to reveal a young girl, Steph's age. She offers me a small smile before hugging Steph.
"Ella, this is Queen" Steph beams
"Hello, Queen"
"Hi, Steph talks about you all the time."
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