ELLA
I decided to spend the night at Lyla’s house. She was ecstatic about the change of plans, but what I hadn’t envisioned was spending the entire weekend.
When her mom called to say she had arrived at her destination, I knew Lyla would be alone in the house and felt bad for wanting to leave her by herself in the enormous place without any company.
Either that, or I had given in to the feeling of comfort I felt while being here. Whatever it was, I decided to enjoy it while it lasted.
The event she had spoken about was the next day, and she wanted me to be well rested so I could have all the energy I required for the tournament.
The next day, we picked out outfits, and I started to feel like it wasn’t going to be worth the time and wanted to back out.
But Lyla reminded me that I need
