Daughter of Elizabeth Olsen

Chapter 21

Lizzie's POV

I'm rudely awakened by my phone vibrating non stop somewhere beside me. I slowly open my eyes and once again find myself on Alexa's bedroom floor. I've sort of made a habit of falling asleep here after making sure Alexa is settled.

After everything that happened I've been so worried her nightmares would come back, but apart from being a little restless she's been sleeping pretty well.

What it's not doing- is my back any favours! As I stretch and twist slightly to relieve some of the pressure in my back I remember what woke me up. My phone. I wipe the sleep from my eyes and pick it up off the floor beside me.

The Olsen Triplets

Ash:
Baby sis, be ready by 11:30 we're
coming to see you and our beautiful
niece with some lunch.

MK:
It's not up for discussion.
We miss Alexa too much.

Ash:
And maybe you a little bit...

I groan to myself as I read the messages. I love my sisters and honestly I've missed them a lot, they've been so busy with work and Fashion week but right now it's just not a great time to sit through a lunch.

I just know they will ask lots of questions that I don't particularly want to answer, and I don't want them to put Alexa in an awkward situation. Oh god. What if they pick up on the tension? It's been a while since they saw us or we even spoke over the phone. I didn't even know they were in town...

Breathe Lizzie.

I feel myself start to panic, but before it can spiral anymore I hear the bed sheets move behind me. "Mom, are you okay?" Alexa's sleepy voice brings me round, I turn to her and smile thankfully seeing that she's still got her eyes closed. "Yeah I'm fine, just got a little lost in my head." I explain as I quickly text the twins back.

"Your Aunts have invited themselves round for lunch... I'd ask if that was okay with you but they didn't really give us much of a choice." I explain, pulling myself up off the floor. Hopefully Alexa doesn't notice in her sleepy state, that I was right there.

"Oh um, sure I miss them. I just don't know what to say when they start asking about how 'things have been'." She replies as she sits up in her bed, using air quotes at the typical Olsen twin phrase. I sigh to myself and sit on the bed beside her.

"You tell them whatever you like, if you want a cover story prepared we can do that sweetheart." I assure her. She seems to consider it for a moment as she looks towards the bedroom window where the sun is creeping in ever so slightly.

After a few moments of silence she takes a deep breath. "Can we just say the end of school was tough and I don't think I'll be going back in the fall and that we've been pretty boring recently but have a lot of plans for summer?"

I somehow hadn't thought about the fact that in 8 weeks time, when the school year starts again, she wouldn't want to go. I am more than happy for her to return to online classes if that's what she wants.

"Of course... So back to online school?" I ask her, making sure she knows that I support her choice. Alexa nods a little in reply, "I just don't think I could go back to that place." She answers honestly. "And then moving schools would just bring more questions and I'd still be the new kid as well as the famous actresses daughter and as much as I love that title, I think the best idea would just be homeschooling."