Just My Luck

Chp 3

 Chapter 3

Ellie

I shut my window, after my weird and physically painful encounter with Reece. What is his problem. I move to my bed to see if I have gotten a message from Zara, even her just saying "hey Ellie I'm alive" would be appreciated right now. After I got to dinner, I got a message from her saying that Corey had in fact asked her on a date, I'm so happy for her. She's been dreaming of this day since we were 13. I sigh wishing that I loved Finn enough to make it work, sadly I don't, I don't even think I ever did.

I just want someone to fully know me inside and out, find a connection without which I can't live. Like them holding me is the only way I can breathe. I'm starting to realise those things only happen in books. Apart from my one-year relationship, my love life has been as dry and the Sahara desert for as long I can remember. I haven't really had time to put my all into a relationship. If only real-life Wes Bennetts where a thing.

I love that book, better than the movies. I remember that the sequel comes out in a few months, thinking about it puts a smile of my face. Anyway, back to my main character thoughts about love. What Finn and I had was mostly friendship, and maybe a bit of physical attraction but not that much. It wasn't like I looked at him and was just so happy he was here with me. I feel bad for even admitting this, but it's the truth. I decide to stop waiting for a reply from Zara and I'll just wait for the stream of missed calls and messages in the morning.

I wake up to a banging at my door. I stumble out of my bed. Gosh I'm such a mess in the morning. I make my way to my door, slowly but surely and see my mom, "have you started packing yet?" I glance at the time on my phone, shit its 11am "um no sorry mom ill start ASAP" she walks away in a hurry, she's always like this before we go on holiday, stressed and a bit neurotic, but I know when we get there, she will be the most chilled person I've ever seen, margarita in each hand.

When my mother is long gone down the hall to annoy Samuel and Maesi about packing, I jump back into my bed, hide under the covers, and look at all the messages from Zara, surprisingly there isn't that many.

Zara: OMG Ellie, I think I'm in love, is that possible?

Zara: also, sorry I didn't call you last night, after our dinner we went back to his house to watch a movie but we kinda both fell asleep...

Zara: anyway, call me when you wake up sleeping beauty.

Wow I'm shocked, I don't think I've ever hit the call button faster, she answers even quicker. "oh my god Ellie it was like I was living a romcom, like in Anyone But You when they meet but we didn't leave angry with each other." Wow comparing it to one of her favourite movies, big step "so when's the wedding?" I ask playfully "no but seriously explain how this happened" "well when I got home from school he messaged me and said he wanted to ask me for a while but didn't have the courage too, and we went out for dinner and we actually have so much in common and I love him and we are going to get married" she says blabbering on while I'm sat there giggling "better than all your fantasies?"

"incomparable Elles" I hear her mom shouting at her from another room "ugh I got to go Ellie, my mom wants me to clean my room, bye love you millions" "love you too" I say as I hang up the phone.