"alex?" ellie says surprised.
"ellie. i-i'll leave. ya know, i get why. it's fine."
"get why what?"
"you can't be my friend."
she cocks her head.
"it's okay, i won't bug you anymore..." i start to speed off.
"hold. enlighten me. why...can i not be your friend?"
she stops picking oranges.
"um, okay. 'cause of your nan."
"'cause of my nan what? you should try finishing your sentences," she laughs.
"oh, yeah. well, is she...dead?"
"what? why would—no. she's still alive. barely breathing, but alive."
"but you don't want a...cancer kid as your friend."
ellie laughs again. "why wouldn't i?"
"because you'll have to lose another—wait. so do you?"
i am so confused.
"be friends, you mean? i dunno, do you have many?"
i shrug. "besides my doctor, o'malley..."
"you're kidding."
"no. yes. i am. i have two called jamie and matt."
she shakes her head. "no, no, not that.
o'malley, your doctor? he's ours too, my nan's."
"hmm. funny."
she nods. "so you're not a creep?"
"what?"
"if we're gonna be friends, i gotta know. honesty is key."
"no, i am not a creep or anything."
"awesome."
ellie proceeds to invite me for pizza and bowling.
even tells me to bring along matt and jamie.
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haha, this was a funny part to write! i enjoy their relationship already. so yeah, please vote and comment who your favorite characters are or whatnot. :P
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iceburn ☹ a.d.t. ☻ book 3
Короткий рассказi ask, "what can i do?" she looks away. "what can anyone do? nothing. it happens, alex. people die everyday. people die. the rest live. life goes on. it's stupid and shitty and unfair. and i don't pity the dead, or the ones soon to join, but i'm jus...
