Who am I to stand in your way?

Who am I... Part II

I slowly open my eyes and stare at the window in front of me. The blinds are slightly open so the sun shines through a little. I wipe my hands on my face and I feel the tears that have dried over time.

I feel a swarm of emotions hit me like a pound of bricks. I pull the blankets over my head and close my eyes once more.

"Mila..." I hear someone whisper. I argue with myself on whether or not I should answer, but I know I have to. I slowly pull the blanket below my eyes so that my tears and pain I went through last night wouldn't be evident.

Dinah stands in front of me smiling. If she sees the pain in my eyes she doesn't mention it but instead she pulls a plate from behind her back.

My eyes instantly widen as I see the stack of pancakes that fill the plate in front of me. A sudden wave of the pancakes aroma hits me and I can't help but smile and reach for the plate.

In that moment I forgot about my sadness.

Dinah barely says anything, instead she hands me my fork, my drink and my favorite chocolate syrup. I squeeze the syrup onto the plate until its pouring out. Normally I would brush my teeth first but I needed this.

I needed a moment of joy.

As the food hits my mouth I moan in response. It's delicious. I smile at Dinah with food in my mouth.

"Thank you." I mumble in-between bites. She just smiles and watches me.

At last I come to the last pancake but I hesitate. Once I finish this, the questions will start... She'll want to know what's wrong, why I was crying and why I'm not laughing.

I slowly put the last remaining pieces of the pancake in my mouth and I smile once more.

This moment of happiness is what I crave for. Even if its over something as simple as food- it makes me happy.

I pull back once I finish and Dinah grabs my plate and everything else.

"Now..." She says. My eyes instantly snap to hers anticipating what she will say.

"Go get ready!" She says smiling widely. "We have a big day of practicing our next cover." She kisses my cheek softly before walking out the door.

She didn't ask.

I quickly get off my bed and head into the shower.

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Walking down the stairs I can feel a pair of green eyes on me but I don't turn to look. Instead I walk towards Dinah and wrap my arms around her.

"Thank you." I whisper towards her.

"For my amazing pancakes? I know..." She says laughing. "Pero I'm a chef!" She says, her smile beaming. I can't help the laughter that erupts from my body. I can feel everyone eyes snap to me but I can't help it. I haven't laughed like this in forever.

Dinah nudges me. "I'm always here for you." She says and I instantly smile.

"Mila, what's got you in such a good mood?" I hear Ally say coming beside me.

I turn to Ally and hug her. She seems shock for a second but then suddenly her arms are wrapped around me.

"Just had some amazing pancakes is all." I say laughing.

"Dinah taking credit for my work again?" Lauren says laughing while she comes closer.

Instantly my mood drops and I stare at Dinah but she doesn't notice me. She shrugs her shoulder, "Hey, if you wanted credit you could have brought it to her yourself."