Snapback Cinderella

Chapter 5

Ellie's POV:

Her house was only a couple streets from our school.

We've talked non stop about just random things so far.

We've been walking there because her house is close and it feels good outside.

"So Ellie..." She starts.

"Yes?" I reply looking at her.

"Why do you live with your grandparents? If.. You don't mind me asking." She adds.

My heart sank.

I looked down and studied my feet.

I couldn't look her in the eyes.

I don't want to see her look at me with pity.

That's what everyone looks at me like.

I hate it.

"Um.. " I start.

She is still listening.

"My parents died in a car accident." I finally tell her.

I don't look at her but I hear her gasp.

"Oh my... Ellie I'm... I'm so sorry." She says sincerely.

I just give her a half hearted smile.

"It's fine." I tell her.

It's really not, when I'm practically a slave to my grandparents but she doesn't need to know that.

"Well. I'm here for you if you ever need me Ellie. I mean it." She says and I look at her. She's so nice to me. Why?

I'm nothing special.

"Thanks Riley." I simply tell her.

"We are here!" She squeals.

It must be nice to be happy to go home.

The house is small but cozy looking.

It looks like... Well. Home-y.

If that makes sense.

She unlocks the door and I walk in.

It smells like... Cookies. Homemade cookies.

And let me tell you that is a heavenly smell.

"Well. This is my home!" She says happily and throws her bag on the floor. I follow her and we reach the kitchen. I see her mom putting something in the oven.

"Mom I invited a friend over." She tells her and I awkwardly stand there.

She turns around and looks at me.

She has a nice smile and warm brown eyes.

She has the same hair as Riley but she doesn't have blue eyes.

Perhaps she got blue eyes from her dad..

"Where are my manners! Sorry dear. I'm Ms. Parker." She informs me, than takes off her baking mitts and pulls me into a hug.

So that's where Riley got it.

"You are?" She asked pulling away.

"Oh I'm.. I'm Ellie. Nice to meet you Ms.Parker."

She smiles back.

"Well supper should be ready soon." She says and turns around going back to work.

"C'mon lets go to my room." She says and pulls me along.

We get to her room and all on her walls that are covered in posters of celebrities, bands, and pretty much anything else. But I like it.

She practically flew onto her bed and sighed.

I walked over to her bed and gently sat down.

"Today was awful." She says looking into space.

"I'm really sorry." I tell her.

"No no no. It's not your fault. I was being stupid anyway. Love is stupid.

It makes you think stupid things." She tells me.

I really want to change the subject so I start.

"Um well. What's your story?" I ask her.

She pretty much already knows mine.

Minus the part of my grandparents being abusive..

"Well. I'm actually from a town called Briar. It was me, my mom, and my Dad." She starts.

"Everything was fine, but then my dad lost his job. He got angry alot more often and...we'll turned to alcohol.

He would be gone most nights. He would be at bars. But the he would come home drunk..." She says and swallows heavily. Sadness filling her eyes.

"He turned into a monster. He didn't have that happy gleam in his eye anymore. And he would beat my mom. And even me sometimes. It was awful." I stare at her with shock.

That's so sad.

"And one day my mom just had enough. She took all of our money, our precious things and papers and we left. We came here and we never looked back." She finishes.

"That's awful Riley. I'm so so sorry." I tell her looking into her eyes.

She just shakes her head.

"I haven't seen him since. I was 7 when we fled. I'm 17 now. I used to have dreams when I was little that he would find me. And apologize for everything. And that everything would go back to what it was." She says and wipes a tear. "But it never happened. It never will." And then she smiles.

"But things are better now. And now I have a new friend" she looks at me and smiles.

I smile back at her and give her a hug.

I'm so glad I met Riley.

I'm sure that I have found a friend.

I'm also sure we are going to be friends for a long time.

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A/N AYYY I HAVE A NEW FANFIC CALLED FINDING LOVE PLEASEEEE READ. It's a Harry fanfic and I promise it's going to be brilliant.

Love always, noelle.