Broken Cords

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Would you take your own life instead of your loved ones? If you had a chance to turn back time, would you? If you could stop the events from happening how would you do it?

Some questions are

always left unanswered.

Some problems are left with no solutions.

We have one wish that never came true.

We all have our good and bad days.

But life goes on and it doesn't stop for anyone.

Ellie Samuels had an ordinary life. An ordinary family and an ordinary house.

"Elliephant, elliephant wake up! Wake up!" Ellie was jolted awake by her obnoxious little brother Riley. "What time is it?" She asked him. "It's 730." Her little brother doesn't understand time so he says the numbers.

Ellie was now wide awake. She had to get to school before eight o'clock. She sprinted to the bathroom and took the shortest shower in record time. Ellie quickly threw on her school outfit, walked over to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of juice.

The tangy juice hit her throat like a bomb. She coughed and spluttered the juice everywhere. "Ellie slow down you're going to choke!" Her mum shouted at her from the kitchen table. Her mum glanced up from her work and tutted at her clumsy daughter.

Ellie just shrugged in response and pulled on her shoes. She looked at her wrist watch and realized she only had ten minutes till school started. Ellie grabbed her bag from the floor and slammed the door shut.

From a distance she could hear her mother say "I love you to sweetheart." She never bids her mum goodbye. Ellie just doesn't see the point in it.

Ellie walked to school not caring about anything else but getting there on time.

* * *

The school bell rang and kids cheered for the start of lunch. Ellie was lost in the crowd, trying to maneuver her way through the busy school hall. "Watch it!" Someone shouted at her. "Sorry" Ellie squeaked. Ellie spotted her friends, Lauren and Beth in the now, crowded cafeteria. They waved her over and Ellie happily obliged.

"Oh my god. Did you see how Cody looked today? He's so hot!" Beth gushed.

Lauren rolled her eyes and giggled at her.

Ellie looked over to where Cody was sitting. He looked the same as he would any other day. Jeans, a T-shirt and his old converse. 'He's just an average boy with average looks.' She thought to herself.

As if Cody could feel her staring at him, Cody looked up from his conversation with his mate. Ellie flushed, embarrassed that she was caught staring. Cody gave her a heart-warming smile and waved at her.

"Oh my gosh! Cody just waved at me!" Beth squealed. Ellie looked at Beth and rolled her eyes at her childishness. Lauren opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by loud speakers.

A hushed silence fell over the cafeteria. Everyone stopped what they were doing and listened intently to the speakers.

The principal's gruff voice, spoke through the microphone. "Could Ellie Samuels please report to my office immediately. That will be all." The speaker was cut off. Children started to talk amongst themselves and laughed with each other.

Ellie looked around the cafeteria and her eyes landed on Cody again. He gave her a reassuring smile and continued with his conversation.

Ellie looked over to Beth and Lauren. They looked to each other, then at Ellie. Then shrugged not really caring and carried on chatting.