Rainbows after Hurricane

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Song of the chapter/ Still falling for you by Ellie Goulding

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Dianna hurries down the stairs, managing the silver purse on her right shoulder, as she stops for a quick, "Mom, I am going out." to Lilly.

                  "What's the rush?" Lilly asks, buttering the toast with a silver knife. "Have some breakfast."

                "Mom, I am already late."

                "I don't understand why do you need to look for a place when you already have one?" Lilly sighs, abandoning the piece of toast down on the plate, and turns to completely give attention to her stubborn daughter. "You can always stay here."

               "Technically, it's your place not mine. And, I am not a little girl anymore, mom. It's time for me to have a place of my own." Dianna tires to clarify once again to her mother that how important this is for her.

               "She's right mom." Zach steps in at the moment. Dianna and Lilly turns around to see Zach who has just entered the house and plops down on the table across Lily and pours a glass of juice.

               "When did you get here?" Lilly questions, now looking at Zach. "And why aren't you at work?"

               "Just now. And to answer your second question, I was on my way but then thought to pay you two a visit." Zach answers. "Anyway, as I was saying, Dianna is right. We need to give her some privacy. She is a big girl now."

              "See. Even Zach agrees." Dianna says.

              "But, I have a condition." Zach counters. Dianna cocks an eyebrow and looks at Zach with a what-the-hell-are-you-talking expression. "You're not allowed to bring boys at your place."

Dianna scoffs with a roll of her eyes. "Grow up Zach."

              "I am serious." Zach narrows his eyes down at his sister who is not taking him serious at all.

              "Whatever. I'll try to think about it." Dianna says haughtily and Lilly chokes on her drink as she tries to cover her chuckle, looking at Zach's horrified expression.

              "What does that mean? Do you have a boyfriend that I don't know about?" Zach prods further, getting possessive over his little sister.

             "Chill, I am just kidding." Diana answers, making Zach sigh in relief. "But, I can't say anything about the future." Ignoring the pointed look that Zach threw at her, Dianna turns to Lilly. "Anyway, I am getting late. I will see you." Dianna gives a quick hug to Lilly and Zach and quickly makes her escape before Zach can ask her further about with whom she is going to look for houses and blah, blah, blah.

The answer to which Dianna is not ready to give Zach.

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                    "Even after you got your car, you are still late." Asher whines as soon as Dianna parks before the given address Asher had texted her a night ago. It has been exactly two weeks that they had initiated their quest to search for a place for her stay and for a boutique. So far, she is out of luck as she hasn't found a place of her interest.