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Ellena and Social Media

[09]

"WOW MY FACEBOOK is booming" she said. "I have ten thousand followers" She jumped up in excitement.

"You, Ellena Peterson ?" I teased.

"No Anna marry Desiree" She flirts.

"Girl, you gone get yourself into trouble someday " I said shaking my head and getting back to my assignment.

I watched Ellena smile, out there giggling to herself and praising herself for the recognition that she has been dying for. I was happy for her, could save me some time from advising duties.

Ellena has been so insecure about her body and appearance. But I think she's beautiful in and out, she just doesn't know it yet. I wish I could tell her that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and she doesn't have to be all skin and bones to fit in.

I gazed at her for two, three seconds and teased; "So Miss Anna marry, why don't you just start a blog about your daily work outs huh? Your journey towards a healthy lifestyle?"

"Smart idea Amber! But you know how insecure I am" She sighs.

"I would die with that secret" We both giggled but few minutes later I tried to talk her into it again. "But seriously though, just think about it".

She nods largely getting back to her phone. "Guess what?" She screams.

"Yeah?"

"I got a hot guy in my d.m.s."

"Shut up" I laughed moving closer to take a peek.

"No kidding!"

"Daren?" I thought to myself. "He doesn't look like he's from around here" I figured suspiciously.

"Mmmmm, let's see" Ellena scrolled through Daren's profile, but there's only one picture of him, the rest are pets and landscapes. Those who do not understand nature would perceive it as a lonely profile but Ellena finds it quite fascinating.

"Mmmm, creepy" I said. "No family pictures?" I ask.

"Its his account Amber, not a family account" She lectures.

"Wow, this guy is a big fan of you" I teased after going through Ellena's comments "I mean he comments on all your pictures" I admired.

"Are you jealous that I've got a hot and obsessed admirer?" She jokes.

"Don't flatter yourself". After giving her a clingy laugh, she opened her d.m.s contemplating whether or not to reply. "He seems nice but I'm just gonna leave him on read for now"

"Great idea" I chuckled supporting her idea of not stepping into the water with shoes.

Ellena's profile was looking really good, she always has something fun to share with her followers although nobody really knew the real her. She was keeping a low profile. Her days have been filled with so much love and happiness. Her confidence grew stronger everyday.

She was a really good editor, with beautiful pictures and fabulous outfits. As we walked through the baseball court, we watched Charlet and her friends as they engaged themselves deep into their phones.

"You know what, why don't you send Charlet a friend request?" I proposed a crazy idea.

Ellena took her glasses off and on, opening and shutting her mouth. "Are you insane" She asks.

"Come on you're a social media celebrity, let's see her reaction"

"What if she recognizes me"

"Trust me, she won't"

Ella took her phone and searched for *Charlet_isha* "I hope you're right about this" She said under her teeth as she stood shaking. "Done" she said.

We took a seat at the next bench close to theirs, pretending to put our focus back into the field.

"Guys I just received a Facebook request from an influencer, with 10K followers and from them all she's only following fivety accounts, Celebrities only" We heard Charlet say.

"Are you kidding?" Another one of her friends hurriedly. "Damn, she's so hot! And lord her body is a dream" Another voice.

"What if she wants to work with me, she looks like a fashion model. Maybe she's looking for ambassadors and my profile intrigued her" Charlet jumps up in excitement. "Can I message her to thank her for following me" excited charlet danced in happiness.

Ellena and I exchanged glances, laughing at Charlet's crazy ideas. "Poor Charlet" I heard Ella say.

"Little does she know, Miss Anna marry Desire is sitting right next to her" I teased, holding my laugh in.

"I feel bad for her. When she finds out who I really am, I'll be screwed" Ella said nervously.

I looked at Ellena, out there putting herself down again. She had no idea how powerful she really is. How little girls look at her profile and wish to be her. How much she inspires the world in a different way. Doesn't matter anymore if it's all real or not, what matters is the impact. What mattered is that she's finally considering her happiness. Doing what made her happy.

"Come on, let's go home" I said wrapping my arm around her neck, walking towards the gate and lastly before she could get into her cab, I advised; "It's time to start seeing your potential Miss Anna marry. The gym is doing wonders. I know you'll be an inspiration someday, you just need to believe in yourself." She nods happily as she hugged  me goodbye.