🌼wondering🌼ricky bowen

chapter twenty five.

song
where I stand by mia wray

"HACHUU!" ELLIE LET OUT A SNEEZE AS SHE SNUGGLE IN HER BLANKET. It was past midnight and she wasn't feeling good at all. She was feeling a bit light headed and as if her body is freezing.

"Ellie , sweetie?" Flora knocks her door and she heard a familiar voice muttering something. Ellie was too tired to hear it.

"Hey... Don't come in. You might catch a cold..." Flora was already beside her giving her a glass of water and a medicine.

"Hey kiddo, you alright there?" Kent's hand went on her mother's shoulder. Yes, his great great father is back from the dead and he's staying in their house. At first, Ellie couldn't bare to get a sight of him but after consideration and loving advice from Ricky it helped her to be bare her problems with her dad.

"Yeah... I guess so..." Ellie breathe. She remembers the first time Ricky advices her about the conflicts with Kent.

"Why are you still angry?"

"What?" Ellie was taken aback with what Ricky asked.

"It's not that easy to forgive---"

"But what matters most is that he's back right? I--I mean, if you think about it..." Ricky held her hand as they went inside the Cafe.

"I mean... You're fortunate enough to have a father that is coming back to you. Think of that reconciliation would be good. Since your dad makes you mom happy, right? Giving him a chance won't hurt, right?" with that Ellie realized at some point Ricky was right. It hurts because it was true, as Ellie remembered. She fears that when she allowed him to come back easily that one day he'll be easily just walk away from her and Flora's life.

It was a wake up call. From Ricky.

And she love him for that.

"Here, I made some soup for you." Kent laid a tray on her desk beside her bed.

"And also, if you needed someone to drop you tomorrow at school. I'm alright because I assume that you're still going to school despite the fact Flora told you not to." Ellie chuckled and coughed. Flora laughed and held Kent's hand.

"Just wear warm clothes tomorrow, okay?" Ellie nodded.

"....thank you.... Mom and Dad..." Flora let out a sound that made Kent's grip on her shoulder tighten. That was it, that's the signal. That both Kent and Flora was waiting for.

"We love you, sweetie." Ellie couldnt utter a word due to her tiredness

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Ellie groan in frustration, because she couldn't fell asleep. She just slept for about 45 minutes and with this weird snooze that her pet Pooh were making woke her up.

She grabbed her phone and texted him.

minnie❤️: you up?

It took a five or two to receive a text from the curly brown hair. Ellie was about to read it when his cute face pops out to her phone.

"Uh... E-Ellie ?" Ricky's voice were raspy that made Ellie's cheeks become more red.

"Hey, Ricky?" Ricky moaned trying to wake himself up.

"I can't sleep." Ellie muttered and sneeze accidentally which made Ricky wake up.

"Are you okay? It sounds like..."

"I have a cold. And I was feeling a bit fine earlier but since my dear Pooh here woke me up with his snooze. I guess, I'm up all night. I'm sorry if I woke you up."