🌼wondering🌼ricky bowen

chapter thirty four.

songs
just for a moment by joshua bassett and olivia rodrigo

crazier  by taylor swift

ELLIE CLAPPED WITH EVERYONE AT HOW THE SHOW SUCCESSFULLY WENT. Ellie was almost teary eyed because of how wonderful their play went. And how the audience enjoyed the play. Everything was magical. "Congratulations." she congratulate each cast and crew with a hug.

"Congratulations, Miss Jenn!"she hugged her drama teacher.

"Oh, Ellie. You did well. " she smiled warmly at the blonde girl. In attempt her eyes lingers to every person in the room, searching for the curly hair boy. But she was only welcomed by wide grin, tears and laugh from the people backstage.

" I will miss this and your twisted ideas. " Miss Jenn frowned at her comment. Ellie told Miss Jenn that she'll go to Yale University after the show and spend most of her summer there.

"It's such a shame for me to not see your spring play." Miss Jenn let out a sigh and holds the blonde.

"Oh sweetie." Miss Jenn hugged the blonde girl which Ellie hugged back. 

"You're such a talented girl...and a beautiful one." Miss Jenn sighed. Then the strawberry blonde girl turn to Ellie and blinked, ideas came to her. A smile creeps to her lips, it was something that Ellie first saw when she first saw Miss Jenn on her audition. Ellie frowned.

"You will, I will guarantee you that. And you will be blown away with what I've prepared for the spring musical. " Miss Jenn winked at Ellie which made her giggle.

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Everyone was gathering all of the stuff. Ellie was packing her things up when someone tapped her shoulder. Ellie made an uncomfortable look as she waited for Nini to speak.

"H-Hi uhm... I just wanna say that you did well tonight."

"You too..."Ellie's hand felt the leather of her other jacket. She was wearing one of her favorite leather jacket. She was expecting her leaving after that, but the girl only took a step beside her.

"And I wanted to apologize about what happened..." Nini's lips turn into a thin line for a few second and spoke. 

"I shouldn't have done that...Considering you and Ricky are going through so much." As if with just a snap all the pain resurfaces. Ellie didn't want to hear any of her reason and as if someone was telling her to leave Nini and not speak to her. Ever.

"It happened. There's no--"

"No. It was totally unforgivable. I--" Nini trails and Ellie slightly surprised as the girl envelops her with a hug. Ellie could hear Nini sobs, she waited for her to let go. "I just want to bring back everything where it used to be... I want to bring him back." Nini's arms tightens as she continue, "I thought I will feel complete after getting the role of Gabriella and I tried--but Ricky was there ...with you." It was as if all the burden in Nini's chest become light as she spoke. "I'm truly sorry, Ellie. " her tears falling easily to the leather jacket. 

"I wished that he would saw me like before. But I guess he saw you better than I am." Ellie as if she was being pulled back, and surprisingly understood her. Nini stopped when Ellie's arms moved up under Nini's arms, hugging her. As one's heart became light from all the burden, but one's heart still pinned and in pain.

"Nini, you don't have to say it." Ellie utter in her breath, because she knew admitting what Nini feels makes it feels more worse. Ellie pulled.

"I understand..." Ellie continues taking all of her things.