"Good morning."
"Good morning, El. Did you sleep well?"
"Pretty okay, I guess. I'm starting to feel better about it all."
"That's good to hear."
"I actually thought we could tell the girls today, since we're getting coffee after school."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am. I figured it can't go worse than it did with my parents. Knowing them, they won't care that much."
"That's true. You've got some great friends."
"Yeah, they're amazing."
***
"Ella?"
"Yeah?"
"Would you mind if I held your hand? I know we haven't done anything in public and I'll only do it if you're totally fine with it."
"I wouldn't mind at all, actually. In fact, I'd love that."
"Okay."
"I really like seeing you smile like that."
"You'd better, because you are going to see me smiling a lot."
"And now I've got you blushing too."
"Don't sound so smug about that, your own cheeks are turning red too."
"You know I've never blushed this much until you came around."
"That's quite hard to believe."
"Well, believe it or not, but it's true."
"It's cute."
"You're cute too."
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Short StoryElla has gotten to a point in her life where nothing feels certain. Her relationship with her parents has been getting worse and worse, she's been missing her old best friend more than ever and she hasn't really been feeling like herself. You could...
