The Locket | Hero Fiennes Tiffin

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Amelia

We sit for what feels like hours, but in reality it's only minutes because I hear Ellie unlock the bathroom door, so I scoot away from Hero and wipe my cheeks to get rid of the tears. Hero looks hurt, but then he realises why I moved away from him when Ellie comes back into the living room.

"I'm starving, can you check where the pizza is?" She asks me as she walks back into the living room.
"Yeah, I'll check now" I reply as I get my phone out of my pocket. When I turn it on I see that I have 15 missed calls from Ryan. I bite my lip to stop myself from crying as I open the Domino's app. "It says that it's out for delivery" I tell her.
"Thank god" she replies looking relieved as she flops down on the other couch.

We talk for a few minutes, but then my phone starts buzzing. I look down and expect to see it's Ryan, but I'm surprised when I see it's my older sister Molly. I excuse myself from the living room saying I have to take the call and go through to my bedroom to answer it.

"Hi Moll, how are you?" I say as I answer the phone
"Good, how are you" she replies
"I'm....good too" I say. If I told her the truth it would worry her and I know that she is already stressed about her wedding next month.
"Millie, I can tell that your lying even through the phone, what's wrong?" She says sounding worried. Shit.
"I just had a bad day, nothing big though" I reply trying to sound convincing.
"Oh... okay then" she says not sounding convinced "Are you still coming home at the weekend?"
"Yes, of course I am. I wouldn't miss your hen night and last dress fitting for the world"
"Thank you, your going to make me cry" she says sounding like she is actually trying not to cry.
Just then someone knocks on my door, so I say to Molly "hold on a minute, someone's at the door"

"Come in" I shout so that the person on the other side of the door can hear me. The door opens and Hero says "The pizzas here, do you want me to bring yours through?"
"No, I'll come through" I reply.

"Moll, I need to go my dinners here" I say to her
"Okay, but who was that just then?" She replies, sounding curious.
"Um" I pause not knowing what to say
"Amelia Elizabeth Kingsley, tell me" she demands
"Fine. It was Hero" I admit
"Wait.....As in Hero Fiennes Tiffin" she asks sounding shocked
"Yes" I reply as I can feel my cheeks heating up.
"Ok, now I'll see you on Friday and you can fill me in on all the details then, okay" She tells me sounding serious, but I can tell she's joking
"Okay... wait who is picking me up from the airport?" I quickly ask her.
"Dad is sending his driver" she replies
"Okay" I like Martian, so that should be fine"
"Bye. I can't wait for Friday" she says sounding really excited.
"Neither can I, bye" I say back and end the call.

I walk through to the living room and I see both Hero and Ellie tucking into their pizzas, whilst Hero's dog is looking at mine probably trying to figure out how to nick a bit without getting caught. I sit down on the same couch as Hero and open my pizza box. I take out a large slice and start to eat it. It tastes so good. Probably because I only had a cereal bar for breakfast and a bowl of soup with a bag of crisps for lunch.

Before I know it, it's gone and the only thing that tells you it was ever there is the empty box and my full tummy. I get up and take the pizza boxes through to the kitchen. I chuck them in the recycling bin and then decide to get myself a drink. I open the cupboard and see that there is a huge pack of Bru, so I grab one and go back through to the living room where Hero and Ellie are talking.

"Do either of you want another drink?" I ask as I remember that I didn't ask before.
Hero turns towards me and says "just a glass of water, please"
"Okay, Ellie do you want anything?" I say as I turn towards her
"No I'm fine, thanks for the offer though"