Blaze's POV
"Trick or treat", Ellie says as the door opens to reveal a lady with a basket in her hand
She bends to Ellie's level and smiles at her
"What are you supposed to be darlin''
"The store didn't have any art costume so my nanny and I had to come up with an idea and she said I could give it any name so I'm a work of art"
Ellie is dressed in a simple dress,her face painted with different colours and her hair in an "artistic bun"- Wilsa's words and a frame which surrounds her entire face
There is difference and creativity in this look and Ellie looks beautiful
"That's lovely", she says grabbing candy from her basket and placing it into the makeshift pumpkin basket Ellie stretches out
"You have a very artistic mind,darlin"
The lady waves to us as we leave.
"Look, Blaze, it's almost full", Ellie says showing me the basket
I look down the streets and we have only two houses left to cover
There are a handful of children on the streets and lights are slowly being turned off in houses
"If it doesn't get full, I can buy the rest for you"
She scrunches up her nose ad I review my statement to see if I said something wrong
"Silly, that's not how it works, you have to earn it"
"Oh, yeah", I say with a sheepish smile
If someone had told me a month ago, I would be walking on the streets with Ellie while she trick or treated, I would have given the person my middle finger and told whoever it was to fuck off
But here we are on the streets, on a Halloween night
The last few weeks I have been spending more time with her, picking her up from school every single day and spending my free the with her, I wanted to make things right
When I looked at her, I still see the canny resemblance of mum but gradually, I'm learning to appreciate those features of her and not get freaked out by them
Wilsa had planned to take Ellie trick or treating in the beginning but after Belle canceled our plans, I told the guys to also go on without me- I was taking Ellie trick or treating. I know Luca and Addison are surprised at how I have been hanging out with Ellie these days. They don't say it but their facial expressions anytime I bring up an activity I have with Ellie show it. Even they don't know the full story, they just know I didn't like talking about Ellie
And I have a great teacher and I'm doing exactly what she says
One step at a time. No rush
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My phone rings startling me up from bed. I pick it up drowsily without looking at the caller's ID
"Is this Blaze", a guy's voice filters through the phone
"Yes, who wants to know?"
"Um...well, she's here. Her name's Lexi right?, I stop mid-yawn now fully awake
"Lexi!, where is she? Is she alright? I can hear pumping beats through the phone and I run my hand through my hair, worried
"Yeah...we are at a party. Brittany's birthday party, I don't know if you know her. I will send you my location"
"Forget it, don't let her get out of your sight. I'll be there in ten", I say stiffly and hung up
What the hell is Belle doing at Brittany's party? Did she cancel on us to go to Brittany's?
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Fading Away ✅
किशोर उपन्यासOverthinking makes the voices in your head imminent and you begin to listen to them. You listen to them because they are the only thing there,the only thing telling you how it is. So you believe what they say; believe you're not worth the good thin...
