{SEQUEL TO CALL ME ELLA}
Yes, seven years have passed since I broke free from my own from of twisted fairy-tale. I cut ties with my "evil" stepmother, my stepsisters and from all the hatred I had in me.
Yes, I moved on and left that place...
The guys stay with me till quite late, we order more pizza and drink the whole bottle. Not much later, we stop talking about Niall, just accepting I have to try and whatever the outcome, to accept it and deal with the consequences. I'm not a teenager anymore, I'm an independent adult and I am not scared, I can't run from this. I didn't hold on to our past in all these years, I'm not going to do it now.
Around midnight I'm alone at home, ready to fall asleep and I check my phone just to make sure my friends made their way back home safe and sound. I haven't even paid attention to my mobile since Charlie and Rhiannon arrived, so just now I notice I have new texts from Niall.
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He sent that message more than four hours ago, so I hurry to reply, and apologise for not answering, obviously.
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He doesn't reply immediately, which I just now realise it's to be expected when it's almost midnight in a weekday; he probably has work and went to bed already. I tell myself he'll see it tomorrow and it's not a big deal if I didn't answer immediately, he'll understand.
I check I've received my friends messages and leave it just charging to go to sleep, but as soon as I let go of it, the screen lights up telling me I've received a new text.
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I know he's joking, it's obvious he wouldn't think that just because I didn't answer in four hours. His text makes me smile as I snuggle under the covers with my phone in my hands, focusing on Niall.
