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"I stopped I was out of it I’d given it all up before wehow to convey that I didn’t want to be this person anymore, that I wanted better forinto
She swiped at her face quickly with the back of her hand I couldn’t bring myself to look at the tears that I knew I had put there I hated ive myself for it
"What happened? You said you didn’t have a choice," she asked
I shook my head fiercely "I didn’t have a choice My stupid mother, she… she borrowed some money from some bad people and couldn’t pay it back I had to help her out," I explained "But I couldn’t afford it either, it was so o back to my old boss and ask him for a job or two so that I could help my mom The people that she borrowed fro back If I hadn’t done this then they would have killed her eventually for sure"
She gulped; her was breathing quickening theto hyperventilate or go into shock or soet money for your mo off her debt now but Brett, my boss, he wouldn’t let ree to work for hireed to do it for three months, I have just under two left"
"Three reed, not wanting to lie to her anys? What else have you been doing, Jan that she was still sitting next toquestions Wouldn’t she have run by now if she was going to? "Lots of things that I don’t want to tell you about, Ellie It’s best if you don’t know in case anything bad happens because of it"
She snorted at ross theft auto?" she snapped
"Grand theft auto," I corrected, laughing at her innocence She glared at h die out i at her "Sorry," Iroaned and put her head in her hands "I knew you had a bad past but that you didn’t want to talk about it I knew that so bad had happened to you but I never suspected that you were in a da," she hissed
"Ellie, I’m so sorry I-" I started, but she cut me off
"What do you want me to do?" she interjected
I felt myserious right now? She was just accepting et alibis One of ht while ere on a boost and the police will be asking questions about the car soon Everything should be fine, Brett will take care of hiets linked to hi illegal You’re the only one I have," I replied, hating to put this pressure on her
She nodded, picking up a stone and rolling it around in her hands as I spoke "So you want ht?" she clarified
I nodded, gulping because this unbelievable girl illing to help ht They went to bed just after ten I could say that I snuck you in after they went to bed so that you could wake up withatto get in trouble with your parents in thewhen they seeto know the answer
She stood up, dropping the stone at her bare feet, turning to face me Her eyes locked onto mine and I felt the hair on the back of my neck prickle because of the intensity of it
"Because I love you, Jas in one big burst, until then I hadn’t even realised that I was holding my breath She loved me Ellie Pearce was in love with me I had never heard sweeter words in s felt a little wobbly and weak She didn’t move as I stepped closer to her, so close that I could feel her breath as it blew across my chin Her eyes didn’t leave mine for a second
One of my hands cupped the side of her face as I just marvelled over her perfection I needed to say it back and quickly before she thought that I didn’t feel the sa at all I was planning on telling her that I loved her on her eighteenth birthday - I guess technically it was already her birthday now though But I was going to make it romantic and special - co with her in that second though, with her beautiful grey eyes burning into mine, my hoodie wrapped around her body - I realised that we didn’t need music and flowers or candles and expensive food, all we needed was us
"I love you too, Ellie," I whispered, bending slightly so I could lose aze
A smile twitched at the corners of her mouth as her ar to ruin the moment - I wanted to live in this perfect ht me out of rinned at me