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Song: Here's to never growing up ~ Avril Lavigne. Literally been listening to Avril and 1D non-stop don't judge lmao <3

Leo POV: surprise!

I stared at Ellie. Don't promise me something you are not sure of. Either way, I new I would lose her for sure if I did not tell her. I took a deep breathe and started.

"I had two sisters. Angel and Trixie. Angel Black, how ironic," I continue without a single tinge of humor in my voice, "then a few years ago, all that changed. Angel was always a quite, studious girl.  Then one day, I went to her room to make sure she was not up too late only to find her missing. This wasn't the first time I had done this and she had always been in her room, so to not find her there was odd. I checked around the entire house, but could not find her. I decided to wait in her room. I knew there was a party that night and all I wanted to believe was that she was at the party at not that someone had found out about her and killed her. To my relief, I saw her sneaking in at 12 am. I asked her what she was doing and she admited to going to the party because she thought she was studying too much. I pushed down my protective brother and made her promise she would not make a habit of it. I knew she was killing herself with finals coming and she deserved to let lose. She nodded her head in agreement and I thought that was the end of it. That was until I walked into her room a few weeks later and found her giggling to her phone. I looked over and found her texting someone marked boyfriend💕. I yelled at her for not telling me about her boyfriend and she said it was because she knew I would get mad. But that was only the start of it. Her grades were starting to slip, she was starting to dissapear on Fridays, and skip. I thought that was the worst of it, until one night, I found a note.

Dear Leo,

You were bad and your sister payed for it.

XOXO her ex-boyfriend.

I was furious. I couldn't believe it. I am the reason my sister is dead," I felt a tear running down my cheek and suddenly I was hyperventilating. This was it. The part where I lost another person in my life. I saw Ellie run out. Further and further away from me. Suddenly I felt as though I could not breathe. I heard the patter of footsteps again, probably the guys. Only to see Ellie.

"Wha-" I coughed, barely able to breathe.

"Shhhh," She handed me a brown paper bag and I gave her a faint smile. I took a few breaths into it and set it aside.

"Leo, it is not your fault," She said before snuggling into my neck and everything felt better, hearing her say it. Even if it were a lie.

"Yes, Ellie it is,"I responded, stroking her hair. More to myself than anyone, but I knew she heard it regardless.

"No, you did not pull the trigger. You did not decieve her, it is not your fault," She responded sternly and I knew she meant it. I don't understand how she could not blame me.

"I don't understand how you could not blame me, even my own mother and father blame me," I sighed clutching her as though she were my last meal.

"Your mom doesn't hate you. She told me she doesn't," She responded. I shake my head and laugh humourlessly.

"How would you know? I had two sisters. My mom took away my other sister at 4. Because she hates me," 

"No, I met her. At the Benny's diner," She responded and I couldn't believe what she had said.

"YOU WHAT?!" I responded more confused than anything.

"That's right and she doesn't hate you. You are still her son," She responded and a smile broke out on my face. 

"Please tell me you are not lying," I hoped that she was not lying. I knew my Ellie was very capable of lying. My Ellie, I love the sound of that. 

"Nope," She responds and I know that I would never stop blaming myself, but I also knew that I felt so much better. Knowing Ellie and my mother can't hate me makes me hate myself less.

"Ellie, what do you say we go on a second date. To Benny's?" I ask nervously. My fingers nervously scratched the back of my neck. Please say yes.

"No," She responded with a straight face and I could feel my face fall along with my heart. No, she said no. 

"No way would I pass up on that," I look up and see a grin on her face as I playfully glare at her.

"Naomi taught me that one," She responded with a hairflip and I lowly chuckle at her sass. I could really get used to this, her. 

Hola my cliffhangers! Hopefully it was intensive. I love my drama <3 

Spoiler: I am planning on finally sending Ellie home!!!

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