#Chapter 84: We Want To Talk

Ollie’s POV After what feels like forever, the day for Ella and her mother to finally come back home arrives. At the first sight of her car, I rush to the driveway to await my best friend. Gods, I missed her so much. There is so much to tell her about what’s happened, and I want to hear about her adventures to. She’s been so busy on her trip, I can only imagine the kinds of things she got into. She sees me through the window and starts waving. The driver parks the car close to where I’m standing and she hops out to hug me. “I’m so sorry,” she says. “I wanted to call you so much more, but I –” “It’s okay,” I tell her. Truthfully, I’ve just been lonely, without anyone to talk to. I never want to be a burden to her, especially while she’s on her trip. Now that she’s back, I can already feel the strain of her being gone start to mend inside of me. Her absence was difficult, but now that she’s back, it’s so easy to go back to how things were. It’s almost like she’s never really