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Finishing Up
Chapter 14: The End
*Ella's POV*
'Got the news today,
Doctors said I had to stay,
A little bit longer,
And I'll be fine.'
I sang along sadly to my Ipod. I was now a hard core Jonas Brothers fan. That one concert and Manda was all I needed to be persuaded. Thinking of Manda brought tears to my eyes. Manda has passed last month, 3 and a half weeks after the concert. The night before she died, she called me and left me a voicemail.
"Ella? Hey, it's Manda. I just wanted to thank you again for the tickets. It was amazing! The best night of my life! And we actually met those boys! I love you so much Ella. Just know that, ok? Well, I'll see ya later. Night!"
I had been depressed for weeks, not talking to anyone. But then I realized, thats not what Manda would have wanted. She would want me to be happy and live my life, even if she wasn't there. So I somehow snapped out of it, going back to normal. Or as normal as a teenage girl's life can be without her best friend of 14 years.
I mostly kept to myself now, not really talking much to anyone outside my family. I've become really close with my cousin Josh. He's 17, three years older than me. We're like siblings, fighting one minute over who gets the last cookie and playfully smacking each other the next, laughing over nothing. It was nice to have someone who understood what Manda had meant to me. My sister, my best friend. I missed her so much...
My phone vibrated. I fished it out of my junk filled purse, and glanced at the screen. Josh.
'Hey dork.I'm picking you up at 6:30.Theater at 7. Scary movie night.' -Josh
'Yup.' -Ella
This was our new tradition. We would go see scary movies every Thursday, if one was out. It was fun. It got my mind off Manda and I got to hang out with my "big brother".
Josh arrived at 6:30, on time as always. We got our tickets and soaked our popcorn in butter, sprinkling a bit of salt on top. Walking into the theater, I felt like I had finally began to heal the deep wound in my heart.
'Got the news today,
Doctors said I had to stay,
A little bit longer,
And I'll be fine.'
I sang along sadly to my Ipod. I was now a hard core Jonas Brothers fan. That one concert and Manda was all I needed to be persuaded. Thinking of Manda brought tears to my eyes. Manda has passed last month, 3 and a half weeks after the concert. The night before she died, she called me and left me a voicemail.
"Ella? Hey, it's Manda. I just wanted to thank you again for the tickets. It was amazing! The best night of my life! And we actually met those boys! I love you so much Ella. Just know that, ok? Well, I'll see ya later. Night!"
I had been depressed for weeks, not talking to anyone. But then I realized, thats not what Manda would have wanted. She would want me to be happy and live my life, even if she wasn't there. So I somehow snapped out of it, going back to normal. Or as normal as a teenage girl's life can be without her best friend of 14 years.
I mostly kept to myself now, not really talking much to anyone outside my family. I've become really close with my cousin Josh. He's 17, three years older than me. We're like siblings, fighting one minute over who gets the last cookie and playfully smacking each other the next, laughing over nothing. It was nice to have someone who understood what Manda had meant to me. My sister, my best friend. I missed her so much...
My phone vibrated. I fished it out of my junk filled purse, and glanced at the screen. Josh.
'Hey dork.I'm picking you up at 6:30.Theater at 7. Scary movie night.' -Josh
'Yup.' -Ella
This was our new tradition. We would go see scary movies every Thursday, if one was out. It was fun. It got my mind off Manda and I got to hang out with my "big brother".
Josh arrived at 6:30, on time as always. We got our tickets and soaked our popcorn in butter, sprinkling a bit of salt on top. Walking into the theater, I felt like I had finally began to heal the deep wound in my heart.
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Really depressing to me. Everyone in the story has a role as a person/people in my life. No, my best friend didn't die, but my uncle has terminal cancer. Ella's Josh is my John. He is my big brother. Simple as that. I'm the "little sister he never wanted". xD Gotta love him...Comment!!